New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
PAYNE RENOMINATED
Tariff Must Be Reuised by Friends
of american Workman, He Says.

Auburn N Y Aug 31.-For the twelfth time
Representative Serene z. Payne, chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee and leader of the
lower house, was rerominated to-day at the con-
vention the 31st Congress District, which was
held at the courthouse iii this city. George W..
Nellis of Auburn, called the convention to ORDER
and George R. Cornwel. of Penn YAM was made
chairman Frank L. Rupert, of Ontario. and Beal
Smith. of Wayne, were made secretaries MI
Payne's name was presented to the convention by
Charles T. Whelan, of Auburn, and the nomination
was unanimous. In accepting the nomination MI
Payne paid glowing tribute TO both national and
state administrations. On the subject of tariff re-
vision he spoke follows:
a lss c we passed s waI IS tseTeater the coury
enjoyed such prosperity as had never been dreamed
or TO carry empty dinner pail. The world panic
& our upG thrifty II GENERALLY
savings to fall back upon. We are recovering from
@ mo pne nsT sge Sfh a it
that h e sI a g99d mTsa e evil
SEQUENCES to business, by the agitation during
Vson believe tha I he time has now
Our rivals in trade Germany and Pranos e have ave
under our existing law we are unable to Obtain
to American industry We can only meet them
on their own ground with maximum and mini. q.
safoient f s't to justify m ge'asfY reHison aO' u
to attempt to revise the tariff the heels q
panG and in course Of tsf 9sftGn fh
sacrce wond be too m great and Was me not a @
II time to prepare bill, for the meeting s r, OF e 6e
sat On asssh Rfh 3
and bv the COMMITTEES on Ways and 4 Means an as It's
in Auburn in New York, in WASHINGTON al and else. else,
the Committee ali the information necessary
revision OF the tariff except that the committee tee
facts as the cost Of manufaeture here e6ars ana
b fair in TO orr air. 5n hss and
peciaiy the American wage Garner r.
have convinced the American people that We we are e
sos seem n almost e have Convinced
for he has been telling us how it ought Is to DE ee
eares IN that has aces entering into competition
with trust controlled products should be PLACED Si
Rqo fhe frs by Mr. Mr BRYAN While he was in
fs in the WsSs s ang ad Msana II he has any set
tied convictions. this seems to be one of them.
and it must mus S be admitted that would sometimes
prove effective in that direction But wherever wherever
dependent for their existence upon the same tar
s2oH If fb aer His II s or the
tories are wiped out. what does he propose to DO
T Ttn free s st Wesd depVe Of the daily
IF 2msa e end Gsn t6s Of the
No greater danger has Threatened the laboring
pemoeratic Dem m platform if the claims of Bryan and
his followers be true Repeatedly haze haze they put
they call trusts and combinations" emhracing
every branch of American industry. The en-
forcement Of this plank of the platform against
the corporations which he and his followers de.
nornce as trusts would close more than half or
the factories in the United States, unless the
American workmen would consent TO live upon
the starvation wages paid his brother In foreign
lands
The duties all other articles he would re
duce gradually until they reached a revenue basis
"a revenue basis without incidental protection
He would destroy outright one-half of the INDUS
tries of the country, and the other half he would
visit with a slow and lingering death
The tariff must be revised by the friends of the
American workman. There is no safety in any
other way. Rates must be raised where 1t is nee
essary and reduced where they are higher than
necessary for the protection of the American
workman. But the work must be done thor
oughly, and with the view always that no Ameri, Anne
can workman shall lose his Just wage or lose
single days work because of the revision.