Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-23
Boatell ON the Tariff.

AsOutcAA On inc IorlHs
Congressman Boutell of Illinois will
nave uphill work running President
Taft for reelection on a platform to
the effect that the Aldrich tariff is the
best the country ever had. Even some
of the most faithful of the regular Re-
publicans now admit a doubt that this
tariff is all that they hope 1t will prove
to be and are pleading with the people
to give it a fair trial before making
up their minds that it is altogether
bad.
The new tariff has worked badly
ever since President Taft signed it
on Aug. 5. The high prices which
Mr.. Boutell extols as among the good
things it has brought are robbing in
dustry and enterprise of their just re-
wards, for the man whose earnings re-
main stationary is impoverished to the
exact extent of higher prices for all
the things he has to buy.
1t is false prosperity which puts
money into mans pocket with one
hand and takes 1t out with the other.
And this is just the kind of prosperity
we have been getting from the Ding
ley tariff and the Aldrich tariff during
the last thirteen years. Since the en-
actment Of the Dingley tariff the neces-
sary cost Of living has increased by so
or 60 per cent, while the earnings of
the people in the average have ad-
vanced in no such proportion.
Both these tariffs have demoralized
the business of the country with the
notion that the main purpose of bust
ness Is to get rich quick. II the protected
manufacturers can prey upon the con-
sumer, why should not everybody else
who has dealings with him do the
same? And the process has gone on
until everybody is preying upon every
body else to the extent of his power
to find price victims.
The rage for high prices has Its
moral as well as its economic side,
and tariff robbery is at the root OF it.
For the ordinary wage-earner the sit
uation created by the tariff is made
worse by economic conditions which
have advanced the prices of food prod
ucts. These are causes which legisla-
ton cannot control. The direct injury
which the Republican party, with its
monopoly tariff. is doing the average
citizen is in making him pay double
for things that are made artificially
dear. If President Taft is a candidate
for reelection in 1912 he will not stand
pat on the Aldrich riff.-St.>Loui
Republic.
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tne coming alignment of forces for the
congressional campaign, Is to shake it
sen Iree from traitors and weakened
spolls-grabpers.
inc congressional campaign should
De Waged by candidates who have the
iuil commence OF the people. With
ciean' strong candidates, a victory is
assured.
Inc people Will turn more readily to
party tnat is historically the cham
plon OF tne bread and meat" multi
tude than they VIII to any new hybrid
organization. the need of the hour is
resurrection OF simple Democratic
!oyalty TO the faith Of the republics
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me struggle against tariff taxation
ana nign prices diners only in degree
ron every other struggle that the
Democratic party has waged in the
pas. against special privilege.
rms time the call Will be inspiring
u y Democratic leaders are honest with
themselves and the American people.
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