The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-18
RAKE Off OF THE
TARIFF BARONS
Five Dollars For Each Dol.
lar of Revenue
Received.

600 year which goes into the troas-
ury of the United States. II is csti-
mated by statistlcians that everv tine
lone dollar goes into the treasury Of
the United States under the high nro-
tcctive system about So goes info the
pockets of the tariff barons If that
be true. Then the high protective svs-
ten costs the people OF the United
States about one billion and a half n
Iyear.
1t is n gross outrage upon tho tax.
payers of the land. Tho Democratic
theory is and always has becn that
In adjusting the tariff in order To ralse
the revenue, the highest rates ought
to be levied on mxurics the lowest or
none at all ON the necessities OF life
and that is precisely tho kind of bill,
on tariff the Democrats will pass when
thcy get possession or the White
House, the senate and house of rom
rcsentatives at the same time.
I'm the United States with It's change
Iablo climate wooden blankets and
clothing are absolutely necessary to
lcOmfort and to health. The rich ana
the poor alike must have them. and
yet on blankets nine feet long valued
at over 40 cents per pound tho rates
of the Payne Aldtich bill are 80 cents
per pound specific plus so rcr cent.
ad valorem. Worked out into ad va
lorem rates they amounted in 1904 to
a tax of 1S2 1-2 per cent.
To make 1t still palmer, when you
go into store and buy blanket for
S2.S2 1-2, one dollar Is what the bian-
ket is worth; the other $1.S2 - IS
what you pay for the privilege of
paying a dollar for a blanket Chat Is
only worth dollar
In 1907 Where was imported into the
United States only 5000 worth Of
that sort OF blankets on which the
lgovernmcnt collected tariff of 500
SO. The rates are prohtbitlvc. Dur
ing that year millions of dollars worth
cf that sort Of blankets were used In
the United States; domestic blankets,
to the value OF which was added the
tariff. not one cent of which went into
the United Sta;cs treasury, and every
cent of which went into the pockets
of the tariff barons.
This, Il seems. would explain in
lpart, why this country Is producing
multi-milllonaircs faster than any 9TH
or country on the globe.
State School Commissioners Miller,
who along with other Democratic
state officers, has been striving To
make this administration n model of
efficiency. Is preparing a new course
OF study for the rural schools OF Ohio.
A year ago. there was a movement for
such course, but II resulted In a
lsmall curriculum that has not answer
cd the purpose for which 1t was i'm
tended.
The Miller code win go into details
and Will embrace not only subjects,
but will give text books and method
of teaching so that instruction viii he
easier impaired and received Both
the teachers and pupils viii be bene-
ftcd.
Each year onc-fourth OF tho teach
ers I'm the country schools are new
and consequently inexperienced, so
Ithat hereafter they WIN be rclioyed of
ono difficult task.
The speeches OF all ultra progress
sive leaders before the constitutional
conventioh, Colonels Bryans and
Rooseyelts among them, AN give adj
dltional testimony that the admin
lstration of Governor Harmon has
been ono eminent FOR its constructive
land progressive reforms.
Harmon has actually had ennctcd
into laws, most of the principles these
lrogresslvcs say should he adopted.
Representative Democrats OF the
Fourteenth congressional district met
In Mansfield Tuesday afternoon, OK
lpressed lthoir approval of tho admin
istratiOn of Governor Harmon. set
forth a list of the constructive and
progressive legislation he has secured
for tho people of Ohio and held ii as
a record that has never been excelled
Iby any governor.
"A resolution offered by Solicitor
| r. Y. McCray, OF Mansfield. and which
,was unanimously adopted, reads I'm
ipart: I'VE, the Democrats of The
Fourteenth congressional district and
as representatives of Tho central ex-
ecutivc, congressional and judicial
committees of the several counties
composing said district of Ohio, here
by approve and commend tho admin
iatration Of Governor Harmon, be-
cause his campaign promises and the
platform declarations have been full
filled by executive and Legislative per-
lformance, so that we challenge COM
parison with any previous administra-
ton OF either political party in Ohio
or elsewhere.
"He has placed a premium on hon-
esty and efficiency I'm public office. lie
has placed the governorship upon a
new plano of dignity and Importance;
he has attracted the attention of the
entire nation as an executive by an
lhonest efficient, fearless and business-
lman's administration OF public affairs
He has redeemed the state of Ohio by
two successful elections, being return
ed as his own successor by 10O,0 900
majority as a tribute to his wise dis
Ioernment, painsdalSing care, courage
and fidelity TO the people in the dis
charge of the great duties entrusted
to him, 50 that at the last state con-
vention he was unanimously endorsed
by the delegates as Ohio's candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
lpresident