Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-12-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
By CLYDE H. TAvENNER.
Washington, D. C., December IS, 1911.

Washington, d. c., December rs, 1911.
An important point in connection with
the Presidents message on the wooden
schedule has escaped attention.
1t is this Mr.. Taft is giving the people
a discourse on wool instead of cheaper
woolens. Whether the Presidents message,
which doesn't tell Congress any more about
the difference in the cost of production at
home and abroad than it knew before, will
be accepted by the country as satisfactory
substitute for cheaper and better clothing,
which he promised in his prediction
speeches, and was in a position to give but
fatty refused by vetoing the Underwood
LaFollette wool bill, remains to be seen.
Here are some facts which will aid the
reader to reach conclusion as to whether
the President is now, ever was or ever will
be in good faith with the public when it
comes to interfering with the profits of the
tariff trusts which make big campaign con-
tributionS to the Republican party: When
the Payne-Aldrich bill was passed Mr.. Taft
said the wooden schedule of that measure
was "indefensible," and that he would like
to see 1t revised and revised downward. At
the extra session of Congress Democrats
and progressive Republicans passed bill
reducing the abnormally high tax on WOOL
ems in sincere and patriotic attempt to
tighten the burden of taxation to the users
of woOlens. Had the President signed this
bill it would have meant reduction this
winter in the price of wooden clothing of
of all sorts for men, women and children /;
also in the prices of blankets and other
forms of WOODEN manufactures needed for
warmth by the general public.
But the President vetoed this bill afford
ing the very kind of relief he had declared
to be in sympathy with forcing the Ameri-
can people to continue to pay a subsidy in
artificial prices to the wool industry of
approximately 500, 100000 year.
Il must veto this bill" declared the
President, but after the tariff board re-
veals the difference in the cost of produc-
ton at home and abroad will favor down
ward revision Of the wool schedule"
This report is now in, has been read and
analysed, and found to contain practically
nothing more on the subject of difference
in the cost of production at home and
abroad than the Democratic Ways and
Means Committee was in possession of
when il framed the Underwood bill
The joke is on the public again. The
people asked for cheaper and better cloth
ing, and all they get, so far as Mr. Taft is
concerned, is nicely worded but useless
message; words as substitute for relief
from the extortiOnate prices exacted by the
tariff trusts
GETTING FIRsT-HAND FACTS
Sixty of the Democratic members of the
House of Representatives are utilizing the
holiday recess to make a first-hand study
of the Panama canal zone. lnasmuch as
the canal is eating up government money
at the rate of several thousands of dollars
day the Democrats hold that it is their
duty to see. personally. that this money
is being wisely and properly spent. The
question of fOrtifying the canal will come
up soon, and as this will mean large adj
ditional expenditure the Democrats propose
to know just why and where this money
is to be expended Hence they are taking
advantage of the temporary let up in
affairs at Washington to investigate.
Speaker Clarke has urged all Democrats
to visit the canal zone at some time, and
practically all of them propose to follow
his advice. This is in line with the an
nOunced Democratic program to get to the
bottom of every proposition which calls for
an expenditure of government money.
Why TEDDY WAS DOOMED.
The Roosevelt denomination talk which
was more pronounced during the recent
meeting of the Republican national com
mittee than M anv time since the former
presidents return from Africa, has died
down again. And now comes the report
that TINS talk was started by the Old guard
leaders among the committeeman Tor the
purpose OF frightening Mr. Taft into allow
ing them control OF the prellminaries OF
the next Republican convention in Chicago.
This control means big advantage to
those VINO possess IT, Tor with II goes the
authority to dictate seating arrangements.
admissions distribution OF patronage and
committee assignments in short, 1t means
control OF the convention right up to the
time OF balloting.
Inc Roosevelt talk. according to the best
information. did not spring from the friends
OF the former president, but from his eme-
mics. The plan was, by starting this talk,
to dlsconcert and divide the Insurgents.
Then, with Mr.. Taft deserted by all except
the southern postmaster delegates. dead
lock could be forced. which could be broken
at the proper time in favor OF comprO-
mise candidate accountable to the old Guard