Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Democrats Not Obliged to Be Destroy.
ers.

Editor Of the Bulletin: While the
different political 'isms' are scrap
ping away IN different parts Of the
country, l have oeen having just
little fun my self, trying to reply to my
many democratic friends who are
showerlng letters upon me to know
how | can call myself democrat and
not agree to revolution of business
by tearing sway the protective tariff
now in existence. The first two or
three l answered, but there are so
many and some of them so cranky
IF I may be allowed to use such a
Jerm) thai the only way / can an
swer them n the right way is through
the columns Of your paper that every
one of them appears to read.
Now, to begin with. democrat be-
leves in 2 government of, for and by
the people. A democrat has views on
constitutional questions that are not
and cannot be progressive in the way
that term s now used. AS the only
way to make the constitution pro-
gressive is to amend 1t with the de-
mands of the times, / believe in the
first and also plead guilty to being in
| favor of the constitution as it is; not
as it should be. That, in my estima-
| ton is true democracy. 1 also be-
lieve that the only tariff needed is a
tariff for revenue, but the fact re-
| mains we have tariff for protection
and that tariff cannot be disturbed
without unsettling the business it was
made to project.
AS to the high cost of living being
due to a protective tariff, that is an
nonsense, as Is proven by the fact that
| free-trade countries are suffering with
| the same troubles equally as bad If
| not worse than protective tariff coun-
tries.
The cheapest country to live in on
| the western continent is highly pro-
| tscted Mexico, because the supply OF
life, necessary articles are greater than
the demand.
The recent reduction in the tariff on
| hides, followed by q corresponding
raise in the price Of shoes and other
| leather goods proves that the tariff
does not cause the high price OF
| shoes.
While many Of the tariff schedules
are undoubtedly higher than they
should, the way to reduce them is
| by careful, studious examination into
| the cost Of producing and manufac-
turing articles at home and abroad
and proceeding accordingly.
Tariff reduction to suit section Of
the country at the expense of another
| section is al wrong
During the late debate on the reel
procity measure, the only reason fol
such an agreement by Mr.. Taft
| and his followers was. In my estima-
ton. political capital. When his party
| more jealous of the interests Of oul
! great agricultural world than Mr.
| Taft, voted him down and out, h(
| called a special session and asked
democratic congress to do what the
republicans had MOI. thereby putting
| that party in a nice little hole ant
closing up the hole.
After the democratic congress hat
passed the bill obnoxious to 100000
people (the farm people,, to offse
their blow at American agriculturalist:
| they offered a free list bill. In tina
| bill breads, hreadstuffs, and crackers
(unsweetened) we're included. All
kinds of prepared flour Except rice
were included. Funny, isn't it? Yer!
peculiar that the southern dictators O
the democratic congress should fail t.
include 'sWeetenedN cookies ant
breads and rice products in the FREE
list bill. 1t was all right TO bang
| away at tire wheat corn, oats, bee
and other products of the north bu
you mustn't .ouch the products of tn
sunny south
| This fac. alone proves that the tariff