The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
THE TARIFF LAW
How aldrich and Ills Allies Pass
This Bold
THIEvING MEASRRE

WM be Ground Between the Cp-
per and Neither slill>tone> 10 En-
sieh the Trusts.
Cha-ac,esizins Nelson A A!crico
as genera! manager Of the United
States" aad as BY Ear its most 2o-
ten. and powerful legislator" Judson
c. We,!;ver. IN the July Hauptoas
Nasazioe. arraisns the Rhode Island
Senate. and his ,a7!s-juss!!aS allies
in the mos. scathins analysis ever
made Of Boss Of the Senate. Rep
.eser,irs only fourteen States Of less
than seven million inhabitants. ;ae
Aid-ich phalanx." declared the az
ticse. rules the Republican majority
in :he Senate. and through i, 70 rule
the Senate: and through the Senate
10 HSkS d S<~.- 49, -
That Law will give TO the part!c-
spa:iog States. such as Maine. New
Hampshire. Vermont. Connecticut.
Rhode Island. Delaware. Montana.
Wyoming. Colorado. Idaho. Sevada.
Washington. North Dakota and West
Virginia. all tie protection they want
The lumber OF Washington. the lead
o: the mountain States. the citrus
fruits o: California. the hides OF the
ranges. the cotton and woolea and
six and shoe mills OF New England.
tie iron and steel OF Pennsylvania
shese will be cared foc. The great.
rich States OF Middle West and South
will be ground between the upper
and neither millstones. as Nelson OF
Minnesota declared or the Senate
aco-.
The combination Of the small
States Of Far East and Far West.
formed and directed BY the cold. CAL
cula.:ng genius Of Ald-ich. IS the
power behind this tariS revision.
Senator's representing only seven mil
Eoas OF people furnish the power
with which this colossal boss. from
sse smallest and the most corrup,
State. makes tariff for our popa-
la,soa OF ninety millions
"yet even with this devoted array
at his back. Aldrich dared not 70
o2ealy arow his intention OF grinding
the e;sstv-ehree millions between the
m;,,seores o. the seven millions.
The New England cotton and WOODEN
mills were to have protecsion-aad.
therefore. their proac-powe.-ia-
creased. It was unsafe to do this
openly and frankly. So Ald.!ca re
ported a oi!! in which. be said. there
was 10 change IN their schedules /:
vas true as to the figures But Sen
ator Deliver sat sp few nights
with some experts. and found that
without changing a aga7e. Aldr!ch
had. by sileacly rewriting the deaoi-
ton Of cotton cloth. increased the du-
ties throughout. Ald1!ch and his
followers denied il: bu: DolliseT
proved it. And then ae proved. FUR
cher. that AId-ict and bis !ieusenaats
did not do it: they called IN the skill
ed agents os the manufacturers and
let :hem Hx up the details. so taa;
the provision would be sure to serve
the purpose!
THAT is typical OF ta-iE-naksas
under A,drich. Jokers, snakes. in
directions. conceaied meanings. de-
Sa!eions which seen to mean one
thing and really mean another. jug
s.!nss OF phrase. coaeealment Of a
grain OF purpose IN a labyrinth OF
2aasuase-shese are the sure sys-
TENS with which the Business SEN
acor plays his game.
Regarding the charges that Rhode
Island legislatures have AZ times been
openly aa1 frankly purchased out
right. Mr. WeuireT quotes Col. 4.
x. Mcclure. OF Ph!iadeiph:a, who
alleged that in making the suga:
schedule Of tie tariS bill A.crich
gave the Sugar Trust the benefit o.
one mill added duty on refined sus-
ar. which enabled the trust to draw
down aoon: three million dollars
additional! profits per year by the
Cheerful! process OF taking that much
more from the people by adding 4:
to the price OF sugar.
Handling q tar:H 0. any other
great measure IS to Aldctch what
mapping out a campaign would be
to a board Of strategy. Ee works.
works. works. paving inte.es:
again interest. making deals aad
concessions and compromises. til!
he Is sure OF votes ear4sh oa al:
essential propositions. He slaves OF
tie tests till he has nade a COM
binat!on with which to meet each
oae. He knows. fer instance. that
with the dominant party pledged to
revise the ta-ig. bill must be pass
ed. With that to start OF. he mus:
organize one sc-ce TO protect his steel
schedule. another to defend sugar.
another to carry through his textile
duties. and 50 on through the list.
Some OF the men who are With him
on the steel rates, be discovers. vii!
desert when It comes 70 sugar.
Some who are with him on steel
and woolen VIII so owe. 70 the enc
my when It comes to cotton.
SO his erny IS a shifting and
changing force. but he las resources
so-n which he almost invariably
commands the necessary majority
He never uncovers all his forces
save in time OF need. It Is always
possible soc him to sc over to the
Democratic side 0. the chamber and
muster a handful % the political