The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-09-15
GOV. HARMON SCORES TAFT
Ohio Governor Speaks on Politics
Before Association of De-
mocratic Clubs.

dent Taft S attitude toward lar-
if reform was attacked by Cover
nor Harmon of Ohio tonight in a
speech before the gathering OF the
Democratic clubs.
Governor Harmon said that the
President 5 course in vetoing tar
if bills passed by the special ses-
sion of Congress indicated that ne
had been reached by the wrong
advisors. Speaking of the Pres
ident's objections TO these bills,
he said; These and other marks
of paternity suggest the question
whether the vetoes may not have
been adopted offspring. like the
defense of Ballinger."
"He needed no commissioner,
said the speaker, when he prom
ised general reduction before
his election. nor when he called
the special session to keep the
promise, nor when he signed the
bill taat broke the promise nor
when he confessed that the wool
en- and cotton goods duties were
too high. nor when he made the
agreement with Canada His pos
ition is simply that those who by
the trickery of tariff making have
secured a license 10 impose exhor-
bitant prices on the American PEG
pie shall 60 on doing il in spite o.
the action of both Houses OF Con-
gress. until five men VINO are 20,
responsible TO the people uor ev-
en- experts shall adviss him bow
much these favor taxes ought 10
be reduced and how % 80 d. seen
tifiically. He admits tnaf they ara
too high on these absolute and un-
iversal necessities Of life fut be-
fears that these bills may have
cut them too much AL ftr men
and children in the land must com
fort. rather than run amy risk Of
too much shrinkage in
profits made excessive by law
The peopel must not even have
the benefit Of a doubt.
If the present tariff charges had
been fixed merely. without propt
n knowledge and skill it could be
aid that an unscientific remedy
s good enough for an unscientific
wrong, especially when those who
Ipply the remedy have the adj
-antage Of dealing with actual
results. while thase who did
wrong. acted only on conjec-
ure But the Payne Aldrich- Smoot
aw had a far worse sire than ig-
lorance. And it is reflection on
,ur plan of government 10 say
hat the fragrant iniquities of that
aw shall 90 on defying good
sense. commission knowledge and
he honest purpose until com
mission without legal RESPONSE
Dility or authority shall decide IS
% how the duly chosen law max
ng body may deal with them.
Il believe in the veto power.
,ut il is TO be employed only on
he clear and positive conviction
# the executive that the public in
crest so requires. He is allowed
en- days to consider and decide
+ he remains ia doubt at the end
# that time. action of his part IS
dispensed with and the judgment
# the legislative body becomes ef-
ective without it. For the Presi-
lent to defeat the action of Con
,ress, especially when it follows
he plain mandate of the country,
merely because he is not certain
bout il himself and wants TO
Wait for somebody else to advise
i'm, is a new and perilOus depar-
ure for the wise design Of the
Constitution.
,efore but none Of themetaoinnu
we had tariff Commissions
.efore, but none Of them ever ac-
anything but delay.
Ind if ever time is money it GER