The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-29

proposed investments in the city. I'm
less interests friendly to the foreign
stockholders Of the Chicago and Mil
waukee secure the control Of the road
lit may not be an easy matter to finance
further undertakings in this section of
the country.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa made a
speech in the senate the other day that
comes very close to expressing the
views of a great majority Of the mem
bers of his party as to the duty Of
congress with regard to tariff revision
and the fact that SO powerful mem
Der Of the upper house spoke so open
ly and freely is a pretty good indi-
cation that a part at least OF the
senate proposes to keep faith with the
people in their action on the bill.
eve are here in extraordinary SEES
sion,' declared Senator Dolliver, in
the course of his criticism of certain
schedules in the senate bill That
fact indicates that something was ex-
pected to be done. / know that
tariff bill when once passed is no
mans bill, but is the result Of com
promise of differences. It was not the
purpose Of the president in calling con
gress and of the party in ordering con-
gross to be called together in it's plat
form last year to leave the Dingley
tariff rates as they are or to increase
them. [ am of the opinion that the
American people expect us, if it can
be done, to reduce the schedules Of the
Dingley rates. There are millions of
people in the United States who be-
ought to be re- ised.
II undertake to say, after careful
study Of the textile schedule, that the
protective rates are SO high as to make
it necessary for us to reduce them [
would like to see them so reconstruct
ed that the average man could under
stand them. / owe a duty to 100000
people who have little or no interest
in this tariff business except the pros
perity of the American market. shall
deem it my duty to inquire into this
matter, to suggest amendments.
shall do it in kindly way and grant
to everybody the same freedom of
Judgment I would like to exercise my
self. Nevertheless / want a thorough
explanation of some of these schedules,
because [ have it on good authority
that the number Of people who under
stand them is very small.
IT shall adhere to every reduction
in the Dingley rates made by the wis
dom of the House committee and ad-
here, as far as possible, to every re-
duction that has been made by the
senate committee, and wherever I find
a rate that goes beyond the Dingley
rates Of 1897 I shall inquire with great
care whether, after twelve years OF
prosperity, it might not be possible to
scale some of these duties down so that
when we come to writ the history OF
this extraordinary session of congress
we will not be required to say that il
was not to reduce rates, but to concur
in duties that have been in existence
for twelve years.
"While there may be only few
increases and quite number of re
auctions, venture the suggestion thai
when we are through with it it viii
be so like the Dingley tariff law many
men will wonder what was the extra
ordinary occasion that called congress
into session. It was not called to in
crease the tariff. There was not {
voice raised in support of such {
proposition. There was no reason tt
call it to let the tariff remain where
it is. We are here for the purpose Of
reducing the duties in the Dingley law
wherever it can be done without
sacrificing an American industry Il
it can be shown that there is one in
dustry that is fighting a hard fight will
foreign competition, that is being
pressed to the wall. would be willing
to increase the duties high enough tx
adequately protect it. I favor giving
our market to the people who live il
the United States.
ssI do not propose to swallow with
out inquiry and without criticism these
schedules that have been built up dur
ing the last twenty years and have
grown 50 complex that nobody in con
gressl or out can tell what the rates
are. n