Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
ANT|-TAR|FF FEELING.
Poll of 5000 Republican News
papers.
ONLY A THIRD FAVOR LAW,
Tariff and Cost of Living the Only Two
Things Talked About-Leading Re-
publican Paper Calls Payne Aldrich
Law "a Dishonorable Deception"


Law "a Dishonorable Deception"
President Taft has been complain
ing keenly that the newspapers are
against him. And SO they are. but
that is because of his unfortunate in
dorsement of the PayneAldrich tariff
law. Mr.. Taft regards the new tariff
law as a substantial fuliillment Of the
party pledges. The country regards
it, on the other hand. as shameful
betrayal. No need to go to the Demo
cratic papers for this verdict. The
Republican press Is In revolt.
The Chicago Tribune recently took a
poll of Republican and independent
newspapers in twenty-six states west
Of the Allegheny mountains. and the
replies received were nearly four t.
one against the tariff law. The ques
ton asked was. do you indorse the
Aldrich-C Cannon tariff" No less than
3.49S Republican editors answered this
question and GO4 independents. The
voting was:
FOR THE LAW.
Republican ........................... 81.
independent ......................... 2.
1Otdl oo'
AGAINST THE LAW.
Republican ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.6SI
Independent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81.
. . .
This is an extraordinary result
When the Republican press is so
strongly arrayed against the mischiev
Gus law what are we to think Of the
opinion Of the rest of the country? If
it were possible by a referendum to
ask every voter the same question as
was addressed to the editors. how long
would the law last? The tariff iniqui
ty is maintained because men vote for
parties and not for measures, but in
this instance the inquiry is too strong
even for party loyalty.
On all sides we hear Of the dissatis
faction with the tariff and its off
spring. high prices. $50 far as have
been able to observe" said senator
to the Washington correspondent Of
the New York Evening Post. 1.-The peo-
pie Of this country are just now inter-
ested in but two things. One Of them
Is the cost of living. and the other is
the effect of the new tariff law. 1t is
perfectly plain to me that the new
schedules adopted last summer are not
giving general satisfaction.
have hal 10 Inquiries to amount to
anything this winter on any other sub
ject."
The st. Paul Pioneer Press. the lead
ing Republican organ of Minnesota,
comes out boldly with il declaration
that the tariff is now Il moral. not an
economic. ISSUE" and gives vent to the
popular Indignation in these ringing
words:
mo amount of defense or eXplana
ton by the president or any one else
will convince the American people that
the pledges Of the Republican platforms
have been kept. The tariff law. when
all defense of it has been weighed. re-
mains as dishonorable deception. and
the American people resent being de-
ceived. They are convinced that the
tariff was framed in the interests of
men who make money out Of it. They
feel that the question is now more Of
a moral than an economic issue and
that it cannot be settled until it is
settled right"
We are evidently on the eve Of STIR
ring times in party history. 1t is. how
ever. hopeful sign when press and
people are beginning to think for them
selves and to throw the party band
ages from Off their eyes.