The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-05


OF the Ways and Means Committees
which rerDrted the bills 70 which !
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'Rcar. voted for TAFT
and Endorsed his platform in 1908, and
at the late Republican convention ul
Kentucky, held July II. he wrote and
voted for a resolution in the Repub-
lican platform which indorsed VIII
liam II Taft for denomination for Pes
ident in 1912 The King OF England
has not In centuries exercised sach "A
right as Taft has exercised. and. I'm
my opinion, II the King uf England
we're TO veto such bills as TAFT vetoed
Il would cost his crown, and indignant.
determined people oil over our coun-
try will see to h 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 eonven.
tlon, which Endorsed the administration Of
President TAFT and which recommended
President TAFT for denomination as the
Republican candidate for president In
this connection wish TO ask the Repub.
lean candidate for governor, Judge
o'Resr, questions which are very Inter.
esting to all the people OF Kentucky and
which Involve cheaper clothing, cheaper
goods, cheaper farming machinery and
implements, cheaper mechanics tools and
also Justice under the law.
Do you lndorse President Taft's veto OF
the bill known as the farmers free list
bur
Do you indorse President Tafts veto Of
the bill reducing the existing tariff taxes
on wool and wooden soods7
Do you lndorse President Tars veto Of
the bill reducing the existing taxes on
cotton goods
Do you indorse the votes against the
farmers free list bill which we're cast by
Senator Bradley and Representative Pow.
ers and your campaign chairman, Repre-.
sentative langley
DO you lndorse the Ryan -Aldrlch tariff
bill which President Taft signed and
which he said was the best Republican
tariff law ever psssed7'
Do you lndorse the pardon by Governor
Wilson of Taylor, Finley. Howard and
Powers7
You have been silent on these great
questions, some of which involve the re-
ductlon 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 eandldIy 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 ReIre-
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
few days ago at Hamilton,
Mass, when on the Goth of August he
made a speech and severely criticized
Speaker Clark and Representatives
Underwood and Senator LaFollette
and other Senators and Represents
tives 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, il 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 Of 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 a 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
election next year with
force and ferceness 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
get tariff for revenue only as soon as
possible.
The Robert Walker tariff bill. en-
acted In 1886, Is said TO have been the
best tariff bill ever passed by the Con-
yrao. 90 tho ITnftad GtataS and A..