The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04

asd remains to this day unshaken. thar
o prosperous and happy future smiled
on the Philippine Islands the moment
the Americans planted their nag. which
represents liberty. progress and civil
Dfvssting himself. as he said. Of ali
political feeling. Mr.. Cox (Dem.. Ind.).
argument that instead Of q revenue
producer. II would prove to be rev.
enue consumer. He was especially
antagonistic to, the drawback feature
OF the measure. ~ ~
The placing OF wood pulp on the free
HIST and the reduction of the duty on
printing paper were opposed by Mr..
Mslby IN. ~.
Maintaining that the bill was dis
criminatory. Mr.. Cabath (Iil.). opposed
the proposed increases on the necessa-
RIGS OF life and on wearing apparel.
especially gloves.
Free coal. iron and lumber and q
tariff commission was some Of the
things contended for by Mr.. Gronna
(Rep.. NJ d..
4 Mr.. Howell {Utah) opposed any
duty on sugar. tea or coffee, and con-
tended that an Increase Of duty Non
sugar would produce the required rev.
enue and encourage the beat sugar In
dustry. He said the admission Of 30o.-
coo tons OF Philippine sugar displac-
ing that quantity. OF full duty paid
sugar would ultimately deplete our
revenues by s1o.00O,ooo annually. He
favored duty on hides. lumber and
coal.
Mr.. Hobson tAla.) followed MT. How
ell.
In the opinion Of Mr.. Randell. Tex.1.
the Payne bill IL more obnoxious than
the sDfngley act It Is not only Sec
tional, he said, but discriminates
against the South and West. and Its
effects would be injurious to the
u,aSses North and East 4sl
a sectional Measure.
In q vigorous attack today on the
Payne tariff bill, and on the Republic
can Party's method OF preparing the
hill. Representative Randell (Texas)
declared that II IL more obnoxious than
the DinRley act, that Il IL sectional,
that the West and the South are dis
eliminated against. and that its eff
fects would be Injurious to the mass
OF the people In the North and South.
mo matter what degree OF honesty
and intelligence may be claimed for
them" he asserted. "a Congress In
which the dominant party is made up
largely OF the direct benenciaries OF
tariff exactionsg cannot be expected to
give much relief. They will. II they
dare, increase the pelf rather than re-
duce II. II II not well known that this
country II trust-riddenT'
The speaker called the present sys-
tenn OF taxation one (which for in1us-
tice. inequality and extravagance is
unequaiied in modern times, a rehec-
ton alike upon representative govern
ment and American intelligence.
1.-The plan OF the party machine"
. ~. s-As t.tn eft xxytth a
beneficiarIes Of the present law Is to
make a great show Of revision 10 de-
ceive the pubifc-> but their intention
has been, and 70, to revise the Ding
ley act In the interest Of the favored
manufacturers and trade combinations
eliminating rates that are no longer
useful to them. The Payne bill II only
u refinement and a fragrant re-info-ce-
ment OF the enornaities of the Dingiey
act"
Deeefvinw the Public.
Mr.. Randeii, declaring that In the
last campaign. "the captains OF indus
tries led. the columns OF the protection
list party. added that when tina forces
OF protection began to waver. Rookie
Teller, Hartman ana others of like
interest. threw themselves In front Of
the assauiting columns. openly and
loudly cheering the Republican hosts
II was declared from the highest Re-
publican sources that Rockefeller and
his ciass were not sincere In espous-
ing the Republican cause; and many
honest. but credulous sons OF toll.
were deceived. fsA
The Speaker expressed the opinion
that the Republican Party had CON-
verted the tariff system into the most
expensive of all meth DDS OF taxation.
and that the present law cost the
people on the average at least ss.5o
for every dollar OF revenue II furnish
ed. The necessarfes Of life will pay q
higher tax under the Payne law than
under the present law, he asserted
II Mr.. HUMPHREYS (Misa.) had his
way. lumber Will be on the free list.
and an additional tax OF so cents O
barrel on peer imposed. He spoke on
both proportions In connection with
the debate.
Payne ban IL Sectional.
Declaring that as . measure OF pro-
lection to American industries, the
Payne tariff bill was sectional, dis
eliminating against the industries of
the South. and West. and in favor of
The East. Representative Humphreys
iMississippi) said also that. as "a rev.
enue measure. 1t failed signally, prom
Using under the best conditions to in
crease receipts over the Dingley bill
only eleven million dollars.
'sThe purpose OF the BILL" said Mr..
Humphreys, sis to enable the American
manufacturer to charge the American
consumer, more for his goods than
they are worth. ! am not an expert
In such matters, but can frame a bill
which could be written on one page.
instead of 2s4 and which would in
crease the revenue many times over
the increase promised in the Payne
bill. and that too. without laying the
heavy hand of the tax-gatherer upon
one legitimate American industry"
He quoted statistics to show that
graduated income tax would produce
$50, 00o, 900: that sixty cents addition
uI on a barrel Of beer would increase
tho revenues ss5.0oo.0o0; that Ave
cents ADDITIONAL on a pack OF cards
would add another million. and that
ffty cents a gallon on wines, which
are now wholly untaxed, would pro-
duce s35.Ooo.o0O.
He declared that all indirect taxa,
ton was bad, and said that II the tax
collector was forced 10 stand before
the tax payer and REQUIRE OF him his
lawful taxes. so that he would know
Just how much he was being required
to pay to maintain this government.
we would never again sec u single
Congress appropriate a billion dollars
to maintain the government.
He declared that he would vote to
put lumber on the free list, although.
he added. II believe the lumber IN
dustry is much entitled to protection
as any other. When 1~say that, how.
ever, have said very little in favor
OF the other interests, because do not
believe that any OF them are entitlaa