Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-25

measure proposed was IN the interest
Of both countries.
"The movement started was In the
right direction because Il WAS toward
a competitive policy. It's immediate
Rgd landabio purpose was to lessen
the cost OF living Ia each country.
whether later the mutual adj
yantaRes 10 our respective peoples
shall be appreciated by our neigh
bor across the border, the conscious
ness that we took the right course
should comfort ~. In all probability,
however. the sober second thought
OF the people OF Canada will Induce
reconsideration Of the action OK iass
year. The temporary reduction Of
the duty on cement Sy the CANADIAN
opponents OF reciprocity Is significant
OF the results that In due course may
be expected.
"Ail honor to the Democratic house
which stoed for the good OF the ma
tlan as whole and prevented the re-
peal Of the reciprocity act thus leav-
ing the door 10 Canada II her people
later shall elect 20 accept our pro-
poNals.
For the ills that flow from that
tariff increase. from an average OF 30
per cent 60 80 per cent. the Republic
can party is responsible. For this
continuance Of that rate against the
efforts Of a Democratic congress a
Republican president IL to blame. IL
IS evident that Keller can come only
through the election OF Demo-
cratic president and congress.
During an these years OF en-
forced leyies on this many for the
benefit of the few. Il has been abund-
lantiy demonstrated that the tariff IS
AZ accurately described by a trust
maanate. the fruitful mother OF
trusts
mir. Taft said In a speech In 1905
that during tho preceding ten years.
nine-tentha OF the combinations 10
restrain trade had come into exist
encc During nearly all that time tho
Republican party was IN control Of
every northern. eastern and western
state. as well ~ Of the federal gov
ernment.
Little WIS done by the party IN
power 10 resard the weedy growth
and that little feebly. That an ounce
Of prevention ~ worth pound Of
scure was never SO forcthly Illustrated
The prevention OF combinations
would have protected All the people
and harmed none. The process Oi
destruction Furnishes the innocent Ina
vessofs az well as the guilty or.
ganlzers.
"The reason for the encouraging Of
lofficials Is plain. Tho tariff bene.
lficiaries were and for many years
Had been contributors TO campaign
FUNDS of the party which ia turn yro'
itccted the special privileges enjoyed
hy the donors. but competition pre-
vented IN agtne instances the colicc'
tioE from the people OF tho fun sun
lstlpulated In the tariff 70 secure d
an tempted the cupidity and stimu
lated the ingenuity Of the bene'
ficiariea
"Hut one way could hs found
cOmhinntion 10 control the price ul
90 the point where the statute let 4
foreign competition, The same partl
which shut out foreign competition
was found wilkins 10 permit the for
, nation Of combinations which a
| fectunliy haniehed home competition
) The common law on the subject am
tho sherman act were treated hy Re
, publican officials as repealed BY i'm
. lplicatlon. Need Il be said that IA
! protected interests for these large
3 lprlvileGes made larger contributions
Combinations 81 course multiplie'
: lrapidly Under such encouragement
and stimulation. especially ~ the cyl
dence accumulated thar the execuiiv
I department Of the government coui
: be relied upon for protection even 4
Tease ct attack BY enemies.
1--WE are indebted "a the prcsidcn
: for the evidence that his predecesso
I. Having first enjoyed an intervie'
I Twin George W. Perkins restraino
\ his attorney general from bvinHin
4 suit against the Harvester cOmhlna
a ton.
Y ''For tho steel corporation he wei
l further, for be wrote hia nttorne
Z general IN advance OF ita absorptio
OF the Tennessee COai aud Iron con
pany that he had decided 20 Intel
pose no ohieclloni
Indeed, apparently he stood read
TO perform similar kindly offices g