Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1906 — Is Thievery Ever Sacred? [ARTICLE]

Is Thievery Ever Sacred?

The Republican campaign text book. Just issued, states in the most positive way, that no changes will b« made in the present tariff schedoles. The book further decares that the "system of protection, as exemplified by the operation of the Dlngley law, is sacred and must be And yet the Dlngley rates were made 20 per cent higher than even the rankest protectionists asked, so that they might be reduced in favor of other tariff countries in return for similar favors. At least that was the explanation made at the time the law was passed. But it was a false pretense. It was a trick to deceive the people and give tne trusts the benefit of the larger “protection" and a chance to charge American consumers higher prices. It was sneak thievery at the inception, but, according to the Republican campaign managers. it has become “sacred."