The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-01-19
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.he tariff vail should not he lowered.
hut in some cases should be raised, IN
order 20 properly measure the differ
o,c. i-s the cost Of production here
.ah abroad. while. on the other hand.
,ha nrossressive Republican would
.raaoy, his facts, and claim that the
So "a ae had gathered and present
ed them showed that We could lower
IN. ,arlT rate on this article and on
.hs, and still have the wall htga
cough to cover the difference In the
eos, OF production here and abroad.
Logical and Constructive Solution.
These strong, constructive states
men aho make up the Republican
marty on both sides OF that fight.
looked each other in the face before
that bill was passed, and agreed that
hereafter they would have no differ
arces as 10 the facts, and so II was
agreed that a provision should be put
in that tariff bill providing for Ia
riff board or commission, made up OF
experts, who should travel to every
country. as President Gompers did
for his great labor organization in
1909. and there study the difference
in the cost of production on each ar
ncle and report the facts TO the Presi-
dent of the United States, who should
send such facts as fast as received TO
Congress in a special message, cali
ing upon Congress TO raise or lower
each schedule according to the official
facts.
The Work of Tariff Commission.
This is now a law. 1t is true that
the law, as passed, providing for
tariff commission, does not cover as
broad scope as the President de-
sired; but yet he has appointed that
hoard. and that board is at work, and
soon we will see messages going to
Congress with the facts, and when
those facts are presented to Congress,
the American people should see TO 1t
that there are men in Congress from
each district who will have the cour-
age and the patriotism to vote &C
Oording to the facts.
Why Democrats Opposed a Tariff
Commission.
Strange to say, our Democratic
friends in Congress, opposed most
strenuously placing that provision Tor
a tariff commission in the bill. They
showed more interest in fighting the
placing of that provision on the bill
than any other clause in it; and why!
Simply because they are afraid that
when the facts are gathered officially
it will destroy their bogus issue for
crying for downward revision and
tariff for revenue only. They know
that when these facts are sent to Con-
gress by the President, that no Dem
ocrat can maintain himself before the
people by fighting against the facts
The darling desire of the Democratic
party is to hold up false slogan OF
tariff for revenue only with which
to mystify and fool the voters, with
out ever mmittingthemselVes as te
what it means or does not mean.
The Absurd Democratic Position.
1.-The truth is, that the Democratic
position for tariff for revenue only il
the most unscientific, untenable ant
absurd proposition ever put forward
as slogan by great party. Their
In no rule or principle for the pro
lection of American labor or Ameri
can capital by which that Democrat
slogan can be applied. In fact, tina
slogan is in utter contempt and de
fiance of any idea Of the protection
American labor and capital, and is i
utter contempt and defiance OF tn
American people in maintaining GU
high standard of living as contraste
with the low standard of living i
foreign countries.
"The Democratoc party, il put i
power, can, under this slogan, for tf
riff for revenue only, withdraw ever
particle Of protection from any on
of q dozen or q hundred great indus
tries in this country, and il ther
should happen to be one, two or
dozen industries that were specis
nets of the Democratic leaders, the
they could place tariff duties enoug
on the articles manufactured by thos
concerns to raise sufficient 'revenu
to run the government, thus keepin
prosperous a few industries, viii
they were closing down every othe
industry and factory in the Unite
States.
A Great Field for Pets, Jobbery an
PanicS.
''This is the most inviting field fl
jobbery of which it is possible to col
ceive, and when the Democratic pa
ty was last in power, under Grove
Cleveland, they put up a tariff bi
that was full of jobs of this kin
They closed the doors Of hundred
and thousands of factories, while
certain pets, trusts and corporation