Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-30
DEMOCRATS PASS
MODERN MEASURES
Underwood and Clark Review
Legislation Of Last Two
Congresses.

recently OF the accomplishments of the
Glst ana G2d Congresses. two prOmi
nonr Democrats, Champ Clark, speak
CT OF the house. and Oscar ". Under
wood. floor leader, recounted the pro
gressive and constructive legislation
that the Democrats have done in a ma
tional way. Mr.. Underwood said:
L nd"r the present oppressive tarif1
law the lahoring man returns at night
from his toll, clad in Il WOODEN suit
taxed at - per cent, shoes taxed l.
per cent, stockings and underwear Il
per cent. 4 cotton shirt taxed at so pei
cent and wool hat and WOODEN gloves
taxed IS per cent. lie carries din
ner pail taxed A. per cent and greets
his wife As she looks through a win
dow pane taxed G2 per cent with a cur
tain taxed 43 per cent.
After scraping his shoes on an iron
scraper taxed % per cent. he wipes
them on q mat taxed 20 per cent. He
lifts the door latch, taxed 45 per cent
steps on a carpet taxed GO per cent and
kisses his wife, clad in a WOODEN dress
taxed - per cent. She is mending an
umbrella taxed 50 per cent with thread
taxed 80 per cent.
His Meal Frugal.
The house is built of brick, taxed
% per cent and lumber taxed 95 per
cent, with paint taxed 80 per cent
Their wall paper was taxed 35 per
cent and plain furniture 35 per cent
He hangs his hat on a steel pin taxed
45 per cent and uses soap taxed 20 per
cent. His looking glass was taxed a.
per cent and he combs his hair with a
rubber comb taxed 35 per cent.
He proceeds to eat supper, which
was cooked on stove taxed As per
cent, for which his wife used pots and
kettles taxed at the same rate. On
their table is common crockery taxed
55 per cent and cheap glass tumblers
taxed As per cent. The sugar he puts
in his tea is taxed "a per cent, which
he stirs with spoon taxed As per
cent. His meal is frugal one because
the cost OF living is high.
He uses knife and fork taxed As
per cent, In eating salt fish, taxed 10
per cent, bread 20 per cent. potatoes 90
per cent, salt SO per cent, butter "a
per cent ard rice 62 per cent. He pro-
ceeds to read book taxed rs per cent
and at the close of the day reclines in
an iron frame bed taxed IS per cent,
with mattress taxed 20 per cent,
sheets taxed 40 per cent, wooden blan-
kets Is per cent and cotton spread As
per cent.
Even to Cemetery.
''He is taken ill and the doctor pre-
scribes medicine, taxed % per cent,
which being ineffective, he passes from
his active sphere of life and his re-
mains are deposited in coffin taxed 35
per cent, which is conveyed to a GENE
terry in a wagon taxed 35 per cent, de-
posted in its last resting place in
mother earth and the grave filled in by
use of spade taxed As per cent, while
over his grave is raised a monument
taxed SO per cent.
Tariff Bills.
"The house has passed tariff bills
at this session which would save the
people of this country approximately
$780, 100000 annually if they had be-
come law" he continued. 1.-THE farm
ers' free list would have saved the peo-
pie $30,O00,000 annually The cotton
bill meant saving of about $88, OOO,-
600 q year. The wool, sugar, chemi-
cal and metal bills also would have eff
fected great savings.
Congress has enacted a law estab-
fishing a children's bureau. 1t has
passed a bill to protect American trade
and American shipping from foreign
1T has passed bill creating a de-
partment of labor, making its head a
member OF the presidents cabinet. It
has made an excellent record in its en-
deavors to revise the tariff downward
to a revenue basis.
1T has passed bill providing for a
tax on incomes, thereby transferring a
considerable portion of the tax bur
dens to the wealthy, which are now
escaping their proper proportion.
1t has under way many other meas
ures of great general and local import
ance, including that providing for a
parcels post, government aid to public
highways and post roads, revision of
our patent laws and a sound system of
when future historians review the
times in which we live" said Clark,
they will truly declare that the house
Democrats OF the 61st and cd Con.
crosses did great things. By SO doing,
the house has made a sweeping Demo
cratic victory not only possible but so
probable as to approximate a certain
victory which will give us the presi
dency, the senate and house, enabling
US to work out our destiny with a free
hand and accepting both blame and
praise for what we do and do not do
The present Democratic house has
passed more constructive legislation
than any house in 20 years. 1t passed
tar1n bills alone that would have saved
the people $500,0O0,O00 a year. II
passed more bills of benefit to laborers
and wage earners than any Congress
ever did. 1t admitted New Mexico
ana Arizona to statehood, as should
have been done 20 years ago. It was
an outrage to keep them out SO long.
I'VE submitted constitutional
amendment for the direct election of
senators; made the rules of the house
more liberal and passed law intend
ed to stop the undue use of money in
elections.
President Taft's vetoes prevented
the enactment of our tariff bills and
prevented the establishment of many
other reforms through new legislation
we had the right to pass the bills; he
had the right to veto them. The issue
now goes before the people. l am not
afraid of the result.
The Democrats of the house found
the party all shot to pieces and Injured
to the habit of defeat. Behold it TODAY
united, defiant, aggressive. militant and
full OF hope. No majority was ever
led more successfully than the ma
Jority OF this house under Oscar I'm
derwood OF Alabama. 1t would be un-
just and unfair, however, if it were not
said that no majority was ever more
ably led than the Republican minority
under James Mann of Illinois. Mann
fully lived up to his name-he is in
very truth a man. But for him 7
would feel lonesome in the speakers
chair"