The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
REVISION OF TARIFF
BY THE DEMOCRATS
THIS is A PROJECTIONS COUN.
TRY-THEY WILL OFTEN BE
TOLD OF IT.

Before the democrats get far with
their plan of radical tariff revision as
outlined in the advance notices of the
work of the extra session. they will
have the fact impressed upon their
minds that this is protectionist coun-
try, says the Portland Oregonian They
will be reminded that the revolt of last
year was not against the protective
principle but against its eXaggeration
and abuse until IL became prohhitive
and monopoly breeding, They will
also be reminded that they hold
power not by a popular Endorsement
of their own principle of tariff for rev.
enue, but by virtue of division
outnumbercd the democrats in the
popular vote by about 2,000,000.
We shall learn how the lumber pro-
dueing states of the northwest and the
south will like to see the lumber in
dustry Frustrated by free lumber how
Louisiana, the cane sugar state, and
the 20 beet sugar states will like free
sugar, a republican policy grated on
a democratic bill; how the wool grow
ing states will like to sell wool on q
free trade basis and buy wooden goods
on IA protected basis, We shall learn
how deep are the low tariff convictions
of the democrats as applied to their
| own states and how far they can go in
in ant hn .s.,1
without some log rolling.
The democrats have been profllse in
their promises to reduce the cost of
living by reducing duties. If they cut
duties, as they appear to propose to
the point where factories will close by
wholesale. they will no doubt slash
prices and thereby lower the cost of
living, but the men working for much |
lower wages and the hosts of others |
who will be out of employment will |
not thank them. These men would |
rather pay higher prices and have the |
price, The promise is held out that |
free meat will make butcher bills |
smaller, but this calculation may not |
"oi poS III III AudbS cNPSAitt |
that free hides would cheaper shoes |
but it did not; shoes became dearer |
We may have no better luck with the i
flesh than we had with the hides Of |
cattle.
There will be many weary day !
and night of debate, many rollcall |
before the Underwood bill becomes q |
law or laWs, for 1t Is not vet clear
whether one general bill or a series Of
schedule bills Is to be introduced. AZ
regards the tariff IN particular, the |
house proposes, but the senate dis
poses, with their narrow majority ir |
the senate the democrats will hardly |
be able to put through the entire house |
will be necessary on such items as
sugar and lumber in order to carry
through the rest. While the senators
interested in those commodities are
securing concessions, others will claim |
consideration for their pet industries
This will be easy if a general bill is in
troduced. but it will still be possible
with schedule bills. There is NOTHING
to prevent the senate from COMBINING
two such measures. as it did with some
of the Underwood bills in the last con-
gress. Say what we will about log
rolling. it is really compromise, which
is a characteristic of all legislation. NJ
individual lawmaker can get exactly
ho &c. ho nv which |
he can get part is by yielding some
thing to other legislators. If Mr.. I'm
derwood could have his way there
would be cause for alarm lest indus
try suffer, but his bills have a long
and rocky road to travel before they
become law.
The democrats are, perhaps uncon-
doing a great service to their
opponents by introducing these bills,
Nothing could more quickly unite the
now divided protectionist forces than
4 radical tariff revision plan. The pou
llar vote shows that, united, the re-
publicans could win. The party which
after 16 years exile from office, sue
steuS OIlly lII ouSII WV 'lNlSlou VI ltH |
gpponents shows poor judgment In
at the outset the very course
which will most quickly bring about
reunion. Good generalship dictates
hat they divide and conquer BY the
same logic the democrats invite defeat
by uniting the opposition.
side walls of the rim OF the ancient
mountain are in places nearly 1000 feet
nigh and almost perpendicular. The