The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-14

| Inc Republican party declares
unequivocally for the revision of the
tariff by a special session of con-
gress Immediately following the in
auguration of the next president,
and commends the steps already
taken to this end in the work as
signed to the appropriate commit
tees of congress which are now in
vestigating the operation and effect
OF existing schedules In all tariff
Legislation the true principle of pro-
lection is best maintained by the i'm
position of such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost or
production az home and abroad, to-
gether with a reasonable profit TO
American industries.
I'VE favor the establishment of
maximum and minimum rates to be
administered by the president under
limitations fixed in the law. the
maximum to be available to meet dis
examinations by foreign countries
against American goods entering
their markets, and the minimum TO
represent the normal measure of
protection at home the aim and pur-
pose Of the Republican policy being
not only TO preserve, without excess
siye duties, that security against
foreign competition to which Ameri-
can manufacturers, farmers, and
producers are entitled. but also to
maintain the high standard of living
of the wage earners of this country.
who are the most direct benefciaries
of the protective system.
Between the United States and
the Philippines we believe In a free
interchange of products with such
limitations as to sugar and tobacco
as will afford adequate protection
TO domestic interests.
I'VE did revise the tarif. II is i'm
possible to revise the tarih without
awakening the active participation
in the formation of the schedules OF
those producers whose business will
be affected by a change. This is
the inherent difficulty in the adop-
tion or revision of a tariff by our
representative system.
Nothing was expressly said in the
platform that this revision was TO
be a downward revision. The impli-
cation that IL was 70 be generally
downward, however. was fairly given
by the fact that those who uphold
a protective tarin system defend II
by the claim that after an industry
has been established by shutting out
foreign competition the domestic
competition will lead to the reduc-
tion in price so as to make the
original high tariff unnecessary.
''ln the new tariff there were 654
decreases, 22O Increases. and l.15O
items of the dutiable list unchanged,
but this did not represent the fair
proportion in most of the reductions
and the Increases, because the
duties were decreased on those ar
tieles which had a consumption
value of nearly 5000, 900 900.
while they were increased on those
articles which had consumption
value of less than $1,000, 600 900.
or the increases the consumption
value of those affected which are of
luxuries-to wit: silks, wines,
liquors, perfumeries. pomades, and
like articles-amounted TO nearly
5000 100000. while the increase on
articles not of luxury affected but
about S300,0O0.O0O. as against de-
creases on about $4,000, 900, 900 of
consumption.
Downward Revision, lie Says.
81 repeat, therefore. that this was
a downward revision. 1t was not
downward with reference to silks or
liquors or high priced cottons in the
nature of luxuries. 1t was down
ward in respect to nearly all other
articles except woolens, which were
not affected at all.
Certainly il was not promised
that the rates of luxuries should be
reduced. The revenues were falling
on there was deficit promised,
ana IL was essential that the reve-
nues should be increased. 1t was no
violation of the promise to increase
the revenues by increasing the tax
on luxuries, provided there was
downward revision on all other ar
ticles.
the one substantial defect in com
pilance with the promise of the plat
'orm was the failure to reduce
woolens. Does that defect so color
'ne action of the Republican party
as 10 make 1t a breach of faith lead.
ing 10 It's condemnation? do noi
think so. Parties are like men