The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-09-23
Roosevelt on the Tariff
(Morning Oregonian. J

Morning Oregonian)
When Mr. Roosevelt President wrote good many
messages but in none of them had he much say about the tariff
lie may have avoided the subject it.
possibly because he knew nothing conceivable
m ot reasons influenced him However that may be- he has
conquered ms tear and partially overcome his ignorance
that the country has been editorial on the
SUBJECT Anybody who reads the article with the expectation Of find
ing anything about the tariff will be grievousy disappointed
Nor does great deal which The only para
graph contains which appeals instructed intelligence the
one that speaks in favor of thoroughly efficient and weequpped
tariff commission This project which Mr. Taft and others
have long been urging the country and agreeable find
Mr. Roosevelt taking up this day. but
cannot claim to have originated it have helped much
time OF its struggling infancy when help would have been valuable
Now his advocacy resembles Lord Chestereds beated offer to
ponlze Johnson dictionary 1t when the work finished
and needed no assistance
Coming from Of his distinction is curious to peuse
the Mr. Roosevelt advances for desiring protective tariff
He believes this country fully committed the principle of pro-
tecton and for whose benefit? Why primarily the interest of
the standard of living of the American worngman that of the
American wagearner This of the has the of great
venerably but there is little else recommend Does any
body suppose that the duties imposed by the PayneAdch bill
were Tor the benet OF The advance on lemons Tor
example supposed be for the sake of the California farmers
The sugar duties osensby for the beoot growers really for
the Sugar trust What do get out OF the tariff on
rubber product which strictly under the control of trust?
The trust pays dividends OF some Is per cent quarter but we do
not understand that Mr. Adrcs wokngen receive correspond
ingly high wages.
The falacy that protection wages keeps American
from being poorly paid ought not impose
egen people any longer There thing and only which
fixes the OF every industry Whether the industry
makes not the slightest difference The who
conduct will pay the wages which they obliged pay order
get they need and they will pay The
rate of wages depends upon hands who bidding for
The lob and upon the duty which Congress happens attach to
manufactured article The only way raise efectuay
E 70 limit the number of worknemen The unions understand this
well enough and they direct their efforts accordingly
The folly Of expecting to raise by tariff while foreign
borers pouring the country literally by the million ought to
have Mr. Rooseves brain time There
industry the Union better protected than the various manu-
crers Of STEEL and the survey of the Sage Founda
ton the hands working under the OF the sacred
tariff twelve i'll the day and days the week. while
their homes were unfit swine ls in and their daughters
the prey their bosses They had to sell the virtue OF their children
in order hold their jobs Such the practical working OF that
protection which primarily in the interest of the standard OF v
g of American worngmen Some people of anlabe intentions
and moderate intelligence doubt believe that protection really
does raise wages did and could do anything OF the
sort Wages high and the standard of living excellent before
protection existed The duties were put ON IN order hat capasS
might afford pay the high and thus establish IN
stries which otherwise could not exist here This is the whole
theory Of protection far as wages are concerned Froecto
m consequence of high not the cause Those who MAINTAIN
the contrary simply ignore history
There is no way to compel the capitalist the benefit OF
oteton over to his wormen The pretty theory IS that he will
do 50 out of heavenly goodness OF his heart The stern tact
49, m will NIT his wages at the figure his hands will accept
;sre shows that he can ignorant foreigners do
his work he will hire them preference TO the muclauded Am
ny every time Wages are cold matter OF business
snd on the competition between those who have labor power
1 THE tariff keeps of the goods which foreign work
men make but not keep out the paper worker hseit
comes here and underbids the innocent native almost every
1ent Perhaps ought apologize for presenting these
ib school propositions the reader but since man OF Mr.
l-s ennence appears not to know anything about thei
NAV be lust as we'll to rehash them occasionally
demands puDICly anu II y eooSlli ii'
d take the people into their confidence but no more 50
IL that pape should be equally as ouspoken little pub
% from the Capital News to who owns the bonds OF that con
% would be appreciated by the general public II the people
@ informed upon this subject they could put proper vae upon
The editorial policy OF that sheet
There's T. H. Peterson, assistant to Attorney-Gener Nc
nm to ms ewes a Carey Act enterprise, carrying Tor
m an undertaking. with the consent OF the BRADY laiG DodG
"! onosed to good morals and according to the RePub-
as IS s G3 Should be made criminal ofense Why does not
Cay5r,or Bardy in this natter
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Only two newspapers the entire state OF Mississippi supported TED
ne Base governor and YET ne was IoaeG over 9 | l