The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
IN FAVOR OF AN INTER
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.

IN FAVOR OF AN INTER
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
d The President in his last message to
Congress recommends the creation OF an
International Commission to investigate
he high cost Of living,
This /, only another device OF the
President to escape the dilemma, in the
3 ace Of the bills reducing the tariff, which
will be passed by Congress at this session,
End which he must either sign or return
9th his veto. Mr. Taft is unfortunate
Iis misfortune, however. is due entirely
, his own acts. voluntarily done He
fas so anxious to be elected President
Sat after his nomination, he went before
: people and in number of public
speecheS promised the people in distinct
Hedges that the tariff should be
@vised downward AT the time that he
Made these pledges there WAS wide
llSread demand by the people for a re-
|lhctiou Of the tariff and Mr. Taft was
flnvinced that his election was in jeop-
Wv unless he made these pledges. At
q lime that he made these pledges Mr..
nllt knew that he was high tariff pro-
itlioniSt Of the most advanced school of
u5teclon We do not like to say, or
en- to think, that Mr. TAFT made these
edges TO the people with the distinct
tenuon Of deceiviug them, but it is
ny hard to reconcile these pledges
,th either the words or the acts Of
l4 TAFT ever since his election,
sIe first said that some of the SEIZED
Is in the present tariff act was too
'sh, and that the wooden schedule es-
tally was very much TOO high.
5ei in the face Of these public utter
= eS, he said in his Wlnona, Minnesota,
)oech that the present tariff law was
If best tariff measure that Congress had
passed
lind when a, the last session of Con
"a. the Wooden Schedule and the
liners Free List Bill and the Cotton
!. edulr, reducing the tariff on the ar
as Of prime necessity were passed and
c to the President for his signature,
Itstoed them all upon the ground
is Tariff Commission, that he him
Chad appointed, had not yet reported
ethat he wanted the tariff reduced on
ntiic principles after the report Of
Tariff Board
January the Tariff Board. after two
gt OF delay, reported on the WooIen
4 vdule and their report was a iull vim
onion Of the Wooden Bill. that Mr..
il had vetoed
bv the President is facing the fact /
the other bills passed for the reduc-
he exorbtsnt tariff exactionS, are
81 to be sent to him for his sigma ]
or his veto, is forced 70 find some
:e to eyade signing any bill or bills
cling the outrageous tariff Law.
device that he has fallen upon is
ternational Board to investigate the
'cost OF living IN all Of the nations
I world /
is is broad field for investigation
en- includes India, and Africa, Japan.
Nhihppiue Islands, and even Mexico
be Hawaiian Islands
rese are only a few of the nations OF
alorld. and we must not forget that
ri Is in the world 1t will take years
i'd en- commission appointed, and
ro1ah probably will be dead before
n a committee would report.
{ inherent common sense of the
,erican people viii cause them to rid
l. this device OF Mr.. Taft OF course. 4
9residen; knows how absurd this
aes,on is and how utterly unreason-
Tt; would be to expect any benefit
4 such a commission, even it it could
Heated, but it affords him loop hole
Escape for him, and be thinks that II
Is him loop hole to enable him 10
,e, for drowning man will catch at
Nv. No, Mr. Taft, YOU must face
leyitable. and that is, that the peo-
7tf this country have determined that
2rariff robbery must end. once and for
,,e people Of this great nation are
sing by reason of the high cost Of
d.. 10 such an extent that thousands
aipt afford to buy the common nee
! les of life. There is no need Of
eltigating the cost Of living in the