The Big Sandy news., 1911-09-15
under the highest tariff schedule ever

under the highest tariff schedule ever
known In the world.
Republicans promised in the last
National contest for President to re-
wise the tqriff downward in the inter
est Of the consumers. They revised
1t upward In the interest of monDpo-
lies and manufacturers, but In doing
this they made palmer and clearer to
the people than ever before that tho
true Democratic doctrine as to the
tariff Is that the Government has no
right in equity or in law TO collect a
dollar OF taxation except for its own
support. and that Republican doctrine
is that taxes may he levied for the
benefit and protection Of favored lndi-
yiduals and preferred classes, which
is legauzed robbery.
Lookrfor a moment at few of the
Inequalities OF the existing tariff
rates. on clothing worn by the labor
ing man II levies duty of sc per cent
on champagne the duty is SIS per cent.
On wooden or worsted goods worn by
multitudes OF women II is l35 per cent,
and on the fine silk costume Of the
rich the tax is 30 per cent. On the
plain, coarse blanket Of the poor the
tariff Is 165 per cent. while on the fin
est and costliest blanket II is II per
cent. On carpets used by the owners
of fine mansions the tariff Is 80 per
cent, while on the cheap carpets used
In the modest homes Of the working
man It is 1877 per cent.
The existing tariff law contains
2.024 articles, and the report OF the
Department of Commerce shows that
the total production in the United
States OF goods protected by the tariff
last year was thirteen billions Of dol
lars. and there was imported into the
United States last year goods valued
at S7T9.000 600, on which q tariff tax
OF 1929 100000 was collected by the
United States Government. but the
unparalleled outrage Is that the pro-
ducers In the United States of the
thirteen billion dollars worth Of
goods were enabled because OF the
protective tariff to increase the price
of their goods 30 that they made
ninety-two millions Of consumers pay
them tribute Of about four billions
of dollars
! President Taft said in his speech at
Cincinnati when a candidate for Pres
ident, on September 22, 1908: "If !
am elected President promise the
nation / will use every fiber of my
being to carry out honestly and de-
: Gently the tariff revision promises Of
the Republican platform Two days
later ne sud at Milwaukee,: at is my
Judgment that the revision OF the tar
III in accordance with the pledge OF
the Republican platform will be, on
the whole. a substantial revision
downward" After the Payne-Aldrich
bill was passed which increased taxes
he signed 1t. and called II "the best
Republican tariff bill ever enacted
! Ac ,ording to Democratic faith In
max ,ng all tariff schedules, the tariff
tax should be lowest on the necessa-
/ ries Of life, and highest on luxuries
The enormous tax provided for In the
schedules of the Payne-Aldrich bill
increased the price on every article
on which II Is levied, and helped to
mako tho cost of living so per cent
higher than II was ten years ago. A
good law is that law which benefits
1 the greatest number Of people, and
the Payne-Aldrich law will not stand
this test
There are four things every man
wishes to obtain as cheaply as pos
sible
A home for himself. wife and chill
dren.
Clothing to protect then-.rom the
cold.
Edibles to support life.
Farming implements and mechan-
les tools with which to labor.
Republicans In the existing tariff
law put tax on lumber. with which
the home is built. and heavy tnx on
woolen and cotton goods with which
clothes are made. and tax on edi.
bles. and tax on farming imple
ments and mechanics tools Demo
Gratis have done all they could to
make these articles free or as nearly
free as possible, but President Taft,
\ as have .iready stated, vetoed the
lhills and was sustained by the Repub-
licans In Congress, az II required two
thirds OF the members to pass the bill
over his veto. The people have n
great remedy--change of adminlstra.
tion-elect n Democratic President of
the United States and turn Repub-
licans out Of office.
The conditions are favorable in va
rious respects for change Of admins.
tration, and especially because the
Republican party Is divided into two
factions, the Insurgents and the
Standpatters. A distinguished Demo.
cratic Congressman said not long
ago: THE difference between them is
as to the amount OF the loot" Tnsur-
gents say. ROB by the protective
tariff. but rob little" The Stand.
patters say, Take II ALL" but Democ
racy appeals to the command which
comes from Sinai and says, Thou
shalt not steal"
Farmers and Laborlng Men.
know am addressing today an
audience composed largely of farmers
and laboring men, and confess
have strong feelings and sentiments
for everything that concerns them. l.
was reared on farm, and although |
practiced law many years I have also
owned farms many years. and have a
farm now. All classes and all kinds
OF business depend upon the prosper
ity and success Of farmers and labor
ing men, When farm crops fail or
diminish. business OF all kinds Ian.
g1lisheS I qm in favOr ne cnonarotto,.