The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-15
THE TARIFF WILL
NOT Be REVISED
SENATOR M'LAuRIN OF MiSSIS-
81. pl LOOKS FOR FRAUD
FROM REPUBLICANS.
NO MATERIAL CUTTING
Will be Done to Present Schedules
Will Make Immaterial Reduc-
tions to Make it Look
Downward.

Brandon, Miss March Senator
McLauren came home Tuesday mora
ing. and with the exception of a S.
we're cold contracted about thr-e
weeks ago, he is In excellent health.
Asked when he would return to Wash.
fore the tariff bill is reported To tho
senate; that il is generally under
stood In Washington that no business
Of great Importance will be done in
congress at the special session, en-
cept the revision of the tariff and that
he locks for the Republican congress
TO put up a fraud on the country IN
the pretended tariff revision.
"Hcw will the fraud be put ups'
he was asked.
why, 1t is not the Republican In
tention to reduce the tariff to any
material extent~-it is their purpose to
continue 1t a protective tariff. aud L:
many instances to make II even pro-
hibitive. They will make some inn
material reductions to give II the ap-
pearance of downward revision.
but when it is summed up the Lass
state of the tariff will he as bad,
If not worse, than the first Were
1t is made prohibitive. Of course. no
revenue will be derived aud rs the
extravaganza continues and grows
often for the very purpose Of giving
an excuse for high tariffs under the
false pretence that the higher the tar
the greater the revenue, ad infinltum,
other sources of revenue viii be
sought and found by the party Of ex-
trayagance and robbery by the toll
ing millions.und the guisc of law"
what other sources do you thiuk
they VIII find?"
Stamp Tax Probable.
"Why | would not be surprised II
they return TO the stamp tax aud re-
quire all legal documents. deeds
accounts, post office orders. etc. to
be taxed, tax that has heretofore
been regarded as simply war tay.
not 10 he used In times OF peace. |
fear they will also tax coffee, about
the only luxury the toiler can afford
If they put a tax on coffee Of five, nr
even eight cents a pound | will not be
surprised This, after putting the
profit on the amount of the tax, will
add from seven to ten cents a pound
on coffee. unless the consumer gets
the lowest grade"
"Will YOU oppose aud try to prevent
the stamp tax and the taxing of eof-
fee?"
Il certainly will. If the party In
power in the national administration
would lop off all of the unnecessary
expenses and tax incomes above 4
certain amount. the revenues would
be amply sufficient without taxing to-
bacco and coffee. the only luxuries
of those who toll"
But did not the United States su-
preme coure decide that the income
tax was unconstitutional?
1T did by a divided court, five to
four, overturn the law of century:
but the personnel of the court is diff
ferent now and they should be given
another guess, Maybe they would re
teurn the long accepted principle"
Boil Wevi Appropriation.
Il see you were trying to increase
the appropriation to fight the boil We
vii What became of that?" quierrd
the newspaper man.
Yes. the bill as it came from the
house to the senate carried an ap-
of one hundred and forty
six thousand four hundred and sew
erty dollars to be used in an effort
TO destroy the cotton boil wevil and
as | think this effort is OF great in
terest and hope benefit TO the farm
crs of Mississippi. and indeed TO the
entire south. I offered an amendment
10 increase the appropriation for this
purpose TO three hundred thousand
dollars aud had 1t referred to the as
ricUltural committee. who thereupon
reported for two hundred and fitfr
thousand dollars. which was adopted
by the senate. The house refused to
gree TO this amendment and in tae
conference committee Of the two
two houses it was fixed az two hun
,ired and twenty-five thousand dol
lars. Senator Money was on both
The committee on agriculture and the
committee of conference of the sen
ate and house of representatives AMI
gave this amendment special atten-
tion and effective support"