Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-04
TARIFF aRABRERs ImpuDsNce.

Most people Delleveu tnat tnc WY
ultima thule of tariff grabbing effron'
irv had been arrived at before the
Payne bill was approved by a major
ity vote in the House OF Representa-
lives and sent TO the other end oil
the capitol b1ilding. II is true that
this impression later was rudely sha-
ken. II not totally dislodged when Sen
atcr Simmons of North Carolina,
oppressive Democrat" entereda fer
vent plea for high duty on cotton
seed oil. purely as q revenue pro-
dacing device. During the last hscai
year the customs department OF the
government collected between eight
and nine dollars In duty upon i'm
ports of Gotten seed oil. The process
of reasoning by which Senator Sim
mons arrived at the conclusion that
an increase in the rate OF duty would
result In the importation of more
foreign-produced cotton seed oil and
a consequent increase of the revenues
of the government is a secret impen-
etrable by any intellect other than
that of the Southern progressive
Democrat'-an alias or sobriquet re-
Gently assumed by statesmen who at
heart and in principle are Republi-
cans. but are responsible to Demo-
cratic constituencies
The domestic production OF cotton
seed oil is In the hands of the Amer
lean Cotton Oil Company. trust OF
smaller capitalization but Of equal
power In controlling the market in
It's particular line with the Standard
Oil Company or the American Tobacco
Company. The Cotton Gil trust oper-
aies mills in North Carolina. Senator
simmons home state. and has plants
In practically all the other states
which are extensive producers OF cot
ton. az
But even the impudenceSef itbe zap
resentatives of the Ameseae stttep
OIL Company. which ccE1otatiof psisr
to the passage Of the pure food law
used to sell us the bottled essence Of
cotton seed at an enormous price Ia
belicd pure Olive Oil-Genoa. Italy
recently has been cast into the
shade by the American Watch Trust
n We are to give credenca 20 a com
mgnication signed by the president Of
the Independent Watch Dealers As
soc;aslon" Of New York. which appear
fu In yesterdays Richmond Times
Dispatch This contribution to the
tariff literature Of the day which IS
signed bv Mr.. Charles A. Keene. Is
as follows:
IT may interest your readers TO
know that the American watch trust
4 not only asking ;he government
Cor protection arssnst foreign manu-
lecturers In the sum q Us per cent:
Chey ara also asking the government
to protect them against themselves
~ levyinE duty on American watches
aa. are fought by American dealers
IN foreign co1nt-ics and brought back
10 his country uudcr the rrctcxt that
they hsye sccu advanced IN valrc
abroad. which IN reality means an I'm
p-or>mens to the value % about N
cents. and that vas done solely "a
kccp them from bciag returned "a
IT, --r44m4-~ Tt~m~f..~~. - -.
VII see your way clear 70 advocate
the Following amendment 20 the Payne
t1rtr biz regarding watches.
Watches sold n foreign countries
nat are as a whole or IN part Of
kueric-n rnznufscfure and hczrinr
<bc name snd rrafr mart a. Ancrs.
ra1 tneuufscl1rrrs. fbouid cone lnir
H. rni'ed states dsly free
Tie Hon Henry T. Rai1cy -.
Gently ufs6c strong speech IN Con
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