The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-10-18

lnent Republicans, particularly Sena-
ore Dolliver and Cummins, had at
-smpted 10 beat from u It's worst and
most fraudulent features. Quoting
literally from Senator Cummins de.
nunclation OF the many features Of the
bill. put In II In the interest Of mo
nopoly and winding up with his state
ment that We have revised the tariif
in response 10 an overwhelming Re
publican sentiment and have succeed
ed in taking on about one-forty second
Of the average imposition upon dutia.
bic goods"
In quoting from Republican Senator
Bristow's Pronunciation of the bill and
its authors personal interest in the
fraudulent features thereof, he showed
that this Republican Senator came
from Kansas, where the Payne bill ap-
Tlies In that agricultural section as II
does In the Eighth Kentucky District,
aud quoted from Senator BristOw as
saying that, Under the leadership OF
Aldrich and Cannon, instead of reyis.
ing the tariff as we promised, duties
we're fixed, not with q view ut protect
ing legitimate American industries or
| OF securing revenue for the govern
inent. but for the purpose of promoting
the financial interests of certain indi-
yiduals or concerns" Further quoting
from Bristow's speech in denunCiation
OF the tarin bill and his brother Re
| iublicans who framed II. he wound up
with this sentence from the recent
Kansas State Republican convention
| platform: We do not recognize the re-
vision OF the tariff Of 1909 as a salts
! factory fulfillment of the tari1 pledge
/ ot the Republican platform"
To show that Mr.. Taft has made an
unconditional surrender 10 the inter
ests he quoted his speeches before the
election. On September %, 1908. at
Cincinnati. Mr.. Taft said If am
elected President. prumise the nation
| that will use every fiber OF my being
TO carry out honestly and decently
| the tariff revision promises OF the Re
| publican platform" Two days later,
at Milwaukee. he said: 1T is my iudg
ment that a revision of the tariff in
accordance with the pledge of the Re
publican platform will be, on the
| whole. a substantial revision down
ward" To show that he did not keep
| his promise. he said Let us apply the
| gauge TO this tarift bill. There Is an
infallible test for the bill; the records
show that. In 1907, 1929, l09. 342 were
collected on imports under the Dingley
rates then in force. Now. take the
identical goods in the exact quantities
aud apply the Payne rates as now
fIed. applying them item tor item,
schedule for schedule. substituting
Payne rates for Dingley rates. the
amount collected would have been
S334.Tss,3t4, an increase OF s5.649,OO2.
or Ill per cent. Make another test,
| II you please. The Dingley tariff con
sists OF 2,O2t items. of these there
were unchanged 1850. leaving changed
| STt i;ems. or this number 220 were
raised. and 654 reduced. with this re-
suit:
The 2.O24 items Of the Ding
ley tariff yielded. as
stated above ........... 1928. 1898
The 220 items the Payne
law increased ..., 1927, 36S
| The 654 items the Payne
Law decreased .... 7,63S,35O
On other words. the increase on the
| 800 items yields 4 per cent OF the total
revenue. while the decrease on the 65i
| items yields 2-3 per cent OF the total
revenue. which demonstrates that,
while there was q reduction downward
| by items, there was revision upward
as to results"
Continuing he said; "ln the cities
| where the high cost OF living Is being
| felt very acutely the Republican candi'
,s ~ 49, I A., 80
the tarin bill. because the tarif tai
ON farm products. articles OF food. was
| reduced. In the agricultural districts
the Republican candidates are telling
| the farmers that the high prices OF
farm products are not due 10 the tariff
| bill. II Is true that the taritf on food
products was reduced. II is a remark
able bill that can enrich the manu-
facturer BY increasing the tariff on
his output and at the same time en-
i A.