The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-08-04
NEW TARIFF
OUTRAGE"
Says Ohio Republican
Member OF Congress
SEEKS TO RESIGN IN DISGUST.


A special to the Louisville Pos,
from Washington. says Representa-
tive Charles L. knight. Republican.
% Akron, Ohio. who represents one
Of the greatest industrial districts In
America. may resign his seat in the
United States Congress in disgust and
return to private life. where he
knows he can live in contentment and
preserve his self-respeet-
Secs Pss,ss Messy Sssssdsred.
Mr. knight nsd not long been a
member Of Congress until he was
fiiled with the conviction that II the
people Of the United States. the pa
tent. long -suaering taxpayers. knew
how the public business was con-
dactsd at Washington. they would
come 20 the capital en- mAsse and
kick the whole outfit into the Po,o-
mac river. He has never ceased 20
harbor that thought. and the more
extended his experience and observa-
ton the deeper his conviction has
grown. He 10 plain. outspoksn
man and at times he has voiced in
language perhaps more forcible than
elegant his righteous indignation over
the conduct u members Of Congress
who yelled for economy until they
were hosrse in the las, campaign and
who. now that the election is past.
are voting on the people the most
lavish and buriensome extrava-
gances
According 10 his view. the Rcpub-
licsn party made a solemn covenant
with the people in the last campaign
that Il would reduce taxes and light
en- the burden that bears heavily on
the toiling masses and he cannot
condone the eondue, Of members who
now treat that covenant as "a scrap
Of paper" His view is that the PEG
pie want relief from militarism. and
that Il is crime 10 fois; upon them
monumental appropriations for the
army and navy which they do not
want and for which. according to his
way Of thinking. there Meier was less
necessity than at the present time.
TssiG Bill 10 Outrageous
Mr.. knights indignation reached
the zenith when the Fordney tariff
bill was put through the House under
a rule which cut OF amendments and
compelled Republican members either
to swallow provisions they did not
<ike or vote against the bill. Mr..
knight was one Of seven Republican
members who chose the latter horn
Of the dilemma and voted a resound-
ing "Nay" on the passage Of the
measure. He told recently the rea-
sons that prompted him to do so.
IL regard !, as the most outrageous
piece Of legislation I ever saw or
ever heard Of" he declared. ut is
an ihy considered. illogical hodge
podge. Articles are placed on the
free list that ought to be protected.
and other articles are given protec-
ton that ought to be on the free list.
u was plainly apparent what the
House would have done to the bill 10
u had the chance. On all Ave Of the
items that were thrown TO open
amendment the House overthrow the
Ways and Means Committee and reg
istered dissatisfaction with the bill.
II cast my vote against the bill
because disapproved some Of its
items, but, more than that. as a pro-
ties, against the methods used in pass
ing u. In a most tyrannical. high
handed way the Ways and Means
Committee unsurped the functions OF
the House Of Representatives. and
those Of Us who wished to perfect
the bill by writing into IL justice and
logic and square dealing found the
door shut tightly in our faces.
There was no wya by which we could
get out amendments before the
House.
Cisss Specific Instances.
Take for instance. the effect Of
this tariff on my own district. The
rubber companies Of my district. the
greatest in the world. did not want
a tariff. They are no longer infant
industries. They are grown up.
They are able TO take care Of them
selves. They do not need a tariff.
and yet, despite the fact that the In
dus;ry has no need Of protection and
does not desire il the Ways and
Means Committee put tariff on rub
Der goods. When | sought the privi-
lege u Offering an amendment on the
floor TO restore the item TO the free
list. was told bluntly that I could
not do so. Thus the House was deni-