Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
WOULD HELP NORTHERNERS
SEIES NOTHING But \ HUGE con-
TRlBUTiON IN THE NEW SHEER
WOOD MEASURE.
Seats SHOULD Be VACATED
Declares Democrats Are Equally Cow
ardly on Subject as Republicans
Relies on the President.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 9.-Charact-
izing his assistants in congress "as
political towards ON the subject OF
pension campaigns, and declaring tho
Sherwood pension bill Is a $1,000
600 campaign contribution, Represen-
tative Dies. "A Texas democrat, swung
the pension debate IN the house OF
representatives out of its routine
channels for a half hour this after
noon.
Mr. Dies declared that members
We're not voting their convictions on
the pension subject, but were support
ing an increase of pensions for fear
of losing their seats.
Flannel mouthed oratory on the
tariff question were the words
used by Mr.. Dies In charging an in
crease Of federal appropriations by
passing the Sherwood pension bill.
Everybody l. Coward.
"The democratic party abounds In
just as much cowardice on this ques-
ton as does the republican party"
said Mr.. Dies.
Some of my friends say that IL
We do not give the soldiers this money
we will not be returned to congress.
There has been "A rivalry between the
democratic and republican parties
ever since the war as to who should
give the most to soldiers. 1t has not
been question of giving them what
they wanted, but of seeing how much
they would take.
Representative Dies said he ap-
preciated the fact that 1000 or s.
600 pension holders leave no room
for argument.
What will it be when We have a
civilized war;"
YES, Take Woodrow, for Instance.
THE millions of men in the United
States now demanding to be pension
ed take it that our leaders on the
democratic side will capitulate read
ily.
II may be too honest upon these
questions, II may be it would leave
some OF our democratic seats vacant.
| have about come to the conclusion
that there are great many seats on
both sides of the chamber that ought
to be vacant
Who Hcsitates l. Lost.
81 do not doubt the honesty and
integrity of this body, but | have lost
my respect for its courage There
are lots Of you here who are not
willing to voice your honest convic-
tions for fear of defeat. ! think the
many cowardly statesmen here would
do right If they only had the cour-
age"
Mr.. Dies said although the son
Confederate soldier he wanted a
liberal and fair pension for all north
ern soldiers who held the states to-
gether and preserved the republic"
Both parties had gone to far he said.
Most of Them Need 1t, Too.
we stand face to face with the
pensions for policemen. pensions for
teachers. pensions for government
clerks, pensions for everybody; and
sometime the old farmer will come
around with his rake on his shoul-
der and hayseed In his hair and say:
81 have fed YOU fellers for years,
and now l am broken down In health
and | want a pension. How viii YOU
answer him ?"
Mr. Dies added that he was a no
litlcal coward" like the balance OF
you, but that he expected somebody
to rise sometime brave enough 10
risk his hide and stop some Of this
notorious legislation"
1t may he President Taft will veto
the Sherwod bill and the tariff. as
he has the strength in his ARM