The Washington herald., 1910-04-06

lumber. IN the making Of mighty for
tunes out Of which our forests have been
ruthlessly slaughtered.
/ 1 could not stand for an increase Of
duties on cotton cloths. the higher grades
of which are used as clothing by every
man. woman. and child. rich or poor,
Throughout the whole republic.
I could not stand for ~ increase Of
duty on structural steel punched and
ready for use.
Tariff that Isn't Wanted.
I could not stand for the increase Of
duties on those grades of linoleums which
are the poor mans carpet, or on zinc.
which is a universal necessity; or on silk.
which is part Of the clothing or adorn-
ment Of every American woman.
could not stand for the obsolete and
infamous sugar schedule, which no man
in Indiana can read and understand. but
which the sugar trust can read and I'M
derstand.
Above all, I could not stand for the
slaughter by the conference committee Of
the modest and moderate beginning Of a
tariff commission which wrote into the
bill that passed the Senate; but all save
one Democrat were the enemies OF any
tariff commission then. and are its enc
mics now.
These are examples of increase. I
was against them then. I am against
them now.
I was for a law that would have taken
the tariff out OF the way Of business for
ten or a dozen years; and such law
could have been written, and it shall be
written.
I was for law that would have pro-
tected the wages of every workingman in
Indiana and yet enable that workingman
to get his clothing and creature comforts
cheaper.
l was for law that would have made
the position Of salaried man and travel
ing man more secure and yet made less
his cost of living.
Favored Liberal Schedule.
was for law that would have given
every manufacturer in Indiana ample pro-
lection and yet enable him to get his raw
materials cheaper.
I was for a law that would have bene-
flied the farmer and yet reduced the price
he pays for the necessities he buys.
When first was chosen as the peoples
Senator. eleven years ago. I said, speak
ing TO the legislature that elected me:
The people only are my masters, and to
the people viii be true" That has been
my platform since, that is my platform
to-day.
tariff commission is the one great
piece of constructive legislation the ma |
ton leeds and demands to settle the |
tariff question. II is wicked and absurd |
that the interests of all the producing |
elements of the country-manufactuse |
farmers. stock raisers, merchants, work. |
ing men, and others-should longer be |
mere cards played by politicians for their |
own political advancement and pecuniary |
welfare.
When I introduced the tariff commission
bill three years ago said that it had 10 |
friends in Congress. To-day a large ma
jority of Republicans are for it, anC even /
one Democrat has seen the light.
Republican law and administration has |
stopped rebating by railroads; has regu-
lated railway rates and established the
that the government can pro-
tect the shipper from discrimination. dis
and abuse. Republican law and
has limiksd the powers of
trusts and ended forever many Of their
wicked practices, such as the sale of dis
eased meats, poisoned foods. and impure
drugs. But much remains to be done
The States cannot do 1t. They must he
brought under the gun Of national au-
thortty, stripped Of their unrighteons