The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
Congressman Believes Parties
Soon Will Reunite.
THE TARIFF is INCONSISTENT
Each Man in Congress Work.
ing for Own State.
Belief That Underwood Bill
"Cuts Too Deep"

Harmony in the ranks of the Repub-
HcanS is bound to come sooner or later,
although it may be gradual and may
not be the outgrowth of an edict of
any one man or set of men, is the
opinion of Congressman James E. Wat
son of Rushville, Ind, who is here to-
day on business.
Il am in favor of harmony" the con-
gresham declared. 4 think there will
be a gradual reuniting of the factions
in the party. 1t will come about first
because those who think alike and be-
lieve alike are sure to be drawn to-
gether into one party. And then the
action Of the Democratic party is fore
ing the factions of the opposition to-
gether. This only is natural
With reference to the revision of the
southern representation in the national
convention Mr.. Watson calls attention
to a move started by the "standpatters"
long ago toward such a revision. If 1t
had not been for Roosevelt, he said, the
revision of the representation would
have been completed at the national
convention of 1908. At that time, he
declares, Indiana voted solidly for the
revision while Kansas as solidly oppos-
ed it. Arthur Capper was a delegate,
a member of the Kansas delegation,
who opposed the revision.
The revision will be made soon, L
think and will be one of the events
leading up to the harmony of the
party 1 do not know how soon the
harmony will be complete, but it can
not be very long in the future. There
is no room for more than two parties
in Kansas"
Mr.. Watson characterizes the Under
wood tariff bill as a measure full of
Inconsistencies. He declares every
Democrat in the house and senate is
crying for a revision of the tariff but
that every one in his own heart is
hoping and working against a revision
on the products of his own particular
state.
For example" the smiling congress-
man declared, -''although President Will
son asserted over and over again in
his campaign that the tariff was both
immoral and vicious. the revision called
for places wool on the free list and
leaves a sliding scale on sugar for three
years. In other words We must not
engage in vicious administration as
far as wool is concerned, for that is
a product of the north. But sugar is
from the south, so we will keep up the
and viciousness along that
line for three more years. There are
many other inconsistencies, in fact the
bill is full of them.
''As a protectionist I am opposed to
the revision of the tariff. L believe
the Underwood bill cuts far too deep
that the measure is too drastic, and
that it will harm the country
Referring to the Japanese situation
Mr. Watson declared he does not be- |
lieve there is any cause for alarm. He
believes the present crisis will be
passed without any serious conse- |
quences.
Mr.. Watson will leave late this af- |
ternoon, having made a short visit here |
purely on personal business, he said, |
but he was not at all averse to talk i
ing politics, and spent considerable |
time with David w. Mulvane reviewing |
the political situation. |
ITO tell the truth" he admitted, I'VE |
have spent more time talking politics |
than we have talking business. But !
we talked business first and politics !
afterward.''