The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
TARIFF AND H|GH
COST OF LIVING
Chairman Mack, of Demo-
cratic CommitteeSays They
Will be Issues.
CRITlClZES SPEECHES
OF PRESIDENT TAFT
Says President Cannot Sustain Ger.
tain of His Speeches Without
Repudiating the Others.
Quotes From Utterances.

BUFFALO. N. r., Feb. 26--Chafr-
man Norman Il. Mack. of the Dem
caassaftt4+--t,.--.
artieie printed over his signature In
the March number OF his magazine,
the National Monthly, makes II evil
dent that the tariff and the high cost
OF living are TO be Two OF the prin-
cipal issues of the Democratic con-
gresslonal campaigns or this year
Chairman Mack sharply criticises the
tariff portion of President rart.s
Lincoln Day speech in New York.
and declares the President cannot
now sustain his Winona speech with
out repudiating the New York ad-
dress or vice versa, and that he must
disavow Senator Aidrfcn or Withdraw
hts declaration ON wooden schedule
OF the tarffr bill.
The Democratic chairman quotes
from the debate on wooden schedule
on June IL. 1909. and from the
Presidents speech. to show that ii
is not the votes of the downward re-
vfsiontsts. which will have TO be ex-
planned and excused, but the votes of
Senator Aidrich himself
Quo0es From Speeches.
Quoting from Senator Aldrich's
speech or June II, 1903. Chairman
Mack calls attention 10 the follow
! ing remarks or the Rhode Island
Senator
.assss-s e. are bound hse-esert -t,bstsa~
ti.sfa-ssf -ea5F- platform Il, resist q II
efforts at reduction in this tweolen1
schedule, even though made IN the
name of REFORM" and tn that quo
tation from President Taft's New
York speech Is added as follows.
THE one substantial defect in
iii fSK ga ~
platform was the failure To reduce
woolens."
F.Dn the foregoing the Demo-
cratic nattnrAi chairman ceneiudes
that the President cannot consist
, ENTITY al pIs ssis A8ta~tcfss and gnnnesnii
the wooden schedule. and must recall
either the New YORK or the Winona
speech on these points.
The Democratic leader takes up the
presidents declaration that 1T Is I'M
possible to revise the tariff without
awakening the active participation in
the formation of the schedules Of
these producers whose business wall
be affected by change" and says
This expression. to many, will ap-
pear as a very abject confession OF the
I tna4,ffftr the republican party to
Withstand the demands OF the con-
tributing interests. Ii instead OF try
4 INE to BRING the kEuSJs, especially khc
food monopoiies. into the zone OF
lawfulness, the president would de-
vote the remaining months OF con
gress to removing the tariff barrier
which stays competition ne would &C
compiisn for his country and his party
that which political organization car
4 never achieve
No Downward Revision.
Try as he will President Taft can,
not read into this tariff measure thai
/ Ii is a revision downward. On the
! question Of tariff making MIR. Taft Ii
! an innocent child compared to the
! astute and crafty Aldrich. and MIR
/ Aldrich has repeatedly stated that
l the measure is not downward re-
/ vision, and In his statement to the
I Senate accompanying -the-sttf ffoif
/ the finance committee, he admitted
| that the revision was clearly upward
and that the majority was not hound
| to a downward revision.
All the eloquence or the president
| and all the explanation OF depart
ment figures cannot alter the condf-
! ton in which the consumer now finds
himself. 1t Is not now from his poll
| teal enemies, or partisan opponents
| Ii you will. that the president Is
forced to defend himself. though hi
may feel that to be the case, but from
| the demands of an over burdened
| public worrying under the hardships
OF tremendously high cost OF ifvtag