The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-04

not know much about alcohol, but in
states less moral and that have no
prohibitory laws, alcohol is very i'm
portant subject of commerce, and the
internal revenue tax is $1.10 per gal
lon 1t costs $3.50 to bring it in
through the customs from abroad. But
these gentlemen, in their haste in the
chemical schedule, wiped out the spe-
cific duty OF 40c a pint, or about $500
a gallon, and made it ad valorem, and
reduced the duty to and 10c gal
lon for alcohol If had signed that
bill and let it come into this country
at those rates, it would have broken
down our entire internal revenue sys-
item, and l am not sure at that price
that you could keep alcohol out OF
Iowa. Iaughter) But we derive
about twenty-five million dollars from
the imposition OF the tax on alcohol.
My friends. We have got to protect
that in order to support our govern
ment, and submit to you that legisla-
ton so thrown together should not be
enacted in the law. They did not in
tend it. l acquit them of such inten-
ton. but this bill was passed in the
senate and brought forward in the
house with a rule providing no pos
sible amendment. 1t went through
without amendment and was brought
to me. l submit to you that legisla-
ton thrown together in that way is
not legislation for which the presi-
dent should become responsible. had
an expert examine these bills,
and l vetoed them all. But, my friends,
am not opposed to reduction of the
tariff, provided know what am do
ing. They had in those bills propo-
sitions that they should go into effect
January LIST. But as the report OF the
tariff board was to come in on the
first of December, presented an argu-
ment in my favor that they did not
exactly like. The WOODEN bill passed
the house and passed the senate to go
into effect January LIST, but when they
concluded that l was going to veto
the bill, if they did not wait until De-
cember, they changed the date from
January LIST to October 10Th, but they
did not change the date OF the other
bills. They Went into effect the first
Of January. asked them to wait, for
jif they postponed the operation of the
bill for month, by the first Of De-
cember we might know the facts. But
they did not do it, so | exercised the
veto power. They say that | am a
George the Third; that I am exercis-
ing tyranical power in the use of the
veto. l am president Of the United
States. l am president of the United
States under the constitution, and that
constitution says that every bill that
passes both the house and the senate
shall be submitted to the president for
signature. If he approves it, he shall
sign it, and ii he disapproves it, he
shall return it without his approval to
the house from whence it had it's or
igin. That seems to be a pretty di-
rect obligation on me, if l do not ap-.
prove of bill to disapprove it. While
l have been said not to be courageous,
l have at least enough nerve to abide
by the constitution when the letter of \
it says that l am to express my opin-,
ion upon bill, (Applause) even
though l run the risk of being called
a George the Third. (Applause) Names
are easy, my dear friends. The ques-
ton is OF a nature that calls not for
what a man may say, but what man
may do, and l am here to submit to
your Judgment what did. If you con-
denim, all right, | will approve your
decision. If you know the facts and
do no. condemn, / ask your support
in what l am doing. That's all"
The heavy rain. which fell Wednes-
day night. made it impossible for
many, especially from the southern
part of the county. TO be present, but
nevertheless both the president and
the people of DenisOn have every reas-
on to be proud OF the reception &C.
corded to their chief magistrate. The
for the meeting were
in charge OF an executive committee.
named by the Commercial club. This
was non partisan committee and con-
sisted Of Hon. j. P. Conner, chairman:
c. L. Voss, John T. Carey, Charles
Bullock. Sears McHenry. George Naeye
and F. w. Meyers. This committee
carried out its arrangements excel
lently. The stand provided was ade-
luate and was very prettily decorated
by Mr.. R. B. Thompson. an artist in
his line. An enclosure had been pro-
rided, in which were seated such of
The honorary vice-presidents from