Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-21
MASSACHUSETTS, SENATOR SAR-
Castle AT EXPENSE OF TEXAS
DEMOCRATS FOR RETAINING
TARIFF ON MOHAIR- :.
DUTY RETAINED
A FEW NOMINATIONS FOR POST
MASTERS ARE MADE-BELIEVED
THAT NEARLY ALL CUSTOMS OF
4FICIALS WILL BE REMOVED.
Especial STAFF Correspondent

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Tariff missiles are coming toward Texas.
Representative John n. Garner of the
10th district, is lodging some OF them.
Everybody seems to be 'On' to certain
tariff facts with reference to Texas and
these facts are being much featured by
politicians at the capitol who talk tar
if. Representative Garner has a list of
tariff editorials, some of which attack
him as a free trader and others as a
protection democrat.
"Onions are to have a duty OF 20 cents
q. bushel, / see," said Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, a staunch prOtectiOnlst
and a republican member Of the senate
finance committee. well, that is inter
essting and potatoes up in Maine are 60
ing on the free list. The democrats al
w,ayshare tryingtO give it to Maine in
the neck. Yes, onions have 20 cents a
bushel, but you see they raise MO
down in Texas where a congressman
named Garner resides. / am old they
raise onions in his district and he is a
member of ways and means committee.
Funny, what these democrats dO!'
continued the republican senator from
Massachusetts,, where there are many
cotton and WOODEN mills. "MOhair is
given a duty of 20 per cent, too. That's
the hair of the goat and is used in max
ing cloth. When we republicans made
tariff bills we put a duty alike upon wool
and mOhair. Free wool, now, under the
democratic plan, but a 20 per cent duty
on mohair.
"Well, I understand they grow mohair
in Texas. also" added Senator Lodge,
with a quizzical, highly refined sarcasm
for which he is famous. "They grow
mohair in Representative Carriers dis
trict. That's separating the sheep and
the goats, isn't it? It is not the first time
the sheep and the goats were separated
but what do you think about giving the
goats preference over the Sheep"
This is a sample Of the kind of com
ment one hears around the capitol these
DAVIS about democratic tariff revision. OF
course republicans are expected to say
all the harsh things they can about a
democratic revision. They are attacking
the bill at every possible angle and they
will keep it up for a good while-until
the tariff bill is law. If some of the
Texas people, who are muttering about
the duties could see what is going on
here they would be grateful that they
have been left as much protection as
they have.
There was thought to be some danger
about the 10 per cent duty on live cattle
but, IL that was so, the danger has
passed. When the house democratic
caucus voted decisively the other day to
retain the duty, that was probably the
last word about a duty on cattle under
this revision. 1t will pass the house I'M
doubtedly and it is unlikely that the duty
can be successfully attacked in the sen
ate. There is absolutely no prospect Of
a duty on lumber. The day has gone
by when even a republican congress
would dare propose a lumber duty and
probably there is hardly a single demo
cratic senator who would vote for it.
Some Of them, like Senator Simmons of
North Carolina, would like to but con
er tolerate such duties.
A few nominations Of pOstmasters have
been dribbling into the senate. There
we're a handful of these for Texas. an
evidence that the administration is not
forgetting some of the faithful ones.
Texas conservatives in the house are
feeling a little easier since that first
batch of nominations appeared. because
it indicated that their endorsements
were likely to be honored. But Post
master General Burleson is holding his
hand over the bestowal of these places
and that is a guarantee hat the Texas
congressman will not go unduly far in
taking care of their own friends to the
exclusion of bona fde Wilson men.
As to other federal places, there is lit
tie information. either as to Texas or
other states. The president is saying al
most nothing of a specific characted
about whom he intends nominating to
high Office. 1t is expected he will nomi-
nate an ambassador to Mexico in the
course of a few weeks. There are a half
dozen candidates for that mission. with
the prospects waning that it will 60 to
a Texas democrat.
- The Texas senator's are going along
very quietly and making very little
news. For two weeks. practically. Wash
ington has been waiting on the house
democratic caucus. Until the Under