Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-13

interest.
This high protective tariff is a
part Of the great scheme. devised
more than century ago, whereby n
moneyed aristocracy has been ere
ated i'm this country. and under It's
blighting system discomfort and
socialism have grown and strikes be
come frequent Ii is system by
which tells are taken from the vast
majority of the people to enrich the
few
Farmer Pays Toll.
Discussing the tariff in its relation
to the farmer. Mr. Overman said thal
the time has passed when the FARMER
can be deceived by levying a duty on
ccrn, wheat, tobacco. and other Things
raised upon the farm. They know
they can sell abroad and feed and
cloth the verdi he said They
have learned that they need no pro
tectiCn. and such provision IN
tariff bill in this day and time Is
shame. Under the cover OF this pre-
tended protection. which anords III
lie or no protection on that which the
farmer has to sell. he is beginning 10
understand that he has to pay an
average of fOrty-five percent or more
on his cotton bagging. tin plates. mix
pans cooking utensils, furniture. win
dow glass;. his earthen and stone yes
sells. his chains. wire fencing, axes,
tools and farming utensils of every
description which he has to purchase
and that much of his tax, which he
;ptA Treasury M
his country TO swell the revenue. nut
goes into the pockets of the bene-
ficiaries of such a system
Speaking to his amendment pro
posing a head tax OF ten dollars for
every alien entering the United
States Mr.. Overman said that 1t had
the hearty endorsement of state legis-
latures and various national associa-
items. at was held by the Supreme
Court to be a constitutional tax. ne
said. 1T is a just tax. Such an
amendment as this means not only
revenue to the Treasury. but it means
a more select class Of immigrants ana
therefore the protection or American
labor and everything American. tie
said it would probably raise a reve-
nue. Of nine or ten million dollars.
Regarding his amendment for the con-
troll of trusts and combinations. Mr..
Overman said that there could no
longer be any doubt about the con
stitutionality of its provisions. and he
quoted several Supreme Court de-
cisions in support of his contention.
His amendment provides that when
ever the President of the United
States shall be satisfied that any COM
pany is producing more than fifty per
cent Of any product consumed in the
United States and that its products
are exported and sold in foreign
market at a less price than in the
home market, he is authorized to
suspend by proclamation to that eff
feet, in whole or in part. the collec-
ton of customs of many products of a
like character which may be import
ed into this country for any period
he may designate.
No Reduction in Steel.
Mr.. Overman discussed the metal
and steel schedules, saying that
everybody expected greatly reduced
rates TO be provided in these sched-
ules. but that he had been told by a
government expert that the Senate
bill. taken as a whole. made no sub
stantial reductions from the duties
imposed in the Dingley bill. in this
connection, he took occasion to con-
denim the absorption Of the Tennes-
see Coal & Iron Company by the
United States Steel Corporation and
Roosevelt administration. He also
criticised the International Harvest
er Company. which, he said. was pro-
tected by the Senate bill. Mr.. Over
man also deplored the duties on lum-
Der as being an instance wherein the
farmer is made to pay tax on what
he buys.
In explanation of the differences
existing between Democratic Sena-
tors. Mr.. Overman said. we have
honestly differed as to whether some
few articles should not go on the
free list OF the dutiablel list. But.
however. we may have differed in
this respect. the party has been
united in the fundamental principles
Of tariff for revenue"
In reply to an assertion made by
MIR. Aldrich recently that the South
was a wilderness twenty-five years
ago MT. Overman reviewed the dark
DAYS Of reconstruction, denied Mr..
Aldrich's statement, and declared
that the South today is far richer
than the whole country was before
the war 1T has more money in
its banks. more miles Of railroads.
more iron and coal mines. more cot
ten mills than The entire coutrv bad