The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-30
SENATOR RAYNER DECLARES
THAT SUCH A PROPOSITION
is IMPRACTlCAsLE.
.DENOUNCtS TARIFF BILL
Mary land Representative in the Upper
House Declares Payne AIdrich Meas
ure Fails to Provide Revenue and
Protects Interests Controlled by the
Trusts and Corporations.

Washington, April 29-DecIaring
that free trade is impractica BILE in
this country and asserting that not a
single democrat would vote for If if
presented to him in a bill Senator
Rayner of Maryland, in the senate
today, delivered an address denounc-
ing the PaNne-Aldrch tariff meas
ure as failing to provide the revenue
and protecting the industries con-
trolled by the trusts, rather than Civ
ing any relief to the consumers of
the country. Mr., Rayner frequently
entered upon oratorcal flights ana
concluded with a series of condemna-
tons of the so-called trusts of the
country He declared his belief in in
cldental protection in order to main
tain the wages of the American
Workingmen.
l nave never believed in free trade
between countries" Mr.. Rayner said
Il thlnk the country would vote such
proposition down almost with prac-
teal unanimity. If there were a reso-
luton now before the senate in favor
OF Tree trade. | do not believe a
single vote upon our side of the cham
W. "pNlu Dt cast Tor 1t.
Reading from the democratic plat
form of 1876 and 1892, Mr.. Rayner
SAID they embodied his party's axiom
"and that is" he added, that we
nave no constitutional power to col
lect tariff duties except for the pur-
pose of revenues"
Inc pending tariff bill he declared
should be entitled, IA bill to en-
courage the industries of the United
states and for no other reason" He
ana not believe it would add very
nuch OF our present revenue collec-
tions.
The bill will not, and it does NOT "
predicted Mr.. Rayner "in any sub
stantial degree lower prices to tbe
customer; and ! make another pre-
dlctloh and that is that this bin will
not IN any substantial degree affect
the lnordinate profits that protected in
dustrles are now receiving through
custom house taxation"
Mr.. Rayner combatted the idea that
lhe great corporations of the country
peheft consumers by utilizing eco
homics or increased wages. On tho
other hand, he declared of the trusts.
IheY raise prices, they limit pro-
duction, they lower wages. thev con-
tract the demand for labor, they
throttle competition, they monopoize
,he wealth of the land; they with
draw 1t from the channels of circula-
ton and when they are driven from
one state they obtain their franchise
IN another and then return with in
science TO pursue their calling in the
place from which they were banished
Il do not find within this bill a line
or sentence that weakens their grasp
upon the commerce of the countrv
On the contrary they show their
hateful front in almost every schedule
OF this bill. As against them if | had
the opportunity in the framing of this
Dill, | would open the ports to en-
try OF this republic. I would bring
them in competition with the markets
of the world. 1t is said that if we
do this, we will interfere with other
industries that are competing with
them. There is hardly "A word of
truth IN that statement because they
tolerate no rivalry and permit no in
terference.