The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-16
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Ithey never possessed before. IL
blazed the way for the irrigation Of
the deserts of the west. IL blazed
the way for new methods and great
er necessity for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors. II blazed the
way to victory In the Spanish war
and the settlement OF trouble IN
China; it blazed the way to acquire
Porto Rico, the Hawaiians and the
i Philippine Islands; it blazed the
way for the construction Of the Pan
ANA Canal. IL blazed the way Tor
1.-THE antitrust law; the creation OF
an interstate commerce commission,
the postal savings bank, the conser-
walton of national resources, the
commerce court-in short II has
blazed the way for every road that
leads to enlightenment and success.
II has accomplished all 1t ever I'M
ldertook.
The Tariff.
There was never a tariff bill that
pleased everybody. To pass tarin
bill il is necessary that every action
of the country should be recognized.
One section may oppose what an
other desires. but every bill must be
the result of mutual concession. The
average duty of the present bill is
even less than that of the Wilson
bin. The tariff was raised on
articles imported into this country
annually OF the value OF s2+O.OOO,-
GOO. while It was reduced on articles
imported annually OF the value OF
/ s.. 900, 10000
"The tariff was reduced on barbed
wire, horse and mule shoes. and in
creased on alcoholic compounds and
toilet preparations. II was decreased
on oil, cloth. leather and gloves for
lordinary use and increased on high
class automobiles and gloves that
at up to the top OF the shoulders. II
was reduced on machinery of all
kinds and increased on champaignes
land other wines. and costly liquors.
II was reduced on paints. eathen
and chlnaware for common use. oil
cloth and llnoleums, and increased
on ostrich feathers and hat orna-
ments. But will not enter further
into details.
The Republican party has revised
the tariff downward. exercising great
care not to surrender the principle of
protection upon articles produced in
this country in order to prevent our
home products from being displaced
by articles made by cheap labor
: abroad. There are some things In
the bill against which voted wher
under separate consideration, but
( when the whole bill was presented
= there we're 50 many excellent provis
IONS in II that could not think for {
moment OF depriving the American
lpeople of their benefit. The McKin
ley bill relieved the farmer and hi
vendee for the payment OF the
cents tax on leaf tobacco. but il wa
: repealed by the Wilson bill
Four times since bills passed th'
house, the object OF which was to re
store this portion OF the McKinle!
} law. but when they reached the sen
} ate they died in the finance commit
tee. Such a provision was contained
in the Payne bill, but when il reach
ed the senate was stricken out by tn
finance committee and was not re
ported to the senate | introduces
an amendment containing the sub
stance of the house bill. adding SOM
provisions 10 enable the government
to trace tobacco sold. which. afte
discussion and consultation. culmi
mated in the passage OF the presen
law. which is a part and parcel o
the tariff bill. And yet, when th'
Democrats voted against the tarif
bill they voted also against the to
bacco bill Had they defeated tn
tarin bill the farmers of Kentuck!
would have been deprived of the bei
efits of the tobacco bill. In my judg
ment the passage OF the tobacco BIZ
alone would have justified every con
gresham from Kentucky In votin;
for the present tarir bill When W
reflect that more than 1900 articles
were dealt with in the tariff bill. ant
that our insurgent critics in the sen
ate have found less than half dozer
which about equals their number. o.
which to complain, II certainly shows
hey are but little concerned In th'
thousands OF items which are of ben
eft to the people.
"The more this bill Is understood
the more completely the veil Of
sophistry and misrepresentation
which envelops il is took away, Tho
more thoroughly 1t VII be approved
Cost of Living.
"The continual cry that the tarir
IS responsible for the high prices Of
food is but blatant demagogy Sew
eral resolutions we're introduced dur
ing the last session of congress ask
ing for investigation of the causes o.
the advance in prices. some by Re
publicans and some by Democrats
One of these was passed and a com
mlttee headed by Senator Lodge, up
on which number OF Democrats az
well as Republicans, were appointed
undertook the investigation. A sug
gestion was made to the senate by
gopotor oJuo tbot the COMMITTEES