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THF TARIFF AND I -1ROR
with the Euro[>ean manufacturer, at a profit, of A I.Itti« A or« I oldiag <jf Th« Hwadk
In ste«p
course, or thev would not sell the goods. Yet, in
our home markets, we. the consumer, must pay
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Humor t*M II, M li«relofore, that Mr.
for our home-made goods the price of production
to wnich the thrifty Yankee manufacturer never Cwnmiu all! permit no gctiou In Con
gre«« Uris Winter upon viU.sr th« par
fails to add the amount of tariff his foreign com-
cels p>«t or ths p-islal «aviug» tank»
la-ti tor is required to |>ay when the product is en In connsctioii with rumors of Ibis kind
tered into our markets.
there is • thought winch lbs ordinary,
For years the ix-ople have been clamoring for plain, n' li-aiaixlpat intellect cannnul
rid >4. As a piaicw uf pur* puh tirai
relief from being compelled to pay this tariff-ex g«l
Irelvv» W m M It BBl bs bwUrr lor l|
panded price for manufactured goods. If the ex K.-pobllcaii p*rty Io gu bwlure tbs cuui- •>
try i.vit year with th» rsvurd ulpmillv«
panded profit was paid to labor, there might be acbMrVira« tit rather than with a bare
- iiiic extenuating excuse for the continuance of list **f soma thug» rvadol arsi otbsrs
Mat polirti? That is lbs tf < ugl.l. It
the tariff schedule. But this's not the case. The is Impious, ul toriraa, lu qU’-alluii tbs
profit goes to swell the inordinate fortunes which • laU*>ui ot a man wu old and •■Spirr-
irmni as Mr C<un<>u. ai.d tat a«*-
are. admitcdly, a menace to American institutions.
mw.iinrs brings witli it a iurta in digl-
Nor doe- the government receive the revenue from | tug ot Ilia nitritavi, a rerteui aridity ot
lisa tarulli««, slivli uncastuUally «uteii
the tariff which it w ■ lid receive if the tariff was I di-aslar.
ili» ah,Is cuuulrv vagvrly
reduced about one-half. True, with a reduction, Irsiras both 11.« jMSCwia poet a ltd Ifiv
p-alai sa«lug» banka. Ou« would im
the tariff barons’ profit would is- reduced some- agin, that an atr«l ant any tu am tbs
w'hat. but the government and the consumer would I la «or ol ilw c-ou. try lor ll-a Kapubltcau i
party would iw> lo gl«, il ubai It nauta
be the gainer.
aod is tra.b to pay lor; but Mr. Cau-
Will the American voter ever see this question no., tlili.ks not, and b- mg ut auiu< rr
sp-cts tin al*»ula rolai Ol u.r (Jnltni
in its true light? When they do see the matter ,-1.,1,-s hr .an Ha>r lu- way . wi.iir ap
arigl t. will they have the courage to vote as rea- , a>roliy th« oOiy airlliud l--< llir p"-p'
i>. «ri li.i-ir way is lu <l«l«al lb* y>arty
son dictates in their wn internata? Republican lo wlilvli Mr, laidsai bri.-iigs. ih.l Mr.
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congressmen of the Speaker Cannon, or Senator Ian >m r itrr ■ olii- uip'al* I lw- p aailull-
>l> oi this lata.Ir>-pli> actually bapp-u
Fulton class, w.ll n<- r r d -<• t!.-tar ff sein’d ..a I» ai i r n li i.mliuu. « l.ur p,my e
tndidar. s for prvsi- I ol delay and .kiiial.
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.nd pat on the I » ti, lum I. all « — nt a-a. in* t «I-
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lu ug tin in «hi. I. utonl- ■ sriy
uh.ite t<> thetariff • «tiri <> j«<l|<m. I hi lai si rs rirry
¡M-ople to Coi.tli <
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baron.
a • <1 lu I«- ard ug a. d kr p tn« i.riu- a
’l l.« <iuty of he An er can tot, r si ould no longer lai,
l « Ut irlay sira ty
i la* o«maud
' I, r tin m aiuviig llir pvwpl* la, virtually,
be in doubt. Every man who stands pat on tariff iiiiiaidiuuus.
A. d y. < Mr. t anu.m lu r
matters, should b< driven from public life. .Men ll.v «karvlsr ol uls autocrati« powrr dr-
a* vanird baie postal a«V- a
who think more of the interests of a handful of |irr>«llisl
,, i>a<-ks.
W|l put? th-iau-« b*
manufacturers than they do of the great ma.-s of ><« ii ,i < ousidar Iti« urn« rip«" tor t
ti««ui. Will iisvsr uaripv.* lima rip- ••
American consumers, should not be entrusted with «i,s
««ry siuaiy in Mi. l annun s «-lim
the making and execution of our laws.
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F’ MORE argument was wanted to establish t *•
fallacy that the protective tariff pr»tect«*d t <•
high wage of the American working rnan, the
1907 |>anic supplies it in an intensive form.
Without a |>article of change in the tariff sched
ules we have witnessed the closing down of man
ufacturing plants of every description, North.
South. East and West. Ail classes of construct*
brurtli liis |«rupir. and vary rapid.y I ,r
ive work, eapeciallly that of the railroads, has
■unni ildiigs that brurtli luv rvbians ol
l*een even more emphatic in its r« fusal to proceed.
tli* popi»
W bat .ham It« mvaii^by lb*
l lus not bring rip«? fir uwalis, ol cuursr
And such manufacturing and constructive enter
1.1.1 L'S RE M0V1M
lliat it « l-jaial bauka ungiti kmr lb«
l rise as did not close down, made a heavy reduct
tirputriHaU party ai m« Voirs in l!i«cuiu-
rlKliuk. lias it «««r uccurrvd bi
ion in wage of employes. During all this Innin«•«
ITH THE dosing of this week. Governor mg
Imu that Ilia drnial ot ilia banks may
demoralization, the tariff has remained ahsoluteh
Chamberlain has promised that he will proliabiy «osi it a great luauy tuore
. table and unchanged. Can our most enthusiastic
lift the financial embargo which has bsen vutoa?
W bus« iotas Wuuld br lost bl thr Ki--
protective tariff advocates trace any connection
blocking the channels of busineas for the past
six parly bi iti» «stabiisiiinwiil ut
pubinai.
lietween tariff and labor in this era of business weeks. With the lifting of the lid, there are now p, sial liauka7 Nobody’s, rktrpl limar
>1 a i<» blind and mu bit lot rd couuiry
stagnation and depression? If th«- tariff is respon*, indications that business enterprises will I m - taken mm
liauts w tm kbuw u«ilb«r lb«ir uwu
bible for the advance in wages of tire workingman up again. Among the cumber w ill be both steam mtrrvst uor that ol the r custom«!»
lina narrow ■nio.drd and si-itlsli «lass
when manuf«cturing and constructive enterprises ami electric railroad construction, which was inter i .»lijn
is lu thr rural mail ,i«livery tor llir
are working overtime, it must, also, be given cred rupted by the wave of financial jamc which rolled -am» rrasou aa tu th» yusial savings
1 hair lti*>iry is that «vrrytlitug
it when these same enterprises for lack of demand out from New York. The Southern Pacific prom banks
wlikli sdus to tli« cuuitur* and vun««ul-
for their product, or of lack of the necessary cash ises to te-ume its interrupted construction enter «u«r of tl>« ruial damlar iu; rvs llir
mrr, liaut
iti« larinvr musi
with which to reward their employes, as well. If prise ., ami the el- ctric lines from Salem south, it x ml unlry
liavr man d«liv«rrd al Ins door br-
lauar it prvivula Inm from trawling tan
credit is claimed on the one hand, blame must be is said, will be under way early in the year.
Hulas through Ui« mud lu li-^gauli's
accepted on the other.
The survey of the Portland-Salem electric line I or ih - is aud i-uyiug Ova vruls auliti ut
Manifestly, the tariff had nothing to do «.vith from Salem South crosses the North Sintiam tuba-co al Hogg-oii's stura. Ila must
la- prruiillrd tu lay up li|s molisi in
bringing about the demorilazation of productive alsHit five miles north of the city. A branch .< noi palai
savings bank bmausr il prr
• nterprises; nor did it have the least influence in connecting this city w ith that line could lie built at irbis bis syamding il al li.•agam a
mutar, il,» must u*>l ba prrimllrd tu- i
their development and the consequent high price about the cost of the ties and rails, and it should puriìias»
aliai ila wants through lti
labor was able to command. A different law
be no difficult matter to induce the building of this ntali I mmum » il ha did su iiuggam
1- jw « sums ul bis irada. io br
that of supply and demand was the only ruling branch line. If we, Scioans, present the matter to would
•urs. soma ut ttoggiuu's gouds ars daar- ■
» I i.astivr Im* III- •« III,- lariiu-r
factor in Isith cas<-s. If the field seems to justify, the promoters in i’s proper light, there is no; a
buy ni llia city by mail. Hi»
if the demand for the product exists, or can Is* question of doubt but what the line will be built, volitai
Stock la tlfiy yrara brlilii.l tlir tliurs
created, the factory is established. If the freight possibly w ithin the next year.
Ills alivll-woru ai.d Hy-syax ksd , uul
ili» tarmar must buy il all 111« «ama
and passenger traffic exists, or can be created, tin-
In order t<» make the strongest possible showing, Ituggmiii lias a tiud givan rlshl lo : i»
new railway line is constructed and not otherwise. we must l><-able to show the amount of freight larin-r'a money and any postai laciiil ss
a iih li would lutar ter» wilt- that right
Men build these enterprises (or tie purio.e of which can tie furnished daily, in the way of lum inu,l
lie tor, v«r d, mad. i ke
rural
earning a money profit for themselves and not for ber shipments, tin- number of cars of stock and dasher tias lawn gnau lu the country
.i.vrvlianl lu pimk
tils alu-mpts to
any fancied charity for lakior; and they |>ay t‘ <
other produce, the probable passenger traffic, etc. «»cap« plucking ar«- «Ickad; sud «4
laborers for operating these mills and railroads, a These statistics should be gathered and. through «our»» hr wilt ,orrvar coliti .u« to vol«
r Mr taiiu -u and Ilia |«riy w I ik I i
wage no greater than the supply of lalwr coinia-ls an authorized committee, pr sented to the proper I muds
him ubili li« is p u. k««i
them to pay. The tariff, or love for t <• lal-ormy officials ot Lott tl t- electric line and ti.e Southern
il ll.v palai irlo,ms wtncii Mr. May-
< r uig » »bail tail Ibi» W mivr, tlirr-
man. has no influence whatever in ti e n att* r.
I’acific.
.Ughi lu la. uo luislaki- al» Ul alio is
The fact cannot lie disj nted, 11«r t Hat t
In orti'-r to Lak«* this matter up i" r
.nd t.ffi- nap...Sibil I' l il. Il,« polpi» -I«,. <ld
Uiidvrslalid lliuruugliiy a .u it I» liia'
written law of supply ami <1« ria
citilly. . ' in <• sort ot dub or dtiwlcipment h-.ixue or- stami»
di Un- way ami blm ks th« ml
price of labor in every field of ii <1 . ti
gai"Zat « it -a liti * m ar . 1 ! w «• t Io not make some «.in, id lit lisa l ion. Ot Ilio lounlry
Im ii hanls atout-, Mr. l annuii auunl
is two jobs of work for every i
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effort le 1 1« Ip oui 't-lvcs, it may lie a nunilwT of I. ! I» ntrani. it In th, ,r murili u-
high, la-cause the man will d<i
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y« ar. befoirv there is a rilroad 1 iinldixi into Scio. aliiva limi (righimi him. Bwiitai all
*p«-u l.i.slmty to ||ir potai Ivloriii*
ployer mus' |>ay the price d> i »u>
U .. I . X. 1 f we extend aMiatanc «* in the way of till,
» th- a*« ri-l ami mura «{fediva Imnllìity
work remain undone. On the ot
m-curing ri ght-of-way and depot j¡rroundx. it in pos- ot ili«- uipi«-«» trust. Mr Cauuuii du»»
mviitron ttiv «ipn-*«* trust ,u gim.g
are two med for every job, con
Milil< tl al an electric line, ant 1. probably, the iiot
tn*, rra* ns lor «bulling th«* «four» ul
the two will force the price down, a <i I
Suulhi-rn 1 ’acilic a.< well, wiil Ianid visitors to our « ongra»» to thr postal saving-* l-aiik»
«..d piim-l» p-st, i*ut I.;» sth-iiv« r« «vul»
er will never fail to take advantage of ti.e < it. llfUh lair w ill.ill our City liliut-i. i i.c cxpeluk.' tor iK-rc ili*ii« it corara, li«* do««a m*t
This condition is the rule in the lalsir world, as w< buiitiiiiK branch lines, hi eitiier cam', would be liin.k il w is* lol I oligrvas* to Ib-li'ul*-
o li -valiu: « uba I* ungili iv- Il in
have had demonstrated in the short space of a few small. No streams to cross, unlevel ground to aooiiua.y « «p u». , «-»pi tally as linr
months. The ordinary lals»ring man who, th re«* grade, t.or right-of-way to be cleared, would make parlai svivi,« ua> u«V«i p«l-i lor darli."
l'vihaps n b.s mil, bui ili. Cale i*n ita»
months ago. could command $2.50 to $#.<*> per day. const ruction a very simple matter.
m>l i>ad lu makv up Ita» dati* iruvy
Then let us be moving. The greatest draw back ili, popi» wiiu «ujol lliv uvnvtil» liav*
is now willing to accept a wage of half that
l*aid lite bills and ili«« bava pgkl turn,
to
our fair is the transportation question. Let us willingly. No guwrum«. tal inrasur
amount
Is the protected manufacturer controlled by this pr« sent th« tacts to ti.e officials of both systems in «a» «ver uiorr popular tri n ili« rnrai
mal «nrary, »««il 111 ugh il d a- « rv :
same unwritten law of supply and demand? So ti <-ir most pleasing and enticing manner. We ..«a dettile ey. No uiea-ur« Wouhl .»
lar as the markets of the world, outside of the have the traffic now to justify the building of these mure p.p .Ur liiali ibr lairr.-i» pugt ami
ili« patol savings liaiiks. Ili« yax.pi»
United States, yes; within our own territory, no. branch lines, and. w itii the building, this traffic ale .Ivlvrmlu««! to ha«« llirlll bulb. Sud
il .Mr. l ami -n ami l,is paity wili m i
Here is where the great beauty and utility of our would I m - double d.
grant what is <lr»irv«t, thsrr ar» otti«*
Railroads are constructed for the purpose of l^rlies and olbar uvn. As for Hi«
tariff svstem is manifested. The foreign-made
product, when landed upon our shores, must pay a earning dividends for the builders. If we but ex- i-ouiitry mrrvliauis, it is blank .oily tur
llirm tu Bel IbrmsrlVra in opp,slll<>a lo
heavy duty la-fore it can be distributed throughout hi bit the amount of business w hich we have, and • hai ili« prop.« «ani. They may make
the markets of the United «tatea for sale. Hence, the further fact that a line into Scio will get all of il inconvenient tur lariuers lo Irmi« m
to the cost of the manufacturer! product, the tariff the business, the year l!k>8 will most surely give loan, but they cannul compel anybody
to buy their g oda if they r-nder them-
costs are adder!, and which the consumer is re us the much desired railroad connection.
•«Ive odious, aa the«- arm in a fair way
to do, thev will loee mar« than lite pie-
quired to pay. Our domestic manufacturer places
-al reo rms can po«eibly cool them
the same product in the markets just about as
In another column we publish in full an editorial Conoernink tliree reforms the case
cbr-aply an the foreigner. Does he sell his pro«|ticf taken from a late issue of the .Morning Oregonian. stands U hm : For them is Ilio «boi»
country , against them are the lees in
as cheaply as the foreigner would if then- was no We commend the sound sense of the article to our telligent of the country merchanta aad
tariff duty to pay? Not at all. He simply adds to readers; also the covert warning given the Repub th« el press trust. And so far aa Mr
Cannon is concerned, the latter com-
the price of hi, produce the amount which the for lican leaders and especially the congressmen who blnatloii serma to be the more «eighty
eigner must pay to enter our markets.
control the destinies of that jiarty. It really looks and mure impirlanl —Oregon an.
Now, the fact is demonstrated that our manu as if Mr. Scott was getting himself in position to
ESntAY NUTKC.
facturers can produce the product as cheaply as support the Democratic candidate, next year, pro
the foreigner can; for we enter the field of the out viding Roosevelt refuses to run again. It would
Estrave«! lo my eoeI.aure on Novem
side world and compete successfully with the for be paradoxical for the Oregonian to support Mr. ber 2V, ÌV07, a yearling red heifer. No
brands or marks.
W. J. Uaaan.
eigner. Thia is true of our manufacturing indus Bryan, wouldn’t it?
The Nsws ofllee does all kinds of job
tries in every field. They svll their products in the
printing iu good style sud al reasonable
market« of Europe, Asia and Africa in competition! Subscribe for THE SANTIA.M NEWS for 1908. nrlwna.
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