The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-29
Administration vviIliTry 10 Keep
Them Covered Up in Con-
gress and Campaign.

Them Covered Up in Con-
tress and Campaign.
4 X .aesetAL 70 TnE TsLaossus
Il. WASHINGTON. Oct. 29-Demo-
crauc revenue measures of all kinds
VIII be kept az far out Of. sight as
the administration and the Demo
cratic party can keep them. both in
the coming session Of Congress and
IN the national campaign.
No tariff revision. no increase in
the war levies, no extension Of the
income tax will be discussed with the
permission or good will OF the Dem
ocrats, and II the Republicans either
IN Congress or In the campaign wish
to make revenue an issue. as the
party In power believes they do, they
viii have to present some definite
revenue raising scheme OF their own.
This. the administration believes,
Will give It the whip hand on the
revenue discussions during the cam
patgn. The tax laws Of various
kinds passed by the last Congress. it
believes. are either forgotten or de-
feasible. Whatever plan the Repub-
licans father can be attacked. thus
putting the Republicans on the de-
fenaive, while the Democrats. with 40
such measure as a target for Repub-
lican logic, will feel themselves com
paratively safe.
To Relieve Treasury.
This plan requires that the $142,-
000, 900 increase in the army and
navy appropriat the heavy ship
purchase bill expense and the treas
ury deficit. which has been growing
ever since the Underwood Simmons
tariff law went into effect, be met by
the sale Of bonds.
There are in the treasury about
S240,000,O00 of Panama canal
bonds unsold, but authorized to be
sold. It required for canal construc-
ton, which were largely saved
through the surplus accumulated UNI
der Republican administration. Il
these. bonds meet the great differ
ence between Democratic income and
Democratic appropriation there will
be no need, this year, Of any legisla-
ton increasing the revenues. The
administration is already committed
to the re-enactment Of the war rev
enue levies and to retaining the duty
on sugar, which, under the Under
od-Simmons act, should go on the
free list on May /. OF course, the
Panama canal doesn't call for the
sale Of those $240, 600, 900 Of unsold
bonds. but they will be sold and
charged up to Its construct ion any
way. The money will go into other
channels.
This, in brief. Is the Democratic
strategy as outlined by party leaders
here forsthe campaign of 1871 Is. There
are some breakers ahead for the
plan, but just now the leaders believe
that 1t is feasible and will be success
full. BY 1T they hope to accomplish
several things. twill go far toward
idepriylng the Republicans Of their
best chance to make campaign ma
Iterial out, Of the coming session Of
Congress. 1t will avoid reminding
| the country Of the revenue measures
1already passed, some or which the
administration is not anxious to
make campaign issues. Most import
ant Of all, 1t will give the Democrats
q chance to .expatiate on their rec
ord for constructive legislation with
out being interrupted by tax payers
with fresh grievances over the bills
they are called on to pay.
Hope to Save Party.
This plan, 1t is evident, makes no
provision for the future Of the great
defense program which is now being.
put forward as a Democratic meas
lure, and which will cost well toward
100000, 900 for each OF the next
five years, II kept UP to the plan the
administration has advertised. The
national savings Of many years will
be exhausted by the strain neces-
sary to give the party this one years
breathing spell bfore facing the
financial conditions 1t has brought
about. But-the election occurs in
that year. Then. with another four
year lease, the leaders believe that
they can find some way out. AT any
rate, they will have gained four
years.
There is. naturally, no hope OF
keeping the Republicans from dis
cussing the tariff and other revenue
measures. Democrats profess to be
quite willing to have the. tariff
brought to the front again, and ask
| to be shone any state that could be
carried today on tariff issue;
which challenge their opponents call
a bluff. The Democrats believe, how
ever. that by keeping revenue out OF
of Congress they can greatly limit
debate there and deprive it OF any
Immediate point or interest to the
voters; in short. keep discussion Of
the economic side of the Wilson adj
ministration down to minimum, as
well as make the Republicans bear
the burden Of providing their own
issues.
tits recognized that the plan will
be attacked both inside and outside
of the party. Mr.. Bryan, in an inter-
view, has already declareed himself
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