Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

thai this is revision downward. which is
a sham, a humbug, a bald and bold
perversIon Of the facts" declared Mr..
Clark.
Tn president, he continued, had been
grossly misled as to the nature OF this re-
port he said that II I'VE reflect upon the
fact that he insisted upon lowering the
duties upon only half a dozen items or
Whereabouts, when the rates have been
lowered on hundreds Of items and the con-
ference report still reeks with largess for
the few and extortion of the many his
glory will experience q greater dlminution
than have the rates of the Dinglcy law"
That the presidents respect for the
square deal and his jealousy of his own
fame, impelled him to honestly demand q
tariff law, which would at least measure
ably redeem his own and his party's ante
election promise for a downward revision
OF the tariff will be readily conceded by
every candid person" continued Mr.. Clark.
Says Taft IL Deceived.
THAT he has been deceived by tariff ex-
perts and near experts as to this confer
enoe report being a downward revision in
any reasonable sense of the term. can, I
think, be automatically demonstrated. 4"
Mr.. Clark said If the president could
secure reductions on a few articles in a
week If he had begun sooner he could
have accomplished far more. because Il was
easier to influence mans opinion on
any subject before he has publicly as
serted II than after.
Certainly Mr.. Chairman Payne's state
nent is one Of the most deceptive doCu-
ments ever submitted to the gaze of men,
said Mr.. Clark. 81 do not charge him with
Intentional deception, but he too has been
deceived by sleight-of-hand performers In
arithmetic.
says Lobbyists Influenced BIu.
That a great army Of lobbyists" said the
Missouri representative, have Influenced
the schedules I'M this bill cannot well be
doubted. Those who have access to the
ears Of lawmakers have a better chance to
carry their point than those at a distance
But no man is fit to be a iawgiver for d
mighty people who yields to the solicita
lions of the few near him against the hes.
interests of the many whom he viii never
see."
Discussing the maximum and minimum
provision. MIR. Clark declared it to be al
idiotic policy to go out hunting trade with
a club and a meat axe.
People will trade with us only if we
trade with them" he said. II he had nj,
way. he remarked, he would force every
citizen TO commit to memory President Me
Kinley's Buffalo address, In which he de
clared IL the United States wanted a mar.
ket for its products II must buy other PEG
pies products.
The bill he characterized as 9TH most
stupendous fake In the history of man
kind
Defending the corporation tax and stat
ing that he believed 1t would be hencefortH
a part OF the fiscal policy Of the govern.
ment, Mr.. Longworth (O.), a member OF
The committee on ways and means, spoke
briefly,
Mr.. Longworth's dig at the insurgents
aroused the ire Of MI. Murdoch (Ran.)
who declared tina the ordinary member
had precious little TO DO with the tariff
bin. The conference report, he asserted
was the result OF a compromise between
me house and senate leaders.
Mann OFF Reservation.
Wood pulp and print paper formed th'
subject OF a lengthy speech by Mr., Mani
mI). His announcement that because Of
the rates fixed by the conferees on thos'
products he would vote against the con
ference report moved the democrats to lout
applause.
Mr.. Mann declared that congress is con