The Washington herald., 1911-01-18
rule for the coming revision of the tar

rule for the coming revision of the tar
iff
Lay every duty for revenue. no duty
for protection. Make each duty as low
as the necessities of the government will
permit. The only exception l would make
to this rule would bc in favor of the nee
! essaries of life, and SO far as the gov
eminent could dispense with the revenue
from them. l would place them on the
| free list
Sees Success in 1912.
Senator Bailey added that, with the
proper kind of a tariff measure enacted.
the chances of the Democratic party in
the next Preside ntial election will hc
better than they have been since the
civil war.
But. on the other hand. he added.
if rivalries and ambitions of men divide
our strength and distract our counSelS,
cur nomination will be an empty honor
and our contest a hopeless one
Senator Bailey was the only speaker at
the afternoon mass meeting that re-
ferred to Presidential possibilities. He
/ knew that the bars were up against that
subject. but begged leave to state this
p: oposition:
If Mr.. Clark will make better
Speaker than Gov Harmon does d gov
ernor. we will nominate Mr.. Clark
tcheersp. and if Gov Harmon makes a
better governor than Mr.. Clark is Speak
er then we will nominate him. More
cheerSl
Gov. Harmon said. among other things:
The people have now decided to try the
Democratic party again, after an unusu-
ally long interval. and il is for US who
are chosen to act on its behalf TO justify
their confidence. We can only do it by
each one individually devoting his time
and talents to the public business. with
an eye single to the general good. and
by all acting in cordial harmony to ac-
complish the common purpose. Personal
preferences. jealouSieS and ambitions
must not be allowed TO spring up and
breed confusion in council and action
We are not only on trial but 1t is
limited trial. We must be faithful in the
few things intruSted to us before We can
hope to be given more or even to keep
what We have"
In regard to the enormous expenditures
by Republican Congresses, Gov. Harmon
said:
During the sixteen years of Republi-
can control the expenses of the army
have increased fourfold. of the navy five
fold of the Sundry civil service, four
fold. Have the real public needs required
this multiplication of demands on the
people for funds? If so. what are those
needs and who created them? The cost
of other branches of the government
has greatly swollen. too. until the to-
tai expenses have nearly trebled-not
counting the Panama Canal-and Con-
gress is aprropriatng a billion dollars
every year. Are these enormous sums
really required for the proper conduct OF
the public business" Are they spent with
prudent watchfulness for purposes wisely
chosen and planned. so that the people
will supply them to get just returns in
public benefits?
When We call attention to this anaZ-
ing growth in the cost of administration
We are asked what expenditures we
would reduce. Give look
at the books and into the methods Of
doing business and VIC will tell. We now
have the opportunity, let us take II.
OF the proposed Democratic tariff.
Gov. Harmon said:
''Outcries. threats, and predictions of
calamity We must expect and patiently
endure. There may be some temporary
disturbance of business, though it ought