The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
Nelson and Deliver Attack the Schedules in the
 Senate
SENATOR BAILEY TAXES
 WHACK AT TARIFF BILL
Texan Declares That the Measure Is Full of Sectional Discrimination and That the Farmer Is
 Big Loser.

Washington, April 22.-Republican criticism of the pending tariff bill on the ground that the rates were too high was prominent in the Senate to- day when Senator Nelson of Minnesota and Senator Deliver of Iowa attacked various schedules.
 Under the guise of discussing the duty on gas retorts. a general debate on the tariff was indulged in by dem ocratic senators, Senator Bailey of Tex as taking occasion to say that the bill was discriminatory against the south. Fifty of the So2 pages of the bill were read today.
 Upon MT. Aldrichs assertion that practically none of the union soldiers notth of Mason and Dixon line had been democrats after the war; MT. Bailey declared that great injustice had been done to hundreds of thousands of democrats who had come to the aid of the north in the struggle of 1S61-65. and but for whose attitude the result might have been different"
 Replying to MT. Lafollette, Mr. Al drich said the labor cost on the gas re- torts was $S abroad and SIP In the United States. so that the proposed duty
 
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 Does the senator accept the state ments of manufacturers as to labor cost here and abroad?" asked MT. La toilette.
 T have no inclination to doubt the statements of American manufacturers" replied MT Aldrich. "If the senator from Wisconsin has any information on the subject to disprove those state ments l would like to hear it..
 Senator Root Speaks.
 MT. Root spoke at length to show that the increased rate on gas retorts was justified by changed conditions. concl ading by saying that if no sena- tor had informa tinns on, the subject, the paragraph should be passed over.
 There was a return to Mr. Aldrichs 8 remarks concerning demands in tho union army. He declared he had not intended to say that there were no loyal democrats in the north or in the union army
 MT. Bailey asserted that any such attack on any democrat was i'll timed. "I have heard it said' added MT. Ball. ey, that the present administration aims as one of it's chief accomplishments to disrupt the solid south and it Is en- deavoring to accomplish that result by f1attering the weak men among in the south by conceding to them an invi- tation to the White House, by giving them portion of the patronage of the country
 'The President wastes his time and wastes his breath when he gives heed to these men who tell him they can dis rupt the south" he said.
 There is in the south today. as there was before the war a sentiment that is not democratic. In the olden times they were whigs and in this day they are re- publcans. But some of them are ashamed of their associates down there"
 BaiIeys Objection.
 MT. Bailey said he deprecated the att tempt of the republican party to win the south by appealing to selfish inter- ests.
 At the same time," he said, 'this bill is full of sectional dscriminations. The farmers binding twine is placed on the free list but in this very same bill the bagging of the cotton planter is highly protected That costs the cotton planter of the south yearly more than s1,250,000 and that burden should be lifted from his shoulders even if every factory of peled to close. If you want to find a way to the hearts of our people of the south do not treat them unJustly."
 MT. Aldrich, referring to his statement about Union soldiers and republicansm said that at the time of the war he was forced to choice of either voting for Lincoln or for Seymour, who was run ming upon platform that declared the war for the union was a falure." He believed the supremacy of the republican party was necessary for the well being of the country.
 Tariff Bill Denounced.
 Two republican Senators-Ne Neson of Minnesota and Deliver of Iowa-sharply antagonized the Senate committee on apo ri ha eli dara of ha tariff bill The first, MT. Nelson, denounced the measure, declaring that the cotton glass and woolen schedules were too high He said that placing duties on wooen manufactured goods at per cent higher than the duty on raw woolens was un- just He said it would stand material reduction MT. Gallinger, interrupting, referred to the closing of the woolen mills of New Hampshire by the low rates of the Wilson tariff bill. MT. Nelson ener- getically declared that that was the same spirit that had actuated New England in it's criticism of any effort to reduce the high rates that had prevailed upon her products He declared that the hard times of the eos had come largely rom the panic of 1893. and he added
 "All the stagnation from 1894 to 1897 was not owing to the Wilson tariff law. ] would no more think of charging the Dinglev tariff with the panic of 1907 than I would charge the panic of 1893 to the Wilson bill"
 MT. Nelson said the silver agitation was largely responsible for the panic of 1893. Mir Delivers severe criticism precipi- tated a lively debate He declared that not only were the duties imposed by the Payne Aldrich bill too high. but that they were so worded as to result In large in- creases of rates without definite indica- ton of such increases in schedules. He said he proposed to have a full explana.- tion of the schedules and to give other Senators an opportunity to vote to lower some of the rates.
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