| Show MR POSITION IN JN THE LIGHT or of his answers to a 0 aI I series serles ot of Interesting questions pro propounded propounded pounded to him by the New York Post It Is natural to surmise that the real reason Congressman George Sutherland refused to become a candidate to suc succeed ced himself Is that be Is not In hat har harm majority ot of the theR m ny with the grant groat R party on several ot of the 1 ot of the campaign The first question the Post asked Mr r Sutherland erland ad was Do you think that the powers ot o und under r the constitution for tor con con or restraIning corpo corporations rations have been exhausted In the so Sherman antitrust act To this question Mr Sutherland an 0 A No It It pay be DI U HU from UsIa Uda simple that Mr Suther lurid with those Democrats who sert that congress has now the to deal with the trust question and to remedy the evils growing there from The InquIry was this oAr Are you Ou In fAvor ot of amendments to th constitution to she give congress addi ona power Ower to control corporations Not as at present advised replied Sutherland As 8 a matter of fact his answer to the ques question thin tion was also an answer to the second It if congress dOngress now has baa the power to torp rp the trusts treats certaInly It a amendment as the Democrats have has so clearly shown Is not necessary to it give that which It alreadY bal baa balDo Do you favor the reduction or re Import duties on articles whose production In the tho United States Is con controlled trolled by monopolies ThIs was the third question An Yes os was Mr Sutherlands erlands answer So It may be taken for tor granted that the Democratic po MUon Is Mr Sutherlands position for tor forthe the Democrats have all through the campaign contended that the only way to remedy the trust evil Is to take the ort cit foreign made that some come Into competition with 1108 produced or controlled by AmerIcan monopolies To shoW how widely Mr Sutherland Is at variance with his party on thIs point It Is only necessary to quote Senator Proctor ot of Vermont Senator Proctor was asked a few days ago It if he thought congress would soon undertake the task or of revising 1 the tariff No was the replY I Ido Ido do not look for tor any tariff legIslation for tor some time Indeed It 13 1 pr that It if the Republicans are con contInued continued In power there will be no tariff legislation That Is there thore will be none unless the president accomplishes hIs pet project or of stabbIng the beet sugar Industry In Utah and elsewhere by re removing removing moving the tariff In whole or In part from rom Cuban raw sugar Two other questions were asked Mr Sutherland by the Poet but they are without special In this campaign One was Do you favor the appointment ot of a tariff commission to prepare changes or of ortha the tha tariff for tor the consideration ot of con gressl gross The answer was No The last n was waa as to whether or not Mr would favor the rati ot of reciprocity with France now pending In the senate He dId not re reply 1 ply to this In view of et lila his position on nil all these them matters It Is cult to understand how Congressman Sutherland can re remain remain main In the Republican party He surely has no place there for tor as we have pointed out on the most Interest InterestIng mm Ing public questions he Is In thorough with Ith the Democrats When he gets roady Nad to make maice n a public announce announcement meat ment ot of his change ot of political faith we can assure him a 0 cordial welcome |
