Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
WESTERN INSURGENTS
CONTINUE ASSAULTS
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II is true. have not the advantage OF
hearing the specific statements Of the
army of interested bencticiaries ana
witnesses who have filled and over
filed the Capital during these months
I'm which the subject has been unuer
consideration
The people. he said, have seen the
forces of competition gradually weak
en- in the larger fields of industry
Through concentration, combinations.
agreements and ''all the other mod
ern mechanism which an ingenious
age has discovered" Continuing he
said:
%They have seen competition shut
out OF some of these fields by the in
tervention of excessive import du-
ties They have felt the injustice St
the Determinations which the vast
power OF our transportation systems
can inflict. They know that these
things were wrong; and after bear
ing the burden until it became in-
tolerable, they began to move WIN
irresistible strength along the path
way OF reform. They have made some
progress toward the regulation or
TRANSPORTATION and the repression OF
corporate evils. The last administra-
ton will be remembered. so long as
the history Ct our country is pre-
served. for its victories in the struggle
for rate reduction ana for corporate
fair dealing
THE work has just begun and l
sincerely hope that the present ad-
ministratfon will be no less diStin-
ruished than the last one for its ener-
gy in dealing with these perplexing
problems One part. however, OF the
program was assigned by ccmmon
consent to this ADMINISTRATION. and
it's conspicuous leader assumed with
out hesitation the task Ct tariff re-
vision. The people know what they
want with respect TO revision just as
well as they knew what they wanted
I with respect to railways and 10 indus
trial combinations; and their intelli-
gent, educated patrictic instinct IS
| lust as certain with respect To the
tariff as il was with respect TO trans
portation or monopolies. II We TAIL
now TO substantially reduce the duties
upon the important schedules, we
but postpone the justice due 20 the
people. n Justice which, thanks to the
genius Of our iRstitu ions. they have
the power TO enf-rce. aud which IN
the fuIlness Of time they will enforce"
He had not abandoned one jot or
little Of his faith in the doctrine OF
protection hrt he could not discern
the true spirit OF this bencficent
policy in many Ct the discussions
he had heard by republican senators.
Il am somewhat bewildered." ne
said. when hear II sgavely an
nOurccd that protection required n
duty on everything that can. by any
possibility and in quantity however
B, limited be produced in the United
States. that will enable the home pro
Queer to carry on his business with
out risk OF hazard: just as I am be-
wildercd when ! dcar a senator upon
the other side Of the Chamber &C.
), clare that a duty up a compcti-
tive product high enough & practically
exclude im7oriations j. a duty for
revenue only
Passing 20 a consideration Of he
lumber schedule he hci.. Il made little
difference whether there vas a duty
or not 50 Ear as the preservation of
the forests were Concerned. With TO-
spect 20 the cost 81 production IN IN
greater par Of the United States a.
Pas; ne said. the american had ne
advantage OF TIE Canadian and a duty
was only necessary 10 cquaiizc dis
parity IN rates 81 traasportatirr.
81 the Iron and steel indus ~ hc said .
Fortunately. ~ have safcr guide
with respect 10 this business than Nc
rave In ans ch.r industries that We
are required % investigate. We have
one corporation VIZ - output u sub
stauiiaiiy hall ~ tho whole. nm
cot nc IT those Who bciicvr thai b.
is no office ~ the Government TO TO-
, strici TIE Sr0fiis g capital Invested