The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-10-22
POLITICAL FAIRNESS.

While the more rabid republican papers continue hammering at the Wilson administration on account of the seaman's bill ands the tariff, and particularly the latter, there is once and awhile one which is found to be willing to treat the subject fairly. When the effect of the former bill is ' summed up it amounts to this. The steamships, which are plying on the Pacific between the United States and been sold.
 The excuse given is that they can not afford to pay the additional cost which would accrue to the operation of their vessels by the employment of American sailors. As the vessels belonging to one of these companies never have been credited with being profitable, the company took advan- heavy demand for ocean going yes sels, to dispose of their holdings at good prices. The sum total of yes sels which have been disposed of un- der the pretext of the seaman's bill is seven.
 The free sugar provision of the tar if bill has been a fruitful source of political criticism from the republi- can press, and now that Secretary Mo Adoo advocates modification of this, many of them are criticizing him for this recommendation. The Chicago. Herald, staunch republican paper, however, is disposed to deal more fairly and says:
 Secretary McAdoo will recommend to congress that the deficiency taxes be continued until the end of the European war and that the present duties on sugar be retained for sev- eral years or until normal conditions be restored
 MT. McAdoo's announced fiscal policy, which of course is approved by the President, shows political courage. It faces facts as they are. I6SdTuI6SS u dCCuSdb1Ouo VI iAS0hoAo- tency,' the jeers of party opponents about failure of the democratic tariff act, and the clamor against taxing necessaries of life which will doubt less be raised.
 With respect to the latter sort of critics, every real student knows that government cannot be supported by taxation of 1uXuries alone. 'Neces- saries of life must be taxed; the aim of statesmanship is to make the tax equitable and as little burdensome as possible to the masses of the peo- pie whose incomes are small.
 Holding no grief for the Under wood tariff act, fairness requires the Herald to remark that as reven1e preduceh it was until the European war came, justifying the predictions of it's authors. It reduced customs revenue, to which the democratic party was pledged. But it produced as much customs revenue, before the war, as it's authors claimed for it. h. dustrial effects are not here consider ed; merely revenue effects.
 Its free sugar feature was reluc tantly accepted by MT. Underwood and other experienced tariff makers It had failed to give cheaper sugar be- fore the war began. It discarded fruitful source of revenue to which the individual contribution was not a heavy burden. That the policy was largely a mistake is courageously con- fessed by MT. McAdoo's announce ment.
 Partisan opponents of the Wilson administration are entitled to make the most they can of the situation. But the courage that faces the facts and acts as they require will be com mended by fair-minded Americans"
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