The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-06-20
Protection or Free Trade?

Editor question of protection freetrade
political and be settled that basis The Democratic
theory is that the ideal of equal opportunities for all
can be effected only through direct instead of indirect TAXATION
because of artificial and unfair opportunities
by protective tariffs and that wherever such enormous agg
cations of wealth the burden of proof the Legitimacy
accumulation rests with the of the
captains of industry: 1--WE believe that version Oh
equality opportunities for all would have given smaller
individuals who are comfortably The party
theories incapable of proof except by
United political change of heart and demand
ing reforms the fundamental methods of taxation
The complete control of all branches of the
first time in sxtyone The whole system
Democracy nursed its of political faith in
dividual would him ideals of Immortality cnging to them
rather hoping would be postponed for while Suddenly crc
stances make the ideal real ideal longer practical
sweet lakes promised refresFmnt and plenty
The theory of democracy builded on foundation of improved
Revolutionary find its inception the influence of those
philosophers and colonial theorists going to build
palace of Men born free Certainly but not
of opportunity but the equality ability grasp opportunity
and cannot be legsaed into by
overwhelming vote of the majority in any community
n r iP""T he Par rd by means Of rotecti~e tariffs Which
equally all
of the articles taxed than by injecting the nqnora tax
will be- rather than what ought be and what
might have been Its history has been of constructive develop
hngsashey-are its achievement
whole fabric of the development of the
United States and wordpowe that would
impossible separate the from the other The whole
machinery of political and economic life Republican and
would full of Democratic control
make otherwise The Republican Party ams that while there
accunuans wealth in the hands of individuals
corporations these results imply unfair opportunity and
development of of such of
wealth not bad thing for the country that is not illegal to
become millionaire that the control of wealth difficult
than the control those who have acquired surplus The
Republican party only position to affirm that its theories
of government are bengn-it has proved them
The change from system of Indirect taxation direct
bound greatly the cost of the machinery of
1t will vastly the of employees
The last house of representatives Democratic by working
majority of The holds the responsibility for
financial legislation and good illustration of what this ere
to eesonan simplicity by passing appropriation
bills oang of $S7000000 appropriations
made by any Republican congress
While the cost reform is always high looks if reform
carried to the of Jeesonian simplicity might
cxtravagant to the point of bankruptcy.
The Republican party acknowledges that instances pro
ectve tariffs have been maintained high level after tn,
economic necessity for high protection had ceased exist but
maintain that where that situation find its sou
ton by the creation of tariff board tariff similar
suton and judicial bodies the interstate
commission and that where has become
burden the tariff be the authority
amend and confer the boon of immediate relief the particular
industry affected without the complete disturbance of all
cal enterprises for four under the
system.
We of the Republican party, believe that has been
beyond the cav of doubt that the system of indirect taxation
through protective tariffs imported goods the only whcl
JARED q. SMITH.
Homo