The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
Countless Thousands
Slain in Massacres

years. The statistics show that they
practically control the market. There
were In 1907 only between 100000
and ss.ooo.0oo worth Of woods imported
into this country, practically showing
that we have . complete monopoly OF
the home market. That 10 all right;
but why should we continue this ex-
cessive dutyf The paragraph that
have asked to have passed over pro-
vides an ad valorem rate Of 80 Per
cent.
sheuIa be safisaed.
TT seems to me. Mr.. President. after
all these years Of protection. after all
these years Of . complete control and
monopoly Az II were. OF the home mar
ket. that some Of these industries
ought. by and BY. to be satisfied with
less protection. Why should these four
wooden goods and earthenware--be Civ
en- an advantage over othersf There
are no other duties provided for In the
bill that are higher or as high as the
duties on these articles. unless IL be
those on matt liquors. distilled spirits.
wines. and 30 forth. The duty on malt
iiquors y practically not any higher
than that on glass. but the duties on
disfiiled spirits and cigars are some
what higher. But, Mr.. President, with
the exception OF the duties on the three
articlss I have named. which here. as
IN all other countries, are considered
fair objects Of revenue--malt liquors..
spirits and tobacco---there are no duties
that are SO monstrously high as those
in the four schedules to which have
referred
Il speak as a Republican. need not
come hare like the Senator from Iowa
{Mr. Cummins1 and the Senator from
Rhode Island (Afr. Aidrich) and speak
OF my political lineage or anything Of
that kind. I do not know much about
It. Very likely my ancestors were
Norwegian pirates. (Laughter.)
II wish. however. TO say to the Sem
ator from Rhode Island that have
fought as many hard battles for the
Republicans Party In the State OF Min
nesota as he has ever fought in Rhode
Island or In any part Of New Eng
land; and think that man. no mat
ter where he may live. who stands for
q higher rate of duty. than 10 Justified
by the fair and Just principles OF pro-
lection 10 greater enemy 70 the RE-
publican Party than any enemy you
can possibly ind on the other side OF
the chamber. That IL the reason
asked that this schedule be passed over.
II trust that some reduction will
be made In the schedules have mem
TONED. II Is CURIOUS. Mr.. President.
TO see how the hish-protected manu-
facturers always crawl behind the Ia
boring man. They forget that II is the
law OF supply and demand that gov
errs the matter OF labor The labor
ing man Is not protected This coun-
try can be flooded yith emigrants from
the Old World and the labor market
overcrowded The laboring man has
no protection. His wages are based
upon the law Of supply and demand.
Havs you not evidence OF that fact in
the panic OF 1907 Before that panic
occurred wages we're perhaps higher
thsn they had ever been IN this eoun-
year there has been q general rsduc-
ttou IN wager All this occurred under
fhs same tariff 1aw--tbe Dinkfey law
which was IN force IN 1907. the same
rs IN 1908. Why the reduction In
wages The reduction in wages came
BECAUSE there was a superabupdance
OF labor ana comparative scarcity OF
work. You can not, however. charge
that condition 10 any tariff legislation,
The panic that cana in 1907 had as
Its storm center Wall Street, and II
had no connection with our protective
tariff. 1t arose there; the first visible
spark grew out OF the copper corner.
and the raid upon the Heinze bank
there. and then II spread like prairie
indian. apprehend that the men who
started that IRE have lived to regret
what they had done.
I'VE have all had to suffer for Il:
but we are not suffering for the lack
of protective duties. Prices In some
cases have gone down slightly within
the last year. but that has been be-
cause OF the diminished demand.
"rha only way we can build up our
country again; the only way we can
make the American people happy and
contented people, Is TO give fair and
reasonable protection to every indus
try that needs It. but not one particle
more. Give them all they fairly need;
but when you step beyond that point
you have no Justification.
why should the four classes of man
ufactures ] have mentioned be protect
ed 20 the extent provided In this bill?
II you travel around the country you
you will NOT find millionaire farmers;
you will not find millionaire cattle rais-
ers. Where do you find the million
airas7 do not fnd any fault because
men become miilionaires; do not envy
them; / do not criticise them; but I
CALI attention to the fact that II Is in
the protected industries more than any
others that you ind millionaires.