Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-25
SAYS DINGlEY RATES INCREASED
Declares Roosevelt Was at Bottom Of
Movement for Tariff Revision
Many Apparent Reductions in
Schedules Are Unreal-Rea, Ex-
pert Comparison Between Two Bills.

In tCIay'S tariff discussion the subject
Of interest conferred in tn" speech of
Representative Clark. Of Missouri, mi
nor!ty lcati". onL ranking member on
the c0mmtte" on WAYS and means.
\, preliminary 10 his SCI speech
Nj Clark provoked III" House 10
@rpat LAUGHTER and Mr. Olmst"i. az
y, nnSTl;ani1, the chairman, to no III
tie riunarra ssmert by COneratulatln"
him on the ADVENT yesterday Of Il
son.
For Mr.. PAYNE. tn" minority leader
had Unlr words of praise. and his re
mall- in that connection elected ap-
i.lausc on hO;h sides. Mr.. Pam" :
powers OF endurance. Ii" declared.
were marvel. and his nonr-ho II
srnrch on the tariff had ma" him Il
gre at historical person.
Os!rr Theory Smashed.
Indeed" he said. he has knocked
higher than kite the idiot c theory
OF NJ. Osler.
The speech of the majority leader.
he characterized as superb vindiCa-
ton of his physical and menta
strength. MIR. Clark also had kind
word for every member of the COM
mittee on was and means.
We worked like galley slaves in
irving to ascertain the truth, he
said
He denied that the committee ha1
ruliyragced any witness as he said
had been charged. and declared tina:
if anv witness had received an in!"-
cent word in the committee room. he
had provoked it by his own acts.
Roosevelt the Founds ton.
Mr.. Clark said that at the bottom
of the movement for tariff revision
was President Roosevelt
Il never hal any delCsion about that
man. he said amid shouts OF laugh
ter. He is gone he said in mock
tones of sorrow
Addressing the Republicans. he
said: Some of you hope he will
never come hack. But my regret
is that he left at all, because if he
had STAYED here you would have been
in such TOW within ninety days
that you would not have known
whether you were Republicans or
Democrats
Mr. Clark said he sat in the House
yesterday and heard Mr.. Payne say
he had been in the House twenty
years preparing taHff bills.
MY God he exclaimed. What 4
set OF lies he must have heard in that
time"
Revision is Upward.
MIR Clark read some COMPARISONS
between the Dingley and Payne bills
prepared nv government expert in
tho committee
These he sail. showed that the av-
crage rate of the Dingley bill was
iiIG per cent. while under the Payne
bill the were 45.12 per cent. show,
ing 1.56 per cent. worse than the Dinx,
ley bill
He declared hat no man Of had
temper or buster could conceal that
fact from the American people.
Many OF the reductions in the bill
he maintained were more apparent
than real
Discussing the reduction on refined
sugar. Mr. Clark said il was held ont
as great boon to he consumer.
When the sugar rIst received
that tremendous blow between the
eyes" he said. instead OF seeing
stars. it saw a stream of g6ti fow-
ing into it's Golfers every year 81 tho
Continuance of the Payne tariff bill.
Ho dctlsrcd that a man must eat
Susar at top speed for fifteen months
in order 10 find ? nickel in his pocket
AT the end nt that time. as the result
Of aEv brnrif that might accrue "a
him from tn" hi'l. and II he missed
day no would not get the nickel
He could not understand Why such
tenderness was shown the sugar trust
which nc cha racierizcd "a a criminal
Stsnrsrd Oil Cared For.
n Mr. Clark sail. the STANDARD Oil
Company was not. as he believed
the sole beneficiary under the hill
he would no; ol ice, to the Grade oil
producers getting a revenue tariff.
Speaker Cannon took the floor "a
max. an explanation. when Mr.. Clark
said nc had gone io tho whItc House
to Discus tho tsr;n question with
President Tai; before the bin vas re-
ported.
Nr. Cannon admitted that he went
there at the invitation 81 the Presi.
dent hut denied that the tariff was