The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25

lin the tariff on food products under the
4 present law, and hence no advance II
prices can De attributed Go that as Che
direct fact. Ii requires microscopic
mind 70 determine that a duty Of one
and oue-balf cents per pound On fresh
meats produce any aPpfeciahle effect on
the price Of meats ia this country.
Many people in this country have yet
70 discover the fact which ] stated 10
the House just before the final vote On
this tariff bil-that we have reduced the
tariff on articles Of which $1,000 100000
worth were consumed annually 10 this
country and increased Il only On articles
such AZ were necessities 81 lite, 81 which
only s30000O,000 worth were consumed
here The statement has never been con-
troYerted. It proves that We revised
the tariff downward.
ID seems 70 be impossible to find an
article on which the duty was reduced
that has been reduced ID price to thu
ultimate consumer We reduced lumber
seventy.fve cents a thousand and there
has been no reduction il price. on the
other hand, there have been reductions
Oh articles % which we enhanced The
duty-on shingles, for instancethe duty
was increased and the price has been
reduced
Payne holds to the opinion that much
Of the increased cost of living has been
due to the maryelouslr increased produc-
ton in gold and improved and cheaper
process % producing i. THE result Is =
be explained, that a dollar now viii buy
less chan a dollar would previous 20 this
large production. and The price Of com.
modities has been raised The world Oven
Honest students Of economy cannot tx.
more the fact that for the present TIE
demand for the necessities 81 life has
outrun the supply. and hence the condi
ti0u Is world wide"
Payne thinks that the insurgents will
BE- found in line supporting the admins
trations railroad bin, and the other
measures urged BY President Taft Incl.
dentally barking back again to-the tariff
laHd that is . favorite subject with the
floor leaderl, he mentioned that large
majority Of the House insurgents had
voted for the conference report last sum.
ner
From the date Of tie signature Of the
bill" he added mp 10 and including
april s. the entire revenue under the
law has exceeded TIE entire expenses Of
the government and produced a surplus
81 more than s22 000. II these expendi-
lures there were ineluded 80 900 600 Of
Panama construction expenses which IS
not current expenditure but IS % Be
reimbursed finally by bonds
Representative Gaines Republican, Nv
Val who helped % frame the bin, added
this bit Of information q that III pavne's
anent the remarkable transformation
spread broadcast about the tariff bin"
Gaines received : letter from resi-
dent Of Massachusetts. who lived IN tho
center Of shoe manufacturing district
The Yankee vented his wrath on Gaines
for what he termed The iniquitous shoe
schedules. He complained that the duty
on shoes had been Increased. .As reali
matter 81 faet explained Gaines. THE
Dingley BIN put q duty b 25 per cent.
on boots and shoes wholly 81 leather
cattle hides OF cattle skins the PAYNE
BIN put it 40 10 pet cent 60 per cent
reduction. Again, On boots and shoes
made of leather, the reduction Ia the
Payne tariff bin was from Is per cent. to
Is per cent, 40 per cent. reduction"