Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-07-28

night when he reiterated the appar- :,
ent smailness of the tax levied on
this necessity OF life. He did not ;.
tell OF the ad valorum duty sddi-
tional. He did not say to us that
besides the little SIPS he made light
Of that there was an additional tax
Of twenty-five per cent. on lumber. {
For example. under the law Tor !
which he voted and which he taoitly
defends. the tariff runs like this:
Rough lumber. worth say $40 per
thousand. Sl.2S. plus IS per cent,
or S5.7S. The finer grade, none OF
which is produced in this Congress
sional district, worth say $50 per
thousand, you pay SIPS plus $3.50.
! or SS.7S tariff. He did not tell Of
that. while he made light OF the lit
ltle specific tax Of Sl.2S. He did
mot tote fair with you again, fel-
low Democrats.
He said he voted for a decrease
IN the tariff on lumber. Is that true9
The Dingley tariff was s. straight
2 on lumber. no matter what the grade.
liz S5.75 OF SS.75 is less than s. then
q CAPT. Lamb dealt squarely with you
. and we are the crooked dealers.
s Let the Captain explain why he did
S not speak of that maximum rate
r when he was telling Democrats Of
e the beauties and benificence Of high
r tariff or lumber. The Captain IS
Il not telling you the whole story, and
d when YOU see him and before you
&c vote ind out exactly what he is
S driving at IN hiding the facts from
p YOU. You are entitled 10 know the
e. tacts. and TO demand Of this Con
10 gresham what the facts are and
re why he has not admitted them in
% his addresses.
" The Gazette does not set itself
UPON a pinnacle as the only simon
pure Democrat, not much. But u
49, the next campaign If we told yo'
that the PLATFORM upon which on
~ / nominees were making their canvas
was not binding. that II was only sol
thrown out 10 catch votes, that Ger
e, tain planks were made 10 get in OF
~ mot 20 stand on, what kind OF
Democrat would you, gentle reade
axe US for? Yet. that is what n
- political acrobat has said TO ever
81 Democrat in the district That
80 where he places US in the fight Wi
the common enemy next fall. Ho
- VIII YOU square yourself with q
= other side when they tel you IN
= your Congressman has put hims'
- Oh record as saying aPlattorm IS
- binding? The position IS untenai
and preoarOus.
/, 80 But we are not the only one W
;--re aas criticised those Democrats W
HE voted with the Republicans IN v
s,,o-i,ation Of the party pledge. Tn
- oe|.s one man whose name is synol
.ses nous with Democracy who sa
hs,- The Democratic Senators and me
,soe bers OF Congress who voted agai
,r--- rec lumber greatly embarrassed
% asl Democratic party, greatly suene
)e-- ened the Republican party
--,,,p previously wronged their const
,-soy ents." William J. Bryan IS the
~ -hor Of that statement. Do
cor doubt his Democracy or his
o,,e Iesty? But the truth IS the t
and whether told by Bryan or The
e.. ss| zeue. and the truth IS that our
on gressman mas grievously wTor
his constituents"
oppo- Capt. Lamb IS before you on
Dem record as a Congressman. not
voted soldier, or a good, lovaole man
mber. IS 10 his credit that he had the
ry-five hood TO fight for the right as NJ
ally is Il. but il is also incumbent upoI
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