The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

(By Clyde Fl. Tavenner, special
Correspondent to The Reporter)
Washington, Jan. 25.--R e III We
the tariff tax from meat and sugar
to lessen the burden Of taxation now
being borne by the poor, and place
tax on the incomes of the rich,
who are not now bearing their due
proportion of the government ex-
pense!
This promises to be feature OF
the legislative program of the demo-
cratic 63rd Congress. Questions
asked by witnesses before the Ways
and Means committee indicated that
meats and sugar may go to the free
list. An income tax will make up
for the loss of revenue from the tar
| if on meats and sugar will soon
come into existence as result OF
the ratification of the income tax
amendment to the constitution by
the necessary three-fourths OF the
states.
This program should spell some
reduction in the cost of living. The
wholesale price of sugar in London,
where there is no tax on sugar av-
erages 2 cents pound less than
in New York. The same thing is
true of beef. The cables frequently
report that American beef, on which
the transportation has been paid
across the Atlantic, is being sold on
the block in London two cents
pound less than in the United States.
This shows how these trusts have
been taking advantage Of home con-
sumers. whom they have at their
mercy because of the Payne-Aldrlch
tariff law ..s.t...s,
Naturally the sugar trust and the.
beef trust will not approve policy
of free sugar and free meat, but the
sugar trust and the meat trust will
not be in the saddle in Washington
after March 4th.
Lloyd Did Great Work.
Hon. James 4. Lloyd has let 1T
be known among his friends that he
will not stand for reelection to the
Craftsmanship of the National Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee. Mr..
Lloyd has served as chairman OF
this important committee six years.
through three congressional cleo
tons, which is no longer than any
democrat was ever hOnOred with the
place.
y When Mr.. Lloyd, who comes from
the first Missouri district and has
long been one of the democratic
leaders of the house, first took hold
of the Craftsmanship of the congress
sional committee, the republicans
were in power in both branches OF
congress and seemed likely to be for
many years to come. Mr.. Lloyd in
augurated a plan of close co-opera-
ton with the democratic candidates
for congress that was more system
attic and effective than any policy
that had ever been worked out be-
fore. Then he built up one of the
largest democratic news syndlcates
in the country.
Mr.. Lloyd felt the people were not
getting the Washington news from
democratic viewpoint, and he de-
termined to supply it to them
through the country press, not only
during campaigns, but all the time.
Ever since Mr. Lloyd has been chair
man of the committee, the country
democratic newspapers have been
furnished with a weekly Washing
ton letter of democratic news. The
publication of these letters has
been of the greatest help to the con-
gressional candidates. Mr.. Lloyd
also organized a statistical bureau to
gather data for the newspaper let
tiers as we'll as the congressional
candidates. Mr.. Lloyd has devoted
much hard work to the cause, and
feels that the time has come now
that the democrats are in the as
cendancy, for some good man to step
in and take his place.