The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-20

the b1l1 and contendod that revenue rsis1ng va the primal and neoessafy purpose of the <arff.
 Mr. Daniel spoke in part as follows
 1nis is prodigious bill. 1t con tains soz pages and carries about . cratic members of thiS body never saw t or heard it read. for it was not read at the only meeting of the committed until the day. April 1s. when 1t wal was reported here by the chairman oi the Finance Committee with amend ments. None of these anendments were permitted to be even seen before they were here prsntd
 Many witnesses appeared before the Senate Finance Committee. We heard noe one of them. nor could we heal them and we could not cross examine
 T cannot regard this either as good or fair government" he continued Each on of us has at home constitu- any other constituent body of a Sena. tor. Besides. we are all Americans. We are all as anxious for justice to be done to our country as any of those who assume tho prerogative of exclud- ing us from opportunities of which they avail themselves. The indignfty fs to- ward the people of the United States and towards the Senate which is the only body in the country where there remains free debate. and where tho members in their rules and in their conuct. try to make everything as fair and open as possible.
 Senator Daniel added that the organ ization of the House of Representatives to the members as of old was custom ary. He said. to provide revenue was the necessary purpose of the tartn. Continuin. he said:
 ..Tn consideration of the bill shall vote, first of all. to raise revenue. shall also vote to If tevery burden of taxation or the people that can be eliminated with just regard to the con- ditions in which we legislate.
 T would conserve and not destroy any of the plants and industries which raise by reasonable taxation revenues which were needed.
 If we do not do this and are won away from it by the fascination of the word free' we will find ourselves in . Quandary of deficits with interest-bear- ing bond issue quick on their heels. You Republicans and the conditions. alike. require something more than this. We have declared for a material reduction of the protective tariffs. No more would be possible without dec- laration and no more is possible with 1t. when great and widespread sys- tenn has been established for wears all over the country. we cannot leap out of 1t by one spring or bound. If we go down stairs at all, we must go down one step at q time, as we went up.
 we must respect labor. The paf- ties have been both willing to add to the tarifr the differences in the cost in European countries and such a tariff would not oppress the American people. conserve the Interest of all. The farm ing class and the mechanical classes would both share in the benefits for 1t would furnish cheap the necessary utensils for the farmer"
 In commenting on the increased ex- of the government, Mir. Dam iel declared that the military had been for a large part of the ex- cessive appropriations and quoted Mr. remarks in the House of Rep- respecting the part of mill itary expenditures in causing a deficit In the financial affairs of the Govern ment.
 The Japanese scare" said MT. Dan- iei, has been responsible for much that had been done, but he did not believe that there were any Americans who believed that Japan could overrrn or overtake the country.
 Those who have entertained that dread" said Mir. Daniel. ''have never deigned to give us any thought that was in them.
 He said that while Connecticut leaf tobaco was cared for, the tobacco of Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania was left out of considerations The farmers of the country. he added. were taken care of to a less extent thany any other class of American citizens. Speaking of night riders in Kentucky, he said that while he had no sympa- thy with any lawiessness. it was well, always. when there was lawlessness. to look for the cause, hich in this case he intimated might be found in injus- tices. inflicted on the farming classes by the favored interests.
 At the conclusion of MT. DanieIs remarks, Mir. Aldrich sent to the clerks iesk copy of Senate debate held February 21. 1894. in which Senator Voorhees, and. Senator Vest had de- 'ended the Democratic procedure in framing the Wilson bill to be reported 10, the Senate without participation ots .he Republican minority
 On motion of Mir. Aldrich the bill was then made the unfinished business of he SenaaD.