The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13

. o@s.lS I9r tnc revision OF the tarifr by
a spGclal session OF congress Immediate
~ following the Inauguration OF the next
PRESIDENT, and commcnds the Stems al
sienSS,, 'aRen TO this end IN tho work as
SIeheu 70 inc appropriate committees Of
congress which are now Investigating the
operation and effect of existing schedules
az nn tar,iI ieEisiation the true principle
a.. ~. pl91.ec'lon is best maintained by the
Imposition OF such duties as viii equal
d'I,t ue uilierence between the cost of pro-
auction at home and abroad Together
WIN reasonable profit TO American In I.
dustries We favor the es establishment OF
,i.a,li ilinx,,snum and minimum rates TO be ad-
utiiiiiiS'sreu by the president under iinitu-
: ,iols hXed In the law the maximum 10
pe available to meet Determinations by
lo,eiSn countries against American goods
entering their markets and the minimum,
70 represent the normal measure OF pro-
Ic'i0u 1T nome. The aim and purpose OF
me hepuolican policy being not only TO
preserve. without excessive duties that
security aga Inst foreign competition to
when american manufacturer, farmers
altd producers arc entitled, but also to
maintain the high standard OF living of
| .he Wdee-earners OF this country VINO are
tn,;I, tne most direct benefciaries OF the pro
states and the Philippines we belleyo In
lree interchange or products with such
umithtlons as to sugar and tobacco as
tic interests,
AS to Tariff Revision
Mo did revise the tariff. 1t is impos-
siple TO revise the tariff without awaken
ihg 'he active participation in the forma-
non nor OF tne schedules OF those producers
whose whose business VIII be affected by a
change. This Ia the inherent difficulty
IN the revision or adoption OF a tariff by
our representative system. Nothing was
TapiLSssy rni,iSiay SAID In the platform that this
! revision was TO be downward revision
| me implication that ii WAS 10 be gen
| eraliy downward. however. was fairly
SiSsn by the fact that those who up
hold protective tariff system defend II
| oy the claim that after an industry has
oeen established by shutting out foreign
competition the domestic competition
win lead to the reduction in price SO as
esSary.
In the new tariff there were 654 de-
crcases, 20 increases, and Il50 items OF
| the dutiable list unchanged, but this did
not represent the fair proportion IN most
| OF the reductions and the increases be-
cause the duties were decreased on those
| articles which had consumption value
OF nearly $4,000 600, 900, while they were
increased on those articles which had
CONSUMPTION value of less than 81. .oOO-
| ooO.oo0 or the increases. the consump-
| uon value of those affected, which are
or Injuries. TO wit; Silks. wines, liquors.
| TO nearly S600.000,000. while the increase
| not on articles of luxury affected was
ont SSeo 200 600; against decreases of
about S5,000,000. 900 OF consumption.
! repeat. therefore, that this was
| downward revision 1t was not down
ward with reference to silks or liquors
!
| luNuries. IL was downward in respect 10
! nearly all other articles except woolens,
which were not affected at ali. Ger
| tainly IT, was not promised that the rates
/ OF Injuries should be reduced. The rcvc-
nues We're falling OF. there was d deficit
| promised and il was essential that the
| violation of the promise 10 increase the
revenues by increasing the tax on lux
! uIies. provided there was downward re-
vision on all other articles.
Admits One Defect
The one substantial defect i'm compli-
ance with the promise OF the platform
was the failure to reduce woolcns. Docs
that defect so color the action OF the
Republican, party as 10 make it breach
OF faith leading to it's condemnation?
do not think so. Parties arc like men.
Revlstons are Ike the work of men
they are not perfect The change which
downward In the rate of duties. and it
was recognition by the party that the
time had come whom instead OF increas
ing duties. that they should decrease
them; that tho party recognized in lis
platform and in much Of what II did,
that The proper measure OF protection
! was the difference in the cost OF produc-
ton Of articles here and abroad. includ-
! Ing fair profit 10 the manufacturer.
There was a dispute as To what that DIFF
| ference is. and whether il was recognized
IN the change OF all the duties down
ward. Particularly was this The case on
tho materials that enter into The manu-
reduction OH print paper WAS from Sc to
$3.1o, or about 81 per cent.
Difference of Opinion.
There was Il real difference OF opinion
on the question of the fact whether the
new duty correctly measured the differ
! Cncc in the cost Of production of print
paper abroad and print papers here. IL
affected the counting rooms Of the news
papers Of the country and Invited the at
tcntion of the newspaper proprlctors who
had associated themselves together like
other interests. for The purpose of sccur-
ing a reduction of the tariff The failure
TO make a larger reduction showed itself
clearly In the editorial columns OF a great
number Of the newspapers, whatever
their party prediction. The amount of
misrepresentation 10 which the tarlr bll
in its effect AS Il downward revision bill
was subjected has never been exceeded
In this country and il viii doubtless take
tho actual operation of tho tariff bill Tor
several years TO show 10 tho country OK
actly what the legislation and its effect
arc. II Is perhaps too early to institute
Payne Aldrich bill tho bill which pre-
coded il, but the Payne Aldrich bill has
been IN operation now for six months and
figures arc at hand from which NC may
make Il reasonable Inference, first. as 10
, whether it is 4 revision downward. and.
, second. as 10 its capacity for producing
revenue. for IL must be borne IN mind
that the passage Of the law was demand
ed not only for tho purpose of changing
, rates in their effect upon the industries
OF the country. but also for the purpose
of increasing trade revenues and the sue
cess Of the measure is Ia bc Judged by
Its results in both these respects.
, Quotes Statistics.
The bureau OF statistics Is authority
, for the statement that during the first
six months of the operation Of the Payne
2 la " which has just ended the average
, rate of duty paid on all dutIablo i'm
Q ports was 21.09 per cent advalorcm. The
average ratr OF duty paid all imports
] for the same six months for the -four
preceding years under The pmsley law
, was 2i.3. This would show that tho re-
0 duction In the Payne law IS c.0i per cent
i Of the value OF the goods, or that The
reduction below the previous tarim rates
is l. per cent, showing a downward re-
vision of this extent in those goods
which arc dutiablc.
law. 51.6 per cent Of the gross imports
: for the last six months have been en-
;, tered free while under the four years
= preceding for the same SIX months tho
=, | free list amounted To +5.i6 per cent "l
u | the total irnportatoDs: so there was not
:, ! only n reduction Of duty on dutiabr I'M