The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-16


verbiage committee to investigate tie
principles and ur lerstand just what
legislation is doing. They should
act as the peoples representatives
and acquaint the people with the true
conditions that exist. The congress
should not grope blindly in the dark
on such serious questions. seeking to
solve them alone The time should
be passed for all of that. The day
has come when representative business
men should be appointed to act AS
agent for the people, insisting on an
honest and fair deal in legislation.
AT the last session of congress. the
tariff on free hides was resisted by
the dealers in hides. In return. the
and harness. The committee felt that
there had been sufficient reduction
downward. but the leather men claim
ed that the wording was so verbose
that there was no reduction. The
question was brought to a vote and
the leather men had sufficient number
to kill that section of the bill. Within
JuIce dIlcl dI 10, llC Dll1 wa
corrected so as to suit the leather men.
Our Laws Inaccurate.
"Our laws are filled with inaccura-
cies, unwisdom and imprudence. The
time has come when this has got to
end We are a young people ard do
not know it all. We can teach others
some things. but others can also teach
us other things. We must have a
commission to handle the language Of
laws, which will prevent inaccuracies.
Germany. England and Japan have
such commissions.
1--WE must have business instead OF
politics in our legislation hereafter.
This depends largely on the kind of
men selected to act as your public SER
wants. Men in American public life
may continue to play in the hands of
citizens. providing they carry out the
governed peoples desires.
Heretofore, the democratic and re-
publican parties have been divided in
the congress in respect to party. The
democrats would prepare speeches
filled with rhetoric in which the re-
publican members were lambasted.
The republicans in turn, would lam
bast the democrats. The legislators
paid more attention to their carefully
prepared addresses than to the facts
In fact. neither side would be famil-
lar with the inside facts. Nothing
would be known about the tariff of
other countries. which would throw
light upon the subject in this country
1t was political bombardment. The
business of the nation was carried on
in such a way as would result in a
business man. If he practiced in the
same way. going to the poor house.
A Change Was Made.
ut was different at the last session
OF congress. Ine legislators studied
the tariff as an economic problem. Men
figured on the different items for long
hours. The tariff was studied from y
point of view of business, not politics.
There were men there who believed
the tariff was of more value than par
ties. Men there, who believed they
were the public's servants.
Tariff for revenue only. is no long
er possible. Every student of the
problem will tell you so. Economic
conditions compel tariff bill on bust
ness methods. Every man will agree
that We want solid and permanent
business methods. I do not think
that the public men who study the
problems are sufficient 1t is neces-
sary that We have a verbiage commits.
sion. to study the language of the laws
and make them simplicity itself. IN
stead of comple>it;.
1--WE need an expert tariff commits
sion as much as we do a Vel Iliage
commission. The time has come when
it is a necessity. In open debate
demanded that monetary commits
sion. But one senator opposed it.
but since has been succeeded. but is
at present mem)e- of this c c1mmis-
sion and dong excellent service.
Commissions Are Needed.
"The time has come when the Amer
lean people. grown to greatness under
the old, weak systeIn. don't wan; what
SCt SoiA "dAI. "udG W all
Street wants. The American people
are in favor of tariff commission
and other commissions to cove" special
details of the government. When
these commissions report. one may DE
assured that its report covers all
points, in a careful thorough. scien-
tific manner. Its study of the 1ues-
tion will be benefit to the American
people.
There is auothe, great problem
now confronting the American nation.
1t is the immi grafton problem. 1t in
wolves the mixing of bloods. and sci
entists tell Us that So far the result
has been that it has produced a type
far superior to old Roman and Greek.
However. it is nee .s>ary we protect
this blood from the baser types. The
immigration commission is slowly
but carefully. solving the problem. I
for one. welcome the best blood of the
earth
Senator Cullum Of Illinois proposed
a bill on interstate conme,ee commits
sion several wears a:c. which was