The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-23
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Three weeks after was
sworn in as a member of congress
| was plunged into the midst of
q great battle over the question
OF tariff on lumber, in which
Mr.. James A. Tawney of Mime
sofa. one of the most regular"
Of all republicans, led famous
fight to put IL on the free list. I
opposed Mr.. Tawney. voted
against his free trade amendment,
as will be seen by the Congress
sional Record of April 6. 1909,
and on three separate votes on
April 8, 1903. Anyone can easily
find the record, ase the dates are
printed on the back of the vol
umes, which are on file In the
public libraries.
The question came up again in
the consideration of the Under
wood tariff bill In 1913 In the
senate. This also is available in
the Congressional Record. and IL
will be seen that l voted for Sem
ator Jones amendment for tar
iff of 40 cents a thousand on
shingles, and when that was de-
feated, for his other amendment
for tariff of % cents thou
sand on shingles.
81 led a fight for my avn
amendment for tariff of S1.25
thousand on lumber and 25
cents a thousand on shingles,
against Canada, which levied sep
arate duties on logs and shingle
bolts.
"A gentleman here by the
name of Burmeister, with whom
am not acquainted, has With
great diligence searched the rec
ords and picked out as most vul-
nerable point of attack upon my
record as a regular republican,
vote which | cast on August | :,
1911, which had nothing to do
either with the Payne-Aldrich or
the Underwood tariff bill.
Reads FIN Out.
"He says that vote dem onstrat-
ed that | was not a republican.
The only trouble with his demon
stration is that ii would read out
Of the republican party every re-
publican member of the party In
the United States senate except
six, which included Mr.. Lorimer
of Illinois.
81 am satisfied from what can
learn In the state. that will re-
ceive a sufficient number Of first
choice votes in the primary cam
paign to be renominated without
regard to second-choice votes, and
that on that denomination | will
be reelected in November.
off reelected, | expect to con-
tinue the same attitude and gen.
eral policy on the question of par
tisan opposition or support OF
measures which l have taken in
my previous term.
~ attempted to make this
plain i'm my campaign I'm
1910, and I think it was fully
understood by the voters. l
hope it will be understood
thoroughly In this campaign
chat / do not expect to de-
termine the merit of all
measures merely by the party
label which they bear, anil
that I do not regard all ques-
tons arising in congress as
partisans questions.
az voted for the Susan B. An
thOny amendment for the nation
al enfranchisement of women, al
though it was proposed by the
democratic administration.
81 voted for the confirmation
Of Mr.. Brandeis, although 1t was
opposed by many as partisan
matter.
81 supported the bills for the
prevention of child labor in fac
tories, regardless of what party
was temporarily in power and
whether 1t was introduced by a
democrat or republican.
81 expect to continue this pol
icy, Notwithstanding the extreme
agitation of some of our friends
over what they deem my irrcgu-
larity."
President Guy e. Kelley of the
Young Mems Republican club pre-
afdAd at the noon meetinc