The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-29
Simmons of North Carolina
Wants Dingley Rates on
Lumber Retained
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM GOT
mixed N The DISCUSSION
Democrats Declare They Are Not
Bound by Paragraph Written ut Mid.
night by u Few Interested Persons
Who Wrote the Document

Washington, April 29-An exhaus-
tive treatment of the lumber schedule
CT the tariff bill by Mr.. Simmons of
North Carolina was the feature of the
session of the senate. Mr.. Simmons
spoke for three and a half hours in
support of the retention of the present
tarlf which. he maintained, was but a
revenue rate. Several times the ma
tional Democratic platform of 1908,
which declared for free lumber, was
injected into the discussion by Re-
publican senators and Mr. Bacon of
Georgia remarked that he was not
bound by declarations written into a
platform at midnight by few inter-
ested men. Burkett of Nebraska,
whose home city is Lincoln, sought to
state when the Democratic platform
actually was drawn, but Mr.. Simmons
refused to yield time to prolong that
discussion.
The only beneficiaries of reduced or
free lumber. Mr.. Simmons declared,
would be the great. rich box manu-
facturers located along the great
lakes.
The Democratic national platform Of
1906 with relation to free lumber,
again was thrust at Mr.. Simmons.
this time by Mr.. Burkett and inciden-
tally he stirred up hornets nest,
because of an interruption by Mr.. Hey
burn. who suggested that he go slow
in that matter inasmuch as senators
on that side," meaning the Democratic
side, were supporting the lumber
plank of the Republican platform.
Mr.. Rayner took violent exception
to Mr.. Heyburn's reference to "sen-
ators on that side.''
|. What do you mean by that" Mr..
Rayner asked at the same time as
serttng that he held to views which
would not warrant any one including
him in a general category. Il am in
favor of a constitutional tariff for
revenue and for no other purpose" he
exclaimed.
Democrats Riled
Mr.. Hepburn replied that he simply
had conformed with parliamentary
practice and that it was quite usual
to refer to senators as whole.
Does not the senator expect that
a majority of senators on that side
will vote for lumber tariff" inquir-
ed MIR. Aldrich OF Mr.. Rayner.
The Maryland senator quickly re-
torted that he would not vote for it,
And then his colleague, Mr.. Smith.
arose and put himself on record az
favoring such proposition on the
basis that the duty proposed was a
revenue one.
Gaining the floor temporarily, Mr..
4Aldrich declared that senator's were in
a fair way to compose their differ
ences as to lumber. Now let's waive
this question of names" he said. ut
is the same whether you call it tar
1T for protection or tariff for revenue" !"
Mr.. Bacon asked if Mr.. Aldrich
would bring down the duties on wear
Ing apparel to ten per cent.
Mr.. Aldrich accused Mr.. Bacon of
lodging the Democratic platform by
talking about revenue duty. 81 am
a protectionist and have the courage
to say so," MIR. Aldrich exclaimed. Il
am protectionist in Georgia as we'll
as in New England and l am willing
to call 1t protection. am not try
ing to dodge behind a tariff for
revenue"
The only response Mr.. Bacon would
make was that he believed protection
to be "a most vicious and unjust sys-
ten Of taxation"
Confronted by Mr.. Beveridge with
the Democratic declaration for free
lumber Mr.. Bacon caused q ripple of
laughter when he said, referring to
Mr.. Beveridge:
"He knows how committee goes
out at midnight and brings in plat
form and nobody cares anything about
it," So far as he was concerned. Mr.
Bacon said, he did not recognize any
such doctrine as binding on him when
particular article was picked out
and placed on the free list because of
the view entertained by a few men.
II can tell you when the Democratic