The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-06

or than printing paper, HIS statement
| causing Mr.. Williams to interject thu
| remark that 1t was the first time ht
had discovered that white paper In
cluded ''other than print paper"
For heavens sake" shouted Mr.
Payne. "the idea Of a minority leader
showing what his party proposes Il
do and admitting that this is the frs
time he has made that discovery"
When the time came for tariff re.
vision, said Mr.. Payne. he would b
willing to give all these paper inter
| ests fair hearing and II necessary
| for the protection of American labor
to keep this duty there. shall vote
to do it."
'If however" he said, lit was mol
necessary he would just as cheerfuily
vote to put white paper and wood pulT
on the free list.
But" he added, 1 don't propose q
do it without Intelligent action and
accurate information"
Speaking generally. Mr.. Payne
charged that the Democratic party ia
a party of negation. AS for the Re
publicans, he said they would be at
the polls next November with q plat
form that meant something. they
would declare on the tariff question IA
no uncertain sounds. IT don't mind
saying today" he said. that II Seems
to me they will declare for q revision
o. the tariff"
Republican applause. which con
tinued for some time, greeted this ut
terance. THE strongest reason I'm
pelltng the Republicans to that
deelaration," he said. will be the fact
that We need a maximum and q mini
mum tariff for the purpose of negoti-
attug proper trade agreements with
the nations OF the earth.
If" he said. I'VE have minimum
ana maximum tariff and IL the Re-
publican party passes 1t. the minimum
viii be q protective tariff to every
American industry and to every Ameri-
can laborer in the United States"
Mr.. Payne spoke for an hour and
three quarters and was roundly APP
plauded by the Republicans when he
concluded.
Mr.. Payne was followed by Mr..
Thomas Of North Carolina, who devoted
himself to the subject of States rights
and tariff revision. He said that until
recently no one had dared TO adirm
that the scope of the constitution could
be extended by judicial construction
beyond its plain meaning and intent
or that the courts could exercise power
not granted in that instrument. Pres
fdent Roosevelt and Secretary Root
however. had declared and promulgated
doctrines new and dangerous ana for
eign to all ideas of the founders Of
the republic" The doctrine advocated
by Mr.. Root that the States must sur
render more and more of their power
to the National Government, said Mr..
Thomas, was prolific of the greatest
evil.
Mr.. Thomas predicted that upon the
issue of monopolies and lower tariff
particularly trade relations, and the
preservation OF local enlargement,
Democracy would succeed. Either it
must win," he said, cor the country
will become not a union of States but
a nation with State lines oblIterated
and in the grasp of special interests !"
Mr.. Cox, (Ind.), spoke of the New
York insurance Investigation, saying
that they had revealed "a state Of rot
tenness that was absolutely appalling"
but enormous as had been the insur-
ance robberies. he quoted Governor
Cummins Of Iowa as declaring that
they had not in all time equalled the
money extorted from the peopls through
the Dingley tariff for one year "This
graft" he PLACED at $500. 900, 00o. He
expressed belief in the efficiency of