The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-15
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Special Correspondence to the Citizen.)
Washington, March II. 1912.


Representatives has put the Republicans
in hole and soaped the sides and pulled
up the ladder Their latest move has
absolutely astounded the Republicans
and made their eyes bulge out like buck
eyes on a mud wall. This consummation
devoutv to be wished has been brought
about by the move the Democrats have
made in bringing a bill in for free sugar
and an amendment 10 the Excise Law
which will produce the same amount of
revenue cut of by free sugar. This prop
oSitlon means bv taking ,he tax OFF of raw
sugar, will cut down revenues Of the gov
ernment about $50, 600. 900 per annum
BY adding the amendment to the Excise
Law, which will tax all incomes over S.
900 90 year one per cent means that
500, 600, 900, 600 90 a year will be added to
the revenues, thus adding not less than
$4,000, 900 90 per annum more than was
received by the sugar tax and saving the
consumers of this country not less than
500. 600, 900 90 year in taxes, and COM
pelling the rich people of this country to
pay that tax This is what call con-
Structive craftsmanship and Champ Clark
and the leaders 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 are very seCretive con
cernlng 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
Democratic measure with the exception Of
the Democrats from Louisiana and COLI
rado, the two big producing States, one
cane sugar and the other beet sugar.
Il is claimed by some that if this bill be
comes a law it will rum the sugar indus
tries of those two states and put nearly
half a million people out OF business. In
the first place it will do no SuCn thing 1t
will cut down their profits. perhaps.
cent and half a pound on sugar. which
will 90 into the pockets of the consumers
of this country and which the consumers
OF this country ought to be pleased at
Even if it did put that many people out of
business what is 500 900 people compared
to the interest of 90 ooO, 900 who use su-
gar every day on their tables?
AS have said previously, this will save
the people of this country not less than
SIOO, 600, 900 per annum. Now, if the du
ties on raw sugar place only $50. 900, 600
in revenue into the Treasury, where does
the other $50, 900, oOo come from that will
be saved to the consumers OF this COun
try? Simply from the pockets of the sn-'
gar trust and that's all there IS TO it. II
this move on the part OF the Democrats
is not popular with the people, saving
them all this money every year in living
expenses and compelling The rich who
have incomes Of over $4,000 year to
make up the difference in The Treasury
then cannot conceive of ANYTHING that
would be popular with the people of this
country.
There is no doubt that the Democratic
House will speedily pass this bill for free
sugar and the Excise or Income tax
which the Supreme Court OF the United
States has already passed on and declar
ed constitutional and send il over to a
Republican Senate. | am frank to say
that don't believe the Republican Sen
ate will pass it and if it does not, the peo-
pie of this country will know where to
place the blame for their failure TO save
SIoo, 600 600 in taxes each year.
The Republicans in the Senate were
not only surprised and Chagrined at this
sudden flank movement on the part OF
the Democrats, but are already shAing at
the proposition like a moon-eyed horse at
a black stump
The Republicans know full well what il
means to them. either to fail to pass this
proposition or have Republican Presi
dent to veto il il it should be passed
The Democrats are now sitting in the
rocking chair and will soon pass this
proposition over to a Republican Senate
al. - -.
II the people of this country don't think
that the Democrats have their interest at
heart. let them reflect upon the above
proposition and vote accordingly in the
next campaign.
1t NAV be interesting to the readers of
this correspondence to know Just exactly
how the boomers Of the different candi-
dates are booming their iavorites and the
arguments they are using to convince the
people that their man is the man TO nom
mate.
Among the Democratic candidates. the
Wilson boomers are boosting their man
as the scholar in politics; the fact that he
redeemed the State of New Jersey and
made it a Democratic State and his rec
ord as Governor and the speeches that he
has made all over the country since his
election to that high Office being the first
political position he ever held. They also
claim that Wilson is progressive Demo
crat OF the progessives and that he will
draw very largely from the progressive
Republican vote in the coming election if
nominated.
The Harmon people are making much
of the fact that their candidate has redeem
ed the State of Ohio, rock ribbed Re
publican State heretofore, having twice
been elected Governor for that great
State. They claim that he has saved the
taxpayers Of Ohio not less than S25 ooo,-
600 since he has been Governor by in
creasing the tax rate of corporations and
compelling the railroads and Others to
pay their portion of the taxes, which they
have hitherto been dodging. They claim
that he is conservative and will appeal to
the conservative element of the business
men of the country and, therefore, make
the most eligible candidate the Demo
Gratis could name
The Underwood boomers are saying
the same thing about their candidate, that
is, that he is sane and safe conservative
and would not run amuCk to disturb the
business interests of the country; that he
has had great experience as legislator
and make an ideal Executive. Further
more. they claim that coming from the
South, he would cement all sections OF
the country and that Northern Democrats
would vote for hlm in order to show that
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