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BLAMES TARIFF 1 c And the Trust for the High Cost og Li?ingaod other Evils '< if DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE \ the Report of the Minority Member of the Senetr Committee Cow- l> a (IcniiLs the Tariff, Trust, Combines I Monopolies as Oppressing the Masses for the Benefit of the Few. 3 The tariffs, trusts, combines and | monopolies and an Increased money t supply are the three substantial * muses for the advance in prices in the United State?, according to Sen- ? atorg Johnston of Alabama. Clarke t?r Arkansas and Smith of South Car- e oitna. minority members of the select ' .Htate committee, appointed during ^ t'u- last session of congress to lnves- v tieate and make a report on wages ad the prices of commodities. ' We are without sufficient data." ' Say the minority members in their report just completed, "to apportion 1 the degree of responsibility between v these three causes, but that the two ' il?st are the chief malefactors we 1 have >no doubt; and they are of our Owu creation or permission." After attacking, one at a time, 1 the 15 principal causes contrihut- e lag. according to the minority report r to bhe high cost of living. the-> minor- ! 1\ members take up the tariff, de- 1 .*ing that when the Payno-Aldrich s bill was framed "ohampayne was ^ t. t. on the schedules from 54 to 66 |>v>r cent., whilst wearing apparel r fras taxed 80 to 9 2 per cent.?drink leg champagne was to be encourag- 1 \.l aud wearing woolen clothes (lis- 0 On raged. So with hats," they add, a * those bringing not over >4.50 per 1 d*--zen were taxed 77 per cent and 1 those valued at more than $18 per f doxen 17 per cent." c The result of protection, they dee'P-ie, is great fortunes for the few and great suffering for the many. We believe," they say, "that the , f ""ount of the tariff Is added to the Itiioe and taxed to the consumer; that but for the tariff the commodl- 1 ios we buy upon which that tax is ' laid would he cheaper, approximately to the extent of the tariff; aud < thai when we do not buy the import- 1 e?S article the protected manufacturer puts approximately the amount of i It on the goods produced by him." "It is difllcult to understand how any one can favor high rates of duty if he does not honestly believe ; dial it win increase the prices to be ' ro&Hxed by the manufacturers pro- . diicing the article affected, by dimiti- t Ishing or destroying competition, < end thus rocessarily increasing the cost to the consumer. Then we were ' many times mournfully warned that c any reduction in rates would flood j oet country with low-priced Oer- c ?rtl?n products, and that the smoke d of American manufacturers would \ . disappear from the heavens. Now j ve are informed that the tariff has o act Increased the cost of these arti C?ea entering into every household ?ti.d administering to the health and c Comfort of every family." s Showing the effect of the tariff on a rices, they instance sugar, on which ? the New York consumer, they say, l. pays more than the London consumer by the difference between the sugar tariffs in the two countries, plus 17 cents per 100 pounds. "It is pcarcely necessary." they Mid. "lo mention the inl ^"ous wool- 1 eiv Honcauip?wjjere mr.n raTe? are so high on these necessities of our pec pie as to practically preclude any b< reign competition with the Ameri.*ai nanufacturer, except on high- ( i?ctc J goods purchased hy the v wealthier consigner who can, to some ? extent, disregard price." I Taking up the subject of trusts, i Combinations and monopolies, they \ declare that "there are few trusts i that could survive a revenue tariff, c t hoy flourish onlv under the shadow i of high protective wails. Standing \ behind those walls that shut off for- i e'gn competition and destroying do- ; uestic competition by consolidaitons < and absorptions, they $re limited on- i Jy to selling at a fraction less than i the foreign price plus the protective | doty. That they reduce cost of pro- i duction seems certain, hut it is in ! rare cases that the public of the la- \ borers employed by them participate ] to the enlarged profits So enormous have been their profits that we find organizations, *p? toping up oil over the country, j ftke the Klgin t>oard of trade, ;he wholesale grovers, luml>er deal- ] ors?associations that have contrib- , i.ted largely to the advance in pi ices and the frauds perpetrated by ! manufacturers of certain goods ir?n ductng the weight of contents of ' packages f'om 20 per cent aud main- 1 valuing the same price. "The methods of the meat trust." taey declare, "seem to be admirably adapted to taking from the consumer t ?r?J the producer the largest amount 1 that the tariff will hear. Their de- C mruction of local competition can | y.t be Improved upon." As what ? ey call * "sample of the working . our combines," they say thnt ' rhilo everywhere else in the world e pt:lce of harvesting machinery <s >is been -ippreciably reduced since' 'jOO, in the CJri ted States it has een materially inc. ease J. The loroase," they add. "started nearly ontemporaneously with the Diug?> tariff, ' a As to wa?es, they say that "the t?ar that wages would fall if the tarIl' were removed, and the fall in : ices would not be a clear gain to he consumer, is not warranted by he experience of Great Britain. * !?eat Britain is a free trade nation- ' n I it is the most prosperous nation n the worid except our own. Shoa'.B r emigrants rrom thee tarltr-riddeu at ions of France, Germany, Italy >id Russia go to England to work, lut Englishmen do not emigrate to brse countries because the standard f living is lower. The general test mony t'nat the rate of wages for 11 mechanical trades is substantialy higher in Great Britain than in hose protectionist countries, while be prices of ueceessitles are lower, paving the Englishman a wider marin to live upon. "It Ls about 60 years Blnce Oreat iritaln adopted free trade, and dur- | ug that time, according to a table lubllshed in Whltaker'B Alamanas. ages have increased 81.7 per cent ' ud prices only 3 per cent. It is. i htrefore, well seen that the aboil- | ion of the tariff in England did not , iring down the rate of wages. Neiher would it in this country. If 'O remove the obstruction allowing ' ir'ces to sink to their natural level, i ne question of wages may be trustd to take care of Itself." Replying to the majority's state- ' ornt. in its report, that an "lncreos- 1 d demand for farm products" is a i ause of advancing prices, the minor- I iy cite the wheat crop as having inroHsed from less than seven bunds per capita in 1900 to more than ;ght in 1909; corn from 27 to 30 lushels per capita, and potatoes rom almost three to more than our bushels. Notwithstanding the ncTease in the price of farm promots. the farmer, they say "has reillzed a small not return on his la,(t and investment by reason of he increased cost of the articles ne v-ssary for him to purchase to carry >n his business. Waiting on the Farmers. What la the matter with the ReMtlican prosperity? In Wall Street I has turned into mighty near a uric. The iron and steel business ivMch is looked upon ar the baronje,er of trade, is in the duni]>s. The x tton and other texile mills are on y working on half time. And so on. Everything is wa'ting on the farmer. If the crops average well, busiuess will revive but the yield of wheat iB poor in spots and there will ,be less than an average. Aparently the cotton crop will fall beow the average. All eyes are turn d on the corn crop which, although he drouth has injured It In the Southwest, may l?e a fair average. In any event, "the best Republican ariff bill ever enacted" does not wni to be doing its full duty of >roducing prosperity, and this will ompel the Republican spellbinders, luring the next few weeks, to rcise their old speeches, that the Republican party is the prosperity producer, and explain whnt is the m.itor wit-h Taft, Teddy and the tariff. ' The insurgent Republicans can lame it on Cannon and Aldrlch and 1 till declare that the new tariff is j b bad as they claimed it to be. and 1 uc farmers will do the rest?that is, ' ive us a Defocratic victory. Ranger Ahead. One can hardly help viewing with i * in n i' lha m<VA#in? ? f ~ -v - outnj t??r lutxiui^ Ul tUC V^UHSVrVrt- I ion Congress at St. Paul next month, he Plnchot and Ilnllinger partisans torn everywhere will be bnck there n force, and the stalwart Republians of Minnesota headed by the governor, and the insurgents led >y Sen-ator Clnpp will back their repeotive sides, so the Congress is ikely to be turbulent. President raft is to be there and presumably will endorse ltallinger. Colonel Roosevelt will l>e the principle speaker and undoubtedly will support the "inchot policy and not mince his ivords in doing so. Yes. there can tardly fail to,be some differences of >pinion to say the least. As the stalwart Governor of Minnesota and he stalwart Mayor of St. Paul control the police power of the State, [he Democrats should hold themwlves in reserve to compel fair play between the rival Republican factions. l,et us have peace and fair play if we have to fight for it. Congressman McKinley, Chairman if the Republican ConRressiona. ' oramittee has tried to boost P^esi lv nt Tnfs feelinRs by informing Uim that "he is certain the n?*x House of Representatives will be Ke!>''blican," counting the Insurgents i hit. statement should put I>eino .tats on their guard as to how they t#?ix politically with the Insurgents, i?4io are still Republicans. The Interstate Commerce Commit i.on has been petitioned by over a turd red associations of commerce to >rder a considerable reduction in exire?8 rates. While the present rates ire unreasonable and should be rehired, tliey will not be for the simile reason that the express compauy us a big political pull with the powus that be. >. > ... . */ '*>* . t,r ? ftuDY "SNUBBED lew York Republican Comm tie Rejectee Him as Ckaiiman GERMAN WAS ELECTED Vho Honor Wan Bought by Teddj nnd His Rejection by the Co mitt?. IK>e? Not Set Well on Him.?Hi Issues an Address Defining H'? Position. Theo. Roosevelt matched strength with the old guard" of the Repuo.Kan party In New York State Tuealay and met decisive defeat. The Republican State committee in session by a vote of 20 to lb i'fused to recommend him for temporary chairman of the State convention which meets at Saratoga September 27. Instead Vice President 5>'itrman was selected. This is Col. Roosevelt's second doi *at at the hands of the "old guard. ' l ?e first having been the legislature ifusal to pass the Cobb direnl prlr.iary bill, although Mr. Roosevelt especially endorsed It. With his defeat I l.;ns for harmony within the partj in the S'ute received a severe se 1 uck. soon as Col. Roosevelt heard the news he issued a statement in which be enrolled himself a progressive so far as the New York S<ate situation goes. It was his most pointed politic* statement since his return and lhoa? \ho saw him were convinced he had determined to bring on open figai ou the "o* ' vutrd." The stat -men* 'ollows: To the various persons who ask u uic nuciuvr i wouui accept the position of temporary chairman o* >Le State convention I said i would do so only if they were sure, after knowing all my attitude, that the* desired me, because my speech would be of such a character that It raign' help if the convention nominated thf tight kind of a mar. on a clean cut progressive platform; but tha it would hurt if either the rigri; kind of a man were nominate' nor the right kind of a platforrr i.aopted." Lloyd C. Griscom, chairman of the New York Republican countj ;ommlttee, who presented the colonel's name, said: "I do not know whether today's tctlon by the committee will ha"<viy efToct on Mr. Roosevelt's attitude In the State campaign. Mr Roosevelt Is to be a delegate to the Siate convention. It'seems to me that as the only living ex-presidsri of the United States the party In hla State owes him at least the temporary chairmanship. "Mr. Taft so far as I know, did net anticipate that Col. Roosevelt'* r.aiue would be presented to the committee. If he had known he would have prevented the action that was laken. The selection of Vice-PreslJent Sherman can not be construed as an idorsemet of the Taft administration which needed no such inlorsement.' Col. Roosevelt took luncheon with Mr. Ward after the meeting. The only thing that is know as to what Ue said to the national committeeman Is that he laughted and told l?im he understood now why Mr Ward and other members of the State committee were not anxious to meet him until after Tuesday's meet'ng. William Barnes, Jr., of Albany was to have gone to see Col. Roosevelt directly after his return from -..broad, but, although the colone) ! :?me back two months ago, Burnetji.k? not b"en near the former president until Tuesday, when he dropp id in at the hotel, where Col. Roose relt and Mr. Ward were at luncheon M-. Barnes said that on the question of direct nomintion alone he would oppose Col. Roosevelt for the tern pt rary chairmaship. Representative Joe W. Dwight Republican whip of the house, also n-ro w * .. wvi. iwuorK-u. rie aui not care tu discuss their conversation. Col. Roosevelt had planned to keep 'n the background as much as possl ? it in the coming campaign. It ^ as only when he perceived the turn -vh.ch political affairs were taking that he consorted to the use of hU name in connection with the tern otrary chairmanship. Both ho and 'liniothy Ij. Woodruff. State chair man. repressed their hope for a har -tonious settlement of the differeni'Ca between the progressives and the "old guard." but there was 110 harmony talk among politicians Tuesday tight. Killed by Auto. Captain George 11. Hrevmann, of Toledo. Ohio, a marine contractor, was killed and his wife, sister, Mrs. Sexier, of Detroit, and Mrs. Hailing. 01 Toleda, were seriously Injured in a collision of automobiles Monday right. Breymann had stopped his machine to repair a tire when one of two automobiles, said to be racing, crashed Into bis machine at full speed. A TEDDY WILL FIGHT dIS SIGNAL DEFEAT HAS 8TIRR. ED UP HIS I HE. Aud Will Go Into New York Politic! With a Determination to liule 01 Rain. A dispatch from New York say< there was marked calm Wednesday ever the troubled waters of the Re publican political seas following th< etorm Tuesday, when the "Olc Guard" in the State ^committee, vot ed down Theodore Roosevelt's nam< tor temporary chairman or the com iug State Convention. No man was prepared to 3ay hov things would shape themselves dur itvg the days intervening betweer now and the State convention, when the delegates, after all, will tinall: determine who shall be chosen. New York County Chairman Gris com, who presented Roosevelt's nami to the committee says the tight wll l/O carried to the primaries and ti the convention. That Roosevelt, intends, as a del "gate to the State Convention fron Nassau county, to urge a progressive platform and candidate for govern or is clearly Indictated, politlciani (-ay. in that portion his statemen iBsued Tuesday night, which sayi that a speech by him "would be o such character that it might heli I if the convention nominated th< right kind of a man on a clean-cu progressive platform, but it woulc hurt If neither the right kind of s man were nominated nor the rigk kind of a platform adopted." Roosevelt made it clear Wednes Jay that under no circumstance, would he allow his name to be pre btnted to the convention as a can didate for the governorship nomi nation. President Taft was upset whei news came from New York to Bevel fy of the defeat of Roosevelt fo 'emporary chairman of the New Yor! State Convention. A Lm ky Steamer. When the steamboat St. Jame tied up at New Orleans Friday aftei noon she had completed her thorn andth trip in the Mississippi rive service. 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