The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-12
The Duty Of Democracy In Next Congress

mission which undertakes to fix
rates, because the constitution ex-
pressly provides that revenue bills
must originate in the house and
that power cannot be delegated
but 1 am not opposed to a tariff
board or agency to collect facts
and report them to the house
Democrats do not object to OBJ
tanning information from any
source,--or any subject, through
any channel, just so it is reliable
VIII the ways and means com.
mittee have sufficient data tc
warrant immediate action on any
schedule of the Payne-Aldrich
bill?
The ways and means committee
has information enough, or could
secure it in a few days, to frame
bills on one or two schedules.
Do you prefer the schedule-by,
schedule instead of the entire bill
revision plan? Briefly, why?
l prefer the schedule-by-sched-
ule system because it reduces the
chances of log-rolling and swap
ping to the minimum.
What will be the measure of the
tariff recommended by the demo
Gratis?
Better ask the members of the
committee on ways and means.
About what would the tariff
for-revenue plan do to the wooden
schedule; to the cotton schedule;
to the steel schedule?
Better ask the members of the
committee on ways and means.
Is there any reason to believe
that combination of the progress
sives and the democrats in the
senate would not insure the pass
age of a genuine tariff revision
bill?
1t is to be hoped that a combi-
nation of democrats and progress
|sive republicans in the senate
may be formed to pass the house
tariff bills.
Are you a candidate for presi.
|dent?
l am not a candidate for presi-
dent; but l am not fool enough tc
decline a nomination that has not
been offered me. At present l an
putting in my time preparing tt
discharge the onerous and import.
ant duties of the high position
for which I have been unanimous.
ly nominated. My own future, and
to large extent the future of the
democratic party depends upon
the manner in which the house of
the sixty-second congress acquits
itself.
Why should Taft not be con-
tinued in the office?
e., Neither President Taft, nor any
other republican should be elected
in 1912, because republican poll
cies are bad.
What Is the fundamental differ
ence between the democratic and
the republican party?
The fundamental difference be-
tween republicans and democrats
is that. the democrats represent
and believe in the masses, while
the republicans represent and be-
lieve in the classes.
What kind of a man ought the
democrats nominate for president =?
The democrats should nominate
a democratic democrat.
Do you believe in the initiative,
the referendum, the recall, CORFU pt
practices acts, the Oregon plan of
choosing senatorial candidates,
the Oregon plan for a presidential
preference primary?
l am in favor of primary cleo
tions and of the election of Unit
ed States senator's by popular
vote; failing that, / would be in
favor of the Oregon plan.
Should a president take part in
Legislation in all constitutional
ways.
If you were president would you
deal In any different way with
the trust problem than the way
President Taft has dealt with it?
What would you do?
The antitrust laws, includine
criminal clauses, should be strict
ly enforced.
Next to the tariff, what do you
regard as the four most important
bills which congress ought to
pass? -
Regulation of common carriers,
conservation of natural resources,
restoration of the American mer-
chant marine, establishing genu-
inc reciprocity with all nations,
especially with Canada and Cen
trail and South America. We ought
to have the lions share of that
trade.