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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1908 CHEER FOR It II I e.l u i ' I I 1 11 in: III it r I . I i I then .-nil f,.? i ..ill rilmi i.e." un. l.-rM in! Iiik Unit the ..ill know II. i.uiifB ..r ih. ...miii. hi ii III H I trr I In- I ! r- II I . .'I- .1 A Challenge to the Tut Tryt. 'I" he Republican pint form I In- III I I I i' M Intend. .1 I ..I" II. mil mi I i it .1 1 .-rs ii'H).'I'n Slid nn1 espe. In 1 1 v f . i Hi.' w a e tin. fiiiin. 1 ,hi. 1)11 wr I icl I. .' p. t l.'I.M I !.! .Inn. will tie- II...:. x I ll H.I S I h H I ir ii re h.'tl III.. H;.. I. Ii. i l ! I I . DEMOCRACY :,!..! 1 th. in i Is h 1 1 11.. 1 .. 1 , .int. 1. ! n wliv h ll w il.ll. nn . publish I .Ih .In. lain 1 I ' K. p. .1.11. 1 . , I.. t I . I he the !,. ll.r mam 111- W II .' .Mill 1 in I r 1 1 1. 1 1 I ' ' n H lM:v is U t' .. f.i -. .Ctrl'. , ml i. I llM ' ,.r :.' , i.N.i. I n . In:. T I. .it 11. 1 rt. p. .1 1 . I. t In- I 1 rii I I IP .. I 1 1-11. II. as the K.- il:i. ! 1 . iaim.ts u. 1 the bthnrois eti- so L.re- .1 'i.i..ut!. 11 in lh b.-ne- f!s ..f tin- sst.n' I.-. II a slgnlfl cant f 1. I tl ii Ilir toiint r-. mill xvti'n en rn.'rs u ho are always pui In tha f. .1 rr 1 1 ml w li. ii (lit- 1.1 ess I n kh of a hla-Ip tariff nr.- being enumerated are In the h NO !.. run I PI k H UN (Continued fr. Pa. )' 111 u I he Hill xi 111 lis.- rl in Inn 1 1 i k iln.-i Anierl. . markets h ni il ri tlons flxt.1 In to ba a viili.ii Ik i" I'" by foreign . hi. un ! v smods rut-ring their i minimum to rcpre.-).ti l t h norma ! Ure of protection :il home; ser . ' out excessive rlmies. that against foICigil . nil. prill I. m: t.. American iii.i 1.11 fa. -i 'T. rs. t u n.. s,-!,.. . , ;, i - ..ntllb-d. Iltlt HIS-. I. Lin the 'l.icli standard of Ih ins wafe-em mi s "f ,n'" countiy. v Im the most direct beneficiaries ..f the tecttvc system. niA(.n the T'nlte.1 .tales anfl T)iiiir i.Iiioji we believe In a free change of products, with suol tioiiK us to miliar anl tobacco afford adequate protection Interest. 0. O. P. Beared, Tot Evasive. , ' r Secretary Taft refers to this subject briefly In his notification speech only briefly bus as I (ihall (junto ouch pus- I pages frden bjs speech as aie. pertinent to thin discussion, It is not necessary to read his remarks In full. It will be noticed thnt the Republican party lias abandoned the earlier argu-t tnents advanced In Support of a high tariff. We hear no more of the "Infant i Industries," that must be tenderly rnied! for "until they can stand upon their? feet"; there is. no susgestlnn that thej "foreiKner pay the tariff." and noth- , Ing about the "home market." These catch phrases have had their are worn out and cast aside publican lea.J.-rs are no longer arrogant and Insolent1; they cannot Inneer defy tariff reform. Their plan now Is to seem to yield without really yielding. I submit that the Pemocrn tic pint form accurately described the Repub lican position when 1t refers to the belated promise" made by the Repub lican leaders as "a tnrdy recognition cf the rlghteousnei-s of the 1 icmocrallc po sition mi this question." The Demo cratic party In Its platforms ami through its representatives In congress 1.1 iht-ir einpor ontv such triltjo eonilll lollM i oinln'l l.-d. TsrllTs ReltUon to Win. I'll- I limn st. .i.i mi Ike o.-i urre.l after .. (. puldi an . "in i-nllon ot but i. Un- Kepubll an can. II. Int.- wrot I. lt.r ot' a. .'rplrttire. He ...ul.l li"t i. :i.e Mrlke, lnr It pivi-ent.-d ui t 1. ssi. n which oven a lilnh t.iritt I I . 1 1 . - ii 1 1 could not fall to see So 1 1 a 1 1 : -. .1 1, the tandldate, i.. i' .. siiike. sal. I: 1 i-Ki-t that all emplovers ,i t not Just und considerate . n li.il s. un. 'I lines lakes ton m.'iii. .f the pr.tilh!" "In" laie a shftrt of the es, i,i..i. I turn that. Tin iiim ti :i t'.i. t n ret h ha- secure! ic-i's a I ni 1 1 1 of more thai j.e 1 1 t n i ii k paid to K.irkim i Ih.- net pi. .Ills ..f the st.-r S.lil were Just about e.jual t amount paid in wikcs, an. I mistitute.1 less than J.'i cr total value of the i.ro-iuot rel'rl'l It in.. I tl.al larne a sre many Hecretnry Taft, In his notlfl- flon speech, says that ah excessive. , Iff server no useful purpose "Put I offers a temptation lo thosa who would nuuiopojlie th produi llon and the sale ..r suth artlcirs in this country, to profit by th excessive rste." 1 Ni suppose the manufacturers, whn luiw been favored by legislation, do . ..i spire ajfaliiNl the public and enter onop.ily What penalty do the ll I I. 1 imu I" I his statement. , a. h employed by til. steel .ii an average, not on pst.1 to him. but liiO iaiildes for his employ pi . I'l' li. I u I In un.." Ii ust ! il II ll li . III.' waK'-s .-,,( ,. the .-.-..r.liiiif woikliiK man trust e.-irn.-.l. tin. nun .un'. per cent profit r. And, I n. ay It I I" --P-P .! I. p. .1-11 w 1 1 1 belief Ii rem. Plalf. I .Ml fut l' a v men s- wldi -clil ll hi. h -s .in.l ins in- of the the inter- llinlta- n will domestic the collections are not significant that who furnish I he ad ertlsed as hene- l-n.-kfi round w lien 'brinjf made? Is it the manufacturers f inds (in- s.. little fl . l irbs" Is It nm slKiiin.ant also llitl ll.e wsu'e earners. Insletid of the in i mi f act u r-rs, are hIwavh described as the most dlret-t beneficiaries of the jtrot n-: I e system?" Shall Satan Btbuka Bin? Hut let us suppose, for the sake of niKiment. that the Republican party sincerely repents of Its delay in begin ning tnrlff reform, repudiates Its obli gations to the contributing manufHC turrrb and honestly begins a "revision." What rule Is to govern the revision? The Republican platform says: "In all tariff legislation, the true principle of protection Is best main tained by the Imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of production at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American Industries." Mr. Taft Indorses this rule and says tiiai in a numner or scneeiiiles the tar- Iff now exceeds this difference and jthat the excess offers n temptation lo 'those who would monopolize the pro jductlon and sale of such articles In this i country '' He adds, however, that "there nre some few articles on which the lay they I tariff Is not sufflclentlv high to give The Re- ; them the measure of protection they should receive. - 1 Will he explain upon what rule the present tariff was framed? When hsvo' 'the Repuhllcans claimed more protec tion than enough to cover the differ- 1 ence In the cost of production here and abroad? Tho "rensonnble profit to American industries" is an addition to . the rule, and Is likely to be used as an excuse for raising the tariff. And. by ithe wbv, to what other business does the eovernment ffunrnntee n "ppisnn. tl .,,,p, sleL-1 ame iiront : in ine termer or tne mer lins for years pointed out that the 'chant or the laborer' To none of these. tariff schedules are excessively high If In revising the tariff the Republican and ought to be reduced, but the He- party la to work upon exactly the same publicans have, until recently, refused Plan (or a plan contemplating a higher to admit that there was any necessity rnte, what hope have we that the new for reduction. They now confess, tariff will he lower than the present through their platform and through I one? Are the present leaders more their presidential candidate, that the honest than the ones who framed the need for revision Is so great as to jusil- existing tariff? Are they not. In fact, fv the partv in declaring "unerjulvnca 11 v ! t he same men who nre responsible for for a revision of the tariff and thel,nr,fr extortion during the last decade? need is so urgent that the work is to be! new-norn zeal for revision were Undertaken at "a special session of con- I a. hi. while these b. net'l. lai b-S ..f pro tivtlun have been pretending to make the tariff laws for the direct benefit of the employes, these sunn' employes have, as a I ule, been kept cl hunnr line, while ihhiiv of It ers have hr.n.inrt the l iss s s. rs of I I "swollen f.ii tunes" ui.t.-h n-.w n.en:i' .. the nation's morals as wril as Its bust ro-ss. And vet the Republican party was not willing thnt a slnnle It.'iu on f':i steel schedule should bo touched, and the Republican rainpalun c-in ml M . 1 will not rtnre to publish, before t be i election, the contributions that hive been made or will be mado to the Re publican campaign fund by the m must largely interested In tho trust Confession of a Trust Magnate. Iet me show you how the tariff operates. I have hrrre a statement made bv H K. Miles, chairman of the tnrlff committee of the National Asso ciation of .Manufacturers and head 'if the agricultural implement trust. The statement appears in the Amert. an In dustries of November 1 5. 1 907. a puper i which Is now supporting the Republi can ticket and making a special flgh 'against the labor plank of the Demo cratic platform. Here Is what Mr. Miles says: "I have mads monev every year out of the tariff graft. Not much, but still a little. ! "The tariff barons raised their price fr.0.000 to me. I made a charge against 1 the Jobber of $60.nn0 and I know that ho charged more than $70.0i1u for the 1 $fio,000 he paid me. Before reaching the consumer the $50,000 charge be came about J100.000 to be paid by the agricultural consumer. "The manufacturer who would pros per must make a double profit one ny the shrewd management of his business and another by still shrewder manipu lation in Washington. "We have no great difficulty In shop ping abroad for we could get as high prices as at home. We are so held up. however, bv our supply people that to most of us there Is very scant profit In foreign business. "When congress gave in 4G per cent, we needing onlv L'5 p.-r cent, they gave us a congressional permit. If not an invitation, to consolidate, form one great trust and advance our prices 25 tne imiereiice net ween . :.t lis ei the hu- hi I ' hnus. to e lll pub lex n ukk'I ? None whatever men are to lie consulted about .-.I changes, and If the next Re in tariff la made like former Re in tariffs, nothing will be done .' the unanimous consent of the 'larl.'s i wuuM be the effect of the i proposed by the Democratic in Simply this: A law goes tr.-.t :rf some fixed dalo 111 the .ii If the Democrats pass putting upon the free list articles mk 'tit., competition with those con--. b) a trust, the trust will have I that il.ito to dissolve. If the, trust i b is ibe law too drastic. It can i I M h ,-hiiig up Its monopoly. i Klddmao of Trusts ! Meant. ii'.iuv Taft calls this remedy "ut- b st ructl ve" and in his anxiety to -til it oeilooks the fuot Ihut tho ocratle party has other remeXllos the Irusts, and In preventing the ul.iilon of in-w ones, there will .. ti iMs nutilnst which to use tin 1 of whirl! he complains. There u a l.in ijialnst trusts, hut it has h. --it suffl. b nth- enforced to pre- tinsis I he Democrats demand r.fi'ii'. men I ; if Its enforc.-m-.yit rids - -. - u 1 1 1 r of trusts, then this polh-y i Mi Taft so much fears will mo perfectly harmless. If the .'.rats s.-.uie control of both the .- and the senate, they are pledged It-1 sin I ion which will iiieke a monopoly' Impossible. If the cms retain control of purt of the Kislatlve machinery of te govern ment a, ud refuse to Join in Nie effort to make a private monopoly Impossible, they are not In a position to complain of tariff legislation aimed at trusts. If they refuse to usslst us In exterminat ing the principle of private monopoly, they cannot well object to legislation n. .-ssar to protect the people from trust extortion. The Ooloasol Timber draft. Mr. Taft did not refer to the platform demand thnt wood pulp, print paper, lumber, timber and logs be placed upon the ir.-e list. Why? Hecause the presi dent vainly besought congress to enact I a law embodying part of this demand, i It Is absurd to complain of the exhaust I ion of our forests while we encourage j their destruction by a tariff on the. ' products of foreign forests. Hut such legislation becomes not only a folly but u crime when it Is remembered that a handful of men monopolize the benefits! flowing from the tariff on these things, j while the whole country bears the bur- ! d.-n of the tax. Hon. R. F. Pottlgrew. 1 of South Dakota, In a speech made In ; 1 the I nited States senate, referred to an' i important statement, which appeared In ; The North-Western I.umbermun, Feb- '. i uary 27. 1S97. Senator Burrows of .Michigan had referred to a Mr. Win-I prl-He- Is intended to rulse a revenue or in framed In the Interest of the miinufac-liin-ra and for tho purpose of protec tion. No one would think of employing In a city, h county or a stute, a tux system under which the bulk of the Imx would ki to the collectors, and yet the Republican lenders ibenand the cotilln u.ini ii of a s-isteni under which the pro le. led Intel estg receive far more than half ibe money collected from the pen pi.- through the operation of a blub tariff Paying Industries Support Monpnylng. As a tariff law interferes with the natural laws of trad, one who propos.-u a prolectlvo tariff takes upon himself ibe harden of proof to show, first, that a protective tnrlff Is right in principle, serum!, that It is wise as a public pol icy, und, third, that It la necessary. And, jrt, what protectionist attempt to present an argument In support of any one of these propositions Is It ilKht to tax all of the people for tho benefit of a f ew T Where a com munity line attempted to collect taxes for the nld of an Industry, even when the Industry was to be locuted In the ; community, the highest court In the land has declared such a tax to be lar ceny lu the form of law. If a olty government can imO; rightfully tax all the people to bring an industry into the city, where such benefits as are con ferred are more easily seen and more universally enjoyed, who will say that a firmer In the Missouri valley call be rightfully taxed to support an Industry in a distant state As a matter of public policy Is It wise that the industries that do pay should be compellod to carry upon their backs industries which, according to Iho arguments made by their repre sentatives, could not live without aid? Have we not Peen this sys tem Introducing corruption Into poll tics, and Is It not building business upon an unsubstantial basis? Having secured a turlff from one party, the beneficiar ies loudly declare that the country will bo ruined if any other party obtains control or the government. The Employment Bribe. "Manufacturers have Intimidated their employes and threatened them with a reduction in wages unless a party fa vorable to the system was continued In power. This is an old device, and there are Indications that It Is being resorted to again. The New York leather Belt ing company lias sent out a number of letter lo companies with which it ha business dealings, asking them to post In their factories a notice saying: "Relieving that the election of Taft and Sherman means a safe and conserv ative administration, the day following the election we shall start this plant on full time, and keep going. Here Is a direct attempt to Influence the election by a brlbo. It Is virtually a promise of wages if the Republican ticket is successful and an Implied threat in case of Democratic success; but the offer Is so made that It gives tlo i employes no guaranty of its fulfill ment. The same kind of promises were mid.' in 1 K ! i , and yet for six months aft. r the . le. tion times were worse than lliev H.ie before. There were business solely because of protection, but our wane earners now knew that this can not be due to protection, because the l.iiKllvh workman recelvea higher wages limn the Herman workman, nlthough the Oerman tariff is higher than the im iff of (Ireat Hrllaln. i Protection linen not make good wnses our better wages are due to the grRtr j intelligence and skill of our workmen, to the greater hope which free Institu tions give them, to Improved machinery, to tho better conditions that surround th.-m, and to the organisations which lone be.-n formed among tho wage earners. Mo Panlo In Ktyenne Tariff. A revenue tariff will not bring a pun!. . II will not inaugurate luduatrltt depression; It will not reduce wage; on the louirary, It will stimulate business and ah" more employment, and a larg er demand for labor will lie a guaranty attains! the reduction of wage A re-.iii-ilon of the tariff will reduce the extortion that la now practiced because of the high schedules, a reduction In price will enable more neonle lo buv, and this larger demand for the gools will put more people to work and In crease the number of Industrie. A lower price will greatly stimulate ex portation, and manufacturer who are now rrtppled by t tariff upon whs! they use will tie better prepared to enter the contest for supremacy In the world's trade. We rsnnut hope to Invade foreign markets lo the extent we should, until we relieve our manufacturer of ' the handicap that protection planes ilium them In the purohaae of materials thee have to uae Neither can we hope tu continually Increase our exports with out increasing our Import. Trade must be mutual If It I to be perma nent. President McKlnley reognlied this, slid lu the laat speech Hint he made he pointed out that we must hue from other nation If we expert lo aril ( to other nation Wo Cessation of Prosperity. The Democratic plan does not con template an Immediate change from one system to the other; it expressly declares that the change hall he gradu al, and a gradual change Is only pos sible where -the country Is satisfied with the result of each tep taken. (Continued on Tage Three ) failures and bankruptcies, and many in- chester as a man of great reliabll It y I t,,',i., .', ...i, ,,.! ,, 7 a .ho, down ress Immediately following the Innu guration of the next president." The use of the word "unequivocally" indi cates that those who wrote the plat form recognize that they are under sus picion. They want to distinguish this promise- from the unkept. promises of the past by adding as emphatic an ad 1eclve as could be found In the dic tionary. If former Republican promises had been conscientiously fulfilled. It j might not have been necessary to thus i strengthen the promise made this year.; The use of the words "Immediately ! -fferrthe inauguration" Is PTtrhpnce that r the Republican lenders are conscious thar the patience of the public has been strained to the point of breaking, and H Is. almost pathetic to note the solici tude which they ni.- feel about doing a thing which, buf for wilful neglect might have been done at any time dur ing the lust ten years. Tie Tariffs Appeal to Cupidity. .re we not justified in snvlmz that i-i. t rent nelnir inn hundred ttmps greater than his no-' the 20 per cent needed and the b per iiiiraiion si.eecn indicates, ffti.it cnance 1 rent c-lven. would the Republican candidate have of securing any real tariff reform at the hands of such Republicans os now rep resent that party In the senate and house, the very men who represented It In the recpnt national convention'' Speaker Cannon who has suppressed tnrlff legislation In the present con gress, Jm a dominating factor In the convention and. If the Repuhllcans re tain control of the house, will be the speaker of the next enntrress. Does his prominence afford tariff reformers any assurance of n reduction of the tariff in the interest of the consumers? In case of a Republican victory. Congress man Sherman will become the presiding officer of the senate. Hp nas been the confidential companion of Speaker Can- i non and in the convention It was Speak er Cannon who vouched for him Hut as a matter of fact. Mr. Sherman's : standpatism needed no Indorsement- his record Is a guaranty thnt no henef lei .v or special privileges Mr Miles shows how the tnrirr raises prices to those who, in manu facturing, have to buy other manu factured products. This expense Is transferred to the next purchaser. Th Jobber charges a profit on the tariff as well as on the cost, of the article, and each person who handles the product colle.-ts a profit, so that, ac cording to .vtr. -vines, me tusi ihiiis'j of $50,0oii becomes Jluo.iuiu by lime it readies tne consumer. and truthfulness, ami Senator Fettigrew quoted Mr. Winchester as saying in the Nort h- Western Dumber man : "There were a lot of gentlemen from J the northwest, up Minnesota way, in j Washington the other day, and they ! weru silling in Senator Burrows' room. An Interesting Incident occurred there. I Senator Burrows is chairman of the i committee. The committee had not had 1 a meeting for a long time. They hap- I pened to be seated In that room, and one of the gentlemen from Minnesota had an envelope ajid load pencil He walked nrnunil the room and ciphered i up a little bit, and he said: I " 'Mr. Burrows, do you know what $1 a thousand would mean to this crowd of t10 I men uere ; j ni'iu were noi as many in tne room the toial loss to the people at $500,-' " "An advance of J! a thousand on OonOliO annually. The statement of ! lumber would mean $6,125,000 on last A.tr TUIleu u ho shows t int the tarirr i looun.n It-ill Ua ,4 I .. -K.l ,.,! prujjit- ran uoi saieiy entrust the i it w as i ougressmnn Sherman who in execution of this important work to :i j n speech in the house on the th of party which Is so deeply obligated to the , last April boastfully declared "We re -highly protected Interests as is the Ke- oKnlze the fact that wo have' a Renub publlcan parry ?' The "fat frying" pro-' llcan mnlorltv In this house tin! iu has become familiar to the Amer- i readv to resort to ovne-e usi ... people. Pressure has been brought proper constitutional rlsht to' ennet upon the protected Interests such legislation no tf t nery four years and to a less extent ; best interest for the trrontp;! Iiiimlior of ..ui neopii.. nna wn oh w n r,o cess lean to bear in the congressional campaign between presidential elections to compel con tributions to the campaign fund In re turn for former favors and in anticipa tion of favors Vet to come. It Is diffi cult to overestimate the corrupting In fluences Introduced into the political life of the nation bv this partnership between the government and the favored industries. The literature circulated In support of a protective tariff has stu diously cultivated the idea that suf frage should be employed to secure pe cuniary returns, and the appeal made by Hie Republican leaders has come to be more and more a selfish one Kverv man i ngage.l In a protected industry i has be.-n approached with the proposi- ! tion mat it Is dollars in his pocket to I maintain the system, whil those who' could not possibly trace any tangible ' benefits to 1 liernsehes have been be guiled with the assurance that it was' all a matter of public spirit.' and that they oukIiI to support the system out I of patriotic p.ve of country If atten- j tion was called to the fict that the larrner was taxed for the benefit of the manufacturer, the triple answer was that it would come ba k to him indi rectly; that it did not amount to much for ea-'h fairnc;- anyhow; and that i man was small minded who would bc- frudge so insignificant a cont ril.ut ion o the nations prosperity. The plan has bi n to k-cp In- taxpayers uuiet bv keepinc them in the dark as to the operation of tne law. and then tu con centrate th- votes und Influence of the taxeatrrs In fiver of a continuation of high tariff 1-irisla i '.-n If a tariff of B0 per .nit as Imposed ur.cn a u . r andise. U w iium-. ' .! : -i the- r.r'..1iii tion of -1 ready to accept full re:nnnslblHt v ill those measures which are intro . duced here and which are not en.-., t.-d ;lnto law." False to Blaine and McKlnley. . 1 he Republican platform silage that there should he a maximum i n 1 and a minimum, the maximum to i usea in retaliation und the minim i.. ! 1,1 ordinary cases. Tills Is merely iid.i I ing delusion to procrastination and uu i certainty. We hne prominent Itei.nb ! lican authority, Senator DoUlver ;,n,l i Senator Manna, In prove i h,i I in the j present law tiie rat. s were knowiiiKlv I made higher than n sum v with the understanding that reductions won;. I made to secure foreign trade. Mr said In the Senate on January Is true that in tho t.'M I diiKley i reported from on ways an, I means ... be I lolllver 13. 1903: which he (Mr. the committee It (lid put duties pose of having Mr. Dolllver up for the express th.m traded down." insisted that the pur Iprr.cltV I'l'ol ision i. ll... lile.-l 'wis as distinctly a par; of the'tari policy as the coal sol.. ..luie and cm, piameu that "u,.i; one line of the wh dnm of .lam- i; Biain- remain-d . ' (he statute books,'' a nd t! It lint a t. , had been tnk-n to fulfill the purp,,. of the last Buffalo address of pr-s dent McKlnley." And yet the erv n.e wno present this n.-w p'an prevent the e-irr!iig out of the old j . : . i n "Interests" Write Tariff Laws. t he artic).- of tha t t hos.- . I ec to d the article wi.ild 'Oiitrlbu to keep up t r . :.,r-f.. It w. Slimed thai the .-rijCvrs w with tl'ir mpV.v. - f . keep fr. Ing their w int, rr, ,-.., an,, pected !hn- 'he f. is-.i.. sS u,.n town w'ni Id a 1 so . . , : r f cause of tl:.- b-i.-ii. s community l" the pi te, nd Thr.e w ho are a-vi ialnte.1 tsr:ff fi'trht know- in what an e pecuniary areu rr.f n t has beer, u rece-i! Republican platform 's rail to ev rv henef j. la rv of spe li-cr to enlist aealn under the re , i arr i nd l!be, as.. u n s i.- The sc! who have I'-iriU-ns i ri.im. rous hi. h . ii ernes resorted grown rl. h b poii ihe count ;l;n r.n i-1 ',' . bv tu ia ing 11 1 riff me, 1:1. ! v t : 1 1. b. tan! ' "It to 1 Indus! .1 T -i - not -In a ma:!, ir the r. le.lllv dl. Of the te. t ion. Tl he the gu.-.i and vet I nto the law tie guprdia :- strange pi . :i In r of , I'.lr-s w n ! . . it. .res: i s t - . 1 . ii I) s law is un Invitation lo conso.l.iate. ana that having been given the tariff on i tho theory that it is needed, the manu facturers naturally assume that It is) intended that they shall take advantage of It. even If they have to Combine to do so. How will Mr. Tnft explain to the average man the benefits of protection? He cap easily convince a trust thai It profits by the tariff, but what about the victim of the trust? "Beform by Its Friends." No Republican leader will now deny that reductions ought to he made, but whn is to make tne reductions'' The onlv answer given by the Republicans , Is that the tariff ought to be reformed bv its friends that is. that those who made the Inst tariff law should be en- ! trusted w ith the making of a new , tariff law But suppose the people . adopt the Republican idea and entrust j tho making of the tariff law to Re- I publl. a-n congressmen: w hat will be the method of procedure? Fortunately for' ih. voter. Mi Miles explains this also. I In the April. 19ns, number of American Industries Mr, Miles says: "1 tie peo ple instruct and trust congress tn grant Just, eii'iitiible and ample protection." The Trusts' O. X. on Everything. Is not that just what the RepuhM r in leaders claim to favor? They want von to "instruct and trust congress .o grant 1nst. equitable and ample pro tection.'" And what does that mean? Mr. Mi'es says that congress "trusts the ff.ivs and means committee." And a Rep-ib!leiin leader will tell you that this is also proper. Then what? Mr. .Miles snvii that "this committee trusts such peisons ns Mr. Dalzell," and that ' ;!.. they trust the trusts." The iii-lhod of procedure Is simple. of confidence. Ihe oters liiden e in Republican lenders; .is have confidence in a R-- . ..ngress; a Republican cnu s confidence in the ways und .iiimitt.-e. the ways and moans has confidence in the m.-ii ..sent the trusts, and the trusts tariff law and thus secure e!,-s the right to levy tribute public So accustomed have i 1. nders bec ome to allowing i- t.-d interests to write tic .clubs that so eminent .-in 1 a man as Senator Hoar of It ha Could more conclusive proof be de sired? And the Senator Burrows men tinned Is the same Senator Burrows who acted as temporary chairman of the last Republican National convention, and sounded the key-note of the cam paign. How long wdll the Republican farm ers, merchants and laboring men per mit a few men to make the tariff laws for their own pecuniary advantage and at the expense of the rest of the coun try? Kedtictlcn On Necessaries. The second step In the reduction of the tariff is a "material reduction upon the necessaries of life, especially upon goods competing with such American manufactures as are sold abroad more cheaply than at home." At present the articles used by the poor bear a higher rate, ad valorum. than the articles used by the rich. This statement can be vet- 1 if led by un examination of any of the j schedules. A tax upon consumption, I even when laid with absolute impar- , tlallty, bears heaviest upon the poor, I because our necessities are much more: I uniform than our possessions. People f do not e.ii In proportion to their in come; they dn not wear clothing in pr.i ! portion to their Income; they do not use 1 taxed goods in proportion to their lu ! oorne. As nil taxes must come on! nf mi's Income, no matter through what system l.-vle.l or collected, they are. in effect, le oii;e tuxes, and taxes on .-nn-.'.'Jitm.ilon are really graduated income j taxes, ihe iarg. st per cent b'-ing col lected from those with the smallest in i enme and the smallest per cent from j tho-si. with the largest income. Tt is onlv fair, therefore, that in an attempt I to r.l!re the people from the i n 1 1 1 ii I -' tics of ii hlfih tariff, the poor, who are work and good wages, or reduced waes. If any ractory posts up tho sign which the Leather lielttng company - is sending out, the employes ought lo get together and ask for guaranty as to the amount of the wages they are to receive and as to the length of time during which the guaranty .s to extend If the votes are to be bought, the purchaso price, at least, should be made secure. If the employes' heritage- citizenship--Is to be sold, he otipht at least to be sure of his mess of pottage. Business on Its Own Baals. -, But the Whole system is vicious. Busl- i ness should not be built upon legisla tion; It should stand upon Its own i merit, nnd when it does stand upon its : own merit we shall not onlv have purer . politics, hut we shall have less fluctua- I tion an business conditions and a more equitable distribution of the proceeds of toll. I can hot pass from this part of my I subject without calling attention to the fact that Secretary Taft has allowed i himself to l.e drawn Into the use of an argument which the lieneflrla ries or protection have be.-n employing for a generation. Speaking of the gradual substitution of a revenue tariff for the protective system, he savs in his notifi cation speech- j "The Introduction In power of a party i w-ith diis avowed purpose cannot hut I halt the gradual recovery from our re cent financial depr. sshm and produce business disaster, compare.! with which our rece.it pi-iiic ami depression will se.-m small Indeed." Here la a threat of a panic if the Republican parly is not retained in pow.-r. This panic argument was worked overtime In 1 S91, but I am sur prised that a Republican refers to It ir the present campaign. The Panics Considered. Wo huvo had threo panics since the lirptihlic'n partv wan horn: the panic of ls73, tho panic of lK'.a and the panic ..f 1H"7. The panic of 1S73 camo after tho Republican party had been in com- pl.-te control of tile federal government f . u; l -j years, and II years before our 1-irtv sucroeisd in securing control of ;l.o executive branch of the government. 'I lo- stiitimg "par-ir an! depression" ot Is.", occurred In the very midst of BEWARE OF IMITATIONS Cheap Substitutes and Just As Good As Unscrupulous dealers, mindful only of profit and oaring nothing for the health of their patrons, are offering for sals low-grale. Impure whiskey, which they tell you Is as "good as Duffy's " It Is a cheap concoction and rrauri. in tended to deceive the people. Of course, when a remedy has been before the publlo so long, has been prescribed and used by the beat doctors and In all the prominent hospitals, and baa carried the blessing of health into so many thousands of homes as Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has, Imita tions are bound to arise. But they can Imitate the bottle and label only no one can Imitate the contents. Duffy's lure Malt Whiskey Is an abso lutely pure distillation of. malted grain; great cars being used to have every ker nel thoroughly malted, thus destroying the germ and producing a predlgested, liquid food In the form of a malt essence, which Is tho most effective tonic stimulant and Invlgorator known to science; softened by warmth and moisture. Its palntabillty and freedom from Injurious substances render it so that it can be retained by the most sensitive stomach. Any firm that will sell Imitation or sub stitution goods will sell impure goods. The firm that is dishonest in one thing would not hesitate to be dishonest In another. Whenver you see Imitation and substitu tion goods offered for sale by a firm, he ware of anything nnd everything put up by that firm. You endanger your own life and the lives of your family anil friends by dealing with them. BEWARE OF FRAUDS! Daffy's Pare Malt Whiskey Is sold In sealed bottles only never in bulk. A facsimile of the gonulne bottle is printed here so that you may easily rec ognize it. It Is our own patented bottle round, amber colored and with the name "Duffv Malt Whiskey Company" blown In the glass. The trademark the Old Cheni Ist'n Hend Is on the label, and over the cork there Is an engraved pnper seal. Be certain this seal la not broken. It Is the only whlskev rerognlzel by dor tors everywhere as a family medicine. At all druggists, grocers, dealers, or direct. $1 a bottle. Write Consulting Physician, Duffy Mnlt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N. 1.. for free Ulustrated medical booklet and free advice. P 1 i ,n - , llMaBff -- R- p ;blh a-. ii. il IC't sh i lid f. .rts the h tC IT. H K 1 1 ml:: dirt Rer-i.-lt r. nnd when the el.r on :s he Republican committee p.,i, !'sr nf contributors - t la'e tie inf orm a t -on valuable- jt -1 that the Republic.-,,! party - obligated itself to !. pro- s: ns to le unable t ti.nse the Interests of the i-nn- nd l w th. ir.-fulh h , : ik I ha -X -c f S'l ludlll i-r. r. r l n of : he t,cd f .iners. : ! t:,e ! iMh. a v. said. u. disrc then before t: coming before n formal In -ar' industries. I tl to rarefi.'.h he various c.ii or 7'1 :n all h to go over t teln whit th sc. nnd if 1 . h.-re t lie eon ni cm.- exH.tly t a red or h the quest smg t! c s. r.it .our s':i .g on o unlit t: '.hust rii : and -is over-bi cons:,!, in ih brir.es a redu w o-ild Surety (:.-!, l.e'- come lilt niaicifae.i more . ! A inerlci -i goods P. out un-. so. (I Fsf ird--, fit should be Th k.-t lb I - .id.-. given firs! t . to. it r . .luct ion the necessities of life o all the people. wM'e i the tax upon luxuries but it portion of the J..-0- v.-ill object I . fi re i; in.''.!. ;nori articles u mpetillon with Ainei un " nt.i.li a re sold ah ii.;. than at home n o. ifnciurer who fr:i.N p.'.-.ti'. lands and there. it 1 : ' ':oh whatever, copip-.-iiv .th the matin fact u r. i--. .1 - !!! need ,'i h i gh t a 1 " . i ' : ' 'on in the ho-no ma ti-..:.- .ii .-r.o.in arMe'.is s -.' : : to nss:.r.- a h. i j , . c in, rl on n i "iisi ii' -es a - r- : i.g out of :e,l li w as r i, Graduation at .V r Revenue f:-.l. ' this Basis. :i rule. Just after a Republl r . and under it high tariff. Is ! range that Secretary Taft rgr-l tills p '.tiic, when lie warns bewaie nf any departure from the oive system? - panic of lin'.T came after the Re .i h id been lu complete control o dei-al ko ernrnetit for more than urs. They had liaji art opportunity . everything thai they wanted to ni to undo everything that neele 1 undone, and we were under such 'i tariff that even Secretary Taft n-.-es-iity of re Ision. This . b ni that banks felt It nr- .-..riiething that they hid before, namely, arbitrarily . . I it of money that depos- nw on i heir own accounts, shaw siiis thnt the strln- "7 was 'the se crest th0 i wit nessed ." Wit h this n hN mind. Is it not stranne .d aiRu.- thai ids election is pr. en t a pa tile a Republican Panic. . i r-d ! two of the three: . se coming under con ii. pel the Republican responsibility for the panic properly pan. it panic to can It be E-tally !' l! PI ci dcrs- M r la- lee: a rex SUme Responsibility for Fail nre to t-H- a The Parebi of the Will. In or.' ic- If difftr a n ; .' i he 1 -i Act. Wt o. Im't!( W': a r . r :0 - f Sitx f r iv " thir ds m- I- r ft m?. Jorit! in t ran party lu. revision whale- , leader of irt rr troduced a b:'; prox-M r. e f- of Ibe tariff to !' p... .... It Is row mr-'f than left -would lak like the Rep.' might bav takn tl ! tariff rev'slor. hod It he "e and tr R M r W ward the he nee. h a two n a r i v ; urnf- -c-rr. it nny ii'Tns. the ho i.e. )n- H re I jetlon ' whrex-er '" It r l nrt x M- '--ward dee..,- - t'U a 1 n .- ss ; s . . ' and i :. t : . " i , th.y ap; n ' si: ed b t l.e e i r -s.miia-; 1 1 . ;. : - . life and i-p to : i. If a "pre .ret ,..ri makes it i.por, im tariff reform r 'r proa-hea. h ;n. property, lexes ' dr'-n what 1 e w is! then makes surf. to pub; (-UP- of I cn . ,P 'I 1 " .i il, I lo t ill ' . X .hi V " .'.!'' T .!.! . .;r:oi . re you, hi - i find m o, , l': a.-t ic -. is... . i-r. ' , . , C l'i.1. I' l.k-1.- , .. i ' s:itis'i"f-.rv p. Ic jr i K i.q r. s, nt, x, I". t hj? .x p e. ., . two. 'l'"i the papers ll, iC.Vto. " eisfi I 1 ,1 V.- ii'.IiU.-.i . ( Vc.j !',: :- I V n ve i.'-f T" 'I in'- ' ' ' . '",. "" in 1 '..I ..'no . t " V ' ic I " s :i ino. r i ts iths aft. pr.-s r . e ' b.-f . f-l ' 1 si. in .- i o s .it- : 1; h: s t f . . t ot ll. L Ul.l the' .lea t n Ties g ' F"i' re 1 1, e the ' I ! :s . otisiti. r Coiili bo I .emncra t ic I li'lU'ii'! atl p HIP'S. Rut '" tie I a f - w ni . I n mo. ie f - M 'Ki :t. t an! i i i .x lied ! -. . " - from a l se s n be f. .re the . . , 1 1 . . fa.i .re of the R,-i its .!iit- itiil sn br 1 i tz I n b' .; t a pi n1 the?'"- r a 3 H pa : It' .- - ll : f ! h' .1 i '-n: a ; e. n j ... ,..,) 1-, 1 - e- -ih , i.. ; Hx,;o --i m i , aitiu--r .il.- : e Tariff Wrolirj? It dent, l.lgn ibli PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY BULLETIN NO. U INCANDESCENT LAMPS THEIR USE AND ABUSE p- s : 1 1 on hs-lf ,.:: fir.fii . p. a As e a i u. ..f ! f nn I c! 1 i o t' i ve, a s a he 1 : l I i t 1 ' s,. . lb" sp hl a i. -id : :rh t -i I 1 :S li. :ia n r Is re. r imp . Is tru t'-iat x har a i p pi'- nl-r Mil ' it-' i . !.. w a it r r .T,rr.'t' v.. ied I , s-i 1nl arawer t . t-.,. pen the p ;i.- eafTsr-aiB- ert': I -it r.o tre rerorted from 'v e erfr a'teei -- fensible r. he.' vie o they couM n' afford Jert for deat Just before tut tfiere Is no force in thia ehieetien If an the bue rnl are m frarn that the majorttv ear ret eff debate r retreat amendment and llr. oppoi-1. Tbe avdmrnl strati for tha f:ne aga'ost fewpaPT in the raw rTrnd ot no " fx r!!ere the p-p ervvh l tfnrs$ .- r ! efnndard ' the pe'nli rf t' it-i tHal ec-TTi pa rent rretlon era lo the r in RnM a. rf -ff. f cl!m-1 Ti I1--' Planosrl . .'1 ' : - was is . r t - bee" r- ' - , rrm t s f r - I Y s-m ex r - da x exT.ny tr-'.igh 'ar'.rf law --i-ti more than c pr rat t' er'' 'i-at. at i i ; r . lua'lr.. 1 N'c f,, ! and b rs-i-s-d -i"l t- la i I' tT;l tSitl'.r- Rl: wr.se a toj-.f lS fr- T ;,r fj rs-d a f r- 1 turo- trt- -rt- What faith 'tn rtieteaw re be a Hermit irlff ran or lYadere. wteo they dei.brmtety put ff Shi l.ad r m e n . f - s o rot trust ' d.al fair'! P4in f.re--h ' in n- ' ; xx h l-i wr. f!- . h 1 1 ' ; h h : -i -. g tils s famih ' o mn-- Trust p- . in article : I : x .' I on Free t v P.p 1.1st. ;if '. Bnlk of Tax to th Coilector. d 5, f t a A - - t it : : . J a ' t ls. r. -r .fs-- r I ! ' r e ' rvx N-er. tv res j 1 1 ! a t-s r epert1- "" aprropTiat'-l I . 1 . - tv !' iri'- r.r-, 1 n ' o r '.p-, J . :ro)id t' list Vx hat b'-t'r i nro Mr llni'n.'U', the sar tnnt. d that th t trnat luai to a.eir own' us and I the mother tf trusta and . r ix ' I ' i '- tu-ije - ! r .r- :. 1 vt- 1- he. a ' s. r - I . e h - h :h nr' .ia r - , a -s-d op, - f re.. - h-t'n" Tear hil ' f th 'sriff n hr chlldrec ; i ' ts- t nr' 'a 1 t rr. p ' art- .es a-'l n :'e .jit. i-i p. ac i-y :..iss dt .- f at! a r d the ir.xr,':fi.O',.oi nir.e 'irr.e n rr.urh or t ',s V-r,.s-, trt'.ris a the trurx rf.iieriii -f . . one Urtf, -n-ipor'e-1 It bv-o,t rkf. t-T tf fsk in- r-ortinre tv.r.fore the pop at larg. whether the tariff b ' i aa i i 1 I t.r.-.a1 ' 'rir a; .trr ml ' -- .rr,r-"t i -i 'ar. njr : n a 1 bv sip I to all "''' . t re rr. ar s : r. ar - '.- t ir1 Iv k I,.- ..,t tne 1 -) unco f.t o;r a'ir,i ma-. nrr.x. ,,0 the Hat foull t- '-'-ed tndrtrrftrr. - ; Kir 25 i't the mt(-an rrfr-ai j rrar. haa ber to!4 that h rciven hlah r wage thaa the Encllsh work ma a I "The value of electrical energy, as furnished to a consumer, is not proportional alone to the amount of energy as measured by an electric meter, but is dependent upon various other factors, includ ing the efficiency with which the electrical energy can be trans formed or translated into other useful forms. The consumer uses electrical energy for securing light, heat and mechanical power, and for the transformation into these more directly useful forms various translating devices are employed. The adequacy of the service is dependent in large measure upon the efficiency of these translating devices. "For the production of illumination, translating devices include various forms of lamps, such as the carbon filiment incandescent lamps, the tantalum and tungsten incandescent lamps, Nernst lamps, mercury vapor lamps and the numerous types of arc lamps. For the production of mechanical power, motors of various kinds are employed, and for electrical heating, the translating devices comprise various forms of resistances. "The amount of illumination which can be secured from a given amount of electrical energy consumed in the ordinary type of incan descent lamp depends upon the design of the lamp and the mate rials and processes used in its manufacture, upon the voltage at which it is designed to operate, the voltage at which current is supplied to it, its period of service, the cleanliness of the outer surface of the glass bulb, as well as upon various other factors. "The ultimate life of an incandescent lamp may be expressed as the number of hours during which it will continue to give illum ination, this period being unusually terminated by a burning away or rupture of the filament. It is recognized as exceedingly bad practice to allow lamps to remain on circuit until this point has been reached, since the deterioration in efficiency will have become such as to make it uneconomical of operation. It is better prac tice, and one more commonly prevailing, to express the life of a lamp as the number of hours at which it will operate at normal voltage before its efficiency falls to a value below 80 per cent of the efficiency of the lamp when new. This length of life, as com monly attained in the better grades of carbon filament lamps now manufactured. i in the neighborhood of 600 hours, and to allow a lamp to burn longer than that period usually results in what might be termed inadequate or uneconomical service due to excessive deterioration. "One of the most common causes of poor service is due to the operation of incandescent lamps after they have depreciated below 80 per cent of their original efficiency. "It is a fact not sufficiently recognized that the accumulation of dust, oil and dirt on the outer surface of an incandescent lamp wili materially reduce its efficiency, and many instances exist where the r.lurr.ination may be increased from 5 to 10 per cent by clean ing the globes. "One cf the most serious causes of inadequate service is insuffi cient size of the wires installed in buildings, causing a reduction of the voltage. This may result from poor design or false economy in the original installation, but in many instances is due to the grow ing demand for more current than the original installation of wiring was intended to provide for. Poor electric service may result from such inadequate wiring, even though the company ma; supply a satisfactory voltage to the inlet of the building. It ap pears to be universally true that the electric company ie not directly responsible for such interior wiring." Front Report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, July, 1908
