Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
rates. because these were Injuries and Il
was Intended 70 Increase the revenue.

rates. because these were Injuries and Il
was intended to Increase the revenue.
Not Cause of High Living Cost.
"The charge that the present tariff is re-
sponsible for the increase IN the prices Of
necessities r. demonstrabiy false. becaust
high prices with very few exceptions. af-
feet articles IN the tariff upon which there
was no increase In rates or IN respect to
which there was a substantial reduction.
Perhaps more important than any one
Reaturo OF the operative part Of the tariff
law, Is that section which enables the exec
utive TO appoint a tariff commission or
board to secure the needed information for
the proper amendment and perfection Of the
law. When the commission completes its
work. either on the entire tariff or on any
OF the schedules in respect 70 which an
issue has arisen, and the work OF the COM
mission shows that the present tariff is
wrong and should be changed, / expect 10
bring that matter to the attention OF the
congress with a view TO rs amendment OF
the tariff in that particular OF course,
this will be impracticable unless congress
itself shall adopt the parliamentary rule,
as 1 hope It will, so that a brl TO amend
pne schedule OF the tariff may not be sub
changes in other schedules.
1T will thus be possible to take up a
slrgle sci edule with respect 70 which 1t
is probable that great majoriiy Of each
house viii be prejudiced, to-zadmlt the
evidence. and to reach fair conclusion.
For these reasons It seems to me that all
icans-conservative, progressive and
radical-may we'll abide by the situation
with respect to the tariff until eveldence
now being accumulated shall Justify
changes in rates, and that II is much
better for them to vote for republicans
than to help create democratic majority
which would be utterly at war with the
protective principle and therefore would
have no use for the findings Of the tariff
commission, as we may certainly infer
from the solid democratic vote in the
present congress against the necessary
appropriation for the committees work.
Turned Deficit Into Surplus.
"One great virtue in the tariff law, in
GLIDING the corporation tax, is that taken
with the current effort OF the adminlstra-
tion to keep down, or reduce governmental
expenditures and TO reform the method OF
collecting the customs revenue, 1t has, by
it's revenue-producing capacity, turned a
deficit In the ordinary operations OF the
government of 100000 for the year ending
June 30 1909, to a surplus in the first full
year Of the law, ending August 5, 1910
of s26,0O0,O0O. From that revenue stand
point then, there can be no controversy
over the effectiveness OF the new law
General speaking. full measure OF indus
trial activity In production. transporta'
tion and distribution has accompanied the
operation OF the new law.
Again. the present law in its corpora
ton tax, imposes new kind Of tax which
has many Of the merits of an income tax
II is one Of the most useful and import
ant changes in our revenue laws, as the
future will show. In spite OF. the crlti
cisms heaped upon 1t. as It passed. M
party responsible for revenues, or anx
ious to retain every means nof Legitimate
supervision of corporations Will repent IL