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between THE SCIO TRIBUNE ®rhe»>rc«ically.competition American manufacturers should lie INHI'KO KY KKY TtWMHiAT BY T. L. M1QOB*. KXTOX AND rtUif the price regulator. But in these days of organization and gentle men’s agreement, competition d<iee Entered al the o»«stoffic* al Scio. not regulate prices. Oregon mi aaetxwi daaa matter. The old exploded campaign asser WNCtlFTION. IN ADVANCS 11.75 tion that a high tariff means higher ail month « --------------- — l.Oo wages, is no longer advanced. The • 11 " "" 1 American manufacturer pays no AiivumaiNG xatxb : Luca! advcrtbing p«r lina first in- •srtion ................................ • • • • • • *° Each nutecqucnt inaartion t»r line. .06 Display adv»rti»ing ■ First inserUon Star inch ............................. ...... -26 Each subsequent insertion...................16 Advertiu tnetiO* should reach thia office not later than Tucaday to ineurv pubii- caUiMi in th« current Issue. AU foreign «vfvrrtwrnx-nts must be paid for In advance of publication. I pledge allegiance to mv flag ana the Republic for which it rtandi, one thCalion, inJhruiblc, »tth liberty ana tiMikt for all. SCIO. ORFXiON. APRIL 21. 1»21 THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. Th« Tribune had nothing to way about the president's mnumjte last week because we had not had time to fully dixeat it. Thia week, how ever. thia paper does not hesitate to express an opinion. President Harding waa. evidently, trying to appease all elements of his party, in that every faction eould glean comfort. But when you sift the nw-atage. what did he say? In on«» place he gave a death blow to the Versailles treaty; yet in an .other indicate« that this treaty might have points worthy of consid eration. So Johnson and his crowd gleaned comfort in that the presi- .dent casts the treaty into th« scrap heap, while the friends of the Ver sailles pact have hopes that the treaty, with modification*. will be ratified. So President Harding’s foreign policy is still in th« air. We don’t ltn«w what the future is to I m *, but lf‘we*are to have a voice in world politics we must accept some of the responsibilith**. and we can do this best by a willingness to join ether nations in the league, or in an asso ciation of nations. t NOW FOR A HIGH TARIFF. The republican party has ever fa vored a protective tariff policy. That is to say that party has favored the policy of the American consumer paying a higher price for his goods. Ostensibly the republican party fa vors a high tariff in order to put more money into the federal treas ury. Such statements, however, are not true, for a high duty on im portations simply results in fewer importations. But it does do this: It puts more money into the pocket* of manufac turers at the expense of the Ameri can consumer. America, and espec ially the United Slates, is the best market in the world. We consume more goods per capita than any athey nation Hence foreign na tions figure very largely on th? American market, and with a mod erate duty gate will ship large quan tities of their manufactured prod ucts to this country. With cheaper labor than we have they can manu facture cheaper than we can. and thia is the ostensible reason for a high tariff in theory. But it does not work out in accord with this theory. As soon as a tariff law becomes effective the American manufacturer marks up the price of his product to consume the increase of price the tariff make* possible. The result is the American consumer pays more for his goods and the government gets, perhaps, lass from duties on imports. higher wages than the labor market compels him to pay. and oftentimes he secures the cheaper European la bor. Then If his warehouses get too full he ships to foreign lands where be has to compete with the world, else shuts down hii plant un til consumption has consumed hi* surplus and his employes may g<> hang so far as he cares. Our manufacturer buys his raw product where he can buy chcajM-st. He cannot be blamed for that. But when he buy» Australian wool be cause it can I* bought for less than Il can be produced In America.while he demands and gets protection in the way of a high tariff, does not l«»ok exactly fair. The American consumer might he willing to pay a high price for his goods if the government reaped any benefit from an extreme higher tariff. But when he aces he is taxed higher prices just to enrich manu facturers. he has just cause to kick. If our government derives any lienefit from duties on imports, for eign made goods must 1« Imported. Hence a tariff which will provide the largest revenue is the proper files. But when a high protective tariff is on. leas importations result under normal conditions, vet the price is higher to the American consumer. No wonder manufacturing con cerns are willing to contribute lib erally to that party which. If suc cessful. will give them high protec tion. But the American cotwumer, who consumes the goods, will have something to say. The doctrine of taxing the many for the benefit of the few la not good Americanism. Congress is right to levy higher duties, providing that such levy pro duces more revenue, bul it is wrong to place the duty so high that goods will not be imported. A lobby of domestic manufacturers is not a safe adviser for the American consumer. why is rr ? It is a staggering increase in pub lic burdens to load on a population that has not kept pace with the w A. Ewing. A K. Randall mounting tax levies It Is a heavy Pre««det>; Vice I re. £. D. Myer*. Caatdsr charge to I* placed again«! the in »'tart a bank account tialay and come of a family head It to a provide for jour future. crushing burden <m the baslneas and I <n» will find a checking ae- fi-unl very convenient for your prosperity of the country. bualnves transa« Iions. We pay » The m»mey collected for 1921 is interest on time deposits. jhree times as much as the total ex penditures of tne United States gov ernment under 1ft presidents from the inaugpralion of Washington to the opening of the Civil war. It is considerably more than the value of all the gold coined by government mint* fiom 1792 to 1908. It equals the entire direct cost of the Civil war. While the population of the state was increasing in the neighborhood ... Under the Yoke. Every person in the United States l>afil $1.24 to the fedetal govern ment in taxes in 1796. The per capita cost of government increased to IH.4I in 1907 And in 1920 ap proach«» $&0 for every man. woman and child in the country. DENTIST DR. A. G. PRILL Plmciai ani Sirim Caito Attended Day or Night » ORE. SCIO ”11 <1111« »1*14 office Hour« : itoli A. M I TO to 5 P. M. - DK. R. I!. HARRIS X-RAY RURAL CREDIT LOANS Cusick Hank - Albany, Oregon WANTED Hay Grkin Potatoci Hh.HKST MARKET PRICE 200 or <00 per out. The ratio of M. G. REED OWI.N BEAM. Agent. the increase in taxable wealth and Office Albany State Hank 133 Idmn St taxation has recently been about 20 ALBANY, ORE. I Albany, Oregon to 100. i The rcanon for mounting tax«*» is over-government, tiffices are mul tiplied, duties are divide»!, boards UNDERTAKERS and commissions are created, and Calls Attended to Promptly John B. Cuney, Prop. created, and -reatci. and the,hand Dav or Night of government is continually placed Phon«* (>-515 SCIO - - • OREGON in new and often unnecessary fields. STAUB Ml I TS AI L TRAINS oeoeoooeoaoooooeoooooooooo Wheicas there was f rmerty »>ne —Leave« Hotel Scio- » government employe to 130«» people, at 7:30 a tn and 4:46 p n> for Weet Sei,, we are now drifting toward an em and 7;46 a. m. and 1 ilo p m for Munkt-rs i —---------- ---------------------------—----------- ploye fcr every 100 of population. When are we to call a halt? When Short and Long Distance are we to return to Jefferson’a "sim at R«?aaonable Ratea SCIO. OREGON ple government economically admin Sunday School 10 A M. istered?’’ Oregon Journal. Church 11 A M. and K P. M. e SAM STOLLER Christian Endeavor 7 P. M. Blue laws against baseball, thea All cordially invite«!. Expressman;; tres, movies, dancing, skating, emo- j H. It. ILER. Pastor king, etc., arc being enforced in MUNKERS and WEST SCIO STAGE Morrison & Lowe All Kinds of Hauling FEDERATED CHURCH South Dakota and some American cities Ope thing about this move ment, it will give employment to more officials, make more people dissatisfied with our government, and raise taxes to the confiscation point. J. That eterv earner may begin sav ing at home, special savings securi ties have been issue»! by the U. S. treasury department. These secur ities from the 26-cvnt thrift stamp to the 11000 certificate are th«- beet in the world. Talk with the post master atmut them. Fxtmomy. like charity, should lo gin at home, it is easy enough to stra»idle a neighbor's fence and talk long aqd vigoruusly alwiut plana ami programs that if follow«*! out by the “other fellow” would improve Con ditions, but the real job is for indi viduals themselves to tiegin a pro gram of economy mi »! thrift at home. Every dollar you invest m them is an addition to w«*stern 4 wealth, it com«-* back to you » IN QUALITY. LN PRICE IN ’ SERVICE. THEY ARE Sound All Around i They an* mude in Tac*»ma and sold in Scio by W L. COBH A SON. THE SCIO GARAGE ¡ ; ¡ ! WIDELY DEALER IN — SOUND TIRES : wiil t»e. DR. F ICQ Our twenty year rural rr-dit plan of ; kwnmg more« to farm«-?». helps you to 1 get out of <icbu Under our form of loan the total am->unt of interest paid during It* entire period of twenty years actually le*» than per cent Interest. of 2ft piT cent, taxqa were mounting is Write u« for booklet It is said Scio p»uiplc, ton many of them, go to Albany, Salem. Crab tree and other places to do much of their trading. They must have a reason for doing so. If so. it is up to our Scio merchants to find out what thia reason la and endeavor to have them trade in Scio. Don’t attempt to grow a garden Scio merchants, it to true, do not under or near large trees that will keep on hand some good* the people not only shade the crops, but in ad re«|uire. and hence the p»»ople are, dition draw most of the moisture forced to g»» where they are kept. and plant fo«xl from the soil. But for the good» in general de mand and whidi arc kept by Scio merchant*, ought to supply the IT IS SOUND BUSINESS J home demand. Let us he loyal to FOR YOU TO BUY J our home merchant*. And our home merchants should make it an object for the people to be loyal as well. BECAUSE Now all this trade that goes else They have ade«iuate Strength < where is cash trade, the time cus for the heaviest service I tomer trad«*» at home and sometimes They have that Traction which J such customers are not the beet hold» th»- r»ad al speed in J ones. But he or she who t>ay» cash any weather < is welcome in any store and the wise | They have Mileage amply suffi- < merchant will try to attract auch cient to reruler you 100*» ' custom to his store. They dost the service ] stores in Albany and elsewhere, and Tha.v are bend-built, although ; sold at the price of machine < why not here? mmie tires | The more monev we keep at home the more prosperous our community IL THE SCIO STATE BANK Fancy & Staple Groceries Garden and Field Seeds China and Glassware All **«>>«1 at live and let liv«* pricca Roll Hirns developed, pictures printed and enlargements made from your films. All work turned out promptly. Give us a trial. J. F. WESELY Scio, Oregon Now in the 'Lrfhe to Purchase Y’uur FARM IJGHT & POWER OUTFIT Ask th«-M» well knpwn man why ihsy purchased our plant: 1. H. Copeland, Crabtree; Wm. Volk man, Crabtree: Walter Rlackbum, Scio; tleoegc Schlcrtb, Crabtree; O. B. Keebler, Mbanon; Walter Po land. Shold And many others. • Paul Automatic Water Systems Perfection Milking Machine* (Nature’s Milker) Anker Holth Cream Sep«Yratora. ai.ccd Bowl The Only Self Bal- EleVtric U iring by I Jcrnsrcl and Bonded Men—Estimates Cheerfully Furnished THE ELECTRIC STORE, Inc. «27 W. First aL ........... Phone 20. Al.HANY. » Old P.O. Ruikhng SCIO GARAGE Hea the Hood, Racine, Ajax Tires and I ubee I lie Shell. Monogram and Monomobile Otis The Detroit Bettencs - Battery Service Station ALL KINDS OF REPAIR WORK Electrical Work a Specialty . W. L. (’OBB, Proprietor.