The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
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Democrats Don't Like Being Bar.
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TARIFF HEARINGS


Democratic Members Of the Senate
Finance Committee Should Attend
Tariff Hearings Discussed In Sen
ate and Referred.
Washington, April 1.-After de-
Gliding today practically to confne
the business Of the extraordinary ses-
sion to the tariff, the Senate entered
upon the consideration Of Senator
Bacon's resolution declaring that the
Democratic side Of the chamber
should be represented, in all the
| hearings held by the committee on
finance.
Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the
committee, Immediately took the
floor to- explain the reason why the
Republican members of the commit
t. were proceeding with the consid-
Grafton of the bill, without inviting
the Democrats to be present. He
contended that as the Republican
party would be held responsible for
tariff legislation, it was the province
of the Republican members Of the
committee to shape the bill for the
Senate.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that the poli-
cy pursued by the committee was
the same practice as had been accept
ed in the consideration Of other tar
if bills, practically including the
Wilson German bill. Republicans
and Democrats alike for fifty years,
Mr.. Aldrich said, had pursued the
policy of having the Senators of the
majority party frame the tariff oil
before it was placed before the full
committee
Senator Daniel insisted on know
ing what objection could be urged
by the Senator from Rhode Island
against the Democratic members of
the committee hearing the State
ments. SIS it" asked Mr.. Dauiel.
"a private snap for the purpose Of
framing a tariff bill without giving
right to representatives Of the people
to hear the testimony"
Mr. Aldrich said it was not the
purpose of the committee so far as
he knew, to hold public hearings.
An impassioned address by Sen
ator RayDer was directed against
the methods of the majority in the
framing Of tariff bill.
This is the worst practice" he
said"that nas ever arisen before a
legisla tive body.
when you are dividing this
plunder at least be fair to each 9TH
ct. On behalf Of the Senator from
West Virginia, at least beg Of you
| to give him back his raw materials.
He has stood with you on the field
of battle and when the hour Of sub
mission comes the Senator from West
Virginia will be here and his pro-
testing voice will not be heard in
this hall against single article on
the schedule
He referred to the coal mines of
the Senator from West Virginia
| (Mr. EIkins), and his indignation
over the proposition to place the
products of his State upon the free
list.
1--WE on this side" he said, "are
in the camp Of the vanquished, and
so far as / am concerned I would
rather be in the camp of the van
quished than in the camp of the vic
tors in the possession of the spoils."
Mr.. Aldrich charged that If the
Senator from Maryland should frame
a tariff bill according to his policy,
he would not get ten Democratic
votes for it. He said & distinguish
ed Senator from Maryland (the late
Mr.. Gorman) has recast the Will
son bill on liens that did not agree
| with the ideas put forth by the pres
ent Senator from that State, and he
did not believe be represented the
views of all the people Of Maryland
or even the Democrats of that State.
Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina,
Louisiana and other States of the
South, he said, are no longer in sup
port of free trade principles.
"You might as well be frank, "
said Mr.. Aldrich, addressing the
Democratic Senators, "and admit
that I do not intend to let such a
speech as we have listened to from
the Senator from Maryland deter
us from being just to every Southern
State.
This tariff will be Just to every
, section and to every interest of this
country.
81 am quite certain that the Sen
, ator from Maryland will have no fol
$ lowers upon his side of the chamber.
. Senator Bailey Indignantly resent
ed the right of the Senator from
Rhode Island to speak for the Dem
ocratic party on the subject Of th'
tariff, and added that when the tim
came to vote, that party would b.
found sustaining the principles o
taxation that had SO long been main
e tained by it. He said the Democrat
d ic party wanted to have the princi
l. pies of protection, if applied at al
} applied to all sections, but that state
b ment, he added, did not mean tha
< that party would, of its own accord
e apply such principles at all. H
is contended for the right Of Demo
l. cratic members Of the committee
d be present at hearing, but admitte
It that if the Democrats were framin
tariff bill. they would not perm
the Republicans to participant
You might look at it, but yo
ar should not touch it, he said.