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Show DEMOCRATIC: TARIFFJFAILURE Two facts Btand out prominently In the statistics of American Imports, cno condemnatory of the Democratic tarrlff policy1 and both' cautionary to the country. The first Is that the Underwood Simmons tariff net Is a falluro as a rovenuo producer; that because of Its failure direct taxation of the American peoplo has been mado necessnry to provide for the ordinary oxpenscs of tho government. Tho second Is that It has opened our ports to enormous Importations of foreign goods in competition with our domestic produces oven In war time, Indicating tho food that mny ho expected ex-pected when peaco comes; that wo must havo a tariff not only for tho protection of American Industry hut also ono that" will yield rovenuo for tho country. Such a tariff will not bo provided by tho Democrats party. Whatever of protection Mr. Wilson and his associates will grant tho U. S. at this tlmo Is a matter of expediency In promotion of their political fortunes, and they will not surrender their fatuous trco trade policy. Even in tho matter of a tariff commission they aim to fool rather than help American industry, for as rovoalod, in tho ponding rpvcnuo bill, thoy do not proposo to make tho commission pormanent. On tho oth-ro oth-ro hand, tho Republican policy ot protection Is foundod on conviction" of Its righteousness and determination to mako American prosperity permanent. perman-ent. Just ono Instanco of tho injurious failure pf tho Democratic tariff need bo cited. In tho roator of row wool the statistics prove that in the 30 months from October 1, 1910, to April I, 1913, under a Republican tarllT 4S2.S03.440 pounds ot tho foreign valuo of $84,850,022 wnB Imported, tho duty paid on which wes $30,759,-708. $30,759,-708. In tho 30 months from October 1, 1913, to April 1, 191C, under tho Democratic tariff, the raw wool im ports amounted to 1,000,710,197 poundR of tho foreign vnluo of $239,-088,544 $239,-088,544 and the duty paid on this en- ' ormously increased volume of wool I was wily 11,333,990. Had tho Payno ' hnv duties been collected on this I moro than a billion pounds of wool tho United States would havo received receiv-ed $100,895,305 of revenue. It mny w ' argued that the American consumer saved tho difference In tho cost of his woolen goods, but ho did not. Woolen Wool-en goods nro higher now than when tho Pajiio law was operative. ltnay be said also that the Increased Imports Im-ports wero duo to war-closed factories ' In European manufacturing countries. I Very well, when those factories reopen re-open they will dump their products on our fnnrkcts nt prices lower than wo can mako simply becauso tho Underwood Un-derwood law does not afford necessary neces-sary protection. If the American markets aro to bo preserved for Americans and domestic prosperity fostered Mr. Wilson must bo defeated defeat-ed Pittsburg Gazette. |