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luton. Aud this is how It started. In
the spring OF 1908 a little handful OF
us IN the house started a tariff debate.
John Sharp Williams, now senator.
from Mississippi: Mr.. Underwood. the.
late David a. De Armond OF Missouri
and some others Of us took part in It.
That was gloomy period for the
Democrats. They had been licked so
often and regularly that they had
formed the habit Of defeat and were
the butt Of many political Jokes and
gibes on that account. During thosa.
debates we went after the Republic
aps. sometimes BY brigades. BY regi.
| ments. by companies. by squads. ana
sometimes In single combat and some
times from ambuscade. One day was
having heated debate with Serene.
.. Payne OF New York. then chair.
an Of the ways and means committee
and he got very hot under the collar.
He was getting the worst Of It and
finally made the declarat tion-the first
had ever heard by Il Republican,
that II the Republicans carried the
country they would revise the tariff.
He did not say they would revise 1t
up. because he was afraid to- He did
not say they would revise 1t down, be-
cause he knew they never intended to
do so. i said at the time and say
| now that the declaration was eQuivO-
cal. It didn't mean single thing on
earth.
When the Republicans went into ma
tional convention that year they were
afraid Of the growing sentiment that
we had been stirring up, and they put
In their platform that If returned to
power they would revise the tariff.
They did not say up: they did not say
down. That enabled them to .'play
both ends against the middle But
the tariff discussion became too hot
for them. They began to fear they
would lose the election. and BY pre-
concerted arrangement one fine morn
Ing in October. they declared the plat
form meant revision downward.
They swept the country and they re-
vised the tarifc that e, they revamped
the old Dingley law and called ft tbe
Payne act The people would not stand
tor that sort OF decaitfui buslnesa.
They gave the Republicans n saMfal
trouncing II 1910 ana i sNofss on6 Il,
1912 BY those elections w Dsns
crats were commissioned to revise Tie
tari6 downward and that - whatawe
have done We were hot such fools
. 70 allow the Republicans and Pro
sressfves to make our tari6. although
We saw with satisfaction men OF both
those parties voting forour biil.
During the debates In the house flrst
and last great deal was said about
President Wilson's actions inxrelation
to the tariff bill. Aim
for the part be took In the legislation
II had been elected presidentI I would
have secured as good q tariff bill az was
possible. Since the house has been in
active have been reading great deal.
and find that the man who as presi-
dent managed congress most thorough
" and completely, who dominated it
entirely. was the great Democratic
saint. Thomas Jefferson. He did not
10 it by the big stick. but by the force
of his intellect and skill in handling
men. The president Of the United
States in aiding his party to pass a
tariff bill was simply dis
:harging his duty.
Praise For Income Tax.
One great thing in the tariff bill il
he income tax. The amendment to,
he constitution which permitted the
evying of an income tax was wrung
rom reluctant Republican congress
y the very revolution which men
Toned. We have placed upon the stat
tie books law which will compel the.
ich people with large incomes to pay
. proportionate share Of the expense
maintaining the government. want
give full credit to the Hon. COrdell
iull OF Tennessee, who carefully work
out the income tax plan in the new
arif. believe in the graduated in
ONE tax on larger fortunes, and
lst1fy the exemptions. What is more.
believe that 95 per cent Of the Amer
an people would vote for just such a
leasure If it was submitted to them
Our friends in the senate have beer
aving Il little trouble over the cur
'ncy bill which we sent to them.
here is another case where caucus
:tiOn is justified. The efforts Of the
nate committee to consider the meas
e in a nonpartisan way resulted IN
no action. The party in
'wer being responsible should formu-
te it's currency bill and members of
'rty should subordinate their person
desires to the majority for the gen
al good.
It is universally acknowledged by
nsible men that we have the worst
lancial system of all the great ma
ms of the earth. Everybody who