Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-07-17
TRUE no IT'S PROMISES.

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The Democratic party - keeping
faith with the people. It carried the
country in 1910 and 1912 on q platform
pledged to reduce the tariff gradually
to a avenue basis and this Demo-
cratic congress Is giving the country
exactly what the American electorate
voted for at the ballot box last Novf
ember. The work of reforming the
tarin began with the inauguration Of
President Wilson who convened the
Congress, in extraordinary session
for this specific purpose, pretty Q
after he assumed the reins of govern
ment. Leaders Underwood, OF the
House, and Simmons, Of the Senate.
cheerfully responded to the wishes
OF the President and the result of
their activities is shown In the CONF
pletion OF a tariff bill that carries out
the party's pledges at BaltimOre,-to
the minutest detail.
The underwood Simmons bill
name Of which the new tarin law Is to
be designateds-has been reported by
senator Simmons, chairman Of the
finance committee, and that gentleman
expresses confidence in the prospects
OF getting it through the senate with
few, il any, changes from the present
draft. Both the House and Senate
Democrats have indicated their pur-
pose to stand by the easu and let
the party take the consequences. The
Washington Times, recently, in re-
ferring to the caucus action on the
bill as submitted by Senator Sim
mons, had this to say:
Never in the history Of tariff legis-
lation has the majority membership
OF the Senate been more sOlidly in line
to support a tariff bill than is the pres.
emit Democratic majority dt was point
ed out today. Ever since the tariff
bill was reported to the House weeks
ago, predictions have been made that
the Senate would remake the Under
wood bill, raise rates, sosthat Mr.. I'm
derwood would not recognize the
measure. Today the bill carries
lower rates than ever, Democratic
leaders contend, and there is every
prospect that it will be passed by the
Senate with only such changes as the
Finance committee will recommend.
"The bill today more nearly repre-
sents the Democratic principles and
at the same time is a more scientific
tariff measure than it was before the
Fiance committee took hold of it, it
is said by the Democratic leaders.
Members of the House have given
them assurance that the Democrats OF
that body are friendly to the changes
which have been made in the measure
for the most part, particularly to the
most important amendments made by
the committee.
TO Senator Simmons, head of the
Finance committee. the Democrats
are giving much of the credit for the
manner in which the bill has been
handled, both in committee and in
caucus. He has done much to pre-
serve the harmony which vas so de-
| sired by the Democratic leaders, his
friends say. While the debate in eau
Gus has at times been sharp, it was
said today that no i'll feeling has de-
veloped among the Democrats, the
nearest approach to such a thing be-
ing the feeling which the withdrawal
CT Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
from the caucus when that body re-
fused to adopt his proposed amend
ment placing a graduated tax upon to-
bacco production"
This argues well for the Democratic
party and the country.
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