The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-26

| only TWO exCepttOne'rrthe'c duties s,Ql9
wool tops and some Kinds Of yarn
were reduced.
In the final schedule OF the bill.
Schedule N, there were large and Inn
portant decreases of duty Coal was
reduced 35 per cent; gunpowder so
per cent; hides 100 per cent; leather
75 per cent, and shoes an average Of
80 per cent There were reductions
on some kinds Of cheap gloves Of 25
per cent; agricultural implements go
on the free list II imported from any
| country which does not impose a
duty against u.s. works Of art more
than 20 years old go upon the free
list. The only increases we're on
! fireworks, fur garments and jewelry
and 5 per cent increase on manu-
fractured. rubber Last, and perhaps
most important OF all, petroleum and
all its products were placed upon the
free list.
Claims Revision Was Downward.
Can any fairminded man deny, in
the face Of these plain facts. that the
present tariff law Is sweeping re-
duction upon articles OF daily use in
the life OF the American people? IL
| such there be who desires further
proof, let him examine the list OF ar
| ticles consumed last year In this
| country and investigate how they are
affected by the various changes of
duty. The fact is, that outside of the
cotton schedule, there are practically
no increases whatever in the xduties
upon articles used In everyday life
OF the American citizen of moderate
means, but, on the contrary, there
have been large number Of ma
terial reductions.
What the Republican party did was
to increase the rates on things like
silks, laces. perfumeries, fancy soaps.
wines and liquors, cigarets and the
| like, all Injuries, pure and simple,
and, in addition. to impose tax upon
the receipts of corporations over
$4,000, 900 year.
Even now, with the present law in
force less than year, instead Of run
ming behind we are running ahead
| every day, so that instead of a bal.
ance against us at the close Of the
fiscal year. we have balance In our
favor of nearly $10,000,000 and the
| old deficit will soon be a thing OF the
past.
+ What would be the effect on the
prosperity of our people IL the pres
ent Democratic program we're car
ried out? They propose, or at least
hAt Ia
| posed, and 1t is not denied, to do
three definite things II II should come
| into their power to revise the tariff
They would put iron and steel and
all its manufactures on the free list:
they would put wool and all its pro-
ducts on the free list; and all food
products, including wheat, corn, cat
| tie, sheep and hogs, on the free list
How does this program, so far as
iron and steel are concerned, appeal
to the thousands of workmen through
| out the state who are engaged in
thcir production? How does the pro-
gram of free wool appeal to the Ohio
farmer? Is 1t possible that he can
forget the dark days OF the Wilson
| bill when sheep were worth so cents
apiece? And in addition to this,
would he relish free hogs. free cat
tie. free wheat and free corn? II he
dos, there is one way to get all these
things and that Is to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket this fall
Increased Cost Of Living.
And now few words about the in
creased cost of living. No one at.
tempts to deny that the cost of food
and wearing apparel has gone up. II
was only natural that the Democrats
should seek to lay the blame for this
upon something that the Republican
party had done, and in casting about
for a specific thing they name the
Payne law.
Now, as a matter OF fact, the exact
converse Is true. Not only have the
duties on those articles which have
gone up in price not been increased.
but In great many cases they have
been substantially lowered Lumber
has gone up and yet the duty was re-
dnced 35 per cent; some kinds of
shoes have gone up. and yet the duty
WI ohocS was lOWcItu OU per cent,
hides have gone up, and yet the duty
on hides was lowered 100 per cent;
meat has gone up. and yet the duty
on meat was lowered 25 per cent;
ham and bacon have gone up, and
yet the duty was lowered 20 per cent;
vegetables have gone up, and yet the
duty on many vegetables was low.
cred. and none raised; lard has gone
up, and yet the duty on lard was re-
duced 80 per cent; sugar and salt
have gone up, and yet the duty on
both was reduced; some kinds of
woolen cloth and clothing have gone
up, and while It is true that the duty
was not reduced, II was not Increased
| cent; tea and coffee have gone up,
and yet they are both on the free list.
Providing For RIs Guests.
Two men stopped at the store of a
taberdasher who displayed In his
showcase Job lot of collars at s
cents apiece. One OF them bought two
dozen. In sizes ranging from IS to 17h.
His friend politely controlled his sur
prise at discovering that the broker
wore Eve cent collars and inquired only