The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Would Smoke Out The
HYDOCriteS.

The Democrats are planning an
organization for Tariff revision at the
next session, when they will control
the House OF Representatives. The
method OF reduction most favored
seems TO be the siding-scale plan of
1888, reaching the revenue. only
minimum in nine or ten years. 1t is
promised, however, that on "Some
schedules the reduction will be con-
siderable and immediate" (
The hope OF the Democrats at the
next session is not really to reduce
the Tariff. but only 10 work cut a
program Of Tariff reduction with
wnich tn go before the people in 1912
and secure complete power TO reduce
the Tariff through a Democratic
House, Senate and President If they
have the uck 20 obtain ali three.
Believing 1t in the public Interest
that the Democratic party
should have a clear aud conssten.
program of Tariff reduction wit h
which TO go before the people for
Their judgement we venture to point
out visible weakness in the proposed
method and 10 suggest au amendment.
The weakness is in the proposal to
anticipate a horizontal and sliding
scale reduction with Immediate re-
auctions in "some schedules If the
Democrates do that, we predict they
will have Just the same troubles Win
Misunderstanding members OF their own
party that the Republican party hso
in the last Tariff revision.
All the Tariff censors are for re
duction downward in the aosUrac''
Rnt when il comes to actually reduc
ing downward these gentlemen always
bob up with some schedules or ltem'
on which the Tariff must not on any
account be reduced, but rather IN
creased il d s,ible. And the more
voclferous they are for reduction III
general the more resolutely opposed
thew are to reduction in some par
ticulars.
What kent the last Tariff bill hang
ING so long in tue Senate was tha1
practically every one Of the lnsurgent
Senators had some sacred COW Or
other which must not be toucheo'
Gentlemen who had been most
clamorous about the ''infamies" OF
TIE Dingley Tariff on ChGutauqua
platforms simply wouldn't vote for
any Tariff bill which did not leave
unmolested or even increase rates on
some special products or tneir
particular states.
All well remember how Senator La
Toilette suosided from Insurgency
when the LUMBER echedule came up
for final decision. There is comic
tai. about Senator Burton and
certain item in the iron schedule
Mr.. Burton simply wouldn't play II
that item was not increased, even TO
a degree that was manifest y absurd
And Beverage and Cummins also
had their "sacred COWS" to when
their ChatauQua arguments ola noI
apply at all.
Therefore we suggest to the Demo-
Gratis that they begin with a reSolu-
tion for, say, 10 per cent. horizontal
reduction of the present rates. rms
would be, of course, the crudest
possible way of revising the Tariff,
but it would smoke out the Tarl1
hypncrites, of which the Democrats,
as well as the Republicans, nave a
sufficient number.
H. would compel these gentlemen
who are so vociferuuS on the lecture
platform for Tariff reduction IN
genera 10 explain publicly before the
county way they insist on having all
the Tariff reduction endured by the
other fellows. 1t would put an end
to their cloak-rJom intrigues ano
compel them to do their Iarlil
business ia the open.
Aud it would clear the National
mind of cant by exposing the most
ipcessant and vociferous Tariff reform
canters.- American Economist,