The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-09-30

was informed the board had nothing to report
What was the tariff board doing during these q
months?
Soon after the appointment of the board. its
chairman, Henry c. Emery, established head
quarters in the private residence of Frederick Hale,
son of Senator Eugene Hale of Maine, who has
been known for years as one of the most powerful
defenders of ultra protection.
In October, 1910, it was announced that the
work of the tariff board" was to be doomed at a
series of banquets For three months the banquet
ing campaign occupied the time and attention Of
the board. Among the hosts was the Arkwright
club, the leading association of high protection
manufacturers of the country. Then on Feb. /,
1911, Chairman Emery was the guest of the Nation
al Association of Wool Manufacturers wards
of Schedule K-with William H. Wood on one side
and Vce-President F. S. Clark on the other.
The plan finally adopted for estimating costs is
the plan which, at this dinner Emery was advised
to adopt.
And this is the board for whose report all tariff
revision must be held up!
Kansas City corporation had a controversy
with firm doing business in an Eastern city, and
having received letter threatening suit took it to
their attorney for consultation.
The lawyer, plain blunt-spoken man, looking
at the sheet of paper on which the letter was
written, said why will you do business with third
rate people; you ought to know that in doing so
you are only inviting trouble" But" answered
the client, "the firm is not third-rate; they are
quoted as being worth million dollars" Il don t
care how they are rated" replied the lawyer,
they may have ten million dollars and would
SAY they are thirdrate in feeling, character and
dealings, because their third-rate stationery
tells on them Look at it! cheap paper, dauby
printing. No business house Of any self respect
would use it. You generally tell the character
of concern by the stationery they use. Better
settle and be done with them, and hereafter don't
do business with such cheap people.
Every business man is known by the goods he
carries, by the stationery he uses.
Editor democrat colville Paper here president
Taft has refused to sine the congress bill to give
farmers free implements and wool, will you tell in
paper why this is, tn farmers want it but president
Taft does not"
The above is the main query, verbatim, in letter
received by the Examiner last week. After spend
ing week on his large office library of agricultural
reports, exchanges and amanacs, the editor offers
the following explanation, which will be sent to
president Taft for verification:
President Taft is not in favor of any congress
bill which will give anything free to farmers for
the reason that he is not in favor of any such bill.
President Taft believes in a denatured tarff-a
tariff with any stinger taken out which will hurt
the capitalists but with the raw ingredients left in
to kill the consumer
President Taft, whose name is Otto B. Retired,
has many friends on Bull street in No Work City,
who are indirect farmers. That is they direct the
farmers and receive payment indirectly. President
Taft was sent to Cashington, which is in the Dis
trict of Plunder, to act as resident agent for Bull
street, and in company with Senators G. R. Aft,
7. R. Ust and l. N. Terests has been able to dc
considerable for the farmers in the way of reliev-
ing them-of their money. He prevented the
operation of the unjust congress bill to take the
duty from farm implements, thus protecting one
of the greatest corporations in the country from
being plundered by the producing farmer.
To quote president Taff's own ideas: II am here
to perfect those who need perfection. The manu-
facturers and rp'rations have lots of int'rests
and much capital which needs perfection. The
farmers have hardly anything any more, and there
fore do not need perfection
At the last session of congress, Tn. E. De.
Mocrats and Surgents passed three distinct bills
which would have reduced the cost Of living to the
common people, Fat Bill flung them in the scrap
heap without batting an eye for he is man Of
broad views and stomach, and knows where he can
eat regularly when he is forced to leave his present
job. AS for giving anything to the farmers. that
is out of the question.
For further particulars watch for Taffs explain.
alton as to why he done it.
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Maine has voted to reneal the state prOhbitOry