Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-08

uSH power anu 1nuueuce Has UUSsA
felt in every action Of the house. -
IS not often rash, but always insidioue.
1t Is not always easy to detect, DNe
| careful examination always reveals 4.
There has not been a general act put
thru the house this session that has
not had southern tinge and a terri
torial application. The power they
acquired thru the election of speaker,
the election Of the majority leader. and
the control Of all leading committees.
they have used to shape and mould
legislation along the lines of the
south's traditional precepts and dog
mas"
States Rights Pushed to Front.
In regard to the bill to require direct
election Of senators, the flrst important
bill to come before congress, Judge
Prouty pointed out that the southern
influence dictated that it should carry
the doctrine Of states rights further
than it was ever claimed prior to the
civil war. This whole proceeding"
he declared, when carefully analysed,
shows that the south is determined to
again push to the front the old doctrine
Of state rights"
The corrupt practices act came next.
The democrats prepared it so as to
apply almost entirely to the north, for
in the south they settle all matters at
primaries, and when the republicans
proposed that the law apply to primar-
les as we'll as elections the southern
members objected.
South Benefited by Reciprocity.
In regard to the administration idea
of reciprocity, Endorsed by demo-
cratic caucus, the judge said: "An ex-
animation of the measure and its appli-
cation to conditions southern will show
why it was easy to get the endorse
ment of the democratic caucus. 1t put
upon the free list the food products
that the north produces and the south
consumes. 1t put upon the free list
nothing that was raised in the south.
They readily observed that Canada did
not raise cotton. rice and cane"
So with the wool schedule which was
taken up first it was seen that there
are practically no sheep in the south
and no wooden mills
Then as to the cotton schedule.
which they introduced with much ac-
claim. it was discovered that instead Of
reducing the rates 1t in fact raised the
rates of duty on the cheaper class of
cotton goods, made largely in the south,
and reduced it on the class made large
ly in the north.
A Challenge to Democrats.
q challenge any democrat" he said,
''to point to a single general measure
either adopted or proposed in the
house at this last session Of congress
that had not a tendency to discrim-
mate in favor of the south and against
the north. In every tariff bill they pre-
sented they announced that they were
making no effort whatever to protect
any industry. that If anyone received
protection under the proposed bill it
was accidental or incidental, that they
intended to continue the lowering of
the tariff until they got down to a
strictly revenue basis. They openly and
freely announced that they cared moth
ing about the difference in the cost of
production at home and abroad, as they
intended to revise the tariff without
the slightest reference to protection"
Danger in Free Trade.
Judge Prouty said that II he is able
to scent political conditions, the next
contest will be fought out squarely on
the issue of tariff for revenue only
or tariff sufficiently high to equal
the difference between the cost Of pro-
duction at home and abroad II am
fully persuaded" he said. that their
(the democratic) application of free
trade theories to the affairs of this ma
ton at this time when all the coun-
tries except England are on a high
protective basis. would produce finan..