The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-05

known In the world,
Republicans promised IA tbs last
National contest for President TO re
wise the tariff downward IN the inter
est OF the consumers. They revised
10 upward IN the interest ct monopO-
lies and manufacturers. but TN doing
this they made palmer and clearer Co
the people than ever before that tho
true Democratic doctrine NJ TO the
tariff Is that the Government has no
right IN equity or In law 10 collect n
dollar Of taxation except for its own
support, and that Republican doctrine
Is that taxes may be levied for the
benefit and protection OF favored mdi-
vlduals and preferred classes, which
Is legalized robbery.
Look for a moment at few " the
inequalities OF the existing tarlu
rates. on clothing worn by the labor
ing man Il levies a duty OF SO per cent
on champagne the duty Is 50 per ceuJ
on wooden or worsted goods worn by
multitudes Of women 70 Is 1876 per cent,
and on the fine silk costume 81 the
rich the tax Is 50 per cent on the
plain, coarse blanket OF the poor the
tariff Il 165 per cent. while on the fin
cent. on carpets used by the owners
of fine mansions the tarin Is 80 per
cent, while on the cheap carpets used
in the modest homes OF the working
man It is 127 per cent.
The existing tariff law contains
2.c24 articles. and the report of the
Department of Commerce shows that
the total production in the United
States Of goods protected by the tarir
last year was thirteen billions OF dol
lars. and there was imported into the
United States last year goods valued
at $4,000 900, on which n tariff tax
of 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 so 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 candidate for Pres.
ident, on September %, 1908: III
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 he said at Milwaukee: 1T is my
Judgment that the revision of the tar
if in accordance with the pledge OF
the Republican platform will be. on
the whole. substantial revision
downward" After the Payne-Aldrich
bill was passed which increased taxes
he signed IT, and called it the best
Republican tariff bill ever enacted"
According TO Democratic faith In
making 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-Aldrick bill
increased the price on every article
on which il is levied. and helped to
make the cost OF living so per cent
higher than it was ten years ago. a
good law is that law which benefits
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 them from the
cold
Edibles TO support life
Farming implements and mechan-
les tools with which TO labor.
Republicans in the existing tariff
law put a tax on lumber. with which
the home is built and a heavy tax on
wooden and cotton goods with which
clothes are made, and a tax on edi-
bles, and a 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 already stated. vetoed the
bills and was sustained by the Repub-
licans In Congress. as IL required two
thirds Of the members TO pass the bill
over his veto The people have a
great remedy-change of administra.
tion-elect a Democratic President OF
the United States and turn Repub-
licans out of office.
The conditions are favorable in va
ilOus RESPECTS lOI tHdnRe or duinlnlS-
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" Insur-
gents say. Rob by the protective
tariff. but rob a little" The Stand
patters say. Take it ALL" but Democ-
racy appeals TO the command which
comes from Sinai and says. Thou
shalt not steal"
Farmers and Laboring 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.
was reared on a farm. and although
practiced law many years have also
owned farms many years, and have a
farm now. All classes and all kinds
OF business depend upon the prosper.
tty and success OF farmers and labor.
ing men. When farm crops fail or
diminish, business Of all kinds Ian