The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-16

but a revision in which should be
recognized the principle of protec-
ton, and with the minimum and
maximum rates to pre-; erye wltnout
excessive duties that security against
foreign competition to which Amer
lean manufacturers and producers
are entitled; and also to maintain the
highr standard of living of the wage
earners OF this country who are the
most direct beneiciaries OF the pro
tective system. In carrying ont that
pledge OF the platform. we enacted
a tariff in which there were G54 de-
ereases from the Dngley law 220
increases, and 1,150 items of the du-
table list unchanged The articles
ON which duties were decreased rep
f1-ert2d 1850 1850 worth of home
cen u1,ntic3. We hcso Increased
had = ccrsHmrtion val oil less than
$ @e0oo,00o. TIE Increases were
oil iu4uiies and the decreases on
niece. stiles, AMI in the first six
months Of the law more than 81 per
cent Of all importations were free Of
duty, the largest percentage of free
imports we have ever had under any
tariff. not evn excepting the Walker
Tariff Of 1876, which was called
free trade tariff The increase Of
revenue has been nearly $4,000,
600 in six months, making thu Payne
law the best revenue producer we
ever had, and that l. prime neeos-
sity in our increased expenditures
for the greater development OF the
conntry
The Republican party has carried
ont It's tariff pledges in a way to JUS
tify the presidents pride in that
enactment and will carry out it's
pledge it has time for discussion
and agreement on The form of the
wise legislation to meet these
pledges.
Work OF Present Congress.
The presnt congress in regular SEES
sion has been more energetic and
more successful in carrying forward
the work before It than has any
atfor congress in recent years. More
work has been done in the three
months which the res ion has not
run than was accomplished in the
same time by the 59th congress,
which President Roosevelt said
enacted more wise legislation than
any other congress in The preceding
hall century The house has already
passed nine Of the great sapp'y bills
to meet the obligat.c or TO ROY
eminent. whereas o. r., ~ f74afch
in the 59th congres tic hoi'gc Fad
passed but three Of these bills. and
in tho Goth congress had passed but
four at the same time
The house has also pa sed more
thoh 200 public bills and more than
1000 private bills, which ID largely
In excess of the work of the horse
in either the 59th or Goth congress 5as
at the eame date.
4 alHbHS buC Dhbhtl yi|lil1 .fpAH0Iu Nv
\ the house is an amended Employers
Liability bill, Statehood hill to adj
NIT Arizona and New Mexico, a
Bankruptcy bill, a hill to amend the
safety appliance law. abill to com
|pel railroads to report accidents, and
Ia bill to create bureau Of minc all
important In carrying forward the
pledges Of the party.
The committees have been giving
most careful study to the number OF
bills to amend the interstate com
morce law and other legislation
promised In the Republican platform.
land think can safely predict that
this legislation will be added while
all the pledges OF the platform VIII be
kept by the party if it has the con
tinued support Of the people. No
party has ever been able to accom-
|pllsh all II promised in one session
|of congress. aud aucil an accomplish
ment has never been expected