Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-01
CONGRESSMAN Coles Talk on Tariff.

One strong point brought out by
Congressman Cole. in his speech upon
the tariff in Winthrop Monday eve
ming. was that. were the Democrats
to obtain power in Congress. they
would be naturally controlled by the
Southern wing of their party. Should
such a party attempt to revise the
tariff, Southern Democrats would in
sist upon protecting to the utmost limit
what they produce. They would want
a low rate on manufactured products
and a high rate on raw material.
Florida for example would insist upon
rate of 100 per cent. upon oranges.
They would vote to protect their sec
ton and hold strong in their demands
against the manufacturing interests or
the North. They would vote every
time to protect themselves. They are
not broad minded enough to com
promise with the North and West.
The Republican theory of protection
has been and is that no man and no
section shall be for himself or itself
alone but for the greater protection
and prosperity of the entire people.
The Republican party has a record
for constructive policies in accordance
with this national feeling. While the
Democrats have objected and OBJ
structed, the Republicans have gone
ahead, accepted their responsibility
and accomplished things for the
mightier greatness of the country as
whole and the individual we'll being
and prosperity of the workingman
and the business man.
In the Payne tariff bill, by no means
perfect, they have protected American
labor and accomplished a revenue
producer that will wipe out deficits and
run the government In future re-
visions the tariff investigating board
will have information for more scien-
tific revision.
Hitherto tariff revisions have of ne
cessity been in way crude. Mr..
Cole himself had sought information
upon certain duties, in which his Ohio
constituents We're interested, had writ
ten to Australia and friend in Hawaii
and when the information arrived,
Congress had adjourned!
Congressman Cole told of his ex-
periences in the Mormon tabernacle in
Salt Lake City. There was the great
organ with 100000 pipes more or less
and 10000 keys and stops. He was
invited to perform upon this instru-
ment and ran his fingers over the key
board, producing most internal thun-
der of outrageous discordant sound
Next day a little lady of musical
ability and technical skin ran her fin
gers over the keyboard with very
different result. The vast cathedral
was filled with the most delightful and
harmonious music. The oval shaped
dome re-echoed with the music of
birds and sounds of every stringed in
strument on earth, now soft and
wierd. now ravishing and beautiful and
powerfully grand. The sounds proceed
ing from that great organ filled the
edifice and entranced and thrilled his
soul
1t suggested the difference as Con-
gresham Cole remarked, between
Democratic. unskiled. reckless, ignOr-
ant touching of the gigantic instrument
of the American Protective Tariff and
the adroit. true and wise manipulation
of Republicans.
Democratic revision of the tariff had
been tried and produced disaster. Try
it again and the same inharmonious
industrial discords will be felt!
Republican revision, in the Dingley
bill and Payne bill, was productive of
safety to the American workingman
and business man and filled all the
nation with the grand and glorious
harmony Of prosperity and peace.