The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-23
REPUBLICANS
. ARE OPPOSED
TO HIGH RATES
Senators Nelson and 80 y.
Lead in Criticism of Aid.
rich Schedules
BAILEY BELIEVES SOUTH
IS Disseminated AGAINST

Free Binding Twine for the Northern
Wheat Growers and Protected Cot.
ton Begging for Southern Cotton
Raisers Cited As Illustration
Washington, April Republican
criticism on the pending tariff bill on
the ground that its rates were too
high we're prominent in the senate to-
day when Senator Nelson of Mime
sofa and Senator Dolliver OF Iowa
attacked various schedules
Under the guise Of discussing the
duty on gas retorts debate on the
tariff was indulged in by Democratic
senator's, Senator Bailey of Texas
taking occasion to say that the bill
was discriminatory against the south.
Mr.. Root spoke at length to show
that the increased rate on gas retorts
was justified by changed conditions.
concluding by saying that II no SEN
ator had information on the subject,
the paragraph should be passed over.
There was return to Mr.. AID
Yich's remarks concerning Democrats
in the Union army. He declared that
he had not intended to say there were
no loyal Democrats In the north or
in the Union army.
Mr.. Bailey asserted that any such
attack on any Democrat was i'll timed.
II have heard 1t said," added Mr..
Bailey, that the present administra-
tion aims, as one of Its chief accom-
nH,1. %4 <3}or,,n$ tho o41}.l co,1fh
and it is endeavoring to accomplish
that result by flattering the weak
men among us in the south by con-
ceding to them an invitation to the
white house or by giving them a por-
ton of the patronage Of the country.
"The president wastes his time and
wastes his breath when he gives
heed to those men who tell him that
they can disrupt the SOUTH" he said.
There is in the south today. as there
was before the war, a sentiment that
is not Democratic. In the older times
they were Wings and in this day they
are Republicans. But some Of them
are ashamed of their associates down
there"
Mr.. Bailey said he deprecated the
effort of the Republican party to win
/, the south by appealing to selfish in
terests.
Twine and Bagging.
AT the same time." he said, "this
bill is full of sectional discrimina-
tions. The farmers binding twine is
placed on the free list, but in this
very same bill the bagging of the cot
ton planter is highly protected. That
costs the cotton planter of the south
yearly more than $1,250,000, and that
burden should be lifted from his
shoulders even If every factory of the
cotton bagging trust should be COM
PEELED to close. If you want to find
q way to the hearts of our people of
the south, do not treat them unjust
ly."
Mr.. Aldrich, referring to his state
publicanism, said that at the time OF
the war he was forced to q choice of
either voting for Lincoln or for Sey-
mour, who was running upon "a plat
form that declared that the war for
the Uuion was a failure" He be-
lieved the supremacy of the Republic
can party was necessary for the we'll
being Of the country.
Nelson Critical.
Two Republican STANDARDIZATION
Of Minnesota and Dolliver Of Iowa
sharply antagonized the senate COM
mittee on finance in the consideration
of the tariff bill. Mr.. Nelson de-
nounced the MEASURE, declaring that
the cotton, glass Cnd woolen sched-
ules were too high. He said that
placing duties on woolen manufacture
ed goods fifty-nine per cent higher
than the duty on raw wool was un-
just. He believed the schedule would
stand material reduction. Mr.. Gal
linger, interrupting. referred to the
closing Of the woolen mills Of New
Hampshire by the low rates of the
Wilson tariff bill. Mr.. Nelson ener-
getically declared that that was the
same spirit that had actuated New
England in it's criticism of any effort
to reduce the high rates that had pre-
vailed upon her products. He de.
clared that the hard times of the
nineties had come largely from the
"All the stagnation from 1894 to
1897 was not owing to the Wilson
tariff law. would no more think of
CQaTSluS INc DiH6lcy tdTlu Will Cuo
panic of 1907 than would charge
the panic of 1893 to the Wilson bill"
Mr.. Nelson said the silver agitation
was largely responsible for the panic
OF 1893.
Mr.. Delivers severe criticism pre-
cipitated lively debate. He declar-
ed that not only were duties imposed
by the Payne-Aldrich bill too high.
but that they were SO worded as to
result in large increases Of rates
without definite indication of such in
creases in the schedules. He said he
proposed to have full explanation of
the schedules and to give other SEN
ators an opportunity to vote to lower
some of the rates.
The WOOlen Schedule.
1.-THE woolen schedule" he said,