Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-10


members of both Houses Of Congress
Who are opposed to the trusts and the I
tightly protected industries prospecting
It the expense Of the common, people
nave united in the interests Of the peo-
pie to bring about changed conditions.
While the Democrats are the leaders of
The new coalition and the promoters Of
the policy of tariff reduction, they are
not strong enough in Congress to enact
alone the laws they would like to pass,
and it IS only with the assistance Of
those Republicans who believe the peo-
pie have rights above thoss Of the trnstsl
and projected m6nopoiies that the DEM
ocratic measures are being adopted by
Congress. 81 s $40
On one side are the Democrats and
the Progressive" Republicans, repre-
senting the Roosevelt school, while on
the other are the Taft supporters and
the .Stand Pattefs. y The former are
for the people, the latter for
the trusts. And the people are winning
out in the fight. Only the veto Of the
President can prevent the passage of
laws beneficial to the people and in
tended to reduce the cost of living; and
there is q possibility that even if
the President vetoes the tariff reduction
bills, az he threatens to do, there will
be enough champions Of the cause Of
the people IN each House of Congress
to pass them over his veto. ~ 4 q
Result of the action of the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives in
passing bills to reduce the tariff duties
on many of the necessities of life, has
been the formation of two great parties
lone favoring tariff reduction; the
other opposing it. 1t is needless to
say that the Democrats are the leaders
in the party fayoring tariff reduction,
but they are not all of it. It is not q
partisan fight which is being made here
but fight for principles, with the Re.
publican party divided as to its views OF
tariff reductions. It is the fight Of the
people against the interests and Trusts,
with the Democrats and the Roosevelt
or LaFollette Republicans on the side
of the people and the President and the
rest of the t'Stand- Patters" on the
side of the trusts.
Bills reducing the tariff duties OF
practically every article of ordinar,
use in the homes and on the farms, OF
wool and on cotton, have been passed
by the House. The Senate has passed
all of these except the bill reducing the
duty on cotton, which has just beer
sent to that body, and which will b.
passed. The Senate has passed those
bills for the reduction of the cost o.
living by the votes of Democrats ane
Progressive" Republicans, and they
will all be sent to the President, who
| it is insisted by his friends, will prompt
" veto every bill intended to reduce
the tariff duties on any article.
If the President vetoes these bills FOL
the reduction of the duties On the neces
saries of life, the people will know
where to place the responsibility. TIL.
Regular wing of the Republican
party, headed by the President and tht
| Stand Patters,' who stand by the
tariff no matter what burdens it place.
on the consumer, are opposed to any re-
duction in duties under which the peo
pie have been groaning and from which
they have been demanding relief. Can
dldate Taft, before he became President
promised reduction of the tariff down
ward and the people believed, him. HI
declared the wool schedule of the Payne
Aldfich bill 'indefensibie' and yet he
signed it. He joined forces with. the
Stand Patters' as soon as he had the
votes of the people and has been op.
posed to tariff reductions ever since.
Now the Democrats and the .tPro
gressiye" Republicans, without making
it party issue, have passed bills fol
the reduction of the duties on neces.
FAIRIES Of life, which the Regular Re
publicans have opposed and which it is
said the Republican President viii veto.
And the people may see from actions
rather than by mere words who are
their friends.
With the intention of showing the
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