Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-08

William L. Douglas, the millionaire
shoe manufacturer and Democratic
politician, has issued a printed state
ment in which it is argued that the
high tariff is responsible for the rise
in nrices in the United States The
Northampton (Mass.) Gazette, in ITS
issue Of June 81, pays its editorial re-
spects to the Douglas letter ana eI-
fectually dsproves every assertion
contained therein. Taking the item oI
hides alone, from which staple Mr..
Douglas worked harder than any
other one man in America in securing
a repeal of the duty. the Gazette pro-
ceeds to remove the hide from the
s3.5O shoe man with neatness and dis
match. The editorial follows and Is
wen worth reading:
..wm. L. Douglas, the shoe manu-
faeturer. has issued a printed slip OF
paper giving his views on the effect oi
our tarif on prices. He says prices
have risen all over the world but
more here than in other countries, be-
cause OF our high tariff. He says that
manufactured goods have risen higher
than the products OF the soil, which Is
an absolute untruth, for the United
States bureau OF labor issued report
on the very day that Douglas gave out
his statement, showing that the rise in
farm products was very much greater
than the rise in manufactured goods
II Mr.. Douglas can be wrong once ne
may be wrong again.
Mr.. Douglas says that the increase
In the output Of gold has made prices
rise all over the world. but that our
Rrif has made prices even higher
here. Take on the tariff and get low
prices. he says: l. that what happened
when we took the duty OF hides! NO
man did more to get the duty on than
Dougias He issued several printed
statements during the campaign, get
ting them printed at his own expense
and signing his own name 70 them
sending slips around TO all the news
pspers He said In them with great
/ positiveness that the duty vas keep
I Ing M the price OF leather and that
the duty was tax on every poor man
In the country. Mr.. Douglas is nc
weakline He speaks nov and he spoke
thea With force and clearness- There
was no mistaking his meaning-shoe'
would b. cheaper u thf duty on hides
came on. Well. IL did come or Mr.
'pougias-s prediction was NOT verined
what ne said would happen did no
harper. The eject o. the removal Of
the tarIn vas diametricaliy opposite
% what he said Il would BE-. When th'
DUTY was taken on. AR. Douglass hid'
buycr went 10 Buenos Ayres and hi'
just % much higher for the hides. b
rause he wanted them
Time has shown that Mr. Dousia
J vas urong once on the taria- II D.
: can be wrong once. he can De- vroni
/ srain. We 90 not think Mr.. pougia
} need uo-ry about the hiEh prizes, III
p wants prices @ BE- on the same nasi
In Eneland. Germany and America
} and he says sar priees nre a monstrou
: burden. Now. a. you think nouEia
J really believes that7 There are over
million peopie coming 70 this countr
ms vsar from Europe. rhe euiErauo
- from England 10 heavier than usua
. nourlas avs prices have risen only
p r-er cent in hat country. while the
I have RISEN 80 per cent In this couufrl
y why dant Trey STAY in EnEiand uher
, prIoes have not Euue - - much
. WY Do pecris cone o. ms ccuntrl
/. fra- Ruaia- Pcland. Italy and Ge-
= nanr.. where Douxias ays nat prics
b have rat rizen - unch as here
narrIas - rlzht aal clr rrires are
rrenfer buraen fs tfe than ne pres
b 81 Earcpe. 80 rca thlnk the-s nllii1
b. uecrls wouid cume over- But Dcuzli
uro-r oucs. ran - vrung uov--