The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03

ono day, and tho Republican leader y had
replied Iii good temper.
Finally, "Privnte' John Allen, OF Mis-
sissppl, interrupted Mr.. Dingley win q =
question. Tho Down East member LOST
his temper. s.s
"Afr SPEAKER he said pctulantly' -
do not ordinarily object to lnteprrnpt'on -
but do object to being INTERRUPTED &C ~ ~
1he course Of my speech 1byth member
who hns not nanuhctorS In Ills ci' .:
tire State" Eli
.Mr. spcaker. was Aliens ioply ms
he sprung to his feet, ut may be true
as he gentleman from Maine says, that
have no great manufacturing interests
In my state. But / want to say, a lh
here his voice took OH that drawl when
is characteristics, that more Of o''r pco-
plc arc buying shoes now than ever be-
fore
Mr.. Dlnglcy resumed his speech amid
the applause of the Democrats, but nc
did not attempt to answer this homcly
plea for tho American consumer.
1t has become the custom of late years
to say that the sentiment of the SCUM
is changing as regards n protective tariff
'rhe extension OF railway lines through
out the entire Southern country. and the
location OF factories for the dcVeiop-
mcnt of the raw material III al those
states in which tho interests were l'rc-
yiously entirely agricultural, has naH
tho effect of developing a stronger senti-
mont for a protective tariff than exist-
cd there In the days of twenty years ago.
Then the benefits of the protective sHs-
TEN accrued only to people OF the STATES STATES
north Of us. We only paid the bills. NOW.
portion OF those benefits are being re-
ceived by our southern people. Hence,
the weakening of the tariff revision SEN
ttment In the South.
but let It rot be forgotten that the
great mass Of the people, North as wen
ms South, is still paying the bills. me
western section Is awakening to rcall-
cation of this fact. THE Iowa idea
originated two years ago By Governor
Cummins. of that State. Is nothing more
nor less than the old cry Of the consum-
or for relief from the burdens of tariff
taxation. President Roosevelt has de-
&clared he will cndeavor to have Congress
modify certain tariff schedules, That IS
hut another echo Of the prayer OF the
consumer to be allowed fair chahce
when he went into the market. How faf
the President will be able to go In the
/ l ~, ~ NJ D.
lernatical. Hundreds of millions or DOL
lars. invested In a manner to WELD the
greatest possible influence, are on the
side Of the stand-patters. There IS sciTcs-
IL a man of Importance in the ltepub-
ucan party, from Speaker Cannon down
ward, who is not opposed to any tarllt
changes. The President is facing the most
difficult problem he has encountered IN
The course of his public llfe He cannot
solve 1t without the aid of the Demo-
crate in Congress. It remains TO be seen
| INV far tho development Of tho South
| along material lines has affected the tar
| III principles Of Southern senator's and
| representatives.
Those who are weak and disposed 10
advocate IA reduction Of duties only on
those products not manufactured IN Hthei'
own districts, should remember That more
pcople Of the South arc now wearing
shoes than ever before. The vast major
itv Of the people of the South, ano' io'
that matter, of the North and west ne
WE'LL have to buy more than they sell
With the possible exception Of the far'
mers. But there was never an American
protectice tariff law enacted win
schedule In It aimed to protect the taf'
mar IN the market, or to help him enter
4 the markets of the world.
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