The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
THE TARIFF GRAFT.
SENATOR DOLLIVER EXPOSED
HIS PARTY'S CROOKEDNESS.
New Tariff Bill Framed for Benefit of
trusts and Corporations of the
North and East-LOdge and Dolli-
YER Lock Horns.

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speech and again he secured the undi-
weed attention of the senate.
Recalling that Mr.. Aldrich had saia
yesterday that it would be shown to
the senate that no changes increasing
the cotton rates had been made by
the senate committee on finance. Mr..
Dolliver said that If that was a correct
statement, he would expect all of the
items carrying senate amendments to
be stricken from the measure.
Mr.. Dolliver said that a New York
paper had quoted Senator Lodge as
saying that the new tariff bill would
be of great benefit to Massachusetts"
and Boston paper had quoted him
as saying that the specific rates on
cotton had been increased.
Mr.. Lodge said that it must be a
misquotation, II stated" he said "the
ad valorem rates had not been in
creased"
Then" responded the Iowa sena-
tor promptly. "you were mistaken in
stating that, as I have demonstrated
to the senate. and if you did not state
that to the Boston newspaper, you
omitted very important part of your
duty"
II have mathematically demon
stratp6 that <hoco rotas no,. h.. =.
creased" said Mr.. Dolliver, facing the
Massachusetts, senator.
II have great doubt about your
mathematical demonstration" re-
piled Mr.. Lodge.
II ALSO" said the Iowan bowling to
the Massachusetts senator, "have
grave doubt about some Of the infirm-
tiles Of yourself"
Continuing Mr.. Dolliver said that
the Dingley bill provided tariff for
curtains. upholstery and hangings, but
The finance committee, he said, had
Introduced the words ".suitabie fur''
which applied the rates on a vast
amount of cotton goods and gives
them added duty of SO per cent. be-
sides 10 cents a square yard. cents
a square yard for having superimpos-
ed threads, and another cent a yard
for mercerization.
Referring to the board of apprais-
ers at New York as "elder statesmen
who failed to be reelected" he went
on to explain the mercerization Of cot
ton, declaring that / cent a yard for
that or similar processes provided in
the bill was in excess Of the cost of
mercerization.
Mr.. Smoot saying that the mercer
ization process required Egyptian or
sea island cotton. Mr.. Dolliver de-
MED the statement and turning to the
Democratic side said that was the cot
ton for which the senator from South
Carolina had so strenuously worked
for tariff duty.
Quickly Mr.. Tillman disavowed any
desire to have a duty on sea island
cotton. He added he was enjoying
seeing the senator from Iowa throw
bricks at his Republican colleagues,
but that he did not want him to
throw them at him.
II though I was throwing him a
boouet," responded Mr.. Dolliver
Of cotton, Mr.. Smoot interrupted to
say the cotton lost something in the
process
"Yes," replied Mr.. Dolliver, "the
process Of mercerization is like wash
ing your hands--of course you lose a
little in the waste"
After the laughter on the floor and
in galleries had died out Mr.. Dolliver
resumed his discussion Of the bill, de-
claring that he did not hold the mem
bers Of the finance committee respon-
sible for it as they had been forced
to hire merchants to explain the bill
to them.
Mr.. Bailey declared that there is no
schedule in the tariff which exempli-
fies the frauds and injustice of the
entire protective tariff so well as the
woOlen schedule.
In replying to a question by Mr..
Money. Mr.. Aldrich ventured to
prophesy that within 20 years the
representatives Of the South in the
senate Will be voting with the Repub-
licans for protection.
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