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Show THE 8HOE PINCHES Perttstent reports emanate- from Washington that the department of commerces making an investigation with the Idea of recommending to President ,WI!son that a duty ot one cent a pound, be levied on sugar imported im-ported lnto,,tho United States. The Underwood, Simmons tariff makers threw away $40,000,000 a year in rev-enuo rev-enuo and gave that much to tho sugar sug-ar trust by adopting the free sugar plan, with no appreciable benefit to tho consumer nnd with much dnmago resulting to Southern cane and Western Wes-tern beet sugar planters. The Income fax has fallen $23,000,-000 $23,000,-000 short of expectations. Tho tariff shoo la plchlng even the Wilson administration. If It back tracks o sugar It will have to back its tariff is n failure. Binghamton Republican. Herald. |