Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1914 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PROGRESSIVE PARTY COLUMN. All matter appearing under this head is paid fcr at advertising rates, and Tho Democrat assumes no responsibility therefor.

COME, LET US REASON TOGETHER Progressives Are For Protection and Tariff Commission.

The attitude of the Progressive Party on the tariff is perfectly ex? pressed in the Progressive platform adopted at Chicago on Aug. 7th, 1912, which reads as follows: "We believe in a protective tariff which shall equalize conditions of competition between the United States,, arid foreign countries, both for the* farmer and the manufacturer and which shall maintain for labor an adequate standard of living.” Republican tariff used to be written quite frankly by those who got theirs. Favored business men either themselves in Congress or by their representative, asserted their private demand, regardless of the general welfare. 1 The digging up that was done in the recent Mullhall investigation throws some light on how contributions to Republican campaign funds were made in exchange for the privilege of taking what these men personally wanted in the matter of protection rather than what their business needed. Prior to the election of Prof. Taft in 1908 the people demanded a downward revision ofc the tariff. The Republican Party promised the revision. The Taft administration, under the leadership of Payne and Aldrich, miserably failed in redeeming its promise to the American people, and because of his earnest protest read the great Dolliver out of the Republican Pa/ty. The last Democratic platform, upon which Wilson was elected president, declared the imposition of a tariff to be illegal and unconstitutional, except for the purpose of revenue. It is therefore apparent that nothing can be expected from the Democrats in the way of protection. The Underwood bill has failed as completely to satisfy the people as did the Payne-Aldrich tariff. They represent the two extremes in tariff making. The Progressive Party is opposed to either extreme. We say that there must never again be a political revision of the tariff in this country, and that the determination of what tariff rates and schedules will correctly and wisely carry out the protective principles should be committed to an expert tariff commission, far removed from the vicissitudes of party exigency and partisan interference. The Republicans are now professing to favor the creation of a tariff commission. The insincerity of

this pretense is demonstrated by the fact that in the Sixty-first Congress they had three distinct opportunities to enact such a measure, but instead of passing the bill, they beat it by connivance with the avowed enemies of a tariff commission, and violated the rules of the House to do so. The Republican Congress and President refused to create such a tariff commission. The Democratic Congress and President refused to create such a commission. The Progressive Party is the only party which offers the tired business men and anxious working men of the country a sound and conservative remedy, which will prevent for all time both the outrageous exactions of a Payne-Aldrich tariff and the ruinous consequences of a Wilson? Underwood tariff. We of the Progressive Party believe in a protective tariff. The American protective system has become an established institution, and when properly safeguarded and honestly regulated by a non-partisan, scientific tariff commission, free from the abuses to which it has been put by the overlords of special privilege, will guard the American farmer and workingman in every legitimate way against the underpaid labor of Europe, much of which through vested interests is kept at about the level of a soldier’s pay, and will give the American producer the American market when he naakes honest goods and sells them at honest prices. The Progressive Party believes that the tariff commission should have plenary power to ascertain W’hether or not the labor employed in protected industries is receiving a, fair and just proportion, of the benefits of that protection, and that no discrimination should be made against the farmer. Neither of the old parties approves of the Progressive plan for a tariff commission. The Progressive Party introduced a bill in Congress providing for such a commission under date of May 6, 1913. It was referred to thte Committee on Ways and Means, where it will peacefully slumber until such time as the people place the reins of government in the hands of the Progressive party. Let every Progressive put his shoulder to the wheel in this campaign and let the people know the position of the Progressive party on this important issue.

Your vote for Albert J. Beveridge for United States Senator and Will H. Ade for Representative in Congress is the only way to write this simple, honest, business-like plan of making our tariff into the law of your country.

Concrete Cement Work a Specialty. Sidewalks, cisterns, water tanka and all kinds of cement work done. All work guaranteed.—J. J. MIDLER, phone 408. Buss Line to Remington Now In Operation. The buss line between Rensselaer and Remington has been resumed and buss will leave Rensselaer each day from the north side of the publie square at 7:45 a. m., and 4:00 p. m. Will leave Remington returning, from Panhandle depot at 9:30 a. m., and 5:22 p. m. Fare 75 cents each way.—C. L. MORRELL, Prop. Phone 206, Main Oarage.