Show I Professor Becomes Reckless II W When He T TT Talks of the Tariff HE professors professor's discussion of tho the tariff Is wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully won won- T THE fascinating because he is in no wise hampered by facts Tho The source of oC his absurd misstatements Is problematical for tor certainly they are not original with him the high pe personal character of the tho former educator precludes suspecting him of deliberate falsification His trouble probably lie lies lloa Inthe Inthe in inthe the circumstance that long IonS years of study and practical practical experience are necessary to a 0 proper understanding understanding under under- standing of ot the facts as ns to tariff schedules as well as to methods of operation ThC These e the professor protessor obviously obviously obviously ob ob- ob- ob has hns not had and It is an unfortunate handicap handicap handicap handi handi- cap for tor one who is la a accustomed to malting making a good Impression Wo have no doubt that Doctor Wilson will continue continue continue con con- to reiterate throughout the campaign the false statement that the tho Payne law low increased tariff rates rotes and that the tho absurd metals bill which the tho President vetoed would have ha reduced the price of agricultural machinery had It become a 0 law It is not a a. matter of opinion but of fact and easily proven b by an any history of ot tariff legislation who will examine the lowered by bythe bythe bythe that the average tariff rate was greatly the Payne PaI measure and that duties are lower now than they havo have been bean for tor half hat a century His misleading misleading misleading mis mis- leading pronouncement was excusable when the professor professor professor pro pro- fessor first made it because of his lack of knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of ot his subject But ono one cannot so 80 readily pardon pardon par par- don him for failing to inform himself if he Intends to continue his dl discussion Most Americans know and the number should include tho the professor that agricultural implements are admitted free to the United States from those countries which grant us a similar concession and that to other countries the rate of duty Is but fifteen per cent Certainly amon among the tho campaign advisers who surround Doctor Wilson there must be Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic members of Congress who are fully aware that their candidate Is making a spectacle of himself himself him him- self by repeating arguments based upon false pre pre- There can be bo no doubt that tho the professor proCessor means to be fair but that Ignorance which is pardonable pardonable par par- donable in others cannot be overlooked Indefinitely in the professor He has opportunities to Inform l in must ii h himself and negligence in n doing sn so bring con con- C C U 0 n n n tion If Ir he persists in It ft N no single instance since COlori Colonists I IN he became Pr President has Mr Taft Tart done tho the American Ameri Amerl- May Safely can people more conspicuous Return to service ser than In his calmly II maintained refusal to be bul- bul MexIco lied or cajoled Into Interfering with Mexican affairs At the tho time the Mormon colonists were driven from their prosperous homes In that country by threats from leaders even those who heretofore had steadily advised against Intervention doubted the wisdom of the policy polley and felt that perhaps interference of some sort was essary President Taft nevertheless contented himself himself him him- self with notifying the Madero government that it would be bo held to strict accountability for tor whatever Injury ensued to life or property strengthened the border patrol then calmly awaited the issue of events confident confidant of ot the Justice and wisdom of or his policy Occurrences since that time has ha justified his attitude attitude attitude at at- and vindicated his Judgment Convinced at last that our government would not interfere except as a a. last Jast resort and that further harrying of Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans would ouId bring unpleasant reprisals without ad advancing advancing advancing ad- ad their cause the rebels abandoned their the tac- ti s to employ themselves elsewhere Pacification of or orthe the disaffected and the restoration of ot order has now advanced to a point where it is announced the return to their homes may now be bo begun beUn with safety by the tho Mormon Monnon refugees Had the President yielded to the importunities of ot even those who honestly felt that Interference was the anI only solution these Mormon colonists instead of planning as they are for their Joyful return would have faced a tedious period of waiting with their eventual backward march extremely doubtful Millions Mil Mil- Millions lions lIona of dollars would have havo been beon expended Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans in Mexico butchered by federal and alike aUke ono one hundred thousand volunteers drawn from productive industry at a time when they lire are re badly needed and the world given a significant example of tho the emptiness of ot our pretensions as advocates of world-wide world peace 1 e. e AWS prohibiting the carrying car car- Sale of L LA tying of conc concealed aled weapons weapons weapons ons have proven Impossible Firearms sible of proper enforcement enforcement Should Be and consequently Inadequate to prevent the bloodshed and R Restricted d lawlessness which the practice fosters Law officers everywhere everywhere every every- where have given the problem their best besl attention and tho the best method yet suggested suggested sug sus is the restriction of the tho sale saJe of ot firearms So 50 long a. a as desperate or reckless men can purchase in inthe inthe inthe the open market these instruments of ot death without authorization from rom some fome responsible officer or in inquiry inquiry inquiry in- in from the merchant periods of stress will re resolve resolve resolve re- re solve themselves Into the same condition that has faced raced the authorities at Bingham Dealers in firearms at least of ot the sort that may maybo maybe maybe be bo concealed upon the tho person should not be bo permitted permitted permitted per per- to dispose of them except upon written authority authority au nu- au- au of ot some Borne official to be bo designated by law While such restriction might be considered an In Infringement Infringement infringement In- In of personal Uber liberty It Is s more In the thena- thena nature na r ture Lure of a limitation of or that liberty which so often degenerates Into license Men not do murder if they lack lado the Instruments with which murder maybe maybe may maybe be done The sale of poisons is rigidly regulated why not the sale of firearms t e e 1 1 N dismissing its Us disloyal Action of I IN members the Republican national committee has National taken a step that will be Committee greatly Inspiriting to the tho cam cam- pal n The rank and file of or Will I R Help 1 e P had its tho the party has hes energies paralyzed by th the tho sight of enemies enemies enemies ene ene- mies at the counsel table temporizing temporizing temporizing tem tem- with these has weakened party loyalty and acid has given the carn campaign such a personal tinge that those not personally interested cd have found little spur to their enthusiasm Now that the decks have been cleared for action b by feeding the J to the whale a vigorous warfare may be waged with the tho utmost confidence ence of success Those on the firing line may feel reel secure against shots from the rear with nothing to divert their attention from the tho enemy In front I I What's the use of Importing 1830 whiskers from that he overlooked that tribe of or blondes away up north 1 |