The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-03-21
DEMOCRATIC STA'TEESSII,IIA llz55l j.
REPUBLICAN IN A HOLE AND ARE UNABLE TO esT CUT
The Democratic Candidates for the Presidency ad te Boomers
and Chances
Special to The Sentinel.

w aShlngton, u. iio
Democratic party in the House
Of Representatives has put the
Republicans in a hole and soap
ed the sides and pulled up the
ladder. Their latest move has
astounded the Republicans and
made their eyes bulge out like
buck eyes on mud wall. This
consummation devoutly to be
wished has been brought about
by the move the Democrats
have made in bringing a bill IN
for free sugar and an amend
ment to the Excise Law which
will produce the same amount
of revenue cut off by free sugar
This proposition means by tax
inc the tax off Of raw sugar
will cut down revenues OF the
government about $50, 0,G0O,G0O.
90 per annum. By s5,000.OO a
wear one percent, means that
$50, 900, 100000 q year will be add
ed to the revenues, thus adding
not less than s1O,000,000.00 per
annum more than was received
by the sugar tax and saving the
consumers Of this country nos
less than $780, 600, ,o00.00 a year
in taxes, and compelling the
rich people of this country to
pay that tax. This is what l
call constructive craftsmanship
and Champ Clark and the lead
ers in the Democratic House OF
Representatives are responsible
for this piece of legislation that
will make a new issue IN the
coming campaign.
The Democrats were very
secretive concerning the sugar
schedule until the night Of the
caucus where the whole thing
was sprung as a surprise and
unanimously adopted by the
Democrats in caucus as Demo
cratic measure with the excep-
ton of the Democrats from
louisiana and Colorado. the two
big producing sugar States, one
cane sugar. and the other beet
sugar.
It is claimed by some that if
this bill becomes a law it will
ruin the sugar industries Of
those two States and put nearly
a half a million people out OF
business. In the first place it
will do no such thing. 1t Will
cut down their profits, perhaps,
a cent and half pound on
sugar, which will so into the
pockets of the consumers Of this
country and which the conspnl-
ers of this country ought to be
pleased at. Even if it did put
that many people out of bosi-
ness what is 100000 people COM
pared to the interest Of 10000
600 people who use sugar every
day on their tables:
AS l have said previously, this
will save the people OF this coun-
trv not less than 500, 600, 000. 90
per annum. Now, if the duties
on raw sugar place only 500
600. 100000 in revenue into the
Treasury. where does the other
$50, 600, ,O00.G0 come from that
will be saved to the consumers
of this country. Simply from
the pockets of the sugar trust
and that's all there is TO it. j
this move on tie part of h
Democrats is not popular With
the people, saving them ali this
money every year in living eN-
penses and compelling the lich
who ave incomes Of over s.
10000 year to make up the
difference in tn Treasury, then
l cannot conceive of ANYTHING
that would be popular with the
people OF this country.
There is no doubt that the
Democratic House OF Bepresen-
tatives Will speedily pass this
bill for free sugar and the EN-
else or income tax. wh.ch tne
Supreme Court Of the 1ited
States has already PASSED O"
aid declared constitutional and
sent it over to a Hsp@,ali",sa
Jenate. l am frank to say slhar
I don't believe the Repahiic.n
Senate will pass i, and ii il / es
not, the people of this country
will know where to place the
blame for their failure TO save
so. COO, 10000 in taxes each
year.
The Republicans in the Senate
were Lot only surprised and
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