Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-24
THE TARIFF AND TARIFF TALK.

Much rot has been heard about the Underwood act the
way its being alleged failure in production its
being business destroyer about dlsaerous
Suits and other basees allegations of republicans who make
utter disregard of truth and facts for political
effect.
Some thoughts and figures from the speech of Senator
Thos of Oklahoma recently made in the United States
Senate worth dwelling upon The difference between
the Underwood act and the PayneA act be compar
ed in the difference between the Republican and Democratic
parties and Senator Gore forcefuy illustrates follows:
he Democratic party believes that every dollar extract
ed from the taxpayer ought into the treasury of the
enmen The Republican party believes that for dollar
going into the treasury two three four five dol
lars ought into the gded treasures of great industrial
which recpocae fators with the Republican party
Customs of Underwood Act
To compare the two the Democratic and Repub
can the following facts and figures CLEANED from Senator
Cores speech:
The estimate Of the the Underwood act would
produce $270000000 1t produced $293000OOO of
toms revenues AS to the income and corporation tax it
estimated that would produce $9OO000 and produced
only $00O0O The total aggregated 1868 100000
over and against an estimate of 1866 100000.
Comparing the PayneAldrc act and the Underwood act,
producers alone irrespective of the duties them
selves during the 10 months of the Underwood from Oco
Der 1913 to August l. 1914 when the European broke
out the Underwood act produced $30680000 in
Under corresponding period of 10 months Of the Republican
measure from October l. 1912 to August l. 1913, the Payne
Arch bill produced 1896 100000 $OOOOOO less than the
Democratic measure during corresponding period.
This cnches the lie that has been handed by
Republican papers that the Underwood failed
tey as revenue and that the act ITSELF the fall
caused the loss and supports the allegation that if
the Underwood bill failure in this respect then
PayneAldrch measure greater failure And in support
of the proposition that the has responsible for great
falling off in few other facts figures compar
sons will offer enlightenment in that respect
Loss of Revenues Since the War Commenced
In determining whether not the is responsible for
the falling off in imports and the consequent and attendant
falling off in revenues, consider the following:
During August 1913, the United States the
tariff were $3OOOOOO During August 1914 they only
$19,OOOOOO showing decrease of 81 per cent.
Comparing receipts in the United States with receipts in
South America countries during the periods the receipts
In the latter fell off 80 per during the period above
noted compared with falling off of 81 per in our coun
try
In Chile custom receipts fell off 33 per the first
two months of the For the months United
States the decline 30 cent In Uruguay there was
decline OF 80 per cent for corresponding period Brazil
after the war broke out receipts declined
The falling off in customs in the United States correspond
verify the assertion that the decreased and gives
the lie to the assertion that the measure now in force
responsible.
The tariff has been used POLITICAL football the Repub
can party at times almost kicking of sight Any scien
tile basis suggested of working real needs
OF tariff for the purposes of the United States
revenue producing protection measure vigorously
resisted by republicans The npartzan tariff commission
suggested by President Wilson will take the tariff out of poll
tics forever.