Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1910 — One of Peterson’s Tariff Arguments. [ARTICLE]

One of Peterson’s Tariff Arguments.

People who heard John B. Peterson’s speech in Rensselaer will remember that he said the following: “Steel rails were reduced 50 per cent and now is the time for you plain people and farmers and workingmen to lay in your winter supply of steel rails.” They may be interested to know also how there came to be a tariff of any kind on iron ore. The tariff is 25 cents a ton. - In the lower house iron ore was placed on the free list, Cannon favoring it, and such stalwarts as Payne, the author of the bill, and Dalzell, of Pittsburg, voting for it. But when it reached the senate the 25 cent duty was placed on it, and 18 democrats voted for the tariff, while only 10 voted to have it on the free list. Probably Mr. Peterson can explain why the democrats supported a tariff which he so roundly criticises. Mr. Peterson makes his campaign wit i the belief that his hearers are ignorant andr he is mistaken. He is proving that what he don’t know about the tariff question would make a big book.