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The Commoner
DECEMBER, 3914
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of every congress since 1883, and
wa? chairman of the ways and means
committee and republican floor lead
er in 1909-10, and directed the draft
ing of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
He was born at Hamilton, N. Y.,
Juno 28, 1843, and educated at
Rochester, N. Y., and Colgate. He
practiced law and was district attor
ney of Cayuga county and in 1883
was elected a member of congress
from the Twenty-sixth district?
"The collection of revenue for-the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1914,"
says Secretary McAdoo. in his annual
report, "shows the success of the
tariff act of October 3, 1913, as a
revenue measure." , He goes on to
Fhow that this act waa estimated as
the producer of $270,000,000 in its
first year and that there was actually
collected $292,320,014. That, how
ever, included nine months under the
now law and three months under the
Payne-Aldrich law. He shows that
the total raised under the new law
with its corporation and' income tax
features was $3G3,70l,289 or $9,
803,593 in excess of the .previous
year's receipts under the preceding
measure.
"The European war," said the sec
retary, "seriously affected the rev
enues of the government from im
ports. The revenue from customs for
October, 1914 was $1G,271,829, and
for October, 1913, it was $30,138,
049, a decrease of $13,8(f6,220. The
reduction is solely due'to the falling
off of importations. The estimate
made by the department indicated a
yearly decrease of between $60,000,
000, and $100,000,000. It is obvious
that these estimates can not be accu
rate, as no one can forecast the
course of events while the titanic
struggle In Europe is in progress. To
keep the treasury in strong condition
in these abnormal times was obvious
ly the first duty of the hour. Upon
it largely .depended the safety of bus
iness and finance in this country."
The bill to restrict uses of habit
forming drugs was' finally passed De
cember 10 in the house and goes to
the president. It compels registry
with the internal revenue bureau of
all physicians, manufacturers and
dealers who handle opium or its de
rivatives and similar drugs and pre
scribes forms for written orders for
certain drugs.
Continued decrease In exportation
of copper due to shipping difficulties
incident to tlie" war was shown in a
statement issued December 10 by the
department of commerce. For the
week ended December 5 all copper
exports amounted to $1,007,8,53. As
compared with the weekly Novem
ber average this was a decrease of
$157,209.75. All copper imported
for the week of December 5 amount
ed to $213,850. England, Italy and
Sweden led the other nations import
ing copper.
The United States this year has
produced the greatest crop of cotton
in its history. More than 16,000,000
bales, 16,966,000 of lint cotton, and
linters unofficially estimated at from
600,000 to 650,000 are the crop. The
estimated production by states fol
lows: Virginia, 24,000; North Caro
lina, 950,000; South Carolina, 1,
500,000; Georgia, 2,650,000; Flor
ida, 75,000; Alabama, 1,690,000;
Mississippi, 1,274,000; Louisiana,
'460,000; Texas, 4,560,000; Arkan
sas, 1,040,000; Tennessee, 365,000;
Missouri, 75,000'; Oklahoma, 1,250,
000; California, 37,000; all other
states, 15,000.
According to advices received by
the state department, December 12,
informal assurances have been
given Ambassador Morgentbau at
Constantinople by members of the
Ottoman cabinet that American in
stitutions In Turkey will receive sim
ilar treatment to that accorded for
eign institutions in this country.
ATTACK PROHIBITION LAW
APheonix, Ariz., press dispatch,
dated December 13, -says: Gov.
ueorge W. P. Hunt will issue to
morrow his proclamation making
effective January 1, 1915, the new
prohibition law, the "80 per cent"
measure, and other propositions
carried at the November election.
Attacks upon the "dry" law will
be made Immediately by four lines
of organized business. Similar ' ac
tion is said to be contemplated
against the 80 per cent measure,
which contemplates me employment
of 80 per cent American citizens in
all business where five or more per
sons are employed.
Attention to its alleged violation
of treaty rights of aliens has been
called already by the British and
Italian ambassadors.
Action against the prohibition law
will take the form ot applications for
injunctions by Father Thomas Con
nelly, pastor of All Saints' Catholic
church at Tucson, alleging that it
will interfere with the use of wine
in the sacramental service; by a' syn
dicate operating drug stores as the
representative of the druggists; by
a Phoenix hotel company for the re
tail liquor dealers; and by a Phoenix
firm acting for wholesale liquor
dealers.
Governor Hunt was requested re
cently by Secretary of State Bryan to
defer the proclamation of the 80 per
cent law pending the government's
determination of its possible conflict
with treaties. The governor later
found, however, that it was compul
sory for him to include all measures
carried at the election in the one
proclamation.
KILLING BRYAN AGAIN
"On a, certain day last week, sev
eral reactionary newspapers in dif
ferent cities carried practically the
same manner of assault against Sec
retary Bryan. The allies In the as
saulting line appeared to have been
largely enlisted under the influce
of the American. Distillers' associa
tion. The burden or the attack of
the distillery forces was the charge
that Bryan has been devoting too
much time to the work of securing
political offices for democrats. That
charge vill sound strange to Ne
braska ears, for, Indeed, the cry of
Nebraska (""emocrats has been that
the secretary wag altogether too
modest in the task of getting polit
ical appointments for Nebraskans.
But really it never makes much dif
ference to a reactionary democrat
about the kind of a charge he throws
against Bryan. It is his mission to
belittle the great commoner, and in
the performance of his mission he
seeks little acquaintance with truth
or honor, well knowing that neither
can be employed to advantage in any
attack upon Bryan. Columbus
(Nebr.) Telegram.
MR. BRYAN AND SUFFRAGE
Mr. Bryan Is no mean adherent to
the equal suffrage cause, particular
ly in Nebraska, where a constitution
al amendment is soon to be voted on
by the electors. His unqualified dec
laration recently in favor of votes
for women will greatly nearten sup
porters and promoters of that move
ment. When a prominent party man
like Mr. Bryan takes so strong a po
sition on this question, the political
significance of his act is indisputable.
Mr. Bryan personally cannot commit
i. "ciMionn iifimfnlstration. but. aside
from the president, he is. far and
away the greatest pomieai jiswu u
it The tendency of the western
democratic politicians is now rather
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"NOBODY -LOVES ME. I'M GOIN' INTO THE JUNGLE AND EAT
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Harding in Brooklyn Eagle.
strongly toward suffrage, for Champ
Clark recently took the same position
Mr. Bryan has now taken. It Js a
tide that is surely coming east, even
if it moves for a time rather slowly.
Springfield Republican.
TO VOTE I OR POSTMASTER
An Iowa City, la. dispatch says:
With ten candidates for postmaster
here, the race for postmaster of Iowa
City promises to be an interesting
one. Congressman Vollmer has no
tified each- of the candidates that,
since under the present conditions
he can not single out one man for
recommendation, it will be best for
the men to get together and submit
the proposition to the democratic
voters of the city and let them deter
mine the man they desire. Mr. Voll
mer suggests that each man choose
a judge, and that tne Judges deter
mine all details of the election. He
promises to recommend for appoint
ment the man whom the majority
desires.
dents comprise the announcement
that our new banking system will
bo formally established in a fort
night; England's declaration that
the sea in open for export, even to
hostilo countries, of noncontraband
articles, such as cotton; largely in
creased purchases of materials here
bv Europe; disappearance on Satur
day of the deficit in New York bank,
reserves; evidence that tho bankers'
co-operative plan to finance the por
tion of our cotton crop which tho
war might make unsalable was pro
gressing satisfactorily.
PARTISANSHIP VS. TRUTH
But the Underwood tariff law has
rulnedc American industries and
thrown 5,000,000 deserving male
and female workers out of employ
ment, a loss in wages to workers
alone of $3,000,000,000.00 a year!
Paid Advertisement by the Repub
lican State Central Committee 1n The
Wisconsin Motorist, October, 1914.
Overtaken
It was a wizened little man who
appeared before tho Judge and
charged his wife with cruel and abu
sive treatment. His better half was
a big, square-Jawed woman, with a
determined eye.
"In the first place, where did yon
meet this woman who has treated you
so dreadfully?" asked the judge.
"Well," replied the little man,
making a brave attempt to glare de
fiantly at his wife. "I never, did
.meet her. She just kind of overtook
me." Pittsburgh . Chronicle-Telegraph.
New York Evening Post: A series
of incidents, at the opening of this
week had tJointed to decided improve
ment in the peculiar situation into
which this cpuntry's financial and
business enterprise had been thrdwn
by the European war. These Inci-
Moral Suasion
"Bless me!" said Tommy's great
uncle. "Do you mean to say that
your teachers never thrash you?"
"Never!" replied Tommy. "We
have moral suasion in our school."
"What's that?"
"Oh, we get kep' in, and stood up
in corners and locked out and locked
in, and madp to write one word a
thousand times, and scowled at and
jawed at; afcd that.'s alii" Mother
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