Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-08-25

from the minority report:
"In examining the Witnesses we
(the committee) scarcely touched
upon the territory Of the highly
protected commodities.
Lodge, who helped frame the
Payne-Aldrich bill and takes the
position that the ultimate consumer
In myth, saw 70 10 that the investi-
cations were confined almost exclu-
sively 10 ioodstuffs and cotton, and
10 the production, distribution and
cost 70 the consumer Of wheat,
corn, beef. mutton and hog pro-
ducts. OF which commodities the
United States prod uces q large per
cent Of the worlds production,
and which we export in enormous
quantities. As 70 these articles IL
may be supposed that, when freed
from the influence Of trusts and
monopolies. the tariff should not
cut large figure sxceps that il in
creases the cost OF their produc-
ton.
Do you see the point, Mr.. Con-
sumsr2 Lodge had been assigned
by Senator Aldrich TO make Q re-
port. obviously for campaign pur-
poses, which would sbsolve the
tariff from oil blame in connection
with the awful increase in the cost
Of living under our system of ex-
cessive protection. Lodge evident
~ concluded that the safest way
TO accomplish this end would be TO
avoid asking any questions Of wit.
nesses concerning the advances in
the prices Of highly protected ar
ticles, such as the products OF the
sugar trust, the steel trust. the
harvester trust and the lumber
trust, all OF which contribute heav-
lily 10 the Republican campaign
fund.
The Lodge report gave fifteen
reasons for increased prices, and
found the tariff was mo material
factor" This report is being used
by the men who voted for the
Payne-Aldrich bill in the hope 10
will prevent them from being re-
tired 10 private life.
TARITF INCREASES PRICES.
Senator'S Johnston Of Alabama,
Clarke Of Arkansas, and Smith Of
South Carolina, the minority men,
bers OF the Lodge committee, find
that the three substantial causes
for Increased prices are:
l. Tariff.
2. Trusts, combines and mono
poles.
8. Increased money supply.
Owing TO the tactics OF the Repub-
iicans in avoiding highly protected
articles, the minority members
found themselves without suffi
cient data TO apportion the degree
OF responsibility between these three
causes" but state that the two
first are the chief malefactors we
have no doubt; and they are of our
own creation or permission"
A CAMPAIGN CANARp.
Taft will no longer cooperate
with Cannon, Aldrich, and Bsllinp.
or is TO be retired"
This is the gist OF statements car
ried by the Associated Press, and
obviously inspired by Republican
crmpaign managers.
The information may be accepted
as nothing more than o ruse. The
Republicancampaign managers play
ed the same trick on the public in
the last Presidential election. The
rumor was quietly started that Can
didate Taft did notspprove Of Speak
or Cannon. The inference was
strong that Taft would not stand for
Cannon as speaker. This false rum
or Enthusiastically helped Taft in the
insurgent districts.
Immediately after Taft was in
augurated an attempt was made to
defeat Cannon as speaker. The
combined Democrats and Insur-
gents would have accomplished this
and had not the President used all
OF the resources ct his command 10
perpetuate Cannon as speaker.
Taft Is not going TO read Aldrich
and Cannon out of the party. because
Aldrich and Cannon land the spe.
cial interests they represent) will
not permit the President to have q
denomination II he tries 10. Mr..
Taft knows which side his bread in
buttered on.
Furthermore, there is no reason
for discord. Taft. Aldrich and Can
non. and Ballinger. too, are all
working to the same end. Their
views are in harmony on big cues.
lions. No newspaper man can be
here in Washington and know bis
business, and not know that Taft