The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
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Hl CLYDE II. TAvENER.
VAS lngtoH CORES !Gndence oi The Tfmes.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Remov,
the tariff tax from meat and sugar
60 lessen the burden Of taxation
now being borne by the poor. anC
place "a tax on the incomes Of III.
RICH, who are not now bearing theii
due proportion Of the government
expense!
This promises to be feature OF
the legislative program Of the Dem.
Ocraiic G3rd Congress. Questions
asked by witnesses before the Ways
and Means committee indicated that
meats and sugar may 90 on the free
list. An income tax to make up for
the loss OF revenue from the tariff
on meats and sugar will soon come
into existence a. result Of the
ratification ufthe income tax amend
ment /" the constitution by the
necessary three.f ourths Of the
states
This program should spell some
reduction in the cost Of living. The
wholesale price Of sugar in London
where there is no tax on sugar,
averages two cents pound less
than in New York. The same thing
is true Of beef. The cables FREE
qUently report that American beef
on which the transportation has
been paid across the Atlantic, is be-
ing sold on the block in London two
cents a pound less than in the
United States. This shows how
these trusts have been taking adj
vantage OF home consumers whom
they have at their mercy because of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
Naturally the sugar trust and the
beef trust will not approve a policy
Of free sugar and free meat, but the
sugar trust aud the beef trust will
not be in the saddle in Washing
ton after March /,
Lloyd Did Great Work.
Hon. James T. Lloyd has let it he
known among his friends that he
will not stand for reelection to the
Craftsmanship Of the National Dem
ocratic Congressional committee.
Mr.. Lloyd has served as chairman
OF this important committee six
years, through three Congressional
elections, which is longer than any
Democrat was ever hOnored with the
place
When Mr.. Lloyd, who comes from
the First Missouri district and has
long been one of the Democratic
leaders of the House, first took hold
Of the Craftsmanship of the Congress
siOnal committee, the Republicans
were in power In both branches of
Congress aud seemed likely to be
for many years to come. Mr.. Lloyd
plan of close cooper.
alton with the Democratic candi-
dates for Congress that was more
systematic and effective than any
policy that had ever been worked
out before. Then he built up one of
the largest Democratic news syndi-
Gates in the country.
Mr.. Lloyd felt the people were not
getting the Washington news from
a Democratic viewpoint, and he de-
termined to supply It to them through
the country press, not only during
campaigns, but all the time. Ever
since Mr.. Lloyd has been chairman
Of the committee, the country Dem
ocratic newspapers have been fur
nished with a weekly Washington
letter of Democratic news. The
OF these letters has been
Of the greatest help to the Congress
sional candidates. Mr.. Lloyd also
a statistic bureau to gath
or data for the newspaper letters as
well as the Congressional candi-
dates. Mr.. Lloyd has devoted mucn
hard work to the cause, and feels
that the time has come, now that
The Democrats are in the ascend
ancy. for some good man to step in
and take his place.