BLAMES TARIFF 1
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And the Trust for the High Cost og Li?ingaod
other Evils '<
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DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE \
the Report of the Minority Member
of the Senetr Committee Cow- l>
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(IcniiLs the Tariff, Trust, Combines I
Monopolies as Oppressing the
Masses for the Benefit of the Few.
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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.
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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. The notable feature of thl
recora ues in me lact that the S
James has never experienced an at
cideut and not a single life has eve
been lost on her. The boat has bee
in service for the past twelve yours.
Killed from Ambush.
B. S. Kirby. a candidate for shei
iff of I-ee County, in the recent Deni
oeratic primary was shot and instant
ly killed Saturday afternoon whll
riding toward his home in Mariannr
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