The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-10
The ProteCtionists' Panic

There panic the American Protective Tariff League il
one may judge by the cry Of alarm that goes up from the leagues
gan american Economist says the Louisville Courier Journal
Grave Danger Ahead the warning caption of the leader the
latest issue OF that pubacon the danger being that the protection
States Senate.
1T customary apty observes the Economist ito fall back
on the Senate as safeguard against assaults upon the prote
tive system No matter what may happen in the House. matter
the control Of the House should pass Republicans the
there grave danger that this very thing may
happen this very yearere stands the Senate safe Solid mpreg
nabe wall OF defense Its Republican majority be
That the argument But a sound argument? Many changes
in the Senate will found on and after March 1911 when
Sxsecond Congress Who tell what
those changes be? 1t necessary bear mind that there
factor to reckon witthe nsugen factorand that the
Senate to be made three political parties far protection
is concerned and not two parties, as heretofore.
Wheeupon presented table which told worked
by zone OF the experienced abest and conservative
Republican members either House OF Congress whose po
cal judgment highly rated This table foo up the membership
the Senate OF the Congress probably embracing ortee
Republicans thrty-four Democrats and five doubtful.
This mote is appended to the table:
In the above calculations is possible but probable that
Delaware Indiana Missouri Nebraska and North Dakota may elect
Republicans while Michigan Montana New Jersey New York and
Ohio may each lose Republican Senator.
"At best easy matter figure majority OF regi-
lar Republicans after March f. 1911
Again 1913 regular Republicans will likely lose Kan
sas South Dakota and Colorado, with no gain in sight
And here the Of the American Protective Tariff
with Senate constituted the rock of safety against harm
full agitation Of the tariff dssoves into sand
1--WE do vouch for the accuracy of this estimate and forecast
Itmay not come true
1T certainly will the loyal protectonss exert
themselves prevent it.
will have themselves is be prevented
hey will stop talking about schedules that they fear
high and stop saying that they willing to see every
schedule excepting their own reduced
1T will not do to say that tariff ought be taken from all
food articles they do say this the farmers to have
something unpleasant about the tariff manufactures
1T will take sides against the cotton schedule or the
wooden schedule the lumber schedule the hosiery schedule Tor
sc case the friends schedules will be humor to
nort the particular schedules which the objectors most inter
ested in.
"Thev will quit this disintegrating process and rer-
her that while bundle of sticks hard break easily
be broken if you take one stick at time
attention to politics.
They will have to declare against any and all enemies OF
PROTECTION what ever station in life whatever party name they
call themselves by.
They will have to get busy and stay busy, this next year.
and the year otter that
"Noobing but hard work united work will suffice.
Nothing else will keep the Senate from becoming nonproec-
zionist" -,.o-;..;.
Aside from the confessed alarm this wholly characteristic
~ else matters to benecaries OF protection except their own
Everything else is secondary that There Prnci-
~ conflict with protection Political parties, by whatever
Pc ] he classified merely for against protection here
- b no question of adjustment OF protective schedules lhee
10 no question unneeded excessive rates NO schedule
;nfefenbe even the profesSed theory OF proteclo
M 5ed or reduced The right wrong OF no snout that
@ the syl must be considered Every thief OF the forty
INST he safeearled his sway because while one stuck may
hl1 bundle of sticks may not In short the only issue IN
ot;cs is the power the SubsdSs to continue 10 wiring
from t1e consumers Simply that and nothing more
T. would seem the on reading TINS outcry oi te
re; sg~1e ought to take off few coats themselves