The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-31
Some Talk OF n Fnibuster-others
Term Report Discrimination
Against SOuth-Can See Rhode Is
land Senator ChuckIinE Now Over
His sUccess-BaIIey Talks.
special 70 mo washinrtoa Herald

Western Sepators and Representatives
will vote for the conference report. they
do so with bad grace. and are free TO
admit that the bill VIII be a very hard
one 10 defend on the hastings, and that
many a Republican Congressman will
fail Of reelection next year.
As for the Democrats. they generally
denoUnce the measure as the worst IN
the cOuntrys tariff history. and they be-
lieve It win show either an upward re-
vision OF rates or something 80 close 70
It as 70 preclude the possibility Of its
being heralded as redemption Of tariff
revision promises.
The bill is so bad. according to the
Democrats. that very few OF its items
stand out over others
All New England.
They believe It Is framed almost en-
tirely IN the interest OF New England.
and that Senator Aldrioh has gained the
victory rather than the President
The Senate Democrats will hold a con-
ference tomorrow morning 70 decide
what course they VIII pursue. Not a few
OF them are quite willing to undertake a
hlibuster against the measure. One espe-
cially Questionable item to the Southern
Senator's IS the restoration OF the duty on
cotton bagging.
II IS an obvious discrimination against
the South Wheat is protected. but the
farmer gets binding Irvine free. Cotton
is free. but cotton bagging is taxed. Moth
ing ever exemplihed better the greed OF
Senator Aldrich and hts New England
coterie. and there is no more indefensible
Item in tho bill
Laugh for AIdrfch..
However. the Republican press is pro-
claiming the bill as a great victory for
the President Meanwhile Senator AID
rich Is Just chuckling.
Unless the American people possess
less intelligence than have always cred
tied them with possessing. the Republi-
can leaders viii not be able to satisfy
/ them that this bill Is even a partial
performance OF the promises made by
the Republican platform and by the
| Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency."
Daley on Bill.
Senator Bailey. Of Texas. made the
above statement tonight ct Is an
atcront TO the common sense OF all men, q"
/ continued the Senator. TO pretend that
/ the ultimate consumer IS to be benefited
by reducing the duties which the manu-
facturers pay on their raw material.
with the duties on many articles OF
| consumption, and necessary use, rang
I ing from 90 per cent to $50 per cent.
It is a mockery to ask public approval
! Of the Presidents contest to repeal the
/ IS per cent duty on hides and 10 reduce
/ the duty on lumber from 9 per cent to Z
| per cent
"Nor will any intelligent man be de-
! ceived by this strenuous insistence upon
1 reducing duty on iron ore from IL pei
/ cent TO per cent, while an average
! duty OF more than 80 per cent is left
! on steel products. The President" added
the Texas Senator, may have fooled
/ himself into believing that he has won
a great victory. but think MS partlsans
can hardly persuade the American peo-
pie TO accept that opinion"
Calls II Stand-pat.
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, the Demo
cratic House leader, says the bill is
not IN any sense a redemption OF the
ante-election Republican pledge to revise
The tariff downward. ut Is true" says
Mr.. Clark that they have reduced here
| and there the rates OF the Payne bill
and the Aldrich bill. but inasmuch as
both were above the Dingiey act. It Is
doubtful II they have reduced the aver
age below the Dingley rates.
1T will take an extended. minute, arith-
meucal calculation TO discern that. The
! President has achieved small victory
The things he has accomplished are ex.
ceedingly small. The President did not
begin his fight soon enough"
Representative Underwood. OF Alabama
a member OF the conference commit.
tee. and one Of the best-Dosted tariff ex-
perts In Congress, believes the bill vii
be an Increase over existing law. Mr.
Underwood said tonight:
In making the report 10 the House
/ the Republican conferees failed TO make
any statement showing the percentages
II OF increases and decreases in the vari
Gus schedules. The percentages are be
ing carefully worked out and viii be pre-
scented TO the House tomorrow. They
Will show q slight reduction IN the chem
zeal schedule: a reduction IN the iron and
steel schedule, and a reduction in thu
lumber schedule. There are fourteen
schedules In the bill, and the othel
eleven schedules will all show an increas'
IN the percentage Of duties. The average
Of the entire bill will show a maferia
raise in the rates charged above boti
the present law and the House bill. Their
will be a very considerable increas
in the duties on the necessities o
life consumed by the people gen
orally. The heaviest reductions &
to the manufacturing interests nn'
Will not reduce the cost 20 the con
sumner. For instance. the reduction o
iron ore from 40 to Is cents a ton WI
amount to a saving IN taxes Of larg
amount TO the furnaces located on tn
seaboard, but the reduction viii not b
handed down to the purchaser Of tn
finished product.
1T takes two tons OF Cuban ore t
make one ton Of pig iron The Easter
furnace VIII save 80 cents a ton on 1t
ore supply, but II this reduction wer
carried down to the purchaser Of
twenty-pound plow It would not amour
to one-half a cent on the pillow. One o
the large reductions IS steel rails, tror
S7.S4 a ton to $3.50 a ton.
This may result in a reduction on tn
price Of rails 10 the railroads. but IN
shipper Of freight cannot possibly receiv
the benefit OF this reduction. There IS
slight reduction in the higher class grade
or window glass, but there is an increas
In the cheaper grades used in the ord