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is fast disappearing: indeed. it is
already in total eclipse. The member
ship OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee, and indeed the Democratic mem
bership OF the House is split wide
open. with almost even division, on
the question of free wool. Nine Of
the Democratic members of the COM
mittee are said to be in favor of free
wool, while five members are for pro-
lection for raw wool. In addition to
this, it is reported that Speaker
Champ Clark has lined up on the side
of the protectionists for wool, and it
is thought that a majority of the
members of the House will stand
with Speaker Clark for protection on
wool.
Speaker Clark Playing Politics.
Speaker Clark is reported to have
said on yesterday that there were
enough States that were either now
Democratic or which could be carried
Democratic in the next election to
control the Presidential election
which were for a duty on wool, and
that it was necessary for the Demo
cratic House to stand for this duty
in order to have a chance to elect
the next President.
This statement from Speaker Clark
is significant, inasmuch as he is an
avowd candidate for President, and
inasnluch as the question of the cleo
ton of a President has completely
overshadowed the Democratic the
cries for free trade.
Democratic Inconsistencies on Wool,
Etc.
1t will be remembered that the
part of the present Republican tariff
that was most viciously assailed by
the Democrats in the last Congress
was the wooden schedule. To judge
from the speeches made by Demo
cratic Congressman then, for cam
paign use, the Democratic party was
solidly for free wool. Now, not only
every Congressman who is from a
district that raises wool seems to be
in favor of protection, but here
comes the Democratic Speaker and
prospective Democratic candidate for
President, whose State produces but
little wool, who wants to save the
woolen States to the Democratic par
ty by giving them protection.
1t is true that all Democrats fav-
oring protection on wool pretend to
justify themselves by saying they are
in favor Of a revenue tariff, and mas
much as revenue must be raised on
something, they are in favor of rails
ing it by a tariff duty on wool. This
is the same argument which the Dem
ocrats have always made to justify
themselves in giving as high tariff
duty as the sugar trust desired on
sugar.
The Absurd Tariff for Revenue Issue.
This again illustrates t he hy-
procisy and absurdness of the DEM
ocratic slogan of tariff for revenue.
Such a campaign pledge gives the
Democratic politician chance to IA
vor every industry that is his pet or
his party's pet, with as high protec-
ton as it desires, and justifies him
self with the cry that it is done for
revenue, while crucifying every in
dustry that is not favorite of the
Democratic machine, and claiming
that he is doing this because he is in
favor of free trade after having
raised sufficient revenue.
1t was on this theory that the DEM
ocratic Wilson bill was drawn, and
the country saw the result While
some manufacturing lines were Civ
en- full protection, hundreds and
thousands OF factories and industries
were denied sufficient protection
against cheap foreign labor, and were
forced to shut down and turn their
laborers upon the streets, begging
for work and living at soup-houses
in the meantime.
Governor Woodrow Wilson Worrying
the Democratic Bosses.
Governor Woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jersey, is getting to be too
practical and progressive to suit the
Democratic machine bosses. AS Gov
ernor of the worst trust-ridden State
in the Union, he put through more
wholesome reform measures during
the session of the last Legislature OF
that State than the Democratic party
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