Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19

Agricultural implements, Including
plows, harrows, reapers, binders.
and mowers.
This Is not all Of the democratic
program for the extra session. Fol
lowing as soon as possible after the
passage of the reciprocity and free
list bills, the tariff will be revised
downward on woolen and cotton
goods.
The articles in these schedules
on which the greatest reductions will
be blankets, underwear and mems,
women's, and children's clothing.
The Democratic idea contemplated
the placing of the lowest tar on the
cheaper grades Of wearing apparel
fused by the poor. Under the Payne
Aldrich law articles used principally |
-by the poor are taxed twice as much
as the higher priced articles used by
the rich.
In addition to reciprocity and
tariff revision downward will come
bills providing for the direct election
OF United States senators, publicity
Of campaign contributions tefore in
stead Of after election, and separ-
lte statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
u la Toilette, the Prephet.
II While Senator LaFollette OF Wis
consin was making his famous rail-
) road speech five years ago, Senators
81 Aldrich and Hale. to show their
+ contempt for the views being ex-
a pressed, retired to the cloak room.
AS they passed out Of the chamber
+ LaFollette said:
y Mr.. President. pause in my re-
s marks. to say this. Il cannot be
|, wholly Indifferent to the fact that
, senators by their absence at this
e lime indicate their want of interest
20 in what may have to say upon
this subject. The public Is interest
NJ Sd. Unless this important question
e is rightly settled, seats now temper
e arily vacant may be permanently va
l. Gated by those who have the right
" to occupy them at this time"
r.. Again, while the tarifflrevision was
,e under discussion, LaFollette was In
n, suited, and he said:
Is. Il warn you that II you refuse tc
al consider every proposition advanced
Of in behalf Of the public and carry ou1
d. your determination to make thi.
" tariff legislation but the instrpmen
On by which special interests may en-
is, rich themselves by unjust exaction
he from the public, the public will hole
er you responsible and prove Its resent
ch ment as certainly as elections ar
of held"
When the senate convened OF
of April LaFollette's name was calle
,er and he answered. But the name
$40 Of Aldrich and Hale were not called.
10. White House Economy.A
al Economy in public expense, tha
an labor may be lightly burdened," I
he evidently not Taft policy. Will
nd the democrats have been epdeavorin
tn to abolish every useless office i
mis- tie House of Representatives, Pres
,e, ldept Taft has just made increase
ID n the salaries of White Hous
los Employees as follows: Rudolph Fo.
fo, er, assistant secretary, salary ii
creased from $4,000 to $4,000; G.
- Wagner, confidential stenographer
~ he President, increase from $4,000
s2,50O; H. P. Webster and F. NJ. He
49, -. tricks, expert stenographers, increa
10 10 es from $4,000 to $500.
=. ~ The Democratic Programs
-. THE Democratic legislative pr,
: gram" says ellison Galtlner. frien
- of, Roosevelt and one Of the vetera
- Washington newspaper correspon,
- ents, sis one more in the interest Z
the people and less in the interef
Of special privilege than any pr,
gram outlined in Congress for man
% years. The new ways and mean
!" committee for a change is made u
- Of men who are not committed
- special privilege"
gs A Suit Of Clothes.
ed A speaker told the National Wo,
Growers association: "The suit
if have on cost me $50. and 1t col
u.s. tains just $s worth material All "
tn, want in this tariff business is
Ter square deal" The difference b
ers tween the price the producer gets fc
of the raw material and the price th
100 consumer pays for the finished pr
OF duct is. then, $52 on $50 sspit.
en- has been pretty easy money for tn
A combination of wool manufacturers
3D. TAFT 10 Committed,
Practically all the tariff bills pr
he posed by the Democrats have bee
or. already indorsed by President Tai
~ He has characterized the wot
oh schedule as "indefensihle" and h
at. has admitted that the cotton schedul
IN. did not meet with his approvs
Inv Minority Leader James R. Mann II
,es troduced bill last session cFeatln
nd a long free list, and while he did s
.ge merely as an incident to p fIlibuste
ri. it will be hard for him to explai
now that he was not in gQod faitl
.rs Thus 1t will be difficult to Justify
v.s presidential veto for any Of thes
I'D bills.
: ReoPEN'Ne LoRiMeR CASE.
his The Des Moines Daily News state
he the Lorimer case correctly in til