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Show HOW THEY STAND ON TARIFF ISSUE Piston, Nov. 4 The American Freo Trade league, with headquarters In this city, has attempted to obtain tho sentiment of candidates for congress on the question . "On what economic theory would you revise the present lur.'ff?" Replies have 1 ecu received from nineteen Republicans and sixty-seven Democratic candMates and none is in favor of the pdesent tariff. Four Democrats and one P.epubl'can favor a lower protective tariff than at present. pres-ent. rJif-htc-en Republicans and nine Democrats are in favor of nn attempt tn equalize tbe cost of producton at home and abroad. Fifty-one Democrats and no nep'ibllcBns favor a tariff for revenue only. Four Democrats are for free trade. |