Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-10
IMPORTANCE or TARIFF STUDY.

IMPORTANCE OF TARIFF STUDY.
The importance Of the tar1h issue
An the coming campaign will md con-
y siderable space devoted to 1t IN the 70.
publican campaign book. The tar1H
il an item that should receive lengthy
discussion. It has been with us long.
or than any other question. the nrst
piece Of general legislation signed oy
the first president Of the United states
dealt with this issue, writes the 81.
Louis Globe Democrat. This was the
measure signed by George washington
on July 4, 1888, which recited IN us
preamble. among other things, tnat II
was intended for the encouragement!
and protection of the manufacturers.
Ratween the Madison act Of 1853 ana
tha PAYNE law Of 1909, congress spent
more time over tariff legislation tnan
Il did over any other question.
roster Of the names and dates OF the
various tariff acts of the past century
and fifth. would All large space III
navsnaner OF in a campaign nano-
book. :.
a tariff bill may be framed IN q
honhazard manner in short time but
n such q bill is put into operation !.
Is likely to bring on aspanlc. Aga,
q tariff bill may be made Win q VIEW Nv
. OF aifording protection and s1lll noL az
So "A tariff bill the operation OF wnlcn
will result In general good OF tne coun
try, must be the result OF great stuuy'
directed in the right lines. lts n,aA
ers must be men who have a prac'lcsl,
knowledge of business conditlons anu
apply that practical knowledge III 'ne
framing OF the act. =,
A bill framed with the ob)ect Oh
"incidental" protection has always
been a failure A tariff FOR revenue
must be low enough to invite imports
ton Of an immense amount OF sooos " =.
m will not produce any revenue. -
4 does bring into this counary q arg
amount Of goods then the laco s .
IN this country that are making tne
same goods and paying higher WAGES
to get them made, simply nave 10 close
down or reduce expenses 10 % aplo "
meet foreign competition.
Many Of our tariff bills OF the pas.
+hat have been made with the view u
Incidental protection have been apso'
lnta failures as far as being OF pene-
Al 10 the American working man or
American industries Is concerned; me
intention Of the makers was good, put
they were simply wrong IN ludgheh.
Tho tariff we want Is the klno, We
have had for the past hfteen years
creating conditions that give the
farmer 4 good price for his crops anu
keep labor and capital employed.
Most of the tariff measures Wn1cn
went on the statute books had 10 some
extent, protection for one OF tnell
objects. but in spite OF that some Oh
them we're bad. Except the Clay com,
nromise tariff of 1888, which reduced
dntiea on q steadily declining scare.
TIA walker act. of 1846, the law OF
1a57 and the Wilson, German measure
~ 1894. nearly all Of the tarins nao
nrotection. directly and avowedly or
Indirectly. as one, of their purposes.
Even the act of 1894, as reshaped Dy
German and his coterie OF democrats
a the senate. aimed to give some mea.
sure Of protection to many artlcies.
IN this account It was denounced Dy
ST1,.on and his democratic associates
a. +ha house as being anti-democratic,
and 4 was characterized by President
cleveland as an act of party pernoy
md marty dishonor." A history of the
taIr hesitation since Washington's
dave would make very large book.
n avs reaf1rm our belief In a pro-
4ac+ive tariff" says the republican
rIatform OF 1912. "The republican
tariff nolicy has been OF the greatest
hanaAts TO the country, developing
nur resources, diversifying our indus.
tries and protecting our workmen
4 gainat competition with cheaper Ia
~ ahroad thus establishing for our
the American standard ll
az living" This expression SHOWS
that there Is no purpose among the
|republicans to abandon the protec-
Zionist doctrine. Moreover, on tn's
|nmaation 1t will receive more votes IN
tthe southern states this year than 1t
has commanded there hitherto. WIN
|tba growth OF the south In industry
Ana nrotectionist doctrine will win
friends there, as it did for like cause
IL tia west. There is nothing sec
hinnal about the protective idea. Dixie
viii hear the doctrine expounded tnere
Y1is wear with more beartiness than at
anv time in the past. All over the
country 1t will receive more attenuon
than any other question.
RURAL SCHOOLS AND FARMING.
Along with the other items of educa-
tion that the rural schools are taking
nm is to prove that farming-the right
Kind of farming-pays. The task OF
tle rnral schools is to show to the
Students how particularly essential to
|, them is the realization. of the money
value of agriculture. one OF tne De ..