The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-30
RAYNER DENOUNCES
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
Declares in Senate That Meas.
ure Appears Made for Pro-
lection of Trusts.
WANTS. NOT FREE TRADE,
BUT TARIFF FOR REVENUE
Draws Severe Indictment of
Great WeaIth-COntrOlIing
Corporations.

WASHINGTON, April o9.-t'onsider-
alton of the tariff bill was resumed by
the senate today. After Mr.. Rsyner
had mado an exhaustive speech in op-
position 10 the general protective tariff
policy of the Republican party, Mr..
Nelson took the floor to present his
objections to some of the schedules
He manifested especial satisfaction
over the discovery by himself of what
he said was nun.erous "Jokers" in the
lumber schedule. While the rates Of
duty on lumber were supposedly low
cred. be said. they in fact were higher
even than the Dinglcy rates,
Senator Rayner' View.
Declaring that free trade is imprac-
ticablc in this country. and asserting
that not single Democrat would vote
for * If presented TO him in bill,
Senator Rayner of Maryland In the
senate today delivered an address de-
nouncing the Payne AIdrich tariff
measure ms failing to provide revenue
and protecting the industries controlled
by trusts, rather than giving any relief
TO the consumers of the country, Mr..
Rayner frequently entered upon ora
torical flights and concluded with sc.
ries of condemnatio of the so-called
trusts of tho country, He declared his
belief IN incidental protection IN or
der 10 maintain the wages of the Amer
lcau workipgmen
~ have never believed in free trade
between this country and any other
countries - Mr. Rayner said. 81 think
the country would vote such propo,,
sition down almost with practical
unanimity If there were resolution
now before the senate in favor of free
trade do not believe it would re.
ccivc single vote upon our side OF
the chamber
For Revenue Only.
Reading from the Democratic plat
forms of 1876 and 1899, Mr., Rayncr
said they embodied his party.s axiom,
"aud that is,' he added, "tbat we
have no constitutional power TO collect
tariff duties except for the purpose OF
revenues
The pending tariff bill. he declared.
should be entitled "a Bill to Encour-
age the Industries of the United states;
and for No Other Purpose. He did
not believe il would add very much to
our present revenue collections.
"fho bill will not, and 1t does not,
predicted Mr. Rayner, in any sub
stantia degree. lower prices 10 the
consumer: aud / mako another prcdlr-
ton. aud that is that this bill Will not
in any substantial degree affect the
inordinutc profits that tbe protected m
dustrics are now receiving through Gus
tom-housc taxation.
Work Of the Trusts.
Mr.. Ravner combatcd the idea that
the great corporations of the country
benefit the consumers by uiillZlng
economies OF Increased wages, On the
other hand, he declared Of the trusts;
.'They raise prices. they limit produc,
t,on. they lower wages. they contraTt
the demand for labor. they throttle
competition. they monoPohze the
wealth OF The land. they withdraw -'G
from the channels of circulation. and
when they are driven from one state
they obtain their franchise IN anoth-
or. and then return with insolcnce to
pursue their calling in the place from
which they are banlshcd.
81 do not find within thus bill line
or sentence that wcakcns their grasp
upon the commerce of the country. On
Inc contrary they show their hateful
front in almost every schedule OF TINS
bin. AS against them. if had the op-
- Continued on Page Two.