Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-31
TARIFF AND FOOD PRICES
Congressman Fordney Discusses Topic
in Address at Pittsburg.
MUCH MIsINFORMATIoN AFLOAT
Duties ON Cured and Dressed Meats
Are Reduced by Payne BILL
Senator Dick Also
Speaks.

cheers and plaudts of over 400 members
of the Young Mems Republican Tariff
club, flanked by hundreds OF clusters of
carnations, Senator Charles Dick OF Ohio
and Congressman ]. W. Fordney of Mich
igan eulogized William Mckinley at the
banquet held tonight, the anniversary of
the martyred presidents birth, and then
addressed themselves to the tariff policy
Of the present administration. Senator
Dick said, in part:
This is not the first time the republican
party has been under assault, nor is 1t the
first time that men prominent in its coun-
ellis have been misrepresented and held uI
in false light to the public gaze and
the distorted Imagination of those permit
ting their prejudices to be played upon
for the accomplishment of sinister pur-
poses gravely inimical to the general well
fare.
Once again comes the question, is the
republican party big enough and strong
enough to withstand the assault of foes
within and foes without3 4, Tor one, be-
leye 1t is, believe that IL loyal republl-
cans will do their duty, present misun.
derstandings resulting from mlsrepresenta-
| ton will go for naught, and as the broad.
minded policies Of the administration are
better understood the country will stand
by President Taft, upholding his hands
in his honest and patriotic endeavors for
the welfare of his people and the country
at large"
Much MisinfOrmatiOn AfIOat.
Mr.. Fordney said:
Much at present, is being said about the
new tariff law having an effect on the
cost. of living and so forth, but such COM
plant comes wholly through misinforma-
tion There were practically no increased
duties on agricultural products. On the
other hand there were several reductions.
The duty on hams, bacons and meats in
general was slightly lowered.
In fact the average man at his meals
can look over the table and find little OF
nothing on which the new tariff bill ha.
imposed additional duties; but, at the
dinner we choose to serve high priced wines
and enjoy cigarette. we can point to two
items, at least, on which the duties were
increased, but these are luxuries that the
poor man seldom partakes Of
II am quite willing to admit that It was
generally desired that the duty on some
articles of consumption should be lowered
but such desire came from those of our
| citizens not well informed as to the raw
ages free trade would have on American
| institutions.
Tariff and Trusts.
II will not admit that the tariff is tn,
mother of trusts. 1 do not believe an,
corporation In the country owes its exist,
ence to the protective principles excep
that protection fosters home industries
The only unlawful trusts, in the country
are those that control prices to such ar
extent as to destroy competition, and exac
from the people higher prices than will
yield to the producer reasonable and fail
profit for his labor and for capital invested
Il would no more attempt to arrange ouI
tariff laws with view of destroying cor
porations than would burn the wheat biz
in order to destroy the rats.
I'VE notice in England great struggl,
for supremacy by the liberals and IN,
unionists. The people of that country ar,
beginning to be convinced that protectiv,
tariff would bring to them greater pros
perity. Without doubt, sooner or later
England will adopt our protective policy.