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The Senate Committee ca Jaaies~
ary has Just voted TO report faTcrsnay
joint resolution for . Coassatags0n-
al Amendment providing for tie
election o. Unite1 States Senator's 81
the people.
While the sentlmenf In favor Of
this reform has been growing stead
LIZ for years. yet the country vas
hardly ready TO believe In tnis I'm
portanr matter. which 50 fundAmea-
tally affects that great legislative |
body. IL il one OF the most striking !
Illustrations In = quarter OF a century |
OF the power OF public opinion over |
those least affected directly By popa-
lar sentiment
Tariff Commission Convention
There will assemble IA this city on
| tomorrow q convention OF the Ma
tional Tariff Commission Association.
The purpose of this organization Is
TO uphold and support the recon-
mendation OF President Taft for a
strong tariff commission. with broad
| powers, to investigate thoroughly the
difference in the cost Of production
here and abroad. and to report such
information as fast as received to the
President, in order that the Presi-
dent may report the same TO Con-
gress In a special message asking for
an increase In a certain tariff SEIZED
ule one at a time, according to the
facts.
A large number of Senators and
Representatives are billed to speak;
the President Of the United States
will also speak. 1t is noticeable,
however, that not a single Democrat
has consented to attend and deliver
l a speech. This shows that our Dem
ocratic friends do not want the tarifi
j question as political football, In
order to appeal to the galleries b.
T constantly declaring for downward
S revision, which they do not mean
[ and which, if they get in power, they
+ will not carry out any more thar
q they did under the Cleveland admin
e stration.
False and Dangerous Doctrine.
t. It is true that the Democratic Con
lie gress under the Cleveland admins
j. tration made certain notable redue
ID lions in the tariff, but at the sam
time they also made certain prefer
to ences for certain great trusts. Tn
to fact is that the Democratic sloga
O. for tariff "for revenue only" is nc
N based on any sound economic prir
Of ciple, and leaves the door open wild
j. for all kinds of favoritism to benef
Of the few at the expense Of the man.
~ When a Democratic Congress
be elected on the slogan of tariff 'ft
ip revenue only" it leaves that Col
n gress free to withdraw protectio
H. from every American industry whit
IL is not a pet of the Democratic part
or and to give as much protection
&C. they see fit to any set of interests
ne individuals which are pets OF Il
ed Democrats organization.
Indeed, il the Democratic par
could, by favoritism to one, tw
nd
thereby raise sufficient revenue
run the government, even though
per cent of the mills were shut dow
and so per cent of labor was put
of employment, yet the Democrat
or party could claim that 1t had co
An sistent1y carried out its pledges,
ng cause all it pledges to do Is to 1u
err gle the tariff to raise revenue,
ent matter whom it helps or whom
Ia hurts.
ne The Republican Rule q Sound, "a
eA nomic Principle.
in On the other hand. the Reput
md can rule is based on sound, 81
nomic principle. The Republic
rcd rule is that each tariff rate shall
the just high enough to cover the din
,as- ence between the cost OF product
hat here and aoroao' anu " na'e
rule apply to every industry and
all American labor. The Applicant
on of this rule has made this the gre
on est and most prosperous country
~ the world, and has built up q
raw maintained the high standard OF
nd. ing here as contrasted with the
standard OF living abroad. The
,,v riff commission. as advocated
President Taft, would make this
a. publican rule work scientifically q
,on accurately for the good OF the VII
ans people.
hat, An un-American Doctrine.