The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-28

QUESTIONS
IN HASTE.
SENATOR cLAPP'S TARIFF
BILL DENUNcIATION
is EMPHATIC
ALI ARE WARRlAG
TO REGAlN STATUS
Washington Believes That Even
AIdTlCh VIII Join Progress
slvs Republicans
fRY Cly,ia III Tayennerl

WHsiHBtOn, June 26-Wny ~ III tnhi
the price of articles on which the
tariff was not advanced. mas lncreas-
el since The passage Of the Payne
Aldrich bill?
put this question to United.
States Senator Moses IL. Clapp or
Minnesota, one OF the genuine pro-
gfesslye Republicans OF congress.
Il can answer that question:" re-
piled Senator Clapp, Sin less than two
minutes, and no one will successful
Is contradict my statement.
"ln the Payne-Aldrieh revision OF
the tariff the rates on scores upon
scores OF articles were advanced.
Those increases have advanced the
price Of everything; yes, have In
creased the price of articles on which
the tariff was not changed.
"You can't raise the cost OF living
to man who Is producing something
TO sell, without forcing that man TO
raise correspondIngly tho price or
what he has to sell.
Suppose both OF us are In business,
and that each has to sc what tAe
other produces. Suppose the tariff
on the article handle is Increased,
while the tariff on the article you
handle is not increased. BY virtue OF
my increased protection, force you
to pay increased prices. What are
you going to do about itY What must
you do about Il? Answer: You must
Increase the price OF what you have
to SELL And that's Just the way II
works out all along the line, and in
the end all OF the increases fall upon
the broad shoulders OF the consumer.
"Rut you will hear 1t said constant
~ with reference to something on
which the price has been advanced,
oh, that isn't in the tariff at all. That
increase has nothing to do with the
tariff. But the fact Is tariff revision
upward on few articles reaches all
along the line.
"The new tariff law has cast, and
Is costing the American people nil
lions on millions OF dollars, In IN
creased cost of living. And II the
payne-Aldrich bin had been beaten,
those millions would have been saved
to the people"
Battleshps Are Expensive
Congress has authorized two more
battleships II Is estimated each ship
will cost S12,O0OO00 to build, and 81
loo 900 a year during its 20 year life
time to maintain The aggregate ul-
innate cost Of each ship. as matter
Of fact, Is, therefore $32.000,000!
The cost OF each ship would buy
5000 farms at $4,000 each; II would
construct 1900 churches throughout
the country at $1,000 0each; II would
| furnish the means OF education
through four year course to 1G,0Ot
men or women at $500 per annum; II
would build and equip fifty manua
training schools with necessary tools
and appliances, giving a trade to ID,
900 young people each year; II woult
build a macadam road between Chica
20 and New York or build and equiI
40 Y. M. G.. A. buildings OF magnlfi
cent proportions, each building accom-
modating the young men In city 0
| 100000 people.
The Republican Platform
The eve of the congressional cam
paign is at hand. II looks as II tn
Republican party proper will boldi,
attempt TO bluff the American peopl
on these propositions:
That Aldrichlsm Is a good thin
for the country.
That "uncle Joe" belongs TO tn
Abraham Lincoln type of statesmen
That the Payne.Aldrich tariff bi
was the "best tariff bill ever pass
ed" and is God-send to the consnn
lcrs.
That the expenditure OF more tina
double the sum used by Cleveland I
| run the governn ent is really nece'
sary for party solidarity"
What Democracy offers
Here is the platform the ayerag
Democratic candidate for congress
I will present to the people
Lower duties on the necessarles .
life.
An income tax that large part 9
the burden OF the cost OF government
Ilay fall upon those best able to bea
1T.
Reciprocity with Canada and ou
best customers.
Repeal OF Section 2 OF the Aldric
lecf tiiat forces tariff wars and reta
I. iation.
Election OF senators by direct vote
J. Old time Democratic economy Il
public expenditures.
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