The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-28
THEIR VOTES
8. Price Of a House Committee As.
slqnment ls a Vote for the
MISREPRESENTATION
Measure.
lrspecial to The Gate City.l


american farms it will cut deep in to
,ba pocketbook Of the farmer and
.Inple him out for greatest slaughter,
i the substance Of statement made
iodav by Representative James w.
Good. OF the fifth Iowa district. in an
authorized interview on the tariff sit
nation. Mr.. Good in his interview
declared that the Underwood bill Is
not a fulfillment Of the democratic
martyrs pledges to the people. The
Iinterview follows:
The indications are that the demo
cratic tariff bill will be acted upon
without any prolonged discussion in
the house. believe that this is in
response to a sentiment prevalent
throughout the country that the demo
cratic party having the presidency and
also the control of both branches Of
congress will enact their tariff re-
form program into law. Realizing this
the public apparently demands that
the action shall be speedy and the
results submitted to the tests of act
ual experience without delay.
The Underwood bill is not fulfill
ment of the promises which the demo
cratic party made to the people Its
passage cannot be attended by the
results which It's sponsors claim for
Il. On the contrary the results of the
proposed law will unquestionably work
reaction against the democratic
party. The public will never approve
Of the manner in which the present
tariff bill has been made. For more
than three weeks the democratic
members of the house have been hold.
inS secret caucuses for the purpose
Of agreeing upon the various items OF
the bill The Underwood bill has
come out of the caucus with scarcely
change. This Is not surprising
when 1t is recalled that the com
mittee on ways and means, which Of
fers this bill also has the power to
appoint all the standing committees
Of the house. This committee has re-
fused to appoint these committees
until after vote has been taken on
the tariff bill. The price of house
committee assignment, therefore, is a
vote for the Underwood bill.
In contrast with this the republf
cans have been holding open caucuses,
and have decided upon a definite
policy The caucus declared unan
imously that the motion to recommit
the Underwood bill to be made by
Mr. Payne, shall include a provision
for permanent non-partisan tariff
commission IT also decided that the
motion to recommit shall contain
paragraphs providing for revision o.
the cotton and wooden schedules II
accordance with the report of the tar
If board. These schedules have beef
selected because they are the onl!
two schedules upon which the tariff
board made report.
How will the proposed tariff eftec
Iowa? This is a difficult question tt
answer. | am receiving great man,
protests against the unscientific ant
Unfair provisions of the agricultural
schedule of the Underwood bill Thu
proposition TO place meats on the FREE
'st with a duty on cattle, and break
iast foods on the free list, with a dut,
IN oats is not fooling the farmers.
This was undoubtedly the intention
the trainers of the law. but on
Nmers realize the situation as vii
seen from the following letter
WITCH is a sample OF many have re
ceFed from the farmers of the dis
trit
April 10, 1913.
Dear Sir:
WAl you use your influence to pll
raw oats and the finished and mani
actuted product on an equal basis i
me new tariff bill? The mills of on
.effitofy buy nearly all the oats pa.
lng cent premium over Chicago.
mink The new proposed provisio
would drive our mills into Canad;
mus hurting the farmer as we'll
NE farmer needs protection, give
~ MN, but don't drive out the mill
y DONG II. as we need them both.
unquestionably there never was
.e.ter time to try the experiment {
neg meats, or even free cattle, tha
a. the present time, If we are to tr
sne experiment at all, for with a shor
ase OF over 100000 cattle in 81
ears It will easily be seen that til
euuctlon will not so vitality effect til
~ iiier as 1t would If the productio
40 normal. That it will injurious
snect him, however, | have not ii
slightest doubt.
!. IS interesting to note that viii
~ 'etnocratie party before electio
'aae great capital out of the sale |