The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27
WHO WILL WIN?
ALL ARE ASKING
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politics"
Speaking of the tariff, Chairman
James said:
"The tax upon wooden goods is
the most indefensible of all the tax
es laid on the American consumers.
il is tax collected at the drug store
and by the undertaking establish
ments. A bill was passed by the
democratic house, and vetoed by the
president, which would have saved
TO consuming American upon the
price Of their clothing 200 millions
of dollars per annum; but the wool
trust cried out to the president, and
he unloOsed the clutch that we had
upon the throat of the wool monop-
oily by vetoing this bill and return
ing it to congress.
I'VE undertook TO pass it over the
presidents S veto. We lacked less than
a dozen votes of a sufficient number,
and today the harvester trust, the
lumber trust, the beef trust, all stand
hidden behind President Taft and a
dozen more than one-third of the
American representatives in con-
gress. looting the pockets OF the
American consumers.
1--WE would write a tariff law
strictly for revenue only, and place
tax first upon luxuries, and, If that
does not produce sufficient revenue,
then upon the comforts of life; and
lastly We would lay the burden of
taxation upon the necessities of life"
Bryan received a cheer as James
referred to him as the one who six
teen years ago had pioneered from
the wilderness the way of the pro-
gressives.
we passed through the house of
representatives resolution submit
ting an amendment to the federal |
constitution providing for the cleo
tion of United States senators by di- |
rect vote of the people, in obedience |
to our promise in former democratic |
national platforms.
I'VE then passed through congress |
a bill providing for the publicity of |
campaign funds before as well as af- |
ter an election and denying to cor
porations the right to contribute to |
political parties at all. This meas
ure is now a law.
Both the election of senators by |
the people and the publicity of cam |
paign funds met the disapproval of |
the republican convention held in |
1908 by more than 500 majority.
we huulhlbttu W lHt country an /
amendment to the federal constitu- |
tion providing for an income tax
and before the snow flies / believe |
that this amendment to the federal
constitution will be endorsed by a |
sufficient number of states to make |
II part of our constitution.
" believe in the rigid enforcement
of the Sherman antitrust law
would not proceed against these |
great monopolies in equity, and, |
when | found them guilty, tell them
not to do so any more or to divide |
their army of pillage into separate
marauding bands; but l would pro-
ceed again,f them under the crim-
inal statutes and place upon them a
felon's stripes.
Il do not believe that a monopoly
can be reasonable. We are not op-
posed to big business; but we say,
with all the emphasis of our souls,
that big business, like little business,
must obey the law"
Ollie James speech, bristling with
comments on President Taft, was lis
tened to by Mrs. Taft with close in
terest and an occasional smile.
However, she did not smile when
Mr.. James said IL believe Roosevelt
was right when he said he made a
mistake in recommending President
Taft" But" added Mr.. James, 81
think the people would make big
ger mistake If they took the man
who recommended him Then
broad smile spread over Mrs. Taft's
face.
Chairman James first reference to
Bryan brought forth great wave OF
cheering from the floor and CALLER
les. There was no effort at DEM
onstration, however.
At 1884 pm. the convention took
a recess until pm.