The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14

Iudg" \ \ frrcmou .u Roswell Regl-
i"r.rfibunc, Dee. jth.
" everyone know, the 'Hrif J.. e tan
laid upon The importation ot foreign
good
\, there prevails, however great
,outrarity of notions ~ 20 What ron,ti.
tutc, HIGH aud what Low tarih,
hriof discussion ~ the matter may not
h" altogether uninteresting
~ III" first place there - 10" we'll
defined line. Ut icmarkation ,rpars'ing
the iwo -y.t"nI,. The terms are com.
lmrntr,c, \ ,arln may be- 80 nigh e, 70
amouu, Practical, 20 prohibition nj the
importation of the afltcl" on which II
j. lnid ut u may be- ~ i"w ~ 10 amount
practically 'o free trad. in th" article
\, general proposition. 'h- republi.
cans favor high tarin. The democrats
descending scale the partir. 10 many
instances 80 nearly approach each other
~ 2" hr scarcely disiingui,habl"
II j. jus, ~ impossible "a say with
mathematical accuracy whore the doe.
rrinc, of high tnrn leave on and the
doctrine, IT low tatih ,ot- 10. q, 10 d".
scribe with lih" accuracy when the daN
rud, aud night begins.
fur 'h" purpose OF what | aul about
u" .uy. uow",oro the pcopl" OF rb"
lui'rd state, may be divided in four
! rIa,,r~:
l,t Those who favor tarin for
protection only.
revenue and protection
3rd. Those who favor rarin for
revenue onlN
irh Those who believe in sbsolute
free trade.
I.m even this subdivision will not
, Civ" the reader au absolute clear insight
into the distinctions which prevail be-.
tween the two CLASSES most closely unit.
"d. n" will. of course comprehend with.
"ut difficulty the distinction between
the first aud fourth classes. the ptohibi'
Zionist aud free trad y: hut the di-tinr.
'lou which prebails between the second
aud third classes, Though substantial, !,
not 81" clearly dchnahle \ very large
majority of people of the United states
are romprchcndod IN these two classes
! They an believe ~ q turlh for revenue;
some uf them think It ought to h" con.
fined - rovenu" only; others that u
ought tn have . distinctly protective
element. Will" others think that whii,
the principal and possib, the only pur
pose uf lrvyiug the tax should be- the
raising uf q revenue, vet believe that n
ought to be- >" laid q, TO afford iuri
dental protection.
QUIT" . respectable number of people
IN ~" nitrd states, however. are oppo,
ed to the doctrine OF protection on priu
cipl". and favor q tarif for revenue
only; II becomes interesting therefore
10 not important tu ascertain what j.
meant hv PROTECTION.
II mean. the l"vyiug of such an i'm
port duty on the importation of q for
cigu made article ~ well e, make it i'm
possibl" for the foreign manufacturer
American manufacturer IN the American
market All persons belonging to either
the first or second rla,, are agreed that
tariff 20 this extent si least should h.,
laid
\ tarin which represents the differ
rncr IA the cost of the manufacture
aud importation of foreign made srti
ticl" hv an American manufacturer put,
the American manufacturer On the sam,
footing with the foreigner and in III,
opinion of probably . large majority 81
the American people, gives him sll ~,
.proirctiou he can reasonably ask,
But there are very many American
manufacturers or producers who are no
satisfied with the tarih which stops ~
representing the difference Of cost, bu
insists on tarih which will represen
u clear profit to the American producer
They insist that Il j. no, enough "a h.
put on the same footing with the for
cign producer. but that they ought Ia h.
given the advantage
But here the doctrine encounters an
other issue. The CONSUMERS ente
the field, saying that they too have som
rights which ought TO he considered
that they are willing AZ least most q
them say that they are willing) that IN
American producer he put on the sam
level with the foreigner, but when y
additional tax is laid, 1, means tha
they are required 10 pay to the hon
producer that much more than the art
eel is worth, aud that much more ths
he il entitled 20 receive.
II is here that the fight RACES hottie
, this is "the bloody anglen Of h
tariff battle aud resolves itself into h
general issues of a :" high" tari6T or
"low" tariff. President Taft is una.