Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-02
A Republican House
Urged BY President
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for certain of it's rates and schedules.
None of the criticisms are just and
some are wide of the mark, and most
| unjust. - .zE
"The truth is that under the old pro
lection idea, the only purpose was to
make the tariff high enough to protect
the home industry. The excess of the
tariff over the difference in the cost of
production here and abroad was not re-
garded so Objectionable because it was
supposed that competition between
those who enjoyed the high protection
would keep the price for the consumer
down to what was reasonable for the
manufacturer. The evil of excessive
tariff rates, however, showed itself In
the temptation of manufacturers to
combine and suppress competition and
then take advantage of the excess of
the tariff rates over the difference be-
tween the cost of production abroad
and home.
1.-THE Payne tariff bill is the first
bill passed by the republican party in
which the necessity for reducing rates
to avoid this evil has been recognize
ed, and it is therefore decided step in
the right direction and it ought to be
accepted as such. On the whole, it
was a downward revision, particularly
on articles of necessity and on raw ma
terials. The actual figures on the first
years operations of the law, demon
strate this. 1t must also be remember
ed that the tariff rates in the new law
on imported liquors, wines and silks
were increased substantially over the
Dingley rates, because these were lux
uries and it was intended to increase
the revenue.
Not the Cause.
"The charge that the present tariff
is responsible for the increase In the
prices of necessities is demonstrably
false, because the high prices, with
very few exceptions, affect articles in
the tariff upon which there was no in
crease in rates or in respect to which
there was substantial reduction.
perhaps, more important than any
of the operative part of the tariff law,
is that section which enables the exc
cutive to appoint tariff commission
or board to secure the needed infor-
nation for the proper amendment and
perfection of the law. When the com
mission completes it's work, either on
the entire tariff or on any Of the sched-
ules, in respect to which issue has arfe:
en-, and the work of the commission
shows that the present tariff is wroag,
and should be changed, expect to
bring the matter to the attention of the
congress, with a view of its amend
ment of the tariff in the particular. OF
course, this will be impracticable I'M
less congress itself shall adopt the par
liamentary rule, as hope it will, that
bill to amend one section of the tar
if may not be subject to a motion to
amend by adding changes in other
schedules.
1T will thus be possible to take ul
which it is probable, that great ma
jority of the house will be unprecedented
to admit the evidence, and to reach
-. thoco
= it seems to me that all republicans
conservative, progressive and radical
/. may we'll abide the situation with re
spect to the tariff until evidence nov
being accumulated shall justify chang
es in the rates; and that it is mucl
D better for them to vote for republican
: than to help create democratic ma
iority, which would have no us" g
:. the findings of the tariff commits: /
10 as we may certainly infer from the 50
70 i'd democratic vote in the present =
70 gress against the necessary appropr;z
o ton for the commissions work.
Reducing Expenditure.
.r law, including the corporation tax
~ that taken with the current effort {
70 the administration, to keep down {
~ reduce governmental expenditures an
,o to reform the methods Of collecting tn
customs revenue, it has, by its revenu
70 producing capacity changed defic
II in the ordinary operation Of the go
- eminent of s5S,ooo,OOo for the yea
Il, ending June 80, 1909, to surplus
- the first full year of the law, endin
August S, 1910, of s26,0oO.0oo. Fro
a revenue standpoint then, there ca
be no controversy over the effectiv
~ ness Of the new law. Generally spea
in ing, full measure of industrial acti,
st ty in production, transportation, al
ar. distribution has accompanied the ope
W. alton of the new law.
up Again the present law in its &C
ul poration tax imposes a new kind
~ tax which has many of the merits