The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-24
REPUBLICAN, SPEAKER SAYS IF
IT FAILS, COUNTRY WILL
TURN TO PRoGREsslVEs.
IT is A POLITICAL JOB
Congressman Kelley of Pennsylvania,
Speaking for Progressives, Labels
the Measure Piece Of "Non Parti-
san Log RoIIins"-Mondeli Calls It
democratic Heresy."

Washington, April 23.-Beginnng
the debate in the house today on the
democratic tariff revision bill, Repre-
sentative Oscar w. Underwood Of
Alabama, the majority leader pre-
dicted great relief for the nation
through the passage of the pending
bill; Representative Augustus p
Gardner of Massachusetts voiced re-
publican skepticism for the countrys
future under such a tariff system, and
Representative Clyde Kelley of Penn
sylvania expressed the opposition of
the new progressive party to all tariff
bills framed under the present sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Underwood, in outlining the bill
severely criticized the protective tariff
theory based on the difference in~cost
of production at home and abroad
and praised the competitive tariff
theory, declaring it would strengthen
American industry and send American
products into the worlds markets
He denounced the. raising of taxes by
the protective tariff as unjust, be-
cause, he said, it taxed equally the
working man and the multi -million-
aire. He pointed out that the rates
in the. pending bill were substantial
reductions from the rates in the exist
ing law,e and declared that the lower
rates would result in reduction in
the cost of living to the consuming
public.
Admitted.
Representative Gardner admitted
that the people of the nation had re-
pudiated the Payne tariff and that
the republican party had been dis
lodged from power because it had
been slow to recognize growing evils
and permitted far too powerful
oligarchy" to run the government it's
way instead of the peoples way.
He cautioned the democrats to live
up to their promises to the people,
declaring he believed that, if they did
not, the people would turn to the new
progressive party.
Suppose that the democrats fail
to carry out their radical program"
said Mr.. Gardner, "would the country
turn to our people? I doubt it. The
people wish to try some of those new
ideas and are willing to risk the con-
sequences of their proving disastrous
THE republicans have not given
them, what they wish. If the demo-
Gratis follow our example 1t need sur
prise no one should the people turn
to the progressive party. In fact,
this is the only direction in which
can see a future for that party"
Mr. Gardner declared actual con-
ditions greatly hampered democratic
tariff for revenue without harming
legitimate industry.
Perplexing Paradox.
Clumsy as it is he said "mis-
leading to the farmer as it is, incon-
sistent and unjust as are many of it's
provisions. this bill nevertheless is an
attempt to carry out the promises you
democrats made to the people.
Therein lies the difficulty-your
promises conflict with each other.
You cannot by one and the same tariff
keep up the price which the farmer
receives and yet reduce the price
which his consumer pays. You cam
not fairly impose free trade on the
fishermen and the shoemaker and the
woolgrower while you force them to
buy supplies protected by duty.
"The market basket must not be
taxed and yet the farmer must be