The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-06
STUDY HIGH PRICES
PARTY THAT CAN DEVISE PLAN
TO REDUCE THEM WILL WIN
in NEXT ELECTION.
so BELIEVE THE LEADERS
Democrats Say Reduced Tariff VIII
Solve Problem, Republicans Assert
This viii Lower Wages AIso--Pro-
qressives Have Other Ideas.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

by 0EOH0E SLtN i0Ns
Washington.--Wa Washington leaders OF
the three parties, Republican. Demo
cratic and Progressive. say that the
party which can present the best plan
to bring down the high cost of living
will be the party to be assured OF VIC
tory the next time there Is chance
for the people to vote on national Is
sues. The leaders add that while the
parties and the people are talking
about the tariff. the trust, currency
battleships and other things OF I'M
portance. they are thinking mainly on
the price of beef. butter. eggs. clothes
and machinery.
In a measure the Democrats seem
to believe that the high cost OF living
can be reduced by reducing the tarin
Now just as naturally as rain falls out
of an overburdered cloud, the Repuo'
licans answer that II the customs are
cut prices will go down. but wages
will go down with them and that men
with less money will be no better on
with low prices that they were with
more money and high prices. The
Progressives say that there is way
to solve the high cost Of living and
that 1t Is not to be found through the
tariff. The duties. they say. should De
cut to a considerable degree, but not
as much as the Democrats desire, and
that this cut with other things yet to
be definitely determined will reduce
the cost of living without reducing the
rate of wages.
All Studying the Problem.
The high cost of living is to be In
vestigated by non-partisan body, but
whether |. will reach any conclusions
of value of course remains to be seen.
The Democrats are going to study high
prices in connection with legislation
affecting the trusts. the tariff and the
currency. They say that the trusts
keep up the high cost Of living and
that the tariff is the mother Of the
trusts, and SO they hope through trust
legislation and tariff legislation to &C
complish the thing which seemingly
all people want to be accomplished.
The Progressive party. as has been
noted before In these dispatches, has
established a working bureau for the
purpose of studying the problem oil
the high prices for food. raiment and
rent.
Some Of the Republicans say that
the Progressives can 60 ahead along
these lines of investigation II they
choose to, but they will find that the
lines will lead into the realm OF sup
ply and demand and natural causes
generally. 1t is only a few of the
Republicans who say this as a Anal an
swer. There are leaders In the
party in Washington who maintain
that the high cost OF living Is the real
big problem of the day and that the
Republican party can get back into
power IL 1t shall present plan which
seems adequate to It's solving.
Who Will Head This CommIttee7
Washington dispatches have dis
cussed thoroughly the subject OF
which school of Democratic thought
Is to control the next senate |,
seems, as has been said in this cor
respondence before, that the Demo
Gratis who say they are Of the more
progressive school will be In the ma
jority of their party in the senate and
will control the committee assign
mania opd Othor rpattaro - M rt,, mn
ment. The subject of seniority oil
service and the claim which It has tc
recognition In the matter OF commit
tee chairmanships also has been dis
cussed and reasons have been given
why Senator Tillman, who Is the rank
ing Democrat on the committee on
interstate commerce, may not be
chosen by his Democratic colleagues
to preside over that important body.
II Mr.. Tillman prefers the chair
manship Of the naval committee, on
which he is at present the ranking
member Of the minority side. and fore
goes all claim to the chairmanship OF
the committee on interstate com
uciC WIZ VIII No HdiHcu d6 CudlI
man OF this committee which probably
will have before It for consideration
the most important legislation to be
undertaken by the Democratic admin
istration?
1t was the Interstate commerce
committee OF the senate which formu
lated the railroad rate legislation and
which brought into being the interstate
commerce commission. II deals large
ly with trust matters because the out
put OF trusts enters into the com
merce between the states. 1t 10 q
committee of the first Importance and
its recommendation made to the sen
ate as a whole can be a power fol
good or evil.
II Mr.. Tillman does not become