Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-07
SENATOR CLAPP
GROWS SARCASTIC
Insists on Down
ward Revision
of Tariff
THREATENS TO GO HOME
People Understood That
There Was to Be a
Reduction.

! opening of the Senate this morning
He referred to the difference betweel
a protective tariff and tariff TO-
revenue only. He said he believed
that revision should have been takeI
up one item at a time instead Of 8
complete revision, as the latter meth
Cd would not have provoked great ex
element The promise of the Repub
lican party was for revision down
ward in response to positive de
mand. He said the position of the
protective interests was: I'VE should
leave we'll enough alone"
"If I did not believe that the duties
would be lowered in response to this
demand I would pack my grip to 60
home tomorrow, said the Senator
II am not required to participate in
such farce as the re-enactment OF
the Dingley rates. The people un.
derstood that we were to have re-
vision downward the men who made
the platform understood it. we under
stand it. No amount Of sophistry
can otherwise explain the popular de-
mand. If the demand for revision
did not mean changing the duties
downward 1t did not mean anything
and we are indulging in farce now"
Declaring that if Congress should
now fail to lower the rates, the Demo
cratic party would be in position to
do it two years hence, the Senator
said he did not want to use threats,
but to tell the truth: "The American
people have determined on revision
downward and anything else will dis
appoint them,' he said. 1T may be
in your power he said turning to the
Republicans Senator's ito act con-
trary to the wishes of the people, but
sures you do, this tariff will be revis-
ed BY the enemies, not the friends
of protection"
Public Buildings for Las Vegas and
Las Cruces.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, May AFTER consul
tation with the officials of the treas
ury, Delegate to Congress w. H. An
drews today introduced bills appropri-
ating $250,OO0 each for federal build.
ings at Las Vegas and at Las Cruces.
Delegate Cameron Of Arizona intro
duced bill granting section Of
land in the Coconino National Forest
for the purposes of the Lowell Oh.
servatory.
Taft Has Infamed Eye.
Washington, May Taft is I'm.
able to attend the unveiling of the
statue of Longfellow today owing to
a highly infamed eye A gnat or
some small insect got into the Pres
ident's eye when riding on Wednes-
day and the eye became irritated. The
physician believed that the bright
sunlight might injure it more.
Represented Wool Interests.
Washington, D. c., May 7.-George
s. Walker, secretary of the National
Wool Growers Association. who has
been in charge of the headquarters
maintained here by the association
for the past month, left for his home
in Cheyenne. During his stay here
Secretary Walker has furnished mem.
bers of Congress material information
concerning the wool business, with the
view to having the present tariff rates
upon wool importations.
Prior to leaying Mr. Walker had an
with President Taft and
called attention to the wishes Of the
National Wool Growers Association,
which has members in every state
and territory of the Union, that the
present protective duty on wool should
be maintained.
viii Investigate Rodey's Island.
Representative Rucker will leave
here today with congressional com.
mittee for Porto Rico. The visitors
plan to examine carefully into condi-
tons existing in the island with the
view to determining upon Legislation !
during the next session Of Congress to
meet complaints made by delegations
Of Porto Ricans who recently visited
Washington.