Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-01
CONGRESSMAN FOSS URGES
THE REPUBLICANS TO BOLT
Declares That the Protective Tariff Is Not for
the Best Interests of the People
of New England.

time when the Republican party was
born
Those principles that sought applica-
ton then. are seeking application now.
1t was then the common welfare, the
greatest good for the greatest number
the elimination Of special privileges, the
equality Of opportunity. Elaborate them
"a, YOU will; the fundamental Is tho COM
mon welfare.
Insurgents demand in the name OF the
people that the burdens shall be taken
from the people. that oppression from
whatever source 1t comes shall cease,
Insurgents demand action. They arc
tired Of republican promises, and are
looking for square DEAL
INSURGENTS FORCED OUT OF
PARTY
1t looks to-day az IL these insurgents or
progressive republicans as they like to
call themselves in the West. tho men who
are lighting for What Is Right" will
be forced out of the Republican party.
Surely this would be the result II Can
non, Payne Dalzel. Lodge and Aldrich
carry out their program and II news
paper reports are correct that President
/ TAFT Is in sympathy with them.
Had the President stood for the peo-
pie and against the special interests when
the Payne Aldrich bill was passed, these
mon would have been down and out
! long ago. The mistake was made when
he placed his signature to that iniquitous
measure He should have vetoed the bill
instead Of apologizlng for it and sign
! TIM. InI bn 80. ,rt,D
try would have been behind him, and
Congress would have been forced to pass
a measure which was acceptable to the
people. The pledges of the Republican
party would have been fulfilled. the bust
ness OF the country strengthened, the
cost Of living reduced.
II was n fearful mistake to have even
signed the bill; but after apologizing for
it, to have turned about and claimed
1t was the best tariff bill ever passed
was adding insult to injury.
Tariff reform Is the demand. A radical
reduction In the duties on all food pro-
ducts and clothing must come. The peo-
| pie are determined that tho cost of liv-
ing shall come down at least to prevail
| Ing prices in Canada.
Party lines are obliterated in demand
for a platform declaring that favored
manufacturers must be content with
reasonable profits. Exhorbitant profits
must be cut out. The abominable wooden
and cotton schedules are thoroughly I'M
derstood and will go first.
President Taft and the trainers OF the
Payne Aldrich bill must have known
when the tariff bill was signed that
cloth which sells in this country for
500 per yard can be bought In Eng
land at 50 cents per yard. irish wooden
for sl.12 which costs S2.32 in this country.
| Cloth for overcoatS in England which
sells for "a cents sells here for SIZE. The
people of England can wear better and
cheaper clothing than is worn by the peo-
pie in the United States. A suit OF
clothes which sells for $500 in Eng
land brings $500 here.
There il really moro OF this than a
discussion of tariff duties. 1t Ia n prob
lem which goes to tho very basis OF
health. comfort and prosperity.
The American voters will not per,ni,
themselves to be hoodwinked by talk OF
protecting American industries. when
such so-called protection means loot and
plumber for Il successful lobby In Was h.
When President Taft signed the PAYNE
Aidrich bill he knew Of the compact be-
tween the wool growers and the manufac-
tuners. You recall his famous Winona
speech made q year ago. which has
had such disastrous effect upon his
administration. when he Acknowledged
III substance that when the wool and
WOODEN schedules came up in confer.
ence inc combination of wool growers
and manufacturers We're in a position &c
make such demands that nothing could
be done but accept their terms
President Taft said: The interests @,
the wool growers in the far West. and
: the interests Of the wooden manufacture
ers in the East. and in other States. 70
! fiected through their representatives II
Congress, were sufficiently strong ia de
feat any attempt to change the wooler
| tariff, and had It been attempted i
would have beaten the bin reported from
either committee"
what confession for tho President O
, the United States to mako He forge
that he represented 100000 of free peo
: pie who think more of justice than O
revenue.
President Taft has referred to our gov
= eminent rs one Of compromise. but n
Will find out that there Ia no compror,is
3 on these wool duties.
II is no defense of this bill to claim /
has proven a good producer of revenue
The people care nothing about that fea
turo, important as 1t may seem to some
what the people want to know, and VIVA
> counts with them, is whether there ia an
injustice and graft In tho measure an,
< President Taft admits that there H.
i We should thank God that the grea
r mass OF the people are Insurgents becaus
! they still think moro OF honesty and us
! tice than of trickery and subterfuge.
You will note that the President refer
to the Representatives In Congress- q
the WOODEN manufacturers. To whom d
you suppose be referred. 10 the Stan
: fatters' or the "Insurgents?"
. The administration and the Repuhlica
: party had to yield to the hold up" or sc
:, the whole legislation and session wrecke,
This Is the admission of the Presiden
= IL IL the only weak and lame pallif
= don he can offer for what he admitte
Il to be the iniquties of Schedule X" II
a should have turned on these men an
: they would have run There IL nothin
p so cowardly as n million dollars, exceI
n two millions, someone has said.
/, But the President lost his opportunit
n and the Republican party under Il
leadership Of such men as Aldric
Lodge, Halo, Cannon, Payne and Da
zel will go to defeat Eight years
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