The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28

AARAAAiAtHtN AANiAA a fAfN NftANfI
to give a profit to another class 81
people.
THE Republicans offered no profit
to the farmtr, though the drouth
might come, and storms destroy. and
failure meet his efforts, The laborer
was offered no profit He might ton
from early morning to late at night
and sleep in a humble tenement He
was guaranteed no profit by the Re-
publican platform
THE only class Of our millions OF
Amt;Rans who were considered SO
peculiarly the favorites Of the Repub-
iiean party as to warrant it in declar-
ing that the taxing power " the gov
ernment could be used to take from
the pockets Of men in other pursuits
OF life money sufficient to give a
profit to their special favorites, were
the manufacturers
"Taxes lndefenslble."
"The tax upon wooden goods is the
most indefensible OF All taxes laid up
on the American consumer. It is a
tax collected at the drug store and by
the undertaking establishments. The
bin was passed by the Democratic
house and vetoed by the president
which would have saved to the con
suming Americans upon the prices Of
their clothing two hundreds Of millions
OF dollars per annum but the wool
/ trust cried out to the president, and
he t.nloosed the clutch that we had
upon the throat Of the wool monopoly
by 7etolng this bill and returning it
to congress.
"The Democratic party next passed
4 farmers and laborers' free list bill
This bin sas SO just that II found its
way through senate controlled by
the opposition, and was passed on to
the president.
Notwithstanding the cost Of liyins
had Increased more than 100 per cen
in the last few days, and the work
ingman's wages had stood stilli not
withstanding non-meat eating clubs
we're being formed in various cities o
the United States by men, women ans
children, denying themselves the foo'
they desired and needed, as a protes
against the beef trust notwithstand
ing the harvester trust was pushinl
Tits hand into the pockets OF ever
/ farmer in America; notwithstandin
/, the lumber truss was denying TO mi
7 lions Of Americans the right to bull
! i home that they could call their owl
' the president vetoed the bill and r
turned it to the congress Of the Uni
ed States
Bills cheapne Clothing Vetoed.
!. president Taft has the lone an
! singular distinction Of being the onl
r president who ever vetoed bills chea
ening clothing to the people, lnmb'
e 10 the homeless, and meat and brea
e to hungry Amtsicans, and free iarr
; ing implements to the toiling farme
J. This bin would have saved to Il
consuming public three hundred al
fifty millions a year.
'The next bin we passed was Il
one reducing the tariff on oott'
goods. which would have saved maj
millions Of dollars to our people. Tn
= too. met with the veto Of the pre-
' dent
. "Then ve offered TO the Amerie'
people taking the tax off sugar givii
to them free sugar and placing an
h. else tax on all incomes in excess
Id $4,000. The bill is now in the sena
IN OF the United States unacted upon.
er "The platform adopted by @
ed branch of The Republican party
Chicago endorses the veto Of Pre-
81 dent TAFT. yet at the same time had
II. I censure and condemn the record
ke from 80 to 100 Republicans in
house Of representatives who sappo
in ed us in favor OF the passage OF tbs
be bills.
&C. Republicans Seek Delay.
"Thc American people are told