Arizona republican., 1913-01-13
Our doubts are taitOrS, aud make nS lose the good 10e of might 1Oin,
 By tearing 10 atteD1bt.
 ---ShakeSbearc.
The Latest Tariff Argument

We thought had heard all the arguments against any reform of the tariff but list seems be inexhaustible. We have heard the plea of the infant industry for protection against foreign petition But never until Saturday was it sug- gcscd that tariff was a necessary protection for American industries against another.
 A representative uf the Independent tin plate industry told the house ways and means committed that if the tariff were removed and foreign com petition admitted the powerful Uniled States stee Corporation would drive and q, strucjion the independent industry would be incidental.
 If this reason for the retention of the duty tin plate were accepted reasonable. that would be the end of all tariff revision downward There is hardly d manufacturing industry in this country in which there is organization which bears th- same relation t. Independents that the U $ Steel Corporation bears it's domestic competitors. Hence we must maintain tariff high enough to pacatethc powerful organizations lest in their they destroy all the weaker ones.
 II may be asked why. the L. Steel Corpora tion i~ jealous competition. has already turned against tn. independents. which inc witness told the committee. could put O business in week.
 Such reason for high tariff cannot be ceped even if the fears of independents are well grounded and their incidental destruction should be result O a war between the Steel Cor poration and the foreigners
 The tariff that is the protective tariff. originally had in view the building up of home industries not for the sole benefit of the men engaged in those in dustrics. but mainly the benefit the people the United States-a thing that long ago our manu- racturers lost sight The tariff be the government itself was intended be. of the greatest good to the greatest number.
 that time the country. its consumers were q the mercy of foreign producers. The encouragement of home producers was intended for the ultimate relief of the consumers from the cxactions of the foreigners.
 This relief has been afforded and the of the tariff will be perverted if it is further employed for the protection of manufacturers or producers too weak to contribute that relief The high living is chief grievance The cost will not be lowered tariff is to be maintained for the indirect protection of manufacturers who admit that they exist only by the suferance of powerful domes tic competitors
 The manner in which democratic house is preparing for revision gives little promise of genuine It's methods different from those employed by the republicans It is gathering its from the concerns interested in high tariff The interests neither the Steel Corporation the Independents identical with those of the people These corporations heard but people not. There be substantial revision from which the people will be benefited until the policy of the progressive party expressed national plat form shall become the national policy. After declar- ing favor of protective tariff which shall equal conditions of competition between this and for cign countries and which shall maintain for labor an adequate of living. the platform first takes the interests the consuming public The present tariff disregards those s therefore declared by the plank be unjust
 Then follows this clean-cut proposal We pledge ourselves to the establishment of d non partisan scientific tariff commission reporting both to the president and to either branch of congress. which shall report first the of production, eff cency labor. capitalization industrial organiza- tion and efficiency. and the general competitive position this country and abroad of the industries seeking protection congress: second, the producing power of the tariff and it's rela ton the resources of government. and thirdly. to the effect of the tariff prices. operations middlemen and the purchasing power of the consumer We believe that this commission should have pIenary power elicit information and for this purpose. to prescribe uniform system of ac- counting for the great protected industries
 The democratic ways and means committee is proceeding gather information only the