The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-09-13


wait until reports are made on the
different tariff schedules by a tariff
board composed of men who have no
more capacity and no better informa-
ton on the tariff than the members
of the Ways and Means Committees
which reported the bills to which I
have referred.
President Taft Is the first President
in all the history of our Republic who
vetoed bills TO cheaper the clothing
OF the poor people, cheaper bread and
meat for the hungry, cheaper machin-
cry and tools for the farmer and labor
ing men, and yet my distinguished OPP
ponent, Judge O'Rear, voted for Taft
and Endorsed his platform in 1908, and
at the late Republican convention of
Kentucky, held July IL, he wrote and
voted for a resolution in the Repub-
llcan platform which Endorsed VIII
liam H. Taft for denomination for es-
ident In 1912. The King of England
has not In centuries exercised such a
right as Taft has exercised, and, in
my opinion, If the King Of England
were to veto such bills as Taft vetoed
1t would cost his crown, and indignant,
determined people all over our coun-
try will see to it that Taft will lose
his crown or Office at the November
election In 1912, and all those who sup
port and uphold him in the matters to
which | referred should lose their
chance for Office, also.
Asks Judge O'Rear Questions.
Judge O'Rear wrote the resolutions
adopted at the Republican state conven-
tlon, which Endorsed the admin stratIon Of
President Taft and which recommended
President Taft for denomination as the
Republican candidate for president. In
this connection | wish to ask the Repub-
lIcan candidate for governor, Judge
o'Rear, questions which are very Inter
estna to all the people OF Kentucky and
goods, cheaper farming machinery and
implements, cheaper mechanics tools and
also Justice under the law.
Do you Indorse President Taft's veto Of
the bill known as the farmers free list
bHI2
Do you lndorse President Taft's veto Of
the bill reducing the existing tariff taxes
on wool and wooden goods7
Do you Indorse President Taft's veto OF
the bill reducing the existing taxes on
cotton goods? ."---,-~.'~
Do you lndorse the votes against the
farmers free list bill which were cast by
Senator Bradley and Representative Pow
ers and your campaign chairman, Repre-
sentative langley
Do you Indorse the Ryan AldrIch tariff
bill which President Taft signed and
which he said was the best Republican
tariff law ever passed.
Do you lndorse the pardon by Governor
Wilson Of Taylor, Finley, Howard and
Powers7 - .-.ss ,4.-a--.s@-s. 49,.
You have been silent on these great
questions, some Of which involve the re-
ductIon Of the price Of clothing, food,
farming machinery and mechanics tools
to the amount of hundreds of millions Of
dollars. These questions are Of grave
and vital Importance to the people Of
Kentucky, and the people Of kentucky
want to know where you stand. Come
out candIdiy and say where you are.
Judge O'Rear inconsistent.
Judge O'Rear appears to be incon-
sistent. He claims to be a progress
sive, yet he is for Taft for reelection
as President, and Taft is a standpat-
ter, and O'Rear commended in his
platform Senator Bradley and Re- re-
sentatives Langley and Powers, who
are standpatters, and he has Langley
as his campaign manager, and Bradley
and Langley and Powers voted against
the farmers and laborers' free list bill,
and the bills reducing tariff duties on
wool and wooden goods and on cotton.
Democratic Tariff VS.. Republican
Tariff.
President Taft started the tariff
campaign a few days ago at Hamilton,
Mass, when on the 26th of August he
made a speech and severely criticized
Speaker Clark and Representative
Underwood and Senator LaFollette
and other Senators and Representa-
rives for passing the bills he vetoed,
and he accused them of ignorance of
the effect Of the legislation, and he
reached his climax when he said
Men of Massachusetts, it seems to
me that the slogan of the Republican
party should involve a National cry
and not be confined to mere State is
sues. Democrats everywhere are ready
to accept this challenge, and we be-
lieve our cause of justice, right and
fair taxation, will be victorious.
Both Cf the great political parties
in Congress now face the realization
that the defeat by. the President of
so much needed, just and important
tariff legislation at the special session
of Congress makes certain tariff bat
tie at the regular session beginning
on the first Monday in December,
next, which will exceed in ierceness
any tariff battle which ever occurred, !
and that the tariff will go into the
Presidential election next year with
force and fierceness never equaled be-
fore. In all the Presidential contests |
where the tariff has been the great is
sue Democrats have always been vic. |
torious, and ! hope and believe his |
tory will repeat Itself in 1912. The |
arguments are convincing and unan-
swerable, in support Of the Democratic |
position for tariff reduction so as 10 |