The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-26
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an office upon certain declaration of princi-
Piles, the understanding is that if [ am elect
ed, [ will work and vote for those principles.
If elected upon a certain platform and l vote
and work against it, [ deserve the scorn and
contempt of every right thinking citizen. 1t
is true that Senator Taliaferro was elected
before the adoption of the Denver platform,
but the platform which was in force at the
time he made his race for the Senate was
practically the same as that which was adopt
ed at Denver. Azooays, from the very Begin
ming, the Democratic Party has either stood
for free trade, or for such tariff as a0ouzd
bring rever1ue to the Government, a05th0e1
reference to the principle Of building up one
MANS industry at the enpense Of another.
Senator Taliaferro's vote in the lumber
schedule violated the Democratic platform,
violated nearly every platform which the
Democratic party has adopted since the war,
and was utterly antagonistic to ante bellum
Democracy, and all it's platforms.
By reference to page %, of the Tariff Act
of 1909, it will be found that lumber is not
only taxed specifically at so much per thou
sand feet, but 1t Is taped 0d va10remo accord
ing to its vaza1e, also. If Governor Broward
will write to Senator A. O. Bacon, and re-
quest the information, he will discover that,
as actually enforced, this infamous mea0 tariff
VNOo UCoOCICCO WpOU OUUGO6J:
There is the tax of $1.25 per thousand board
measure on sawed lumber, in addition to
which so cents per thousand feet has to be
paid If one side of the plank is planed. If
both sides are planed, or one side planed and
the edges tOngued and grooveQ, Is cents per
thousand feet board measure must be added
IT both sides and one ed ge are dressed, S1.1212
per thousand feet, board measure, must be
added to the duty of $125 per thousand feet
1t both sides of the plank are planed, and
both edges are finished also, either by being
planned or being tongued and grooved, $1.5Q
per thousand feet must be added to the 1925
In estimating board measure under this sched-
ule, $40 deduction shall be made on board
measure on account Of planning, tongueing
and gr00vlng". In other words, the purchaser
Of lumber must pay duty as though nothing
had been dressed off the sides or edges Con-
sequently, on specific duties on dressed lum-
Der, the man qOh0 starts out to build q house
or repair one must pGy at least S@.75 per thou
sand feet more than he oO0uzd haze had to pay
had Senator Taziafe4Yo, and other Democrats,
V0ted IN accordance qcith the Democratic
platform.
From every bill of lumber sold throughout
the country, the Lumber Trust reaps an un-
holy profit, over and above it's ordinary
profits, of $2.75 per thousand feet,-givera to
them, not By the lar Of supply and demand,
but By this o6omima6ze tariff laqc, for qohich
such traitors to the common people as Tazia-
fe7w0 V0ted.
According to Senator Bacon, (and his
statement was not disputed on the floor of the
Senate,) our people are not only having to
pay this $2.75, but also the ad q,azoremo duty
Of 10 per cent. on the bulk vazue of the 1na-
Der u'ad'er Section 203 Of the mea0 tariff z0q0.
hope that Ex-Governor Broward will get
his iron grip upon these facts and will ham