The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
THE SENATE AND THE TARIFF
BILL.

tariff, and has put a finish upon tn
hope of the people who were promisee
a revision downward" Only on,
democrat voted for what will come tt
be known as "the twentieth centur,
Dill OF nominations II the House
IS true to the pledges to the peonle
tnere will be a deadlock, for the
trusts own the majority Of the Senate
and it will agree to no measure tho
uoes not guarantee continued robbery
q the people for the enrichment OF
me lew. The House will "higgle' and
1nere will be "dog-fall' for Cannon
ana Payne owe their place to their
suDserVlency to the interests, i1st 40
Alorlch and Penrose do. The Pc
publican confrerees will com nror;eo
y sacrl11clng the rights Of the people
- " genuine revision downward"
the 1909 tariff bill will no 40 had
as the Dingley act. Indeed the New
ioIh tribune says the Senate bill is
the Dingley act redrafted."
Ihere were ten Republican Senators
VINO refused to vote for the bill which
represents for the Republicans party
perfldy and party d~ishonor.o These
ten Republican Senators come from
us Middle West. They come from
states that, with two other adjacent
States, gave a Democratic gain of oye,
a million votes in the last election
Ihese men know that but for Taft's
piedge of genuine revision down
"aFu hey could not have held their
even with that pledge Indiana and
Nebraska gave Democratic maiorities
ina Indiana lost a senatorship. These
zen senator's have made a consistent
ina able fight to redeem the pledges
-hey made to their constituents. OF
course they are to tho loo-
rlne OF protection and that led them
mo many errors, but the spectacle Of
Ell republicans refusing to have .
mare IN party perfidy and partv dis
lohor is one that is altogether whole
ONE. They stood on their partv's
platform; Aldrich stood on the trnsts,
latlorm. In the crisis Taft deserted
ne ten and stood with Aldrich-ius
$ all Republican presidents must do
.hese ten senators have taught the
'eople That they need hope for no
enulne tariff revision downward from
ne Republican party. There ,,a
lany Republicans who do NOT wear
ae trust collar, but they are in a
lopeless minority. The trusts own tho $
arty and it does their bidding. y
Every Democratic senator ~ 1
emery, f>Louisiana, voted against I
ie o4h' Ihey had previously lined
p solldSy for the sort of just income
TX the national platform demanded >
helr record on the income tax is 60 ?
and SO wise and patriotic that :
pom that issue the Democratic nartv,s :
must win respect and an =
o'a4 1hat Is an issue that will not ;,
'"h' ana upon it the Democrats will :
aole TO tight with vigor and with
Il DIVISION. 1t is to be regretted that
'oh any schedule the party divided ;.
10 that some senators forgot +bo :
pledge Of the party in demand :.
$ spec'ai tariff favors for special 81
al interests. UDon naar,,, ~ +,
estlons the Democrats voted right 81
!. tnere were enough Inconsistencies a.
~ 11ghts Tor special favors to almost .;
utrallze the fight made for the ira tn
lonal policy of the party. No
nor1ty ever had a better opportunity
convert itself into a majority. and n
minority ever failed more lamenta- Sc
than did the majority of the Dem =
,-a+io 'no Deln- We
saiic senator's. raf they had not gr
7sented an unbroken front on the fr
'ome tax and if able leaders had er
SHOWN up trust control the record Cd
the Democratic senator's would have
IN such as to injure the party. AS