The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29


then TO maintain the price so as TO
take advantage OF the excess Of the
tarih rate over tho difference between
the cost OF production abroad and
here
The Payne tarifI bill Is the first
| Dill passed by the Republican party
In which the necessity for reducing
rates 10 avoid this evil has been rec
oSnized and IL is therefore decided
step In the right direction and it
ought TO be accepted as such On
! the whole, il was a downward rcyi-
sion particularly on articles of ueces-
! sity and on raw materials. The ac-
tual figures on the first years opera
ton of the law demonstrate this. II
must also be remembered that the
| tariff rates In the new law on I'm
| ported liquors. wines and silks were
Increased substantially over the Ding
ley rates. because there were luxuries
and 1t was Intended 10 increase the
revenue.
The charge that the presentNarin
| is responsible for the increase In the
| prices OF necessities is dcmonstrably,
| false, because the high prices, with
very few exceptions affect articles In
increase in rates or in respect TO
| which there was a substantial reduc-
/ ton.
Perhaps more important than any
one feature OF the operative part Of
the tarifl law, is that section which
enables the executive to appoint
| tariff commission or board 10 secure
| the needed information for the proper
| ~ ha Ia W
When the commission completes It's
work, either on the entire tariff or on
any OF the schedules in respect 10
which Issue has arisen. and the work
| of the commission shows that the
! present tariff is wrong and should be
/ changed, ] expect TO bring the mattor
to the attention Of the congress with
, view to its amendment OF the tariff
In that particular.
"Of course this will be impracti-
| cable unless congress Itself shall
! adopt the parliamentary rule, as
| hope 1t will that bill to amend one
schedule OF the tariff may not be sub
ject TO a motion to amend by adding
changes in other schedules.
1t viii thus be possible to take up
| 0 Single schedule with respect to
which it is probable that great ma
| jority of each house will be unpre1-
! udlced to admit the evidence and TO
| reach a fair conclusion. For these
| reasons it seems to me that all Re
publicans - conservative. progressive
and radical-may well abide the stu
| alton with respect TO the tariff until
evidence now being accumulated shall
| Justify changes In the rates; and that
| It 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 In
! fer from the solid Democratic vote
in the present congress against the
necessary appropriation for the COM
missions work
"One great virtue in the new tariff
law, including the corporation tax IS
! that, taken with the current effort OF
the administration to keep down or
reduce governmental expenditures
/ and To reform the method OF collect.
| ing the customs revenue, 1t has by
Its revenue producing capacity turn
! ed a deficit In the ordinary opera
tlons OF the government of $4,000, 900
for the year ending June 30. 1909, to
surplus In the first full year OF the
law ending August 8, 1910. OF $l6.
| 900 900. From a revenue standpoint
| then, there can be no controversy
over the effectiveness of the new law
| Generally speaking. a full measure Of
| industrial activity In production.
| transportation and distribution has
accompanied the operation of the new
| law
Again. the present law In Its cor
| poration tax. imposes a new kind of
| tax which has many of the merits or
| an income tax Ii IS one of the most
useful and important changes In our
| revenue laws, as the future Will show
| In spite of tho criticisms heapcd upon
! 1t at its passage. no party responsible
| for revenues or anxious 10 retain
every means of Legitimate supervision
of corporations will repeal il.
.The next most important work of
the present congress was the passage
of the amendment to tho Interstate
commerce bill The bill as at pres
ent in force Is an excellent bin It
IS not enacted in spirit of hostility
to railroads, but submits them 10 4
! closer and more effective supervision
by the interstate commerce commits
sion to avoid injustice In their man
cGement and control
The Important part that railroads
! play as the aTterial circulation in the
business of the country. the million
and a half of their employees and the
million of their stockholders, the i'm
portance of their purchasing power
as affecting the prosperity Of general
business-all require In the public in
teTest that no unfair treatment should
! be accorded them. But | am glad 70
note that the railroad managers have
acquiesced In the fairness Of the
I present bill and propose Loyalty to
comply with It's useful provisions. 1t
was supported by the whole Republi-
can party in congress and that party
! is entitled 10 credit for its passage.
| The whole Democratic strength was
exhibited against It in both houses.
1t was n performance OF a pledge OF
the platform and only needs time to
vindicate the wisdom OF Its enact
ment
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