Manchester Democrat., 1910-08-17
tion is morally right.

II Roosevelt acts quickly and with
clear-cut candor he may prevent fur
ther inroads on his popularity. II he
does not SO act, the movement which
he is given credit for having start
ed will march on without him,
viii T. r. Aid Lodge?
Word has come into the west via
the Associated Press that Roosevelt
will campaign for the reelection Of
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas,
sachusetts, who declares the ultimate
consumer is myth.
Roosevelt's admirers are gulping
ing hard over this information. They
have been educated by LaFollette
and other genuine progressives to
know Lodge as tool Of Aldrich and
the special interests.
They also have the word of no less
er authority than Representative But
Ter Ames, Republican insurgent of
1.odge's~own state of Massachusetts,
that the political machine of Senator.
Lodge "is backed by all the large cor
porations' and is used to advance
the selfish financial schemes of the
large railroads, banking and manufac-
turing interests he (Lodge) serves in
the halls of Congress-"
Roosevelt's great popularity has
been largely due to the belief of the
people that he was the enemy of
such corporation servers as Lodge.
Therefore all over the land the ex-,
presidents friends are asking: "How
can Roosevelt conscientiously speak
for a man like Lodge. when he does
nothing for men like LaFollette?" Is
The Democratic Position.
Republican spellbinders have init
mated the democratic party stands
for free trade. Absolute free trade
is impractical with the United States
Every country in the world, including
Great Britain, levies some tariff, and
this country must always do SO.
The democratic position on the sub
ject is substantially as follows:
First: The government should
never collect one penny more of rev.
enue than necessary to administer its
affairs with rigid economy.
| Second: The lowest rate that will
yield the greatest amount of revenue
should be imposed.
Third: Luxuries should always
bear the highest revenue duties.
i Fourth: Experience has vindicat-
ed the. wisdom of ad valorem duties
as being the correct practice.
i Fifth: Revenue duties should be
laid SO as to operate with equality
/ throughout the union, discriminating
neither for not against any class or
section.
1 Sixth: Absolute necessities should
go on the free list.
II Seventh: There should be imposed
) a revenue, duty upon practically all
{ imports, with certain exceptions
These exceptions should be determin
) ed by the test.
Imports coming in competition witt
: trust-controlled products should be
placed on the free list, and articles
, of absolute necessity should be i'm
> ported free of duty.
, Favoring Necessities"
President Taft asserts that in the
Payne-Aldrich bill necessities Were
favored" at the expense of luxuries
Here are few comparisons which
: show how the republicans really
favored" the necessities: The neces
sity raw sugar was taxed 65 pei
cent, while the luxury diamonds
cut but not set, were taxed only IL
per cent. Such necessities as blank
cts, flannels, women's dress goods
! wearing apparel and other wooler
manufactures, were made to pay a
tax of from so to lao per cent, while
the luxury automobiles were taxed
fbut.. As per cent.