Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-24
.FORDNEY SLATED
FOR CHAIRMAN
In Event of Republican Vic
tory will Head Ways and
Means Committee
WILL Be RENOM|NATED TUES.
BY Largest Majority Ever Given
a Representative in Dis
trict or in State

Correspondence at Washington
write that everything indicates that
the Wilson administration will be
turned out at the November election.
that a Republican president will be
elected, Republican house of repre-
sentatives elected and perhaps a Re
publican, it is already acknowledged
publican, tits already acknowledged
in the capitol that the craftsmanship
OF the next Ways and Means Commit
tee will fall to the lot of Congress-
man Joseph w. Frodney of Saginaw
and of this congregational district
As chairman of this important COM
mittee Mr.. Frodney will be invested
with the duty of originating legisla-
zion for safeguarding the prosperity
Of this country against the period i'm
mediately following the close of the
European war.
Mr.. Fordney's views become of the
greatest Importance for this reason
and when asked what sort of legisla-
ton would be presented TO preserve
the prosperity of the nation against
foreign commercial invasion, safe
guarding American industry, insure
continuation of the present pros
porous activities of capital and labor
and to provide adequate federal rev.
enue without having to impose gal
ling internal taxes on the people, made
the following reply. '1n all probabil-
ity, if the situation works out salts
factorily, bill embodying five lines
of action will be presented to con-
gress. These five are, First: Repeal
the existing Tariff law which has re-
suited in an Unprecedented increase
of imports though entailing a ire
mendous falling off in revenue;
Second Repeal of stamp taxes i'm
posed under guise of war revenue"
20 make up decrease in costums
Third: Creation of tariff commission
whose duty shall be to learn the diff
erence between cost of production of
competitive goods in this country and
abroad; Fourth: Enactment of an
anti-dumping law to prevent goods
being dumped in this country at lower
prices than they bring at home;
Fifth: Enactment of a tariff law that
will lay on competitive goods duty
to the difference in cost of production
at home and abroad"
Mr.. Frodney anticipates no trouble
in securing the passage of such legis-
lation in the event of a Republican
victory i'm November. AS soon as it
is known that the next house will be
Republican work will commence inn
mediately to gather information. Mr..
Fordney states that no matter if the
foreign war continues another year
preparedness" can be effected as
early as July and the country will be
in position to defend itself CONNER
cially as soon as conditions alter
themselves in Europe.
These are the views of Hon. J. w
Fordney, who is up for denomination
for the district at the primaries
Tuesday. If it wasn't for the for
mality of the thing, there would be no
need for Mr. Fordney to place his
name of ballot. As one editor put il
''it would be to cast a reflection on
the good common sense of the district
to even assume that Mr.. Fordney
would not be returned " He will be
sent back to Washington with the
biggest majority by any congress-
man from Michigan in many years
The voters of the district appreciate
the efforts Mr.. Fordney has put for
ward in the interest of the nation
state and district and know that es-
pecially at this crisis in commercial
affairs in the country his presense
at Washington as chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee is OF
vital Importance.
Mr.. Fordney has made himself very
popular with citizens of Alma during
the last year owing to his efforts in
securing funds for purchasing a LOT
which eventually will mean the erec.
tion of a government building in the
city. However, il is not for this little
courtesy alone that the city wants
Mr. Fordney at Washington. His
past record is the reason.