The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-25
THE PRESIDENT AND HI s
VETOES.

NETOES.
In the last few DAYS of the extra ses-
sion Of Congress. which adjourned on
Tuesday. the end Of August. President
TAFT vetoed four mporiaa, bills passed
BY the two Houses Of Congress and sent
to the President for his signature. The
first bill VETOED Was the bill admitting as
States the territories OF New Mexico
and Arizona All that we have to say in
regard to this was that Senator BriS,ow
characterized it on the floor OF the Sen
ate as a piece OF arrogance on the part
OF the President and It was such an ab
solute piece Of arrogance as no President
has ever before aSSumed-not even Mr..
Roosevelt The next bill that he vetoed
was the bill TO reduce the Ubiquitous
Wool Tariff After the Pavne-Ald-
rich Tariff was passed and signed BY
the President increasing the tariff rates
TO = figure higher than they had ever
before been. and after the Republican
platform on which Mr.. Taft vas elected.
had pledged the Republican party TO a
reduction Of the tarii, aud after Mr..
TAFT had in = number Of speeches pleds-
ed himself that there would be a reduc-
ton Of he tariff and after he had sisned
that most iuiQujuouS measure. he was
sent through the Western States By Aid
rich. the Republican author Of the bill,
or else he went voluntarily. Il matters
little which, to defend that measure. ard
TO JUSTIFY It, he even said in is defense
thai the Wool Schedule a that bill was
ifenSible Ne, in the face OF that
fact. and Of the fac, that it was indeien-
sible when Congress sent him a bin
which was only . modified reduction OF
the outrageous rarif on WOODEN goods.
he promptly vetoed the bill. and in tact,
according 10 the press reports he had
prepared his veto before the bill passed.
and beiore he really knew VIVA, !, would
D. But the reason for that veto as
assigned in his veto message i most
remarkable He SAYS thar he vetoed the
oill because there : a Tari6 Board in
existence winch i considering the whole
subject Of Ire tzriT WIKI view 10 fixing
a scientific method OF making a tariff.
and Ina; tina, board has no, made : re-
Dort 10 Congress Of is proceedings and
That board mas nov been
n existence a long time, and as ye, has
made no report nor given zuy intirnauon
. "nat / nss done net
even a 10 th= Wool Schedule or any
o,heT schedule He gives no in,ima-
1on when the board vii report. or that
( will ever report.
The House Of Representatives had
Currency Commission. too. which has
been IN existence for wears. iunkeiing all
over Europe Al an enormous expense 10
The people and they have made no re-
port. and the last Congress passed bin
putting them OUT Of business the coming
March. The best thing that can be done
With the Tariff Beard IS 10 put them ont Of
business. il they ever were in business.
which We very much doubt. because We
10 40, think that Il was ever intended
o do any business. bu, was created Tor
ne sole purpose Of delaying any acton OF
Congress 10 reduce the tariff
Before the election OF Presidsn, Har.
-ison. and also before The Mckinley
Tariff Bib. there was created bv the Re
publican paHy a Tariff Commission ,o
examine the iaria, and that commission
in favor OF reduction Of
twenty-five per cent. an along the Inc
Vet in The face 81 that report the Nc
Niniey Bill was passed, raising the sriff
-ateS all along the line. Tneu 6 owed
he Dingley Bin. which further in0 ased
he tariff robbery. Then followed lie
aefsrious Payne, Aldrich Tariff Bill,
rhich increased the tariff robbery IS that
he people were not able 10 buy TIE nee
,sSaries OF food and clo,hing.
Besides this it Is openly stated ii Con-
sress that the Tariff Board now in ex-
ssence IS utterly incompetent 10 inTesii-
gate the subject Even it competent
hey viii not examine it impar;iaIly. De
cause 4 IS a Republican creation to sup
bort the high tariff and to continue The
-o5bsry OF the people
The President also vetoed the
Farmers Free List Bill, which was one
81 the most Just bills that ever was passed
n the interests OF the people. He also
'etoed the Cotton Bill, which was in
ended TO reduce the cost of cotton
FOODS, that the poor especially use. and