Show plate bale or of tariff the aalt lake tribune tells us that the present tariff is higher than any tariff except one we wonder if t the lie present tariff is accept acceptable acceptably abl e then to the independent republicans Republic aus the difference between a protect tive tire tariff and a free trade tariff is not so much in the per cent but in the manner in which that per cen cent t is is placed ten per cent on tea for in stance would afford no protection yet the tariff could be called as high as a ten per cent protective duty on wool the tarin was su so arranged under the mckinley law that the rate percent was all protective but the rate under the wilson law is not intended tobe to be protective it itis is true that when the wilson bill got into the senate the republicans squeezed a good deal of the free trade features out of the mew measure sure and got a little protection but the law pleased neither neit lier party it seems a little strange now that the independents in utah should be championing the measure on the rate per cent let them point out the protective features of the law that they think profitable to the west there are none that w e know of and we have bave carefully looked over the list the republican platform promises the kind of protection that the west needs and utah ought to vote for it nothing can be gained by voting for IV J bryan not even the silver basis which he favors vote for bimetallism and protect ion |