The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-14
SEES IN
WILSON A SAVIOR
Thinks Democrats Could Eas-
lily Be Beaten Were 1t Not
for President
OWN PROSPECTS SILENT
Senator Favors Revision OF
Tariff and Income Tax to
Provide Defense Funds

Senator William +. Bornh " Idaho
who has been mentioned prominently
us a candidate for the prcsidcuIIA'
nomination ON Progressive lIrhr! "'
ticket designed to combine ID" Fro.
gressiye and the Republican vote Ice.
llelcs that President Wilson Is strong
er than the Democrat party, ari lH''
without him the Democrats could I'
beaten easily In n presidential r.r.
tiOn.
There would be no trouble 10 9'
feating the Democratic party ITSELF,
said Senator Burah II the admins
tration is successful II will be- uu az.
count OF the personal popularity nnt
strength of President wilson How
ever, II the Republican purity does "a
wise thing at Chicago and adopts Il
liberal platform that IL In mar.
mony with liberal policies aid Views
that can stand the test-l am Inclined
to think that It will win out
But our ultra reuctiOnary friends
who assume that the liberal seutmrnJ
In this country has been dying ont ur
that the pendulum IS swinging mch.
are greatly In error Those who lu.'l
that opinion have nof been out anon.
| those who cast votes and, 50 fnr as
] Am concerned | feel more deer.N in
/ terested In the libernI campaign If
1916 than | did In that of 1872. be-
cause Feel that the issues have hc
come more vital
DO you think congress at It's com
ing session will support the president
In his plans Tor national defense" he
was asked.
II think congress Will take mea,
ures providing for national defense
he replied
do you think It WIN adopt IN,
measures recommended by Secrrtnr,
/ GarrlsonY
Congress has high regard Tor Mr.
GarrIsOn's views in such a matter. an,
the Inference is natural that II would
be- inclined to follow his suggestions
But | venture 10 guess Senator
Burah added with emphasis, that
congress Is not. without good dea
Of heSltancy, going 10 provide FOR d
bond issue to take care Of military
or naval necessities II Is my beliei
that reasonable adjustment Of IN,
tariff on what now may be- PRACTICAL,
4 revenue basis, together with read
justment ~ the Income tax, will no
only take care NJ adequate measures
for national defense, but enable rs alsi
10 eliminate the sO-called war tax,
which Is nuisance
We were collecting about $50 900,
100 on sugar. In revenues. and abou
S2S, 900 600 ON wool Those two item
alone Indicate what tremendous ad
vantage there could be- I'm raising rev
enurs by simply oyerhauling the Tn
dcrwOOd bill.
Il think that the tariff ON sugal
viii certainly he retained. There Il
no possible argument against II, auD
II is Just as feasible to put back IN,
tariff on wool The great cry ~
free wool was prcdicRted on the as
sumption that by taking the tariff Of
wool, you were going to make clothr
cheaper As II matter Of fact, tn
theory has not worked ont In practice
The consumer cannot get his Clothr
amy cheaper today than he could whcl
vuu was heavily taxed"
senator Borah was asked his opln
tom " the La Toilette Seamen's bill
ud its effect In driving the American
flag III the Pacific.
non the surface II seems ther
may hc some defect" he replied, "hu
lor my part, | am not convinced wha
10 b.. or whether II Is such. Is II no
true that certain provisions which
U- now asserted work for the dctri
myrt " an American marine wer
really provisions Of an old statute ?
senator Borah would not venture n
npuiun about what action Congres
might take In regard to the panam
canal In the light Of the slides tina
have led General GOethals 10 rcca
his resignation ~ governor general d
hp rnnal zone