Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-19
STEAMBOAT AMERICAN TARIFF
PROGRESSIVE IDEA.
PRONOUNcEMENT PIEASES
BULL MOOSE LEADERS
Takes Position That Democrats Are
Minority Party and That Bill is Idea
Of Minority and Sub omission for Pop.
ular Opinion Would Be Fai-Gen-
erai News.
Especial Core spon6ent.1

Washington, May l9.-Some days
go. the plan of submitting the Under
wood tariff bill to d referendum of the
American people was put forward in
the house. Ii was proposed by Repre-
sentative Hinebaugh, OF Illinois, one of
the progressive members.
Now, strange TO relate, the Standpat
American Protective Tariff League has
declared for the referendum AS dec
laration in favor of one OF the prin-
ciples of popular government the pro-
nouncement of the league has greatly
pleased the bull moose leaders here.
Under the caption. Submit the
Underwood Bill 10 a Referendum. the
lea que SAYS
The Underwood tariff bill has been
passed by the free trade majority In
the house of representatives by vote
of PSI for and l3a against.
SO far. the Underwood bill. dictated
by democratic president. is an accom-
Dlished fact. in the sense OF being an
established political record upon which
the democratic party should be willing
to stand or fall.
But the country has not yet passed
judgment upon the Underwood Dill.
Public sentiment has not found express
sion regarding its provisions.
1t viii not do 70 sar that the country
has ordered the Underwood bill. The
country has done no such thing. Quite
the contrary.
woodrow Wilson is a minority pres
ident. lacking 1906. 900 of receiving
ma jority of the votes of Am erican cleo
tors.
The democratic house is a minority
house.
The democratic senate is minority
senate
Neither house nor senate would no"
lie in the control of the democratic
party if the opponents of that party
and It's free trade policy had not been
divided in their opposition.
Let the country have an opportun-
ity TO approve or disapprove OF the
Underwood bill.
The new tariff rates embodied in the
bill are a surprise to the country.
Generally speaking the people. in
Guiding a very large number of those
VINO in 1912 voted the straight DEM
ocratic ticket did not anticipate any
such drastic changes and sweeping re-
auctions of the tariff.
..Noy let the people be given the OPP
portunitv 10 examine and understand
the Underwood bill.
Let the senate refuse to pass the
Underwood bill until the people have
had that opportunity.
: Let there be an agreement between
house and senate that there shall be a
referendum on the Underwood bill at
the polls in the congressional elections
of 1914.
IF the majority Of voters approve the
Underwood bill, the agreement should
he to pass it intact. word for word. the
very first day Of the session OF the
present congress which begins the first
Monday in December. 1914
IF the majority of voters disapproVe.
then let the bill die natural death
with the expiration of the Sixty-thiro
congress.
such an agreement Is entirely feas-
ible. Should it be carried into effect
II would be necessary to distribute
copies of the existing draft Of the bill
in great numbers for the study of
American voters. in order that the"
might fully understand the measure
and its effects and consequences"