Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-03
TARIFF IS ISSUE
DECLARES JAMES
Permanent Chairman in Speech
Denounces Republicans for
Betraying People.
TWO RECORDS TO CONSIDER
Ono Is Of Republican Party With
Promises ArrogantIy Betrayed; the
Other Is of Democratic Party With
Promises Faithfully and Honestly
Kept.

Baltimore, Mo-, June Z0.-1nf MS
speech as permanent chairman, Sena-
tor-elect Ollie James of Kentucky de-
clared that the tariff was the principal
Issue in the fight between Democracy
and Republicanism.
Mr.. James said in part:
There are two records that will
be presented to the American people
in the coming campaign for their con-
sideration. One is the record OF the
Republican party with promises be-
trayed arrogantly, defiantly betrayed;
and the other is the record of the
Democratic party of promises faith
fully and honestly kept.
The Republican party, flushed with
many victories, imperious as tyrant,
unheeding the demands of the people,
took the reins of government in 1908
under the solemn promise that they
would revise the tariff in the interest
of the consumer Instead of keeping
this promise as they should have done,
because 1t was their bond of honor,
they betrayed it, They raised the tar
if higher than ever before until it
reached its maximum of At per cent.
How faithfully we have kept our
promises to them Is but resume of
our official action. Having control of
but one branch of the law-making
power, that of the house Of represen-
tatives, we undertook to reform the
tariff in the interest of the consuming
public. n
The Wool Tariff.
First, we reduced the tariff upon
wooden clothes 40 per cent This was
the one schedule that President Taft
himself said was too high, that it was
only made possible by reason Of the
strength of the wool trust in the east
and the wool growers in the west, but
he would not veto it because he would
have to veto all the other fourteen
schedules of the tariff bill.
This bill went to the senate, and
though it was controlled by the oppo-
sition party we found sufficient as
sistance from the ranks OF our OPP
ponents to pass it up to the president.
"The president returned 1t to the
congress of the United States with
his veto and assigned as his reason
that he had no tariff board report, and
was therefore uniformed upon the
question, and for this reason returned
1t with his d1sapproval. We undertook
to pass this. bill over his veto. Our
constitution requires two-thirds to ac-
complish this
"And today the wool trust stands
not behind a majority Of the lawma-
kers of the. United States of the re-
public, but behind the veto of the
president and the eleven more than
one-third of the representatives of the
American people picking the pockets
OF the poor and ragged people OF
America
Denounces G. o. p. Broken Pledges.
In his concluding words, Chairman
James bitterly denounced President
Taft and the Republican party for
their broken pledges to the people on
tariff legislation. He took up step by
step the acts of the Democratic house.
of representatives in passing st1ch
bills only to be vetoed by President
Taft.
81 believe in the rule of the peo-
pie. l do not fear them. From the
ranks has come every army that has
fought for liberty in the history OF
the world am a Progressive Demo
crat. In this age the people COM
mand and the leaders must obey.
"The Republican platform adopted
at Chicago upon the tariff and trust
questions is a puzzle absolutely mean
ingless to the American people, but
they may rest assured that to this
puzzle the trusts hold the key. Their
financial plank shows great anxiety
to make it easy for the farmer to
borrow money. 1t seems that they
recognize that their rule Of this coun-
try of sixteen years has made it nee
essary for the farmers to obtain
money.
"The war is over and that flag, the
brightest. dearest colors ever knit to-
gether in a banner of the free, waves
above a united people, where 1t Is
loved by every heart and would be de-
Tended by every hand.
"And coming from the south as
do. can say that il Abraham Lincoln
were alive this night, there is not
foot of soil under Dixfe's sky under
which he might not pitch his tent and
pillow his head upon Confederate
soldiers knee and sleep, and sleep In
safety there"