Evening star., 1909-05-21
ATTITUDE ON THE TARIFF
Denounces the Protection Doctrine
of the Republicans.
PR0NOUNCEs IT PATERNALIsM
Declares His Party Makes No War
on Wealth, But Would Uphold
Rights of individuals.

NIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS
Senator Culberson Of Texas. leader OF
the democratic party in the Senate. this
morning laid down the principles Of that
party, as he understood them. and told
the Senate how they are Numerically op-
posed to the protective doctrine in pur-
suance Of which the republicans are franz
ing the new tariff bill.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Culber-
son declared that although individual
democrats might favor free trade or pro-
lection for certain articles. the demo-
cratic party stood sQuarely for a tariff
for revenue only.
He said he would occupy but few
minutes in submitting his views.
'I shall state at the outset my concep-
ton Of the fundamental principles Of the
democratic party" he began.
'T thought the senator said he was GO
ing to occupy but a few minutes" smiled
Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the finance
committee.
Mr.. Culberson replied that he guessed
he could speak as long as he chose.
Principles Of the Democratic Party.
The democratic party. he said. was the
| historic states rights party, but was not
that alone. He held it was not the fed
eral party" but essentially the party OF
the Constitution" but that the organic
principles of the party were deeper than
that,resting upon the idea Of political and
religious freedom for all mankind. He
said the party recognized the tendency or
all government to encroach on the rights
of the individual and held the government
| to be best which governs least
On the other hand. said Mr.. Culberson.
like the old federal and whig parties, the
republican party antagonizes these princi-
pies fostering paternalism. the creation
| of favorite and privileged classes, en-
croachment on the right Of the states and
| the Capitalization OF an often despotic
power.
declared the irreconcilable ideas of the
| two parties were apparent. he heid tnal
! the doctrine of protection, by which
money is taken from the great mass or
| the consumers to enrich manufacturers
and producers, was contrary to the gen.
ius of the Constitution.
Denounced as Paterna1ism.
The average existing ad valorem rate.
he said on all articles was Ass per
cent, making the people pay to the man
ufacturers a total of $5O0,OO0OOO annu-
ally. of which the sugar trust gets $SO,-
600 600 the oil trust $2O,O0O.0O0 and the
steel trust $4,000. 900. The average rate
in the proposed measure. he stated. was
even higher, being 46 per cent on all
articles.
Such a policy, he claimed was the worst
| form of paternalism- 1t had raised the
price of all articles to the consumers
| enormously, and enabled the American
producers to sell at a lower rate abroad
| than at home, and made 1t possible for a
| favorite class to amasS vast fortunes. by
| which the protective system ts fastened
more firmly on the country.
| The democratic party makes no war
| on wealth. he declared in closing. Nor
would it embitter capital and labor, but
| it would dissolve this partnership be-
| tween the government and protected in
| terests and protect the individual rights
| of citizens
Little Parliamentary Mix-Up.
| Early in the proceedings today the de-
| sire of the advocates of the finance
committees tariff rates for quick action
| resulted in a parliamentary miX-up. in
which Senators Root of New York. Bev-
| eridge of Indiana and Rayner OF Mary
| land figured. Mr.. Root is in a hurry to get
through with the bill. and Mr.. Bever-
| idge is one of those ''progressives'' who
say they will stay here all summer in
order to pass the right sort of a bill.
Mr. Root was in the chair, and Senator
| La Toilette of Wisconsin was discussing
| the rate on carbons. Mr.. Beveridge had
| interrupted the Wisconsin senator several
| times, when Mr.. Root called him to or
der, announcing that he must get recog-
milton from the chair every time he
wanted to ask question Of another sem
| ator.
Il don't understand" declared Mr.. Bev-
| eridge, emphatically, what authority
there Is for that sort OF cloture in this
body"
Mr. Root did not reply. A few minutes
| later Senator Rayner Of Maryland inter
rupted Mr.. La Toilette, first saying "Mr.
President" in low voice, but not wait
| ing to get recognized or to find out
whether Mr.. La Toilette would yield.
Il call the senator from Maryland to
! order"" cried Mr.. Beveridge.
This made Mr.. Rayner angry, and he
| remarked sarcastically:
| 1T is pity the senator from Indiana
can't find something better to do with his
| time than that. He is wasting most OF
the time over on that side. anyhow"
Mr.. Beveridge did not answer, and the
debate proceeded evenly.
During the discussion OF the rate on
electric carbons Mr.. Aldrfch explained
| that importers had evaded the Dingiey
I law by bringing in sticks of carbon
twice and three times as long as Congress
intended. and had obtained. the sanction
of the courts of this practice. He re-
ferred to the importers as being con-
stantly desirous of tearing down the
American tariff.
! Scott Taken as an Example.
This observation led Senator Bailey OF
Texas 10 remark that in his opinion both
the importer and the manufacturer were
useful citizens, but that neither should be
allowed to put his hand into the public
| treasury Mr.. Bailey declared that the
profits of some manufacturers were per-
| fectly astounding
| HAS the senator ever heard Of man
who has invested his money in a factory
and got no returns on ii for a number OF
| years." asked Mr.. Scott Of West Vir-
| ginia.
Mr. Bailey replied that he had not
heard of any such case.
1.-The senator from West Virginia."
added Mr.. Bailey. sis a splendid example
| of how prospcrous manufacturers can be-
| come in this country"
s'I might as well announce here and
now" said Mr.. Scott that while am
now used as the president of q factory In
which once was actively interested, my
connection Is now nominal. I don't own
enough stock in the manufacturing bus-
ness-in glass-to give the senator q COM
| Portable living for six months"
Mr.. Bailey observed that he had not
meant to insinuate that Mr.. Scott was fn-;