The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-01

NstS seeking special privileges, who
know ne political party but who sail
under the banner of Republicanism in
accordance with the political allegi
ance Of a majority of the voting popu.
lation of their home districts, who
sought under the guise OF protection
| to American labor and American in.
dustry TO, establish unfair and unreal.
sonable tariff schedules to the end that
the interests which they represented
might obtain unfair and unreasonable
profit. The latter class temporarily
succeeded, but the true representatives
of the Republican party in congress,
aided and urged by the great body
membership throughout the country,
kept hammeTing away. When the tar
III law was enacted a clause was in
serted after much effort which author
lied the President to appoint a sort OF
tariff commission, but no appropri-
alton was made for defraying the ex.
penses of the commission, and but lit
tie could be accomplished under the
act. When the last session met Presi-
dent Taft asked congress for an ap-
preparation of $250.00O for the com.
mission and for an increase of author
fty for it in the performance of its
duty, and through the intelligence and
force and persistent efforts of such
men as Senators Clapp and Nelson
and others of the Republican members
of the Minnesota delegation, aided by
others of similar views throughout the
country, the representatives of the
System were forced to 1ecede from
their positions, the Presidents recon.
mendatiDns were adopted and the way
paved for correcting whatever errors
may have been made I'm the framing
of the Payne-Aldrich law, by providing
for the real tariff commission clothed
with authority to collect facts and
figures relative to tariff schedules. fix
upon maximum and minimum rates.
and submit the matter to the next con
gress for its intelligent adjustment,
schedule by schedule. This puts the
tariff where it belongs-in way to be
considered schedule ait "a time upon
its merits and in so considering it, no
congress is likely to make much head.
way flying in the face of statistical
evidence furnished by a tariff commits
sion made up OF high grade men.
Theodore Roosevelt in recent speech
at Saratoga, after reviewing and COM
mending the long list OF laws enacted
by the last congress and approved by
the President, such as the Interstate t
Commerce. Inv aTnnp dpo apfc 4bo -
po1ntment of a commission to frame
measures to do away with the evils of
over-capitalization and excessive is
sues of stocks and bonds, the law pro- 1
viding for the publicity of campaign
expenses, commended In high terms
the inauguration of the policy of pro-
viding for disintereHted revision of
tariff schedules through the high-class
commission of experts which will treat
each schedule purely ON it's own mer-
Its, with view both to protecting the
consumer from excessive prices and to
securing the American producer and
the American wage-worker.
what will represent the difference of
cost of production here and abroad.
Mr.. Roosevelt said: This and similar
laws, backed by executive action, re.
dected high credit upon all who aided
n putting them in their present shape
upon the statute books. They rep.
resent an earnest of the achievement
which is yet to come"
But the tariff law as 1t exists today,
whatever may be it's shortcomings,
las some good and salient features.
The principle of protection is there.
t produces revenue for government
expenses, protects American industry
nd does such as bring about the con-
ition whereby the American .laboring
lass is the best paid of Iaboring class
8 In any country of the world. You ,
nay have heard this talk before. but
is as true today as it ever was. The /,
protective principle is right and pro. :
er, as years of experience have :
aught us. The Republicans instituted :
!, they have advocated it In the past !,
nd will continue to perpetuate it in
ne future when In power, and 4 do
OF believe the time will ever come .
hen a majority of the people of this !
Onntry win favor free trade policy :
advocated by the opposition party. !
mt I'm order that the protective prin- !
pie may be properly established and !
eFpetuated, SO as to bring about the !.
ost benefit to the most people, am !
ee to say that 1t behooves individuals .
the Republican party-the great :
ass OF the voters of the party-to be 4
ver wafchful and see to it that they :
lpport for nomination and election !
lndidates in their party for congress 4
no will not submit to the demands :.
scheming trusts and corporations !,
r the abuse of the protective prin. .
pies. In order that they may obtain .
fair and unreasonable financial bene- 4
to the detriment of the great mass :,
consumers of the country. A square -
al in tariff law. as well as fin other 4;
ings Is the only kind Of q deal that :.
spublicans should stand for and 7