Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-06-02
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.
Washington, D. c., May 30, 1911.


the admission of Arizona and New Mexico
as separate States of the Union, the Demo-
cratic majority of the House found il a
genuine labor of love to pass the State
hood resolution.
In voting for the admission of the terri
tories as States, the House neither indorsed
nor condemned the recall of juddes. What
the House actually did was to indorse local
self-government and the right of the State
to control its own affairs.
For go years New Mexico has been at
the doors of Congress for admission. Arizona
has also long contended for its right to
Statehood. The 1908 Democratic platform
pledged the immediate admission of these
territories as separate States" This pledge
was carried out before the Democrats had
been in control of the House three months.
which action was in striking contrast to
the jugglery the Statehood measures have
been receiving year after year at the hands
of the now minority of the House.
The debate in the House on the State
hood resolution indicated plainly what
would have been the result had the Repub-
licans still been in the majority. They
would have admitted New Mexico with the
gerrymander of her legislature, and would
have made the recall of judges pretext
for keeping Arizona indefinitely out of the
Union. This is plainly seen by the speeches
and votes of the Republicans in favor of
immediate admission of New Mexico and
| against the admission of Arizona.
The real motive for this was in the pro-
mise that New Mexico would elect two
| senators to reinforce the declining Repub-
lican majority in the Senate, and in the
certainty that Arizona will elect two
| Democrats.
BIC REVISION DOWNWARD.
Indications are that the Democratic House
will reduce the tariff on raw wool by
one-half This would be carrying out the
promise contained in the national Demo-
cratic platform of 1908, which was that
gradual reductions should be made in
such other schedules as may be necessary
to restore the tariff to revenue basis"
The consideration of the revenue needs
of the government was what caused the
bulk of the Democratic majority to decide
upon cutting the raw-wool duty in two.
The tax on raw wool last year brought
| $21,000,000 into the treasury and the
/ government cannot afford to give up that
sum while there is no income tax.
The Democrats will purge Schedule X of
every one of the iniquitous jokers and no
duties on manufactures of wool will be
above 50per cent. ad valorem. This means
a sweeping reduction of the tax on wooden
clothing, blankets and all articles composed
in whole or in any part of wool.
The duty collected on manufactured wool
last year amounted to $20,000,000. The
average rate under the Payne-Aldrich law
amounts to the equivalent of 30 per cent
ad valorem, and in the proposed Demo
cratic bill this rate will be decreased
one-half. This reduction of duty should
have the effect of increasing the revenues
and reducing the cost of woolens to the
consumers.
RECIPROCITY THREATENED.
That the reciprocity measure is in q
precariOus position in the Senate, is admit
ted even at the White House. Practically
the same interests and the same methods
that became famous through saving the
seat of LOrimer are factors in the fight
against reciprocity. The lumber interests
for instance, are anxious to have reciprocity
defeated, and the gigantic paper trust is
equally hostile to the measure.
II has only been within the last day OF
two that President Taft has realized how
serious is the position of reciprocity. Two
weeks ago, and even as late as week ago
reciprocity appeared to have a safe ma
jority in the Senate. The fight against
the measure was carried on very quietly
Just as the fight to save Boss Lorimer was
conducted. Suddenly it was developed
that the powerful interests which still con
troll the Senate had apparently secured
enough pledges to defeat reciprocity.
The Lorimer tactics contemplate a Ions
delay. during which time the Finance com
mittee will ostensibly proceed with its
| sv,.t xuhA al. ..as.
sees that il has the votes to crush the
treaty they will allow ii to come to a vote
Senators Stone of Missouri and Williams
of Mississippi, both Democratic members
of the Finance committee, are working
earnestly to save reciprocity. But they
are finding it uphill work in the committee
which is dominated by the reactionaries.
KNUTE A WEIRD PERFORMER.
Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota has
snapped tariff ideas again. He now attacks
President Taft because of the reciprocity
agreement and its alleged injury to the
farmers Yet when opposing the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill in the last Congress he
asserted that there is no protection to the
farmers in the tariff He argued then that
the prices of farm products are governed
by the rates in the competitive world
market. Further evidences that Knute has
Travelled back like a crab from the pro-
gressves to the standpatters are that he
takes the side of Ballinger against PinchOt,
and that he voted against his own col
league, Senator Moses Clapp, for president
pro tenn. of the Senate and supported Sena-
tor Gallinger. high protectionist chief and
ship subsidy monger.
WHERE FIGHT Comes FROM
From a suite of Offices in Williams street,
New York which is just at the edge of
Wall street district an expensive campaign
against reciprocity is being waged A
force Of stenographers and writer's is send
ing broadcast literature telling the farmers
they will be ruined by reciprocity. Senator
Stone has had the men in charge of the
bureau subpened in order that the Finance
committee may ascertain whether il Is the
National Grange or Wall street that is really
behind the movement 10 discredit reci-
pr0city.
SAMPLE Or ExTRAvAGANcE.
Seven thousand five hundred dollars
This was the amount Of the publics money
expended to refurnish the offices of Post
master-General Hitchcock under the Taft
policy of 'cut-tO-the-quick" economy
Asked to cite a parallel to this extrava-
gance, Mr.. Hitchcock's representative said
this amount was nothing TO what the
Equitable Life Insurance Company and
other Wall street firms expend
PLEASE ANSWER
II the steel trust makes rails for Aus
tralia at $24 ton, and for the United
States at $28 a ton, asks Golfers magazine,
which Of the two countries Is the benef-
ciary OF the American TARIFF
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