The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-02
NGRESS AND THE TARIFF

.NGREss AND THE TARIFF
he House Of Representatives has
sed the metal schedule revising
& tariff rates on steel and IRON. THIS i
] educ,ion Of the high tariff rates OF
I schedule BY abou, nifty per cent.
: ii course this : in s,ric, accordance
! the Democratic principles. on the
Cf question. and is a reduction Of the
4 tariff rates on all metals, and IS IN
tIdireciion Of reducing the tariff to
ffFnue basis.
s. he Democrats. who are in large ma
Qoy in the House of Representatives,
the inSu-gent Republicans. number
about twenty, who voted with the
;: aoc1s,S 10 pass this bin, are entitled
{ i},he thanks and the gratitude OF the
.-erican people, without regard 10
y. because it Is in the interest and
{ c,he hsueft Of all Of our people. It
lessen the burdens and viii make
& essi=r for all.
4 y the same time, while We endorse
Il h commend the passage OF this bill,
IN oeheve that /, would have been bet
~ + the House OF Representatives had
L. we'd the line OF action that j, followed
Z H. las, special session 81 Congress.
IT. .r>i Introducing and passing Inc three
h that j, passed at that session.
p ely the wool reduction bill, The
~ ers' free lis; bin. and the cotton tariff
~ ctiou bin These three bills. which
!, ~. passed BY both the Senate and
> Z Sc Of Representatives, were sen;
~ he PreSiden, and by him we're
r f,lp,ly vetoed upon tie ground Or
> tx. tina; the Tsud Board. thing Of
!, tpvn creation, had not made q report
!. 4, 'e schedules
:. - r,'he>e bills and ,rei- adoption bv Con
IL q RE; NTH the mos; enthusiastic
IfPovsi O. The people. aud were ex-
ely popular measures
- Il b not o1.y were they spp'su5ed by
! & people. bu, they had been debated
II passed uron BY both Houses 81 Con
,f'r aud had been passed b both
Il Senate and House e. Representa-
= is only reasonable. therefore, 10
J 5rne that both Houses Of Congress
ifed have been ready and willing 10
IL the same bills again, and especially
IFlG;9 new ard different reasons for op-
u ton 10 them hss arose nor can arse
,"se le>e measures could have been sen;
N K President and thus made room
rr,her measures o. tariff reduction and
u. bis Introduced Tor the pubic Ne. .
ga.
,F Il : an entirely new measure O. tar (
/ educiiou : injected in advance o.
+ RI accepted bis. which ~ia lead 10
~ acted debate ard the Consumption .
@.hJuable time and NAV prejudice ne
- ,sr bills in their adoption
III sides this IL gives the P-es55-r;
& TO veto the Dill upon the same
*, tia, ne adopted before. namely
:, s the Tsad Board had 10, made
y z, on The metal schedule ard he
liz q uot sign any bill upon which tha5
made a repou on the COS; Of s8oh
= e al home and abroad
~ { course. such a report i al tommy
n so7cause no Tsnf Board Can SNOW
I scover the facts haG * vel a TIE
e. aud Means Committee o. the
Is e OF Representatives. If Il : con-
= / OF honest and capable men. and Il
! needed that the present Committee
( sc House Of Representatives Is one
2 = most able and honest boards il the r
4 llry Of Congress,
'Fsht still stronger reason Why these
\ q bills passed al the - session o.
,,sild have been frst passed. * The fad
they desk with The principal neceS-
/. Of the great body O. the people
!. .e CRYING demand ofthe great masses
3 e people is for cheaper living. They
e.. and they must have, food al lover
'I = they must have clothes ard bed
! | At lower prices. and they mus. hsve
~ grticles tha, are used in their daily
. L lower prices. in order. not only 70
more easily. but in order 10 &c, all
lie neceSSsries OF life. The people
81 have clothes and bed clothes al
tper rates. aud they must have
!, per things 10 eat, Ne have nov
'ehed a condition which demands iul-
late relief tor the people from the
biiant prices which they are forced l