The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16

ward7 Did any one contradict them thenf If not, why not?
 Democrats and Protection.
 Republicans are amusing themselves by charging that Democrats are lean ing to protection, because they desire to see the products of their States treated fairly. When we find our asfves confronted with a bill framed on protective lines we want to see 1t made equal and fair in It's operation upon all sections of the country. We do not want a protective tariff for one section and free trade for another; that would not only compel the people of one. section to pay their share of the burdens of government, but at the same time compel them to pay tribute to smother section.
 So far as have observed not sim gle Democrat has advocated protection for single article, and in no case so far, as I have observed, has pro- posal been made to impose a revenue duty greater than twenty per cent, whilst the average rate under this bill is nearly forty-five per cent Re- auctions have been made in this bin tn only three schedules and 1t is no- ticeabie that two of these include arti- in the other the reduction Is less than one per cent
 Protection has enough sins to an- swer for without adding to them un- fair discrimination. l Mir. President, I shall not by my vote add one protective infant to this chos- en band whose interests and profits are to be secured through Congressional Legislation. by laying burdens upon the shoulders of the people of the whole country. I do not wish to see another industry relying upon laws and not Its own sknl and industry for profits.
 To do this is to strengthen the band who already seems able to dictate schedules and to measure the extent of It's exactions.A
 Pirates of Tariff.
 The pirates of tariff took all. but these men. wiser In thseir generation, permit the victims to live and work so that they may be plucked again.
 am persuaded that every article imported into this country, produced here. not controlled by trust, should bear its equal share In furnishing the revenue necessary for the expendi- lures of the government. The chair man of the committee frankly informs us that If we reducs the rates imposed by the bill to revenue basis, that 1t means an absolute increase of revenue ~--SAANA stoH a iCQuClAOu, anu IndI the only way the revenue can be reduced substantially. is either by adding to the prohibitory duties, or by placing articles on the free list, and this is the answer of the senator to the Presf- dents statement that in the making or tarih bill the prime motive is taxation and thereby securing a rev enue. Ihe senator seems to think a reduction of taxes the least desirable of the three.
 The Senator seems to be confident that this bill will supply the necessary revenue. Others, amongst them my self, have grave doubts. but the Sena- tor, seems willing to incur the risk, and to supply the deficiency of revenue. in a time of profound peace and Republi- can prosperity, by an issue of bonds rather than increase the revenue by a reduction of duty, even on articles of common use and necessity. He as- ssumes that the receipts derived from the internal revenue will remain the same In the face of the treasury report that it has declined $6,000.000 during the present fiscal year, and it seems to me It must continue to decline more largely under the constantly increas- ing prohibition laws of the several States -I
 Expressions Are Frank.
 We are indebted to the honorable Senator for some very landscapes sions. He says the fact that Congress appropriated less than the estimates of the Departments. does not relieve It from responsibility for It's "unprece- dented extrayagance;" and that no ex- cuse can be found for similar leglsla- tion In the future. Again he speaks of the 'fnconsiderater waste of the t~tn hIte f11 orfaO's r9Rs Ff r.HzN# SsFl
 He says that from an investigation, more or less superficial, that the ap- propriations made last year could have been reduced $5o,000,000 without im- pairing the efficiency of the govern ment" He concludes his Interesting confession, that If the revenues are less than anticipated it is the impora- tive duty of Congress to reduce ex- penditures, the last resort of Republi- gar extremity.
 Now, Mir. President, this is a good, wholesome. honest confession. But confessions have no virtue unless they are accompanied by repentance and sometimes by restitution. According to the Senator's admission, 1t shows that in so far as the people of my own State are concerned. that his party took from them in extravagant and unnecessary appropriations more than si,0G0.060 and ail the other States fare equally as bad. What pity that the Senator did not make these discoveries