The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-05
BURROWS FLAYs TOWNSEND.

Cadillac, Mich, July 90 Preaching
the gospel of discomfort, Congressman
Townsend, who aims to GUST Senator
Burrows from his seat, ran across the
senator at Lake City, today, and was
given a lesson in optimism and told a
few facts about government that he
seemed to have overlooked.
Townsend talked for 30 minutes on
how the country was going to the dogs,
and deplored conditions which, he said,
resulted in good men being over ridden
in getting the legislation they d. sire for
the pc pie The talk was more than a
little bit on the "holier than thou
order
SPEAKS OF GOOD, NOT EVIL.
81 atu not here to abuse the Republi-
can party or to malign my mother, y
said the senator. Il have had many
favors from that party and would much
rather speak of the good we have done
than harp on the evils that have crept
in.
"And on these evils may say" he
said, looking squarely at Townsend,
that there is not the slightest differ
ence of opinion. None of us but that
want to see every evil condition cor.
rected. What's the use of harping about
discrimination in railroads." he asked.
"Who is there who doesn't know it il
wrong, and who is there that doesn't
know it has been corrected by this ad.
ministration2 Who doesn't know that
President Taft threatened the railroad
presidents with injunctions if they rails.
ed rates?
IL don't hear anybody talking about
that, however, and let me ask you PEG
pie whyI I'll tell you. 1t is because
there is nothing in that sort OF talk to
infiame your passions and raise your
prejudice That's why?
SOME PROGRESS MADE.
why not speak of the problems OF
today and the good legislation that the
Republican party has passed under this
administration? The railroads are un-
der absolute control. All of us want to
keep them there, but don't see the use
of talking all the while about a thing
that has been done. If 1 wanted to
blow my own horn, and don t, | might
tell you about one of the first speeches
| made in the house nearly 30 years
ago, in which the doctrine of the con-
t, oil Of interstate commerce by congress
was pointed out. 1t was years ago
when we passed the Sherman law. and
year by year the Republican party has
been putting great combinations more
and more under the control of the gov
eminent. don't hear any talk about
that, however. Why? Because my
friends, it would not sufficiently irritate
your passions.
MAKES FAVORABLE IMPRESSION.
They tell you about the making of
the Payne tariff law. They say it was
framed in secret and that only few
manufacturers helped make it. The
only thing the matter with that state
ment is that it isn't true. We sat for
months and heard the testimony of
every man who would come. Plenty of
testimony was taken and the manufac.
turer and the importer and everybody
who wanted to help had chance.
maybe we didn't in all cases put on
duty just equal to the difference in
cost of production in this country and
abroad, but I'll warrant that we didn't
hurt any American industry and guess
that was near enough for the time"
Cries of you bet" from the crowd
showed that he had hit responsive
chord.
STILL WORKING ON TARIFF.
"People tell you that the tariff isn't
scientifically made, but they don't tell
you that $3.50, 900 was appropriated this
year for board to examine into the
subject and report for the future use of
congress- They don't tell you that some
of these men are even now looking
about in European factories to find the
difference in cost. Whys Because you
wouldn't get mad ii they told you these
things. Do you believe that all the
great men of your party are dishonest
and ready to plumber you all the time
If you do pity you. There are dishon-
est men and demagogues in congress
and it doesn't make dishonest man
honest to send him to congress, but /
would rather believe that most of the
men who are my associates in congress
are honest and would hate to believe
that I was the only one there with wis
dom enough and patriotism enough to
10 the right and honest thing. But it
wouldn't anger you to be told these
things and you don't hear much of
hem.
SAVING IN EXPENSES.
''You have been told that 90 per cent
IF the government employees are not
needed and are only hired to help play
politics. Why my friends 95 per cent
If the great army of Office holders in
he Washington department. are under
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