The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-18
Tho Issue is Drawn.

The Issue is Drawn.
Yhe congressional elections Of 1911
md the national elections two years
,nts4 see 8 sure to turn on the question
of the tariff-seem sure to be fought
Ont between protectionists and anti
arotectionists sure to demand
that fair square issue be drawn be
Awsen TWO parties (not three or four,
10 that we may have MAJORITY rule
% this country in connection with this
great fundamental economic PROPOSE
zion so inseparably linked with Ameri
aan prosperity.
The Wilson Underwood Simmons tar
If bill is slowly but surely approaching
ahe statute books of the United States.
Sailing was of course easy in the
House Ways and Means Committee be-
aanse the Democratic majority locked
NE doors, guessed their way through
ahe schedules, and reported the measure
back to the peoples representatives un.
3er rules of debate" and. q caucus
pledge which precluded any possibility
5O1 = consideration of any portion Of
Ahe issue on it's merits.
The course was only slightly less
clear to the Senate Finance Committee
---where a few Democratic Senators
Exora states with tremendous sugar
growing and wool-raising interests had
The temporary courage to temporarily
resist program which foredooms these
industries to ultimate annihiliation (ac-
sording to Democracy's own admis'
Mons
Having completed its program and
sgain invoked caucus rule which shall
hold Democratic votes behind an ini-
9uitous measure regardless of personal
convictions or constituents demands,
aha Democratic majority of the Senate
Enhance Committee have called in the
minority Republican members and,
after permitting these Republicans to
psrticip pate in the preparation of the
bp 70 the extent of voting mo" on the
..At ill, the Committee las author.
nod 49, reporting of the measure to the
5euals
Tsre at least there will be free and
frank debate-debate which will prob
ably not serve to obstruct the tri-
xmphant progress of the Wilson U nder-
wood Simmons near free trade program
but debate which will at least serve
30 clearly notify the country just how
WNSCIENTIFIC has been the method
pursued in preparing the measure, just
how INCOMPLETE has been the col
lection of accurate facts and figures
apon which to base proposed rates, inst
Acw yREACTIONARY has-been the dis.
sArding of all reference to an advisory
sariff commission and the return to the
method of Jumping unre.
sAaed schedules into one single measure,
and Just how EMPTY has been fulfill
1ent of the Democratic pledge to frame
= hill which shall 'harm no legitimate
Industry" in the country.
Yhe Republican members of the Fl.
mace Committee are recorded UNAN.
RMOUSLY in opposition to this new
yrogrsm of old nostrums which, when
aver tried before, have always killed
instead Of cured
From Penrose to Embellishments
ing the entire gamut of present day
sAeught in the Republican party-Re-
publican members of the Finance Com
-nitsee voted against the Wilson. Under.
wood Simmons bill.
They thereby accurately reflected the
ssiff views of ALL Republicans-past
ma present-because ALL Republicans
.ao matter what may be the name Of
shasz present party faith believe in
legitimate tariff protection-believe in
american markets for American indus.
,xY -believe in the perpetuation of
Arserican standards of wages and living
snd commercial prosperity.
The Baltimore platform of the Demo
xstic party declared protection" to be
unconstitutional; and THIS much of
lhs platform finds ample performance
"a tie free trade and revenue tariff at
poephere which permeates the entire
bill.
&c is probably a futile waste of words
% continue reference to the fact that
lhhs Baltimore platform also promised
70 siharm no legitimate industry"-be.
sazss this plank has been boldly and
ocszenly repudiated.