The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-09-22
BOTH SIDES OF
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Munocy hdSdZiHe LOT OctODeT, III
addition to a wealth of literature, con-
tains articles by James A. Towney, of
Minnesota, chairman of the finance
committee of the house of representa-
tives, and Champ Clark, of Missouri,
who aspires to the speakership of the
next congress.
James A. Tawney-There are three
leading reasons why the Republican
party should retain control of the
house of representatives and of the
Federal government.
First, the legislative record of the
party-the full record of its half CEN
tury of existence, the record of the
past seven congresses since it resumed
power on March 4, 1897, and the rec
ord of the extra and first regular ses-
sion of the present congress-all this
is conclusive proof of its wisdom, it's
constructive ability and it's unselfish
devotion to the best interests of the
people and their government.
The second reason is because, in re-
sponse to demand OF the people, the
Republican party pledged a revision
of the tariff, and kept it's pledge, OBJ
serving not only the letter but also the
spirit of the declaration. While we did
not expressly promise revision down
ward, yet it was SO understood by the
people, and what the people expected
thev gained in full measure at the
special session of congress called by
President Taft.
The third reason is because the peo-
pie should indorse the administration
of President Taft by giving him a SUBJ
stantial Republican majority in the
next house, to work with the Repub-
lican senate in making complete the
fulflment of Republican pledges, and
in carrying out to the full the recon-
mendations of the president
There may be some congressman who
are reluctant to admit that all this
tremendous amount of good legisla-
tion was accomplished with the active
aid of the president. I am not one of
those. I give to President Taft full
credit for the part he played. There
is glory enough to be divided in good
measure between the executive and
congress. Never before in our
history has there existed such COM
plete harmony between the president
and both houses of congress as has been
say, is strong reason why the next
house should be Republican, in order
that our splendid team work may not
be interrupted, but may go on to the
benefit of the nation and the welfare
of the people.
With Democratic house we should
have in the speakers chair Mr..
Champ Clark, who once announced on
ha .f ha bat
he would tear down the custom-house
of every American port. AS chairman
of the ways and means committee, we
should have Mr.. Underwood, or Ala
bama, who declares himself unequivo-
cally for a revenue tariff. We should
then have a tariff bill sent to the SEN
ate, which, though it would be buried
there, would nevertheless throw alarm
farm and every counting-house, and
would paralyze every source of pro-
duction, transportation and eonsump-
tion in the country.
Champ Clark-While there is moth
ing certain in this world except death
and taxes, and while there is many a
slip betwixt the cup and lip, the signs
of the times indicate a Democratic
an amazing run of luck that some folks
have settled conviction that they are
invincible-a conclusion which, in the
| light of history, is preposterous.
! The American people love public
men who "keep the faith,'' who say
what they mean, and mean what they
say A failure on the part of stand
pat leaders to keep the faith is pre-.
hn tS oil
promised to revise the Dingley tariff
down. That was when they wanted to
get in. Being in, they proceeded to re-
wise it up, with the result that mil
lions of honest Republicans are in open
revolt against the machine, and propose
to punish the leaders who deceived and
betrayed them
Take two bits of evidence on this
head, which are merely samples of
volumes that could be produced. In my
last debate with Mr.. Chairman Payne
on the tariff, last May, he insisted
vehemently, but enormously, that his
bill is revision down, and that there.
fore he and his coadjutors have "kept
the faith" AS keeper of the faith
Brother Payne is not in st. Paul s class
But auery-if the standpatters did not
/
does Mr.. Chairman Payne keep on de-
claring that they have revised it down
and that therefore they deserve well OF
the countrye The Economist jumped
on him for saying that, and asserted
that he makes a mistake, as does the
president, in trying to defend the bill
by claiming that it is a revision down
ward.
The "ultimate consumer knows
that he was promised lowering OF
the tariff, and knows that he didn t get
it. Consequently, he is in bad humor.
Last year the New England "schoiar
in politics." Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, in firm scorn OF both the facts
and the people, declared the ultimate
consumer to be a myth. Neverthe-
less, six months later, the ultimate
consumer" in the old Bay state pulled
the Republican majority from sixty
thousand down to five thousand. Less
than twelve months later the Guilt
mate consumer in a Massachusetts
congressional district converted Re
publican majority of fourteen thous