Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31
and not word Of thanks to the demo
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and not word of thanks to the demo
Gratis.
when we repeated the Performance
of pulling him out of the hole In tn
sixty-second congress. he did divid
the thanks between democrats and re
puhlicans. That was after | and Drhe
with considerable force and bluntncs
about lis letter of thanks to Mr.. Nc
| Call.
1.-The president says that we did no
play politics about reciprocity, but
that we did play politics about the
tariff. The only politics we played
was to keep faith with the people anG
to religiously redeem the promise We
made in order to win the election in
1910 which is the best and noblest
sort of politics. If any politics was
played on reciprocity, the president
himself played it-personal at that.
Warned There Would be Tariff Bills.
"He seems to think that we ought to
have adjourned SO soon as reciprocity
was disposed of, that is he seems to
think that congress is composed of a
lot of school boys to be ordered about
by him as head teacher; but he was
forewarned both by Mr.. Underwood
and myself that If he called the extra
ordinary session we would pass tariff
bills and such other bills as the demo-
Gratis deemed advisable He will not
deny that statement.
IF we had done less than we did do,
we would not have been worthy of so
great portion of public confidence as
we now enjoy We made the best rec.
ord of constructive craftsmanship
made by any congress in the same
length OF time in generation and
that fact is precisely what caused the
president to assail the democrats in
congress.
HE had said the rates of the wool
schedule in the Payne-Aldrich tariff
ill were too high and ought to be re-
uced. We reduced them. In the
eeth of his W1nona speech, and his
Their declarations to the effect that
aid rates were too high and ought
, be reduced, he vetoed our wool
ill, which largely reduced the rates
nd would have greatly relieved the
eople by giving them much cheaper
othing and blankets. He vetoed 1t,
ereby going over boots and i,
SSSA1So " CAS up1IlSiS. e
I'VE cheerfully meet him on that ;
sue. We stand for the best inter- =
is OF the masses; he stands for a 5
Lndful of protected tariff barons and :
: his veto enables them to continue :
levy unjust and exorbitant trib- 9
e upon the consumers of the land. :
g appears to hope that the consum. =
s will kiss his hand, which is the )
md that smote them sorely.
"The president endeavors to convey =
e impression that Mr.. Underwood +
d myself advocated his tariff com F
ssion. We did no such thing What e
r. Underwood and I did advocate, .
d vote for, was board of tariff o
perts to be governed by and made t,
sponsive to the house in general and a
the committee on ways and means Il
particular, because the house is f
arged by the constitution with the Il
ty of originating revenue bills. n
eve were never in favor Of a tariff +
ard or commission under the control t,
the president alone and responsive q
him only. The congressional rec a
d will fully and clearly prove my "
intention herein stated. F
''The presidents tariff board is com o
,sed of able and we'll Informed mem
general way. I know that my Fl
lend Hon. William Howard is. r
rived in congress with him many 9
ars, and rate his capacity high, but d
is not tariff expert. So far as d
have been able to learn, the others d
e not experts. s
ION the other hand several mem. "
rs of the house, both republicans o
d democrats, including Mr.. Under c