Show Y VV V I Our Weekly Washington Letter I From Our OUI Special Correspondent t 66 TAXES TAXI S rl PEOPLE OrLE I LESS LESSIN SS L l. IN AMERICA THAN IN IX OTHER I I COUNTRIES IIA HAVING VING TARIFF T. I I I Washington Oct 17 17 Democratic Democratic orators and papers are pretending to tobe tobe tobe be very much exercised over what the they term the outrageous taxation of the American public by the new protective tariff If one believed what these speakers and papers charged he would get the Idea that the public in this country will be tariff ridden under tho the l Mc Fordney-Mc- Cumber law I According to the estimates of treasury experts the revenue from the McCumber Fordney-McCumber tariff will be tely a year Br r d i up n a t the present population of ot i nt i i J J States this is equivalent Ij to a n per Il capita tax of That I I. I what wha the new protective tariff i t t I t each man woman and child in ini int i t United States based upon the duties paid at the custom ho houses ses j i jAs i As to whether this is high or ur low may be determined by comparing It with what other countries collect Inthe in inthe inthe the way of Imports Canada Is used as an Illustration by Democratic orators or- or as a country which we should follow In the question of tariffs Canada Can Can- ada in III tariff duties 1190 1130 per capita J i England and English Interests Interests Interests' I were very active during all of the period the protective tariff tarm was under under un un- un- un der del discussion spreading propaganda da In 11 this country to defeat It A A great amount of arguments then advanced advanced ad- ad j adi i against the tariff and still being advanced against it are arguments arguments arguments ments furnished by l England and ands I British Interests which were desirous desir- desir I desir-I ous of keeping hold of American i markets But England does not noti I 1 hesitate to levy high duties The tariff which England has built around the United Kingdom levies a aper aper aper per capita cost of at 1478 on every everyman everyman everyman man woman and child In the United Unit Unit- ed Kingdom Compare this with the per capita of the new Ford- Ford I ney-McCumber ney act France Prance collects tariff duties which i bring the average per ver capita cost In that country to In Germany the per capita c cost st of tariff I Is hs 1689 These figures prove the present McCumber Fordney-McCumber tariff levies less duties per capita than tariffs of other other oth oth- er 11 countries levy upon their people They prove the American people are not being outrageously taxed by this Protective tariff i I OF OJo TIL THAT tT T. 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Public revenue must be raised from one of two sources from taxes collected from within the country upon Incomes business etc etc or from taxes axes raised by Imposing a tariff upon upon upon up up- on Imports There Is no other way to 10 raise rase taxes The rhe less loss taxes we wo have from Imports the more taxes must be raised from other sources sources Taxes upon Imports may be divided divid ed Into two general classes taxes classes taxes on those imports the like of at which can be and are produced In this country coultry The United States has al always always always al- al ways gone upon the theory that the proper import tax Is that levied on products the like of which are are produced produced produced pro pro- in this country By such Import Import import Im Im- port tax or tariff protection is afforded afforded afforded af af- forded home products and those Industries Industries industries In In- which pr produce duce home products products products pro pro- ducts and those work men who are employed in such Indu industries Other countries have adopted the other theory theory that that of levying a tax upon Imports the like of at which are not produced at home t A great deal is being said about the new taxing he working workingman's workingman's mans man's breakfast table The breakfast breakfast breakfast break break- fast table Is not taxed a country which has protective t tariffs Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Break Break- fast tables are taxed In III those countries countries countries coun coun- tries which levy tariffs upon Imp Imports the like of which they do not produce produce produce pro pro- duce at home No country in the world taxes the breakfast table as dearly as England England 1 collects a n tariff of ot 24 cents a pound on tea 10 cents a pound on cocoa 12 cents a pound on coffee and six cents a u pound mound on sug sug- ar al' Upon the four nr ies ahI tors all of which enter Into the food upon the breakfast and dinner table England collects a total tariff of for every man man woman and aud child in the United Kingdom Neither tea cocoa nor coffee cartee are subject to tariff In this country and the tariff on sugar is only 22 cents I France rance collects a tariff on sugar of three cents a pound a tariff on coffee of 26 cents a pound on cocoa 26 cents a pound and on tea 35 cents a pound The total per capita cos cost to the Frenchman for these four tour ar articles articles articles ar- ar is Canada levies a tariff of 10 cents a pound on tea five cents a pound on coffee cortee two cents a pound on out sugar and 35 per cent ad valorem on cocoa The total her ler capita cost to every Canadian for these four tou i articles is o 0 wo WOMEN mx AM XU P. AFFILIATION The iThe Republican party is big ell enough ugh and and broad en enough to afford a a Held field of activity for tor the most noble minded of American women Its program is varied as it should be he to embrace the interests of all It does noi plate place undue emphasis upon this 5 or that hobby of a cla class s but made up UI of many men of many minds It t combines the ideals of all This Is ll assurance that it will continue fair fall nil 1111 sane The Republican party urges the women of America to Join joist Its ranks Its men then are the men meu who have labored labored la- la bored beside you In the of the home and have learned to re respect fe- fe your youl judgment and four mo mo- tives It solicits your contribution of ot tuese use to party part welfare j Outside a party one may be a II voice a voice a feeble voice Even u a group however large large does does not compare in Influence with a political party If U women were to remain merely a pleading voice or a II group with In Indirect Indirect In In- direct Influence there was not need of our gaining the ballot A group may agitate but a political polio cal party party part especially It if It be tho the party party par par- ty In power power may may legislate It may lUay nr Its ideals into the government government gov gov- for tor most of the past sixty years and has carried out 11 most of Its Ua tenets What America Is today the It has lias become largely through Republican party If you wish to be be-a be force torce join a apolitical political party If It you approve of ot what Republicanism has mal the America of ot today and you wish to have a II hand In shaping the America of at tomorrow join the Republican parly party |