The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-05

declared that the revision was to be
downward On that promise they
won. Having got in, they proceeded
to revise 1t upward. So that IN the
impending campaign the overshadow.
Ing issue iS whether men in conduct
Ing campaign are under any oblIga-
ton TO tell the truth or whether they
are licensed to palter In double
Query: Is 1t any less dishonest TO
secure offices under false pretenses
than TO obtain money In that felon-
ious manner?
sense-to keep the word OF promise
70 the ear and break 1t TO the hope.
President Taft himself admitted
In his Winona speech that the wool
en- goods schedule Is too high and
ought to be reduced. l agree with
him on that; so do you all. Why then
have they not reduced II? 1t is elev-
en- months lacking one day since he
signed the Payne-Aldrich-Smoot tariff
bill. He is Republican. Both hous-
es Of congress are Republican by over
whelming majorities. AS the Dem
ocratic floor leader In the house l
guaranteed that II the president
would send in q message urging that
the woolen goods schedule be cut to
a reasonable basis, so that the peo-
pie could have cheaper clothing and
cheaper blankets, and Mr.. Chairman
Payne would report such a bill and
put 1t upon It's passage every Demo-
crat would vote for 1t, and every
Democrat In the hause applauded my
offer, thereby proving that | spoke
their sentiments That was on May
II, but the President has never sent
In any such message and Mr.. Chair
man Payne has never reported any
such bill.
Every newspaper In the land that
commented on my offer to the Pros
ident said that It was n fair proposI-
tion and should be accepted. BY
reason OF Republican refusal TO cure
that great outrage hundreds of thous-
ands of people must shiver and freeze
through the ensuing winter. Doctors
and philanthropists aTe waging war
against the Great White Plague which
the wooden goods schedule of the
Payne-Aldrich-Smoot tariff bill does
so much to foster Shame upon men
who will not remedy such a gross out
rage. an outrage whose existence they
admit, an outrage which causes meal
culable sickness, suffering and death,
an outrage which they have abundant
power to stopl
'1f we have tho next house, as l
believe We will have, we Will honest
ly and courageously report q bill to
revise the tariff down to a revenue
basis, pass 1t through the house and
send 1t over to the senate Perhaps
by that time the senate yielding to
the public demand will also pass It,
II 1t does not. we Will go to the peo-
pie on that Issue ia 1912
"a Democrat Is a man who believes
In Democratic principles and who
votes the Democratic ticket In re-
cent years there has been much strag-
Cling from the ranks. l cordially In
yite all back-sliders to come back
home. / also heartily invite all
others who are dissatisfied with Re-
publican misrule and Republican ex-
travagance to Join with us In the cru
SADIE for the overthrow Of the Repub.
lican machine. We will give them
warm welcome, not inquiring too
closely into their political pedigrees
or political antecedents. The doors
stand wide open. There is no mourn
ers' bench In the church Democratic.
Even lifelong Republicans will be
welcomed on the grand old principle
that
while the lamb holds out to burn,
THE yilest sinner may return"