Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-08
Miserllaneous Rsadina.
THE TARIFF cATEcHISM."
The Traditional Democratic Doctrine
I as Explained BY Congressman Old
4 field of Arkansas,

as Explained BY Congressman Old
field of Arkansas.
An interesting dialogue recently took
Iplace between Congressman w. A. Old
Held of Arkansas and one of his con-
stituents. The dialogue Is of such
widespread interest and so pertinent al
this time, that The Commoner Is glad
to print the same in full as ii comes
from Mr.. Oldfield's facile pen.
Every Commoner reader should
carefully study this catechism.
Question: am somewhat confused
as to what is meant by the phrase
raw materials" can you explain it to
me?
| Answer-Yes. Raw materials are
those materials which are In their
lowest and crudest form when they
enter commerce.
Q.-Can you name some things
which are raw materials?
Ayes. Cotton, wool, lumber, coal
iron ore and so forth are raw mate
rials.
Q.-What do you mean by free raw
materials?
Al mean that the raw materials
such as / have just named, are free
when they are imported into this coun-
try from foreign country free Of any
tariff tax.
Q.-What do you mean by the terms
tariff tax or customs duty?
A tariff tax or customs duty Is q
charge which Is paid at any customs
house for the privilege Of bringing a
particular article into this country
from q foreign country
Q.-Does this tariff tax enhance the
price Of the article to the customer?
Ayes.
OWN you give me an illustra-
tion?
Ayes. If a foreign hat merchant
has particular kind of hat which he
can afford to sell for two dollars and
he brings that hat to this country to
sell, and If he were not compelled to
pay tariff tax he could sell 1t for
Just little more than two dollars, say
two dollars and a quarter, but IL he is
compelled to pay a tariff tax Of one
dollar on the hat, then, he must sell
the hat for more than three dollars.
Dwell, believe understand that.
Now, tell me, is the doctrine of free
raw materials GOOD Democratic doc
trine?
Ayes.
Q.-What Democratic tariff bill can
You name which recognized this doc
trine?
A.-The Democratic tariff bill of
1883, known as the Morrison bill, rec
ognized it. The Mills bill of 1888, and
its trainers recognized this doctrine.
The Springer bill of 1892 another
Democratic tariff bill, and l. franz
ers advocated and recognized this
principle; and the Wilson bill Of 1894
and it's trainers recognized this prin-
ciple or doctrine of free raw materials
Q.-What Republican tariff bills
have put into practice the doctrine OF
free raw materials?
A.-None.
Q.-Can you now give me the names
Of Democratic leaders who have stood
for this doctrine Of free raw materials
Ayes. Robert ]. Walker, the great
Democrat who was secretary of the
treasury when the tariff Of 1S46 was
written, and James M. Guthrie, anoth-
er great Democrat and who was sec
retary of the treasury when the tariff
of 1857 was written, both advocated
the doctrine of free raw materials.
Q.-Can you give me the names OF
distinguished Democrats who have ad-
vocated this doctrine of free raw ma
terials Of a more recent date, say since
the War Between the Sections?
Ayes. Roger Q. Mills, William l.
Wilson, William r. Morrison, John G.
Carlisle. Benton Mcmillan, Clifton r,
Breckenridge, Roswell P. Flower, Isham
G. Harris, z. B. Vance, Daniel W.
Voorhees,, James b. Beck, Richard
Coke, John H. Reagan, Grover Cleve-
land and William ]. Bryan.
Q.-Can you give me the names OF
/ lt-Ns. ..,lN III 1tx,.t he
oppose the doctrine Of free raw ma
terials?
Ayes. John Sherman, Thomas B
Reed, Julius c. Burrows, Serene E.
Payne, President Taft, John DalZell
Albert ]. Hopkins, James S. Sherman
Reed Smoot, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jo-
seph G. Cannon, Nelson w. Aldrich
Boies Penrose, Simon Guggenheim
Isaac Stephenson and William Lori
mer, all Of these leaders of the Repub-
lican party and the protection idea
oppose the Democratic doctrine OF free
raw materials.
Q.-Can you give me any particular
instance of any Of the distinguished
Republicans you have just named eX-
pressing opposition to free raw mater
ials?
Ayes. John Sherman, in his book
entitled Forty Years in the House
Senate and Cabinet" says, "The
dogma of some manufacturers, thai
raw materials should be admitted free
of duty, is far more dangerous to the
protective policy than the opposition
of free traders; a denial of protection
on coal, iron, wool and other so-calleC
raw materials will lead to the denia
of protection to machinery, to textiles
to pottery and other industries"
Q.-What has Mr.. Aldrich said or
this subject?
Ain 1909, when the Payne Aldricf
tariff bill was under discussion In the
senate, Mr.. Aldrich said he knew OF nc
Republicans and no protectionists who
raw materials.
Dwell, guess Mr.. Aldrich would
have known II any Republicans ant
protection manufacturers were in ia.
vor of free raw materials, wouldn't he
| Ayes Nobody in the country
knows the personnel Of Republican
leaders and the teachings of the Re-
publican party better than Mr.. AL
drich.
Q.-I have read where some distin.
guished Democrats have recently saio
| that they believe in a small revenue
duty on everything. Also, If we mus,
|
then, the people who produce the raw
materials should have the benefit OF q
tariff. How about this doctrine?
Al would say, beware of this doc
trine.
| Q.-Why?
A.-Because this sort of doctrine
| leads you to the conclusion that tarif1
taxes are not burdens, but benefits.
| Q.-How Is that?
A.-The Republican theory Is, tha'
tariff taxes should be so laid that there
shall be both equal burdens and equa
| benefits, although it does not worn
out that way, and in the very nature
of things, can not work out that way
| O.-Now, what is the Democratic
doctrine on this proposition?
A.-The Democratic doctrine Is, tha'
all taxes are burdens and are there
fore evils. The Democratic doctrine Is
that the power to tax is the power tc
destroy.
Q.-Does the Democratic party be-
lieve that tariff taxes take money ou'
of the pockets of the people?
| Ayes.
| Q.-What does the Republican party
teach that tariff taxes do for the peo'
pie? .,o,
A.-The Republican party says tha'
tariff taxes are not burdens but the!
| nd hal nPOnle.