Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-31
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IN, statement b, leading Democrat
be- congressman that the ntst thing
they win undertake u dealing With
90, tariff ls to revise downward the
wool sch,dul,. better known ~ schcd
uI, Is b. not bringing them the
hearty applause tboy expected from
tho Democratic press Sew Mexico
readers VIII be- Interested ~ the fol-
lowing editorial from the Houston
Post. one OF the strongest Democratic
papers IN tho state Of Texas
chairman Underwood of the ways
ANA means committee II quoted b> the
Associated Press a. saying "Whrc
have no au,horitS 90 say tina, tn, wool
growers viii not be given hearing,
u "a mN opinion that the, might just
az well make an assault upon Gibral-
tai az upon tho house ~ ". do
not misunderstood Mr.. Underwood. he
viii favor free raw wool ana tax
upon woolcus. In Other words. no
duty upon wool, but duty upon the
Nuolons which come IN competition
with the New England manufacturers.
The ways and means committee IN
supposed to be charged with the duty
uf devising ways and means a. supply
IL.
and TO- 50 adjust the taxes ~ not To-
discriminate against any class. This
revenue must he raised That II csr-
tain. Then why take the duty OF
wool
If wool IL To- be selected ~ On. ~
the products Tor tn, free list then
Why no, woolens. cotton manufac-
lures. iron and steel. machinery ami
other revenue producing imports
why no, do away with customs tax
alton entirely
Next to sugar. imports OF wool and
wooicns produce more revenue than
tree lis, would decrease the revenues
h> many millions ana the committee
would have To ind a way Ia ohtoip
" from other sources. The point IT,,
this money viii have to b. raised. and
" not ON wool then by some other
method of taxation.
W. are not saving that IT might not
hc adVisaDl ana highly desirable from
revenue standpoint To- reduce the
taX on both woui and wool,ns but
We take II To he anything but tn. duty
revenues that may be- properly Obtain
I'D from wool imports. when these
revenues ar, imp.ratiyely needed.
~ ". view ii-and our point ~
Vicw be that tariff II jus,iriabc only
Tor purposes of rcvcnuc-evcry article
that comes through the custom house
ought to bear a revenue tax 80 long
as wc maintain a customs system.
And these duties should be so levied
a. not to relieve any interest from
competition. but 1T such rates us all
encourage imports and sc, up compe-
tition.
n SO follow TIA, plan of cNcmptiug
some imports from duty and taxing
others. then il will be lmpossibl, to
avoid discrimination agains, certain
classes ut producers, when an should
far, alike. We should hold to the
principle 81 icNAing customs fairly
ana cqmably, az abolish the customs
eNst,m entirely
W. have had experience OF the Tree
Noul policy ana that experience Ras
not calculated Co Increase Democratic
regard Tor H. The elections OF 1924.
following ihr enactment OF the VII.
tan3 nav, not been forgotten. Aud
Democrats should remember that q
revision ot the tariff that is not fairls
aud wisely undertaken Nlll Inevitably
lead to disaster ana ro.enturon, the
higb prot,ctonists
Il is a ntstak, tn think that m"
wool probation ut this country b.
confined To- q handful of rauUhmcu IN
Texas ana tho Tar Western states.
Nearly every farmer n Ohiu Indiana.
Illinois aud Iowa H. "a wool produ.cr.
and the doctrine oi frcc wool ear
Wed into effect Be- going 60 pla, Da,p.
WIN Democratic prospects u thos,
statvs.
CANADA \>U THI TARIFF.