New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
SEES TARIFF REVISION
PROPHECY BY MR.. PAYNE.
.ReDublican House Leader Predicts
National Platform Pldnk.

washington Feb. 5.-TariT revision ana tl'
y,residentis recent special message TO Congress
again were the main topics of discussion IN tht
Hons. to-day. A long speech by Serene L
P.vue OF New York, the majority leader, was
considered important because of his assurances
&bs. a tariff revision plank would be fncorpo-
rated In the Republican national platform OF
This year.
He devoted some attention TO Mr.. Bryan
WHOM, he credited with going about the country
accusing President Roosevelt OF grand or petty
larceny in purioining his ideas He declared
that Mr Bryan had written the last three Dem
ocratic platforms except the one that Judge
Parker amended with his famous telegram
Republican applause ensued-
Mr.. PAYNE added that Mr. Bryan for four
~sars had been going among the dwellers in tbs
caves Of Adullam hearing every mans COM
rlaint every mans grievance. and, he con
,inued. where there are votes behind the com
plaint an0 votes behind the grievance he i'm
rnediateIy champions the mans cause. and when
Re comes 70 write the platform he follows the
precedent Of the Democratic party for the last
fifty years by putting into the platform some
thing TO trv catch the votes of the unwarF
voter. not with regard TO principles. but merely
It'd thrown out
Mr. Bryan. he said. goes around the country
tndcrsing MIR Roosevelt so far as he goes -
eId then ADDS, in order 20 dilute the fndorse-
nnent. he is doing just what I would have
done" and -our friends the Democrats get ex-
cited about it"
Theodore Roosevelt said Mr.. Payne, has a
warmer place IN the hearts of the American
people the hearts Of the plain men. the hearts
If the intelligent citizens. the hearts Of the
righteous citizens OF this country than has ever
been occupied by any public man il the country
This evoked prolonged Republican applause.
cations in his message. Mr. Payne said he hoped
that before the close Of the session bill would
he passed modifying the employers liability act
sr connection with financial legislation Mr..
Payne said that undoubtedly some simple iegis-
Nation was necessary. and he thought the AIdrich
hill. with some few additions, would be sufi
Client 20 meet the emergency.
When the time came for tariff revision said
1r. Payne. he would be willing to give all the
paper interests fair hearing. and If necessary
for the protection Of American labor 70 keep this
duty there, ] shall vote 20 do it IT. however
he said. il was not necessary he would just as
cheerfully vote to put white paper and wood
pulp on the free list.
Speaking generally, Mr.. Payne charged that
the Democratic party is party OF negation
As for the Republicans, he said they would be
sf the polls next November with q platform that
tariff position in uncertain sound.
] cont mind saying to-day" he said that it
eeerns 20 me they will declare for a revision Of
the tariff Republican applause. which con-
rnued for some time, greeted this utterance.
The strongest reasons inlpelling the Republicans
TO that declaration, he said, will be the fact
that we need q maximum and a minimum tariff
Tor the purpose Of negotiating proper trade
agreements with the nations Of the earth. II
Ne have q maximum and minimum tariff and
the Republican party passes it, the minimum
will be protective tariff every American
industry and 10 every American Iaborer in the
United States"
Other speakers were Messrs. Thomas of North
carolina; Cox. OF Indiana: HARDY OF Texas and
Nelson. of Wisconsin. Mr. Hardy provoked
Democratic laughter and applause when. in re-
ferring TO the President. he said, addressing the
Republioans: IF we praise him you growI: IL
criticise him ron howl