The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-22
Weighing The Candidates
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the United States Steel Corporation, and
has successfully refuted Mr.. Bryan's i'm
putation to this effect. He has bravely
stood out against the demands of his dis
trict for protection on pig iron, for the
sake of consistency. The Steel Trust has
opposed him many times, and has tried
by trickery to defeat him in his own
district
He is a quiet, systematic, steady wor-
ker, without the sound and fury of the
usual politician.
HIS CRITICS SAY:
He is a progressive. Sentiment
for the South in the choice of a candi-
date should not count in his favor. 1t was
with reluctance that he agreed to an in
vestigation of the Money Trust. The big
interests are satisfied with him. He did
prevent an investigation of the Money
Trust by special committee.
Under him the Democratic House has
been tanned, made conservative. He mas
seen that only safe men were put on
such important committees as those on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Judi
GARY, bdHhluS ana CURRENCY.
He has buffaloed Congress and the
country by keeping his mouth shut, con-
cealing what he did not know.
All the tariff bills credited to him, ex-
cept the wool, were humbugs. Neither
he nor any Democrat expected them to
become laws. The greatest humbug was
the Underwood Free Sugar bill. This is
surely not craftsmanship.
He has denounced the tyranny of Can
non, but at present he Yields just as
much power, and as effectively. He
adopted the conservative attitude when
1t became probable that Harmon could
not win.
1t is claimed that he is really at heart
a protectionist, and is interested in pro-
lection because of his affiliation with
steel mills in Birmingham.
UNDERWooDs VIEWS.
To Underwood the iariT is the most
important issue, He mas made 1t his
specially The first step, he thinks, is
to break down the backbone of protection,
though he believes there will always be
incidental protection. He believes that
lowering of the tariff should reduce the
cost to the consumer, and will open up
new foreign markets to the American
manufacturer. Much more revenue will
be obtained than under a protective tar
iff To protect profits is to protect in
efficiency, and to strangulate rather than
to develop industry.
He was against the seventy-five mil
lion dollar pension bill, because it was
against the Democratic platform for
economy.
He believes in the development of har-
bors and rivers, but he thinks that the
present is the time for economy, so he
voted against the forty-million- dollar
bill for rivers and harbors and public
buildings.
He believes that future legislation
should be progressive along conserva
tive lines.
He is not in favor of amending the
Sherman act. He would wait until the
courts decide whether 1t can be en-
forced criminally.
He is against the present tariff board
In fact, he ignores it. lie holds that it
was TO assist the President in determn-
ing the maximum and minimum rate
power given him, but that the President
kept it at work after his job was fin
ished. He favors a real commission
which will report to Congress.
He is unalterably opposed to the lni
tiative, referendum, and recall. In de-
Tense he says that the people suff lar
more from the failure to enforce exist
ing laws than they do from the lack of
proper legislation.
The masses of people are far better
judges of men than they are of meas
ures."
He favors a discriminating tariff duty
in favor of American ships, so as to
build up our merchant marine.
He also fayors the parcels post.
His aim in public service is to equal
lie the burdens of taxation, and make
wealth carry its proportionate burden of
the expense OF running the Government.