Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-09-16
Vital Washington News.
BY TAvENNER
Special Correspondent of The Sentinel.
Washington, D. c., Sept. ~, 1910.

| opccidi correspondent Vi Inc oentinel.
Washington, d. c.. Sept IL, 1910
When woman purchases $40 worth of
wooden dress goods, S4.87 represents the
value of the goods and $5.i3 the amount
of the tariff.
This is because of the Payne-Aldrich ad
valorem tariff of l05 per cent. Or, in
other words. on each 81 worth of wooden
dress goods imported, the Payne-Aldrich
law levies a tax Of $l.05. The consumer
must pay the 81 value and the $l.05 tariff
or $2.05 for one dollars worth of Goods
This is but one of thousand illustra-
tons that could be submitted to show how
the tariff affects the cost Of living.
Here is another sample illustration for
the tariff arithmetic class. which is COM
posed of some 90.000,000 American con-
sumers. all of whom are more or less dis
satisfied with the awful increase in prices
A suit of clothes having an import price
OF $40. and whichcosts an Englishman $40
when ready to put on, all-wool and tailor
made, pays at the custom house an ad
valorem tariff of 80 per cent, or So per
suit, making the suit cost the American,
when it is put on, $l8. disregarding trans
portation and retail profits
Another comparison An English woman
carpeting room 10 feet square with in
grain carpet two-ply would use SO yards
at dollar yard fiat, or would pay $36.
An American woman using the same car
pet would pay $23.76 tariff at the custom
house, which would make the carpet cost
her S59.76.
PRoGREssIvEs Nor REPUBLICANS.
Those who approve of the sentiments of
such genuine progressives as Murdoch,
of Kansas. will be disappointed II they
expect that the Republican party proper
has any intention of carrying out such
ideas. This is made plain in the Republi-
can textbook just issued by the Republi-
can Congressional committee. The cam
paign book emphatically does not recog-
nize insurgent Republicans as Republicans.
and thereby tacitly serves notice to the
public that II the next House is Republican
the people need not expect the ideas of
progressives to be carried out. The Repub-
lican textbook, however. officially indorses
sentiments Of the Aldrich- Cannon Guggen-
helm type of Republicans as being Simon
pure Republicanism. As the Democratic
campaign book accepts the sentiments of
many Of the genuine progressive Republ-
cans as being truly Democratic, ii would
seem that the surest way to secure pro-
eressive legislation would be by voting the
Democratic ticket
REPUBLICANISM Is CANNoNIsM
In spite of anything the progressives can
do or say, CannOnism and Republicanism
are synonymous. The record of the last
Congress proves this beyond successful
contradiction Page $3.50 of the Congress
siOnal Record shows that on March 10
resolution was reported providing for I'M
seating Cannon as Speaker. OF the en-
tire Republican membership only the fol-
lowing nine voted to unseat Cannon Muir
dock, Of Kansas, Cooper. Cary, Nelson and
Lenro0t, of Wisconsin, Lindburgh and Da-
Wis, of Minnesota, Poindexter, of Wash
ington. and Gronna, Of North Dakota. Thus
II is indisputable that Cannonism domi-
mates all but one-twenty-fourtho of the Re-
publican party This is the answer we get
by dividing 2l9. the total of the Republi-
can membership Of the House. by 0. the
number of Republicans who voted to I'M
seat Cannon.
CANNoNIsM BOUND To RULE
Even II every one of the genuine pro-
gressive Republican Congressional candi-
dates is elected, CannOnism will reign In
the House OF Representatives II that body
has Republican majority. AS the regu-
lars will Out-number the prOgressives in
Republican caucus. Uncle Joe" or some
one satisfactory to the Old Guard, will be
nominated for the Speakership. The only
sure way to kill Cannonism is to deprive
the Republican membership OF Congress Of
the balance Of power, and to replace q
Republican President with Democrat.
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The Republican party" declares the
Republican textbook, Stands for the i'm
position Of such duties as will equal the
difference between the cost of production
at home and abroad. together with rea-
sonable profit for American industries.
1t is true the Republicans promised such
a revision in the 1908 platform. but II is
safe to predict no Republican candidate
for office will declare that the tariff was
every revised on that basis. All genuine
progressive Republicans are on record as
stating that the promise was ignored as
completely as IL il had never been made
Revision Of the tariff on the basis indicated
would have been big downward revision,
while the Republicans revised il upward
by LII per cent.
Two SAFE BETS.
A $5.000,000 ship subsidy grab and
central government bank are two good bets
in the event Of the next House OF Repre-
sentatives retaining its present Republi-
can majority. II the House is Democratic
II Is an equally good bet that special privi-
lege will be disappointed on both PROPOSE
tons.