The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-06-01

Formerly q republican. make such al
attack on the protective policy IN his
recent campaign In Massachusetts anf
why did the people in view of these
|prospe conditions, elect him t
congress?
That is easily explained, Foss is q
millionaire manufacturer; his consti
Ituents are consumers Of Iowa farm
products. Foss told those people
that If we could have free trade with
Canada, they could get butter, eggs
pork and beef very much cheaper from
the Canadian farmer than they were
now buying 1t from the western far
mer. s
Do not the people in Massachusetts.
want a high wage rate and prosper
Gus times?
Yes, but we all look out for our
own affairs first, and those people,
are figuring on some method whereby
they can get provisions at lower
cost.
Have wages increased?
Without a doubt. Wages have In
creased and the per cent of increase
has been greater than the Increase Of
prices on the necessities Of life UNI
less it be food products.
IS How does it profit the wage earn
Ter to have increased wages if prices
of commodities increase?
The purchasing power of days
labor is increased. The basis from
which conclusions must be reached is
the purchasing power Of a days la
Dor. Take the unskilled laborer. He
found it difficult to secure Job at q
dollar q. day during the democratic
times; now the job seeks him. at more
than double that wage. \
Does the republican party ever
change the tariff schedules?
Oh, yes, quite often; that has been
the history Of national legislation.
but when republican congress
changes the schedules 1t Is always
done with the view Of maintaining
the protective principle.
Is it a difficult matter to- adjust
the schedules SO that all parts Of the
country will be satisfied?
Yes, 1t is. In fact there has al
ways been criticism from some parts
of the country of every schedule that
congress has adopted. The industries
lof the United States are so diversi-
fled, the interests of the people are
SO conflicting that it is an Impossible
lily to make a tariff schedule that will
be absolutely satisfactory to all sec
tions of the country 81
In revising tariff schedules what
is the real object sought by republi-
lean legislators
To give protection to all those
things that we can produce at home;
that which gives employment to our
people and to raise sufficient revenue
to carry on our government.
Has the tariff schedules been revis.
|edrecently?
Yes; at special session Of con:
|gress convened March 15,st9O9.
& We're the changes up orsdown.
OF the S74 changes, there were 654
| for decreases Of duties and 22O in.
Icreases.
What was the approximate consump,
| ton value upon articles increased and
decreased?
Upon articles the duty on which
was decreased the approximate con,
sumption value is five billions, and
upon the increased articles the con.
sumption value is less than one bill.
lion. But it would be proper to
state that of these articles upon
which the duties were increased, $3.50,
100000 Of the consumption values
were luxuries, leaving only $240,O0O,,
900 Of consumption value Of increases
on necessities. This is twenty times
as much decrease as increase.
What is the duty of republicans at
this time If they want a continuation
of these prosperous conditions?
To give support to the republican
national platform and the republican
national administration with Presi
dent Taft at its head.
Why is support and endorsement OF
the national administration important
now?
Support Of the administration EN-.
phasizes the desire of majority OF
the people, as expressed at the last
presidential election. for a continue
ton of the protective policies, Sup
port at this time will be helpful to
the president in carrying forward and
having enacted into law the Roosevelt
policies, which the national admins
tration is trying to carry out, II
Shows that the great mass of farmers