The Washington times., 1922-10-15
YAM SEES HOPE FOR DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS THIS FALL
in SUPPORT OF CANDIDATES BY PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN

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needed.
After his election. the progress
sve RspubIicans OF the Senate
Joined with the Democrats IN sup
port Of an income tax as part Of
the Aldrich bill. This was opposed
by the conservative Republicans;
when II became evident that tho
Democrats and progressive R.pub.
iicans could together ,furnisa
enough votes TO attach an income
~ provision to the Aidrich bill,
the conservative Republicans Join.
"a IN the submission OF the Ia soinc
IN amendment (ths very thing
which President Taft had opposed
during the campeign) In order TO
asfsat statutory income tax tthe
thing that he sGEgested).
A. proof that the conservative
Republicans did not act In good
NTH. when they offered TO sup
port the income tax amendment n
order TO oidefeat q statutory income
tax. ! cite the fact that they 1did
not urge It's ratification. Much 70
their surprise. the people respond,
ed quickly and the income taa
amendment was soon . part OF the
Constitution.
ALWAYS FOUGHT TRUSTS.
In al legislation against .tse
trusts. the Democrats have salxsn
the lead. and they have mad al.
most an the leaders Of the Rspub-
lican pArty against them. Your
Democratic national platforms
have declared q private monopoly
to be indefensibie and intole-ab.e.
and %. In the passage OF the cur
rsncy iaw-the greatest econcmic
measure placed to the credit Of
the Wilson Administration, the
Democrats had the opposition Of
nearly all the Republican leaders.
have not included tariff isyis-
lation In the list because the issue
which II raises 10 not assdissinctly
an issue between the progressive
and the conservative a. the issue
raised by. the measures mentioned.
A great many Republican progress
siyes favor Q high tariff. and a great
many conservative Democrats -
vor low tariff.
If the effects Of Q protective
tariff tthe sum added to the price
Of imported merchandise and the
much larger sum added to the price
Of competing articles manufactured
In. !this country could be clearly
seen. the groups on the two sides
Of ths issue would be more nearly
,idsutjcsi With the groups on op
posites Of the other issue. but the
weight OF the burden ID concealed
IN the price q the article 20 that
Z multitude are deluded,
Vhsn. too, the big importers sre
against the tariff regardless OF
their conservatism on other sub
jscts. and most Of the Democrats
manufacturers are for the .ariff
regardless OF their progressiyeness
on other subjects.
LINE-UPS ON RAILROADS.
The railroad question furnishes
another test In the discussion OF
progress versus conservatism. The
railroads are on the conservative
side because they are managed by
men who are connected with the
Wan Street masnates. In al mat.
ters Of rates and regulation. the
Republican leaders are largel?
under the influence Of the railroad
heads, while the Democrats-not
all of them but nesriy all-ars
more in sympathy with the peoples
side.
The. Esch- -Cummins law may
be offered ~ proof Of the dominat'
ihk iuhtuchSo " Wv
Republican leaders. =
The progressives In both parties
favor both National and State
regulation Of railroads. They be-
lieve that National regulation
should be added to State regula'
ton, not substituted for It; the
conservatives in both parties be-
lieve that National regulation
should be substituted for State
regulation.
In the Republican party, the
conservatives were strong enough
to secure q plank ip 1915. declar-
ing In favor Of the surrender u
all the power OF the States over
the railroads In order that tho
Federal Government might have
exclusive power to regulate the
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