The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-03
HON. W. A. JONES
Made a Strong Speech Here
Tuesday Night.
THE TARIFF AND REPUBLICANS
Predicts Solid Democratic Delegation
from Virginia Says Next House
Will BE Democratic.

here Tuesday night
Mr. Jones arrived I'm the city In
the afternoon and number Of his
political friends called on him at
the Exchange Hotel The audience
that greeted Mr. Jones at the
courthouse was fair and represen-
tatiyc one n was one which any
congressman might well feel proud
10 address and number among his
constituents In the gathering were
ministers. lawyers. bankers. edu-
Gators and prominent business men.
Several ladies were "a SO present
Col. r. d. Cole. chairman of the
City Democratic Committee. called
the melting 10 order. Seated on
the stand besides Mr.. Jones and
Col. Cole was Mr. W. d. Scott.
secretary of the city Democratic
Committee
Mr.. Jones. who was presented to
the audience by Col. Cole. commenc-
ed his address by referring 10 the
importance OF the election 10 be
held Tuesday. Nov y. He said
there was but little excitement In
p
in the southwestern part OF the
State and in many OF the States Of
the Union Forty-four Of the forty
six states will elect congressman
next Tuesday and a number OF these
States will elect legislatures which
will choose United Stats senators.
Two States have already held cleo
lions. Maine and OrgOn.
Mr. Jones expressed his firm con
viction that the next House OF Rep
rescntatiycs will be overwhelmingly
Democratic He said the Rcpubli-
cans themselves conceded this. lie
also stated that il was his candid
opinion that the next Senate. while
Republican. will be- anti-stand-pat,
which means that the Cannon
Payne Alrich forces. which have
been controlling National legisla-
ton and imposed the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law on the people, will be
in the minority.
Mr.. Jones further stated that in
his opinion the States OF New York,
New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio would 20
Democratic next Tuesday, and pos
sibly Massachusetts. Then he
checred his hearers by the predic-
ton that Virginia would have in
the next Congress a solid Demo
cratic delegation of ten members
He said he was just from South
West Virginia and was as con
fidont as II was possible TO be that
Hon Henry G. Stuart will be elected
over Mr. Slemp. the Republican can
didate in that district He said the
people are alive TO the fact that
the Republican party has failed to
keep its pledges
The TWO great issues OF this cam
paign. Mr. Jones said.are the tar
IN question and the high cost OF
living He launched into clear
comprehensive discussion OF the
tariff He said the tariff bill was
composed of 1000 Items, that there
was no general revision; that only
S7i items had been changed in any
way. the tariff Is divided into Il
schedules One OF these is the
wooden schedule. which concerns
every individual. and not an item
OF that schedule was revised. Tic
showed how the tariff affects the
cost Of the necessaries and causes
the high cost OF living He charg-
ed that the tariff bill was practical
~ prepared by the great trusts and
corporations. which are mostly con
cerned He charged the Repub-
lican members of the committee
who are in the majority, the House
Committee being composed OF ten
Republicans and seven Democrats
met in secret without informing the
Democratic members and that nc
Democratic member OF the commit
tee saw the bill until It was print
ed and ready TO be presented 10
the House Committees Of both
House and Senate consulted rep
resentatiyes Of the corporations and
Senator Daniel, OF Virginia, mem
Der OF committee OF the Senate
on the tariff measure, charged the
majority members Of that commit.
tee publicly on the floor Of the Sen
ate with the unfairness with which
they had prepared the bill. Mr.
Jones read an extract from tho
last public utterance in the Sen
ate by SENATOR Daniel on this sub
ject. Mr.. Jones was very severe in
his criticisms on this bill and the
manner in which II was prepared
He said il was born in iniquity and
dedicated to avarice.
Mr.. Jones said the Republicans of the
Middle West have risen up in their re.
sentiment against this bill He referred
TO the insurgents in Congress who hac
spoken against the bill and had denounc.
ed it as an iniqutous reputation of the
pledges Of the Republican party. He
charged that il was the most oppressive
tariff bill ever enacted and the insur
gents were so aroused by its adoption
and have so grown in their fight on the
bill that the stand-pat Republicans are
now in the minority. He referred to the
coming retirement of Senator Hale, Of
Maine, and other leaders of the Repub
lican party and of the announcement
that Senator Aldrich would retire at the
end Of his present term. In Maine Z
Democratic senator will succeed Hale
the legislature elected last month being
Democratic.
Mr.. Jones showed how the tariff haC
protected certain interests and The
stockholders had reaped millions of tbC
peoples money through tariff protec
ton. He said the Diamond Rubber
Trust, Of Ohio, was started with a cap
ital of $50, 900. 1t had been paying biz
dividends regularly and without calling
for an additional cent to the capital
had issued stock TO the owners until nov
it is capitalized at $40, 900, 900, all accu
INFLATED through tariff protection an
this last tariff bill increased the pro
lection on rubber. Senator Aldrich is
big stakeholder in a rubber company
Mr.. Jones says the people pay hig
prices but do not realize that the taril
causes the high prices. In England
France and Germany sugar is not take
at all and it can be bought nue.
cheaper in those countries than in thi
country. There is no tax in this countr
on coffee as it comes from foreig
countries here. England taxes cotfe
three cents a pound; Germany fou
cents a pound and France il cents
pound. Coffee can be bought cheaper i
the United States than in any of thos
countries.
Mr.. Jones charged that the tariff bill
made by the Republicans are rot in tn