Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-04
The Standard OF Tariff
Making Fully Discussed

only gives n political complexion,
but makes II n very potent factor In
politics Along the line of tariff vari-
alton you can trace the rise and fall
OF national power easy enough.
The republic, one might say, IL a
true practical expression Of Its laws,
but OF none is Il SO fun and free an
expression as OF It's leading law, that
pertaining 70 tariff protection, It's
fication well within the sphere of
protection, but they do not admit OF
the annihilation OF this quality. With
in the protective range the standard
Is very distinctly fixed for tariff re-
vision. The power that has fixed II
is the effect produced on that very
susceptible and sensitive organization
known as the government That sim
| plifies matters and strikes out Il
straight course for tariff legislation.
There need be no Misunderstanding
OF doubling here. II is only when wo
lose sight Of this light set to guide
us on the high seas OF politics that
we get befogged. II IL easy enough
to do the right thing Aad one can
acquaint himself with duty when ne
will. II isn't within the constitution
al province OF any political party 10
enact tariff bill that is detrimental
to the welfare and renown OF the ma
| tion. The constitution sanctions nc
such enactment, for 1t Is in the fullest
sense the law Of popular advance
ment.
It's little bit funny and queer, do
you know, for Democratic senators
and representatives. to question the
constitutionality Of n Republican tar
iff. 1t is really more strictly constl-
tutlonal than anything else within
the whole realm of congressional ac-
ton. 1t comedies with the import
and genius of the organic law as
nothing else of statutory character
does. If you want to see whether on
not a Republican tariff is constitu-
tional consider the Payne-Aldrich bill
and the Underwood bill in their re-
spective relationships to the purpose
for which the constitution was made
compulsory. The large free list ol
the Underwood bill is the seVerest
blow the protective idea has received
in a long time. This is meant in the
limitless or universal sense. The pro-
lection derived from the tariff Is but
a part of our vast national defensive
power. Any other view is shalloweI
and narrower than the truth of the
matter admits. In all measures per
tanning to the welfare of the public
or the nation there there is the ele-
ment of protection.
But what we had of IT in the Payne
bill has been cut to very decided
modicum by the Underwood bill. Then
If a law is expressive of its character
and reveals its import in its operation
the bill submitted to congress by Mr.
Underwood, with the approval OF the
president, is much less constitutions
than the bill 1t is designed to super
sede SO extensive, indeed, Is tn
free list, II seems, as to class II witt
measures that are altogether uncon
stitutional The truth is, we get The
fullest effect of the constitution II
the tariff laws of the Republican par
ty. They are what IT was intended
the smallest detail of constitutions
law should be-they are protective
And not only that, the protective
powers of the government reach the
climax of expression in the Republi'
can tariff. This gives it very eXcep
tional distinction, nothing in the
whole realm of law taking precedence
of it, except the constitution. Bu
when you take protection out Of the
tariff 1t drops to the minimum of i'm
portance.
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