Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-29
TARIFF IS THE ISSUE"-GOV. WILSON.
THEN UNDERWOOD SHOULD BE LEADER

The Savannah Press presents from recent utter
ances of Woodrow Wilson, showing that he really favor OF tariff
REFORM and that he regards this important before the
people We grateful the Press for bringing to our attention
the statements of Gov. Wilson along this line There has been
much fuore the initiative referendum and recall has looked
as though all Gov Wilson thought about AIMED for
tepad fighting campaign those from out the
boundess expanse of the Liberty loving West where license
somehow become strangely confounded at times, with true
freedom.
Among the comments by Gov. Wilson the tariff that
quoted by the Press which he says:
The tariff of must be the greatest issue of the coming
campaign be by its very Until have DEAL
with that properly deal with nothing way that will be
satisfactory and lasting
This view was expressed by the New Jersey candidate APP
pears December and may accordingly be accepted his latest
the subject his speech Jackson day, fortnight later
which he referred to the tariff not putting succncy these few
cmpactly-worded sentences
Accepting the greatest campaign the tariff Gov vii
says should be- the strength of the behind
Chairman Underwood of the Committee on Ways and Means and
the floor champion of the Democratic party its efforts reform the
tariff becomes pronounced With the tariff Gov vii
the chief before the people this year. with the tariff
Gov Wilson says the heart of every other economic question
have deal with then becomes than ever evident that
will be good party policy put before the people candidate ono
whose already associated with tariff reform who
already known the country for his brilliant work along h
ne who stands to-day prominently before the country
other the of tariff REFORM the exponent of
genuine revision of the tariff the interest of the people as whole
the exponent of economic policy that will place the burdens Of
governmental where they properly belong the accumu
atoms of the cn other words to nominate Congressman Unde
wood whose brilliant hight for tariff reform has made him the logical
leader of the hour.
AS Gov Wilson admits and the Savannah Press bv virtue
OF Its endorsement OF his views admits the tariff be the greatest
issue of the coming campaign On the Republican side there Is
indication that President aft will be enomnated and that he
will stand for the party slogan of four years ago. tariff with
e OF protection sufficient to Offset the alleged difference in cost Of
production compared with foreign countries and provide
enable measure OF profit American manufacturers Taft will stand
pat and his party will stand pat that proposition Opposed to
revision OF the tariff that will break down the extortonae
prices and reduce the unhoy profits manufacturers have been
dePong the people Of for the of the tariff along lines that
VIII tend to break down monopoe and eliminate trusts for the
Ing out OF that mother of evils and progentor of the
VICIOUS features American industrial and political life to-day As
the opponent OF aft who stand strongly before the entire
pie OF the United States the who looms largest before them to
day the advocate and standard bearer of such tariff policy
Congressman Underwood the brave brilliant and emnentv
tul leader of the party its fight this time for tariff reform Surely
there nothing about Gov Wilson that establishes him in the public
nd as the warrior against tariff evils that enables him to contrast
tsvoraby with Chairman Underwood in nationwide battle with tho
tariff its greatest issue
We thank the Savannah Press for bringing to our attention Gov
wilson recognition and acknowledgment of the fact that the tariff
10 De the greatesn fact almost the tissue this year that it
the heart OF all other That very Acknowledgement bv Gov
Wilson makes than the duty of the people Of GEORGIA
vitality interested the tariff issue and little interested in the new
issues recently born IN the West rally around the Underwood BAN
ner and endorse the polls May first the answering cbamon
term REFORM the man who has studied the tariff for MANY years who
has been IN the ouse during the greatest tariff battles of the past
twenty years and who best equipped by study by experience By
native ability and strength of character lead the party at this time
As the Atlanta Journal etoray remarked on January IT, 1912
Oeore oenao oke Smith decided endorse Wilson, CONGRESS
man Underwood house leader of the democrats and a,
chairman OF the ways and has measured I'D to the
anoard OF true craftsmanship He has rendered ncacuabe
the cause OF honest tariff revision the great issue the pendno
ana by his splendid polse and mastery of affairs he has
eXaed MS party name In the minds of thinking Americans
And what wrote two brief months ago none the less t
to-day. "o' "'ne ue less uul
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