Milford chronicle., 1916-02-04
HEARD At The NATIONAL CAPITAL

Things are breaking mighty badly
with us, " said a western Democratic Con-
gresham in the House lobby. "Especi-
allv is this true on the matter of revenue.
/ The tremendous decrease in import duties
was greater than we estimated it would
be. Then we did not get anywhere near
what we figured we would from the re-
ceipt of income taxes, and then on top of
this we find, owing to the falling Oft in
revenue of Sll 900 600 during the past
wear on the sale of malt and spirituous
liquor, on account of less consumption of
the same, that we are also short this vast
sum This merely shows that we are
getting it both going and coming so far
as revenues are concerned. "
Washington, Jan. 30th Especial cores
pondencel. I'VE are ready to go into
the elections in Indiana, today" said a
member of Congress from that State to a
group of Republican associates. Il do |
not have the slightest doubt that we
could carry the State. There is much |
criticism of the present administration
and the people of my district and the
State do not hesitate to say that it has /
failed to make good. The Republicans |
are united and cheerful, and victory was
never more promising than it is at pres /
ent If conditions continue as they are
TODAY, and there seems no reason why
they should not, then as far as our State
is concerned, it is all over but the shout
ing.
"Just to show you what New England
thinks of Democracy, it is interesting as
,r.eI &c educational To rom r,ara the House /
of the opening of the 63rd
with that of the 64th." said a
well known Representative from that
section, in the Republican cloak room.
when Wilson was elected in 1912, of
the % congressman from that section of
our country, IS were Democrats and IA .
Republi ans After less than two years
under the Underwood bill, when the
elections of 1914 occurred, New England 4
to RepEblicanism and protec-
lion, and out of the p Congressman
chosen, 26 are Republicans and only
are Democrats. " e gained four in Mass
lchusetts. five in Connecticut, two i'll New
and one in Rhode Island
There viii be further gains in 1916
!
The trouble with our party, said
member from one Of the r
lorthern States, is that we have been I
listening to false prophets. We have a
ollowed the radicals to extremes while
Il reality the people have been turning [
o saneuess and conservatism. On the y
natter of the tariff if we had made a O
mild and a sensible revision of the tariff
instead of ripping this industrial statute b
o pieces, we would have escaped the "
rightful condition with which we are
today with no money available II
Or meeting the running expenses Of the a
overnment Instead of stamp taxes and Il
ther burdens levied directly on the peo- D
lie, if we had displayed judgment, we
ould have ayerted them With all our 7,
-antic efforts we have not kept in touch W
18th the people and l regret to say our NJ
lunders are costing us the confidence of N
ie public. Everybody knows what his Ii
leans in politics. I" Il
er
The speech If Senator Newlands, al
emocrat, of evada, in the United
virtually predicted disaster to his party I'd
the elections of November next, simply 'e
ustrates what are the views of many
embers of Congress of his own party HHii
d which they in private coD'-@~sation 'i
.ely express, said promir
an Representative in. the
use Senator NJ
N he states
one well VIC
oft used
has kept
lcratic s.