New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
SPEAKER CLARK MILDLY
PRAISES TARIFF BILL
1T Is Not as | Would Have
Written It," He Tells
Maine Democrats.

Unity Me. Aug 30-Champ Clark
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
to-day asked the voters Of the Sd Con-
cress District to support President VIII
son and the Democratic Congress by
! electing a Democrat TO succeed the late
Representative Forrest Goodwin. Re-
publican. at the special election on Sep
TENDER s. Addressing a meeting in the
| interests of eX-Attorney General Pattah-
gall. the Speaker said that by common
consent everybody thought that the cleo
ton in this district would give a sign 10
the country as to whether public opinion
Endorsed President Wilson's administra
ton and the course Of the majority In
Congress.
Mr.. Pattangall is opposed by John y.
Peters Republican, and Edward NJ. Law
renee. Progressive. The campaign has
been an active one. Last week Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch. of Kansas.
spoke in the district for the Progressive
candidate. and Secretary Bryan is eX-
pected 10 share I'm the Democratic cam
paign next week.
Speaker Clark discussed at length the
tariff bill! and the currency measure, ar
guing that the Democrats had made good
their promises to the country and were
entitled TO the kind of approval that is
expressed al the polls.
AT Baltimore in our platform we made
a multitude of promises he said. In my
Judgment, the most important promise
was to revise the tariff downward. That
promise is almost an accomplished fact
our tariff bill will, in all human proba-
bility, be upon the statute books before
the middle Of September II is Sood
tariff bill. 1t Is not precisely as ! would
have written it.: it is not exactly as any
one man in America would have written
il if he had had carte blanche TO write II.
But It is substantially as most Democrats
would have written IL. We believe that
our tariff bill will reduce the cost of Nv
ing. more fairly adjust the subjects OF
tariff taxation and at the same time
raise an abundant revenue for the gov
eminent, economically and effectively adj
ministered.
"Our tariff bill would not raise enough
money 10 pay the expenses OF the govern
ment were IL not for the income tax feat
ure of it, According TO my way of think
ing a properly graded income tax. with
reasonable exemptions, Is the justest ana
the fairest- tax ever levied. The income
tax feature of our bill is the one most
pleasing to me
Second in importance 10 the revision Of
the tariff downward was the promise OF
currency reform. We are now In the FIRST
stages Of the redemption Of that promise.
Perfection is not claimed for the Glass
owen currency bill. but it is vast I'M
provement on the present system. The
control Of the new banking system viii
be in the hands of the government rather
than in the hands of the bankers. That
is a recommendation to the farmers In
stead of being an objection"
There is no danger Of war with Mex
leo; they are fixing thaC all right, said
the Speaker to one Of the party who met
him at the train in Waterville to-day.
He also said he expected Congress to re-
main in session until November 80.
The Speaker left here for Washington
late tonight