The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-23

me lies, the declaration of Senator
Aldrich, that this government can be
run 100000 900 cheaper than it is now.
II believe that the people of the
United States will indorse that, and
while I am at it 1 want to say this
that 1 do not believe in cheese pairing.
| would not give a vote under any con-
sideration whatever that l thought
would cripple the United States gov
eminent in any of it's legitimate func-
tons, for this is as much my govern
ment as 1t is your government. 1t
is my government. 1t is my fathers
government 1t is my children's gov
eminent. A man who would not sup
port it in all it's legitimate functions
is not fit for the great honor of Amer
lean citizenship, and I always add to
the old Democratic dctum, economy in
the public expense, this: That every
function of the government should be
economically but effectively adminis-
tered, and enough money should be
voted for that purpose. But we should
remember that we are trustees of a
squander the public money. We are
not fit to be here if we do.
"Nor do l advocate things while we
are in the minority which / will be
unwilling to advocate when we are a
majority. We in Congress cannot rea-
sonably expect others to economic
unless we set the example.
Whenever you have legitimate
appropriation here l will vote for it;
whenever you have one-I do not care
whether it is big or little-which I
do not believe should go into an ap-
preparation bill l will vote to put it
out; and you can call that poor lead
ership, il you choose, but l believe
the American people will indorse it,"
cloud applause on the Democratic
side.)
There was one paragraph in particu-
lar in the platform adopted by the In
diana Republican state convention
which must have stung President Taft
and the Aldriches and the Cannons
to the quick.
The paragraph to which we refer
was not appreciated for it's full worth
l,,,< l,, cor 1,,a
repeat it: ga
I'VE believe in protective tariff
measured by the difference in the cost
Of production here and abroad. Less
than this is unjust to American labor
ers: more than this is unjust to Amer
lean consumers
The Republican national platform
also promised tariff revision on the
basis of equalization of the difference
in the cost of production at home and
abroad The promise was insolently
ignored. The men who framed the
Payne Aldrich law made not the
slightest effort to live up to the plat
form promises, not even attempting
to ascertain the difference in the cost
of production at home and abroad.
The public at large, unfortunately,
was not properly educated on this
point, as the newspapers generally paid
little attention to the fact that the
tariff makers did not attempt to revise
the Dingley rates on the bases Of equal
ization of cost of production at home
and abroad.
But Senator Beverdge was aware OF
the perfidy of his party. Therefore the
clause in the Indiana platform indoors
ing revision on the basis of the diff
and abroad was a singing indictment
of President Taft and every other mar
who has sought to make it appear thai
the Payne-Aldrich law is can honest
fufllment of the promises of the Re.
publican party.
Had the tariff jugglers lived up tt
the promise contained in the Repub
llcan platform of 1908, 30 per cent o
the Dingley rates would have neces
sarily been reduced one-half.
| But such a reduction would have in
terfered with the monopolies enjoyed
by the tariff trusts. Therefore it wa
found expedient to forget the pre-
election promises. The joke was o,
the people again. VAN"
OVER THE NORTHWEST