The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-26
SAME OLD STORY
HEARD IN SENATE
Democratic Senators of LOuiSi-
ana Plead for Protection
of Sugar.
BENERIDGE ELOQUENT IN
HIS DEFENSE OF TAFT
Indiana Senator Insists That
Party Must Keep Pledges
and Revise Downward.

ate today began the formal considera-
tion Of the sugar schedule but did not
approach vote upon it, Instead, the
time was entirely given over to speech
making. and, strange TO say the two
speeches on the subject, while made by
Democrats. advocated a high tariff on
sugar of all grades.
The speeches were by Senators Foster
and McEnery Of Louisiana. Mr.. Foster
laughiugly deprecated the application
OF the word protection - to his at
titudc, but Mr., McEnery bodily
cspoused the protective theory and
openly advised his Democratic friends
TO follow his example. He declared
protection to be in the line Of Demo
cratic policy
Mr. McEnery was given careful at
tcution by the leading Republican sem
ators, but his remarks received scant
attention from his Democratic col
leagues.
The lumber schedule was temporarily
put aside TO permit the committee on
finance TO make changes III II.
Beveridge Defends Taft.
Senator Beyeridge spoke in support
of his contention that President Taft
mad been = consistent advocate Oh Il
downward revision of the tariff, lie
followed the maiden effort of his Demo
cratic colleague Mr.. Shivelev. who un-
dertook to prove that if the tariff bill
now before the senate should become
law. the rates over which the senate
is vranghng would not constitute the
tariff. but that the country would find
itself operating under the maximum
rate.
Defending his view that the pledges
of the Republican party were for re-
vision of the tariff downward, Senator
Bcvcrdgc today, quoted cXtensiyely
from remarks by MIR. Taft al Bath. Me,
prior TO his nomination for the prcsi-
dency He insisted that the speech was
accepted by the people of the country
as declaration on the part Of the con
servative forces of the party hat there
would be revision Of duties, in order
that they might be lowered. Mr.. Bey
cridge quoted from various utterances
bv MrTafT TO show thai on numerous
occasions the president had called at
ientiou 10 the need Of revising the du-
ties downward. He said that 10 place
the views Of the president correctly be
fore the country he would introduce INTO
the record all Of the public statements
of the president relating 10 the tariff.
Not Speaking as Oracle.
Mr.. Beyerdge did not profess TO APP
pear as the authorized mouthplece of
the president, but on the contrary. was
especially careful TO say such was not
the case. He stated that his rcrresen.
tation of the president s views con-
sisted entirely in the quotation OF pub
lie utterances Of the chief executive.
which were available 10 all. Ono Of
the speeches Of Mr.. Taft quoted by Mr..
Beveridoe was that made in Milwaukee.
September y last. in which the then
presidential candidate was quoted as
saving:
''It is my Judgment that revision
of the tariff in accordance with the
pledges of the Republican platform. Will
hc on the whole a substantial REVISION
downward. though there probably VII
be a few exceptions in this regard.
Mr. Hevburn inquired whether tho
senator from Indiana agreed with the
declaration Of a party that demanded an
immediate revision Of the tariff by
a general reduction of duties.
81 am presenting facts on which any,
one can draw an inference, replied
Mr.. Beveridge.
campaign upon the declaration of pnn-
cjples that are being kept here added
the Ind lana senator, looking over the
Gated his dIsapproyal Of the course OF
the minority.
Enemies" of Protection.
In an impassioned burst, the Indiana
senator declared the worst enemies nt
protective policy were those who re-
sisted any reduction Of the duties 10
meet changed conditions.
''It will not bc permitted I9at any
one shall say here y declared Mr., Bev-
eridgc. .1when senators desire 10 re-
ducc these rates that we are less earn
est protectiouists than others, for We
think We arc equally as earnest, and
moro wise than they.
He hoped to see the Aldrch bill
more popular measure than the D1ngleY
hill aud he believed when II was passed
if would be So approved by the conn-
try. There was, he declared. no DIS
scnsion III the Republican party on, the
tariff, as the differences were small,
''It has been said there ls free trade
ON this side. - said the Indiana senator
who coniradicted the accusation. with
emphasis .'No. not single mlcrohe
Of it, he almost shouted. No ffce
trade here: but Will anybody deny there
is protection over thcre9' pointing IN
dramatic manner toward the Democral'c
side of tho chamber.
He predicted that the protective tarlfi
would make many southern states re
publican.
Believes Bryan in Error.
defense of his vote for duty ot
- cents a ton on iron ore was mace
by Senator Stone. As q prelude TO thls
o'""ultnl, MT stone IfaN lt"'h .ih ~
torvicw with William i. Bryan, deciar,
ing that Democratic senators who had
voted for the tariff on iron orc made
q. mistake, After an elaborate enuncH, ,
tion Of his affcctionate regard and
respect for Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Stone IN
sisted that in this ease he believed the
famous Nebraskan 10 be in error. and
proceeded to give the arguments which
had influenced him in reaching the con
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