Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 101, 17 February 1909 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PAIXADIU3I AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1909.

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A TARIFF COMMISSION. The tariff has always been a per

plexing problem. James Hryce in his American Commonwealth pointed out that America is the only country i which has money enough to squander i it recklessly. The problem is not how

to save money but how to spend it.

This fact has made America almost

ififty years behind the times, in the

matter of. ihe tariff.

Germany since Bisrnark's time has imade rapid progress in its bids for itheworld's trade by imitating Amer

ica's protective tariff. Indeed it has

i gone f arther than 4hls it is no longer

a question of protection, it is a ques

Stion of reciprocity. In this way she

; occupies a far different position than

,she did in the time of-the principal-

Hues. America on the other hand has con tented herself with an iron-clad, sys

tern of schedules which, though in

earlier days actually encouraged man

ufacture, today is a serious drawback 'to our own manufacture in enlarging

i their markets.

Germany in making her tariff call

ed all her experts, (thousands in number) her statesmen, her manufacturers and her agriculturists to her assistance and succeeded in making a tariff which was elastic enough to give her all the market she needed by reciprocity and at the same time protect her own market. Though Germany spent years on this policy, the U. S. since 1880 has ' had three tariff upheavels, with another in sight, without calling in the service of experts and left it to two committees in congress who passed on the schedules on an average of four months. The question now confronting the American people is not only whether these disastrous upheavels are to continue, but whether we are to lose one half of the world's trade from an inelastic tariff. Mr. Taft, unlike Theodore Roosevelt, has a liking for the tariff problem. His letter to Mr. Henry Risenburg of the tariff revision convention, in which he favored a bureau or commission of technicians who should collect data in a scientific manner from which tariff schedules might be based, as opposed to the old method of haphazzard and dishonest committee legislation now in vogue, is a timely message. Whatever may be the outcome of the present convention in Indianapolis (and it may be years before anything happens) the public must realize that the manufacturers of the country have no ax to grind in favoring a tariff commission or bureau. They must realize that it not only means a better tariff for the manufacturers, but an increased buying power of every silver dollar in the workman's wages. They must realize also that the only foes of this movement are those protected interests which are now making millionaires by the score at the expense of the American people. In such a situation, the people can trust Mr. Taft and the manufacturers much more safely than they can certain trust barons. The time has come when the tariff should not be played with for the spoilation of American trade. If a bureau is conducted along the lines similar to thoso laid down in the convention a congressional committee cannot come before the American people as it did recently and say "That we know nothing concerning wood pulp, although we have labored for almost four months." If this is the conduct of the committee oft the case of one schedule, what would be its action in revising a tariff which has thousands of schedules contained in it? Almost every European country has a tariff bureau which aids it in enlarging its trade. A congressman would not dare to stand for re-election in the face of such evidence as would be presented by the findings of a tariff commission. The American public must not think that a tariff commission would solve all the troubles of a never ending question like the tariff, it would simply mean that congress in the future would; not have any nice lace curtains , made of elaborate lies to hide behiud the futur-

THE LEGISLATURE. The legislature since it has been in session, has succeeded admirably in doing nothing. We do not refer to Mr. Walter Ratliff, who has succeeded in voting for all sorts of bills with charming grace and agility. He, indeed, can not be accused of any laziness as far as voting Is concerned. It is entirely unfortunate that we have a republican senate. This may seem startling for a republican paper to say, but were it not for a republican senate, the democratic house could not keep up its murderous pastime of killing bills. When the next election conies around and these same democrats who are so active now in doin nothing will be quite as active in blaming their own inactivity on the republican senate. The situation now would lead one to think that a special session of the legislature may have to be called in order that the appropriations

for state institutions may be taken

care of.

In that case, Mr. Marshall's recent

statement in his published letter in announcing that he would leave the legislature to its own sweet will is

significant. None of this inactivity

can, he thinks, be laid at his door but it would not prevent his from sev

erely scoring even a democratic house.

In other words, such conduct of the legislature would prevent another dem

ocratic victory in this state for the next ten years. That is why" it is un

fortunate that there is an apparent ex cijse for a delinquent house.

JUDGE BARNARD ON THE TARIFF

In another column in this paper will

be found an account of Judge Barn ard's speech before the tariff conven

tion at Indianapolis. Judge Barnard's

attitude toward the convention was manly, straightforward and honest.

He did not pretend to know, as many

of the speakers did, that he knew everything about the tariff, but his declaration that he was in favor of a tariff commission because it would throw the responsibility of a tariff law directly on the Congressman is refreshing. There are too few men now in congress who like to have responsibility put directly on them, or to have the spot light thrown on their

actions. If more Congressmen would take this attitude we would have considerably less graft in Washington,

D. C. Men would not suddenly become rich and clip coupons at the expense of the whole people off a legislative job of a few thousand dollars.

FORUM OFTHE PEOPLE

I live in Center township. I am one

of your old subscribers and propose to continue as such. I was a subscrib

er when the Palladium was edited by

the Hon. Isaac Jenkinson. Then the paper represented the highest stand

ard of morality. . I am acquainted with

quite a number of excellent gentle

men who live in Richmond. I know the venerable Timothy Nicholson and

others of his class whom I sympathize

with in their recent defeat at the polla.

I am also acquainted with scores of

good people who live in the fourteen

townships of Wayne county which recently voted dry. I have heard many of them tell what they think of the

business men of Richmond and their

motives for giving the enormous majority of 1852 in favor of keeping and defending their saloons. I have even heard a few of them speak for them

selves and figure that if Richmond

could be kept wet she would draw the

dollars from the four counties on her

four sides which are now dry. I have also read in the Palladium of Feb. 6, the following:

"The majority of the local business

men voted the wet ticket believing that their respective businesses mieht

be injured by the elimination of the

saloons.

I have also read your reDly to the

Dublin local option resolutions in which you flounder and thrash through nearly a column without denying or confirming what they say about Rich

mond's motives in rounding up a majority of 1852 for John Barleycorn. The Palladium intimates that the Dub

lin people are striving for notoriety and then says they are ashamed to sign their resolutions. Does a man obtain public notoriety by withholding

his name? The Palladium proceeds to call the Dublin people misguided citi

zens and then quotes from itself what

it said to E. R. Thompson. It further remarks: "The Palladium is in doubt

whether to take the Dublin resolutions seriously or as a striving after notoriety by a few men." Dublin plainly states that she prefers to give her business to men who are governed by principle and honest motives, and to withhold it from men who sacrifice principle for dollars. This does not sound like a joke, and if It is a stroke for notoriety it is of the most commendable type. The sentiment prevails in Center and other dry townships among individuals who now feel more kindly toward the commercial mail order houses of Chicago. As a constant reader of the Palladium who has never before asked for space in its columns I am giving some views of the common plain people who live in the dry townships, as we hear those views and opinions fall from their own lips. Your reply to Dublin warns me that if I sign my name to this paper I am liable to be called an egotist seeking notoriety, and If I don't sign it. you will likely say I am ashamed to do so. Haviug patiently read what you have said in defense of and in praise of the saloons of Richmond ve conclude that you believe they are the right things in the right places from the standpoints of principle and morality. Now the writer differs with you.

but concedes that you are sincere in what you say. He believes that one moral principle will exactly fit any and all other moral principles; that one truth will exactly fit all other truths. Now I will quote a few sentences from the Palladium and try to use them for moral purposes. The Palladium says on Feb. 6: "There is no reason to doubt the word of the liquor dealers." We will use this for a motto on a Sabbath school banner. How do you like it? In the same issue we read another great moral truth as follows: "The election and the campaign we have just gone through reflects great credit on the citizens of Richmond." This we will put in bold type and place In a conspicuous place in your new Y. M. C. A. building, How do you like it? In another issue we find this moral promise: "A man can not be convicted by law for operating a blind tiger." We will put this in large gilt letters and suspend it just above Judge Fox's head in the Wayne circuit court room. How do you like it? Next we will install a saloon in the Y. M. C. A. and daily demonstrate the members that you are correct in what you say of the Richmond saloons and their management, and since Richmond saloons are so well managed and are to be permanent factors in the general welfare, the bartenders should occasionally deliver in

structive lectures in all of the public

schools on "How To Run a Saloon." DRY.

THINK DEMOCRATS

III PREDICAMENT

Republican Senators Confi dent They Have Them on Liquor Question.

STUNG COMING AND GOING

IF TOMLINSON BILL MADE A

STRINGENT MEASURE, OR OP TION LAW REMAINS, DEMO CRATS TO GET THE BLAME.

Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, Feb. 17.

The republicans of the legislature feel that they have the democrats in a large, deep, dank, hole on the liquor question, and they propose to keep

them there. If the county local op

tion law is repealed it must be done by the democrats. If it is left on the statute books it will be the fault of the democrats. If the Tonilinson bill passes it will be so amended as to be

really a stringent temperance measure for which the republicans will take the credit. If it does not pass

the democrats will be to blame and will have to reckon with the liberal

element that put them in power.

Nice Fix to be In. Isn't that a beautiful fix for the

democracy to fcs in?

The Tomlinson bill, as it was pass

ed by the house and sent to the senate contains several provisions that the republican senate will never agree to. The senate proposes to . strike out these amendments. One of them is the provision that, would permit the continuance of road houses, the worst kind of saloons. The republicans of the senate will cut out that

feature of the bill. They say now al

so that they will make the bill a

straight $1,000 license bill, the license

to be the same for all saloons, regardless of the size of the town. Then they propose to amend it further so as to provide that there shall be one saloon for each 500 inhabitants, but that the commissioners shall refuse to issue licenses to any saloons when licenses expire until the number left remaining In the city or town is one to each 500 population. This would wipe out fully half of the saloons in the state or maybe more than half. Would be Stringent. The republicans declare that the bill in that amended form would be a very stringent and effective temperance law and that it would afford real saloon regulation and at the same time make a large amount of territory dry. In this form the republicans will send the bill back to the house. If the house accepts the amendments the republicans will take the credit for having furnished the good, effective law in place of the Tomlinson bill, which was what the brewers wanted. If the democrats of the house refuse the amended bill the county option law will remain on the statute books and the democrats will have to explain to the liberals why they did not repeal it when they had the opportunity. At the same time the republicans will take the credit for having saved the law. This plan has gained a good many friends among the republicans and it is believed that it will be carried out. But when the amended Tomlinson bill comes back from the senate to the house there is a general belief that the democrats in the house will accept it. They would accept anything to get rid of the county local option law.

SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF RICHMOND. Statement of Condition, February 51b, 1909.

RESOURCES. CASH AND EXCHANGE 591.601.33 Loans and Discounts 1,1 351 .i3 U. S. and Other Bonds 620.6&3.? Banking House 25.000.C0 Other Real Estate 1,600.66 $2,425,414.61 LIABILITIES. DEPOSITS $1,511,174.37 Capital Stock 250,000.00 Surplus and Profits 417,440.24 Circulation 246,800.00 $2,425,414.61

he One Financial Institution Which is Unrivaled by Any Bank in Eastern Indiana For Prompt and Ellicient Service, Strength and Fair Treatment Under All Conditions.

Tonsilitis Was Prevalent This Was Predominating Disease in Indiana During Month of January, According to Hurty's Report.

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MASONIC CALENDAR. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Richmond lodge No. 196. F. & A. M. called meeting. Fellow Craft degree. Wednesday, Feb. 17 Webb lodge No. 24 F. & A. XL stated meeting. Friday, Feb. 19 Richmond lodge No. 196 F. & A. M.. called meeting, work in Master Masons degree. Refreshments. Saturday, Feb. 20 Loyal Chapter No. 49 O. E. S. stated meetin.

The bulletin for the state board of

health for January just issued, says:

Tonsilitis was reported as the most prevalent disease which was also the case in December. Pneumonia, sixth in area of prevalence, in December,

advanced to second place in January.

This increase was predicted. Bronchitis, influenza, scarlet fever and

measles prevailed unusually.

Smallpox, 148 cases in 24 counties;

no deaths. Same month last year, 242 cases in 32 counties; no deaths.

Diphtheria, 170 cases with 24 deaths

in 45 counties. Same month last year 203 cases with 30 deaths in 40 counties. Scarlet fever. There were 9 deaths with probably 500 cases, mostly mild. In the same month last year, $ deaths. Consumption. Total deaths 352. Males 1G7, females 185. Of the males

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28 were married in the age period of 18-40 and left 56 orphans. Of the females, CO were married in the same age period and left 120 orphans. Total orphans made by consumption in one month 176. Pneumonia. 307 deaths. Same month last year 402. Violence. 158 deaths. Same month last year. 195. Murders 11; suicides 32. Accidental deaths 115. Total deaths. 2744; annual rate U.S. In same month last year total deaths 3,200, rate 14. City death rate 14.5. Country 10.4. Death rate of cities over 50.000 population: Indianapolis 13.5; Evansville 12.6; Fort Wayne 14.4; and Terre Haute 18.2.

Trade In the United States with the Republic of Panama in the last five years amounted to about $66,000,000. Of this total, $6,000,000, speaking in round terms, represented the value of the imports from Panama, and $60,000,000. still speaking in round terms, was the value of merchandise exported to Panama.

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