The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-21
eEcaEANT TO DEMOCRACY.

OF Congress the ArAI@~- So -
= 5opse numbered III. but now, with
thar session less than ninety DAYS oiu'
savenrv-three Of the number, accord
ing 70 Golfers Weekly. have deserted
,he nartv organization and the most
tmnortant OF the party's principles
Tbirty-eight Of this number, in den
ance Of the Democratic platform dec
laration for free lumber, voted Tor
protective tarif on lumber. Con-
grassman L. p. Padgett, John Austin
Moon and George W. Gordon were the
members of Congress from Tennessee
who departed from the party faith ana
Joined with the republicans in pro-
tecting this one Of the richest ana
most grasping of the great special In
terests.
Twentv.nine democrats voted with
the Republicans for protective TAR
IN ON hides, and thus helped to place
a burden on every man, woman and
child in the nation who dons pair OF
shoes. and made more costly every
riece of belting. harness or other
necessity in which leather is a part
George washington Gordon, Congress
man from the Memphis district, was
the member from Tennessee VINO
helped to feather the nest OF this spe-
cial interest, and add to the already
too great cost of living.
Twenty-three democrats broke away
from their party caucus and Voteu
with the Republican organization
against the notifications of the House
rules.
Presenting that these deserters from
marty principles and platform pledges
wished simply to subserve and oulio
nm special interests in their own
states or congressional districts, and
were actuated by no selfish interest,"
or hone of personal reward, how are
thew to answer to the great masses OF
the neople. to the voters who seated
them in their high place and sent
them out to conserve and protect the
interests OF all the people, and not 10
fill the pockets of the special interests
already rich and arrogant.
In Mr.. Gordon's district at Memphis
tho thousands are taxed to make ricneT
still the packing house barons OF the
north and west. Small indeed is the
percentage that goes into the hands
of the man who raised the COW OF
steer.
In Mr.. Padgett's and Mr.. Moons
and Mr.. Gordon's districts every man
who builds a house or barn, VINO TO
nairs his fence, every man who buys
a niece of furniture or uses any article
in which lumber forms part, mus'
nav a tax to make greater the for
tunes of the great lumber kings. the
hulk of the standing timber has LONG
since passed to a small but seiec'
number of capitalists who know nc
end to greed and an overWeenlne
desire for more. Their holdings are
in the pine woods of the south, IN tne
great forests of the north and west
and even in Tennessee practically al
the timber worth while is under thell
control Thousands upon thousands
rnust contribute to their plethor1(
boards. must help to built their pal
aces, to buy their yachts and pay the
EXPENSES of European trips; and THESE
democrats, sent out under party
nledge to vote for free lumber, nave
helped to place this burden on the PEG
neople they were sent to serve.
Back in 1892 William j. Bryan SAID
when it is necessary for me to come
TO Congress and ask for PROTECTOR
or bounty for an industry In my
own state. which l should refuse al
wrong to an industry of another state
sbalI ceaes to represent Nebraska II
Congress"
Champ Clark of Missouri, said; :"
want to repeat, and we might as wei
settle it and be through with 1t, an
not going to help any man plumber tht
American people because he happens
to live in Missouri. l will go out o
nublic life before will do it"
What have these democratic con
: gressmen who voted for duty OF
hides and a duty on lumber, to say t.
their people who placed them wher'
they are?
-,,- 1AzND TAX