The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-10-21
Record CrOwd
Cheers Beperidge
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wealth and resources, why don't we
have permanent prosperity even great
er than Germany has enjoyed?
i will tell you why; it is because
we are the only nation which treats
Its tariff as a political question rather
than business question entirely out
side Of the pale of politics.
Because of the indefensible Payne
Aldrich tariff the Republican party
was driven out Of power two years
ago. Now we have a new tariff-the
other extreme-a low tariff. We were
told it would reduce the cost of living
and restore prosperity. weren't We?
Instead, however, it has increased the
cost of living and closed up most OF
our industries. 1t is as unjust as the
Payne-Aldrich tariff was corrupt.
This new tariff recently inflicted
upon by politicians who know absolute
ly nothing about tariff matters treats
the American farmer as though he was
foreigner, for it throws him into
direct competition with foreign farm
ers. But when this tariff was being
voted upon Senator Shively and your
Mr. Gray voted against the interests
of our Farmers every opportunity they
had to do so.
Why shivsIy Keeps Quiet.
"Mr. Shively very seldom ventures
to speak in the senate. and when he
does the poor soul wishes he had not
And this Mr.. Shively when the present
tariff law was being framed gave utter
ance to one of his few speeches. In 1t
he ventured the opinion that the
American farmer does not need any
protection.
The truth of the matter is neither
Mr.. Shively, Mr.. Gray nor any other
politician in congress know the A 3
C's about tariff making, or about mod
ern business conditions.
Il have always advocated q protect
I've tariff and l always will But the
Payne-Aldrich protective tariff was
not protection. If it was l would have
voted for it. The late Senator Dol
liver of Iowa, one of the greatest pro
tectionists ever in congress, fought
this measure and fought it so vigorous
ly that he is now sleeping in an honor
ed grave.
"Dolliver, myself and a few others
studied this law and found that sched
ule after schedule was laden with cor
ruption-that to speak bluntly, it was
theft or burglary, just as you please
That it was drafted to benefit specia
interests alone and that the genera
prosperity Of the country had beer
ignored in its making.
What the Result Was.
81 told Aldrich il this law was jam
med through 1t would bring down upoI
| the party the wrath of the American
people, and l apparently spoke the
truth.
Now, friends. If these Republican
| leaders, who framed this bill and who
! are still actively identified with thei1
party. and men even worse than then
Pat Lynch, the Republican candidate
| for congress from this district, for in
stance-fool you again you will b.
| getting just what you deserve. Why
even now they are figuring on putting
through a tariff, If they get in contro
| again, that will make the old Aldrtcl
| law tame in comparison.
This country needs a sane, scien
tific protective tariff drafted not b.
politicians but by a commission of ex
perts, which is the method provide,
by our party, and this country will
never have healthy, permanent in
dustrfal prosperity until this reform i
provided Your intelligence tells yo
that l am speaking absolute facts.
Never Had Expert Revision.
1--WE have never had a fair and e1
pert tariff revision. Throughout ou
history it has been tariff high an
| tariff low and with each change ir
dustrial depression or decentralization
an unhealthy business boom under
high protective tariff. a business co
lapse under an extremely low tariff.
I'VE want a protective tariff now,
repeat, but protective tariff that fail
ly protects all industries which stan
in need of it. But this kind of tari1
can never be provided until the que'
tion is taken out of politics and place
in the hands of a federal commissio
of experts.
eff we are to have protectiv
tariff we must begin with the protec
ion Of the farmers, who have no prt
lection under the existing law, an
not with the manufacturer. Our farm
ers are in direct competition with tn
fresh new lands and with foreign farm
ers who live on six cents a day.
How the Germans Do.
"Iike I went to Switzerland to stud