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Show BUCKED AND GAGGED ' That the present Democratic congress Is bucKi cd and gagged, that they are not In harmony w'tn campaign promises, and thnt they are proceeding, lo revlso tho tariff "for politics only" and not In, tha Interests of tho country, Is tho opinion of Conv - gressman Madden of Illinois: In commenting on the matter recently ho said: Tho Democratic committee on ways and means In tho last congress went before tho country coun-try with the sttttemont that tho only scientific way In wnfch a tariff bill could bo enacted was schedule by schedule. Thoy led tho country to bellovo that It a tariff bill was reported as a whole an amount of logrolling could bo engaged In between members of congress which would'cn-able would'cn-able them to secure a sufllclent number ot votes for schedules In which members did not boltev , in orUci that they might get the things tlwy' wanted In the schedules in which they did bellovo, be-llovo, and so they led tho country to bellovo, cr trled to do so, that this was an iniquitous way to enact tariff legislation. Now when they are In complete control of tho government they como to congress with a bill which does the thins which they said should not be done. Thoy engage en-gage In secret conclaves and drlvo every man Into lino tfor every Hem In ovcry paragrapu ',, this bill, regardless of whether he thinks it Is Just or not, and now give us to understand that they can not properly balance the rates In tho tnrlff schedules and regulate tne Income In Bep- orate bills, but that in order to harmonize tho1 revenue with tho rates and do no Injustlco'lu any Intorest and ht the same time not lose aw? votes they now bring a bill In with nil tho echeh dules tied together. The American people ne- lleved what the Democrats said before the election, elec-tion, when they saJd the thing to do was to pass tariff legislation schedule by schedlle where no combinations could be mado to secure votes t nny Item In tho schedule that did not havo merit In It, Mid a great many of the people voted for the Democrntlc party because the believed what they said, and now they are proceeding to provo to the peoplo that they did not mean what they said by coming to the Hotiso with a bill that In, many particulars Is Iniquitous nnd with ovory i Democrat In tho House bucked nnd gagged t3 voto for It whether right or wrong. 1 mil very glad they do this becauso It Is what thoy always do whenever thoy get int"-power, int"-power, nnd tho people might as well know orrl In these proceedings thnt whenover Democa's gain power they will always be certain to do i wrong thing. Tariff legislation should be passed upon Its merits. Every schedule should bo sub-i mltted separately. o If that wero done, many m?n hero, regardless of politics, would voto for many,, ot tho schedules suggested regardless ot who siik-.-gestcd tho schodules. -., |