The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-13

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lot careful Vofk given to its pfcpnH.
ton n 20 aaid THERE are seventy
1--we republican mombots oft the
house who would vote against tho
hin In its original form and that
humber Is cuodeh to defeat 80 over
lVbolmIuply The trouble has been to
prevail upon "tbc interests to
INicld uu part ot thpit protection
without making too much russ about
H. Nour of them has been disposed
Ito make sacrifice To- the popular
ldcmand for tariu reform There were
lpotrots during the clHl war who
were willing TO servo their country
Iby sending all their wives relations
Ito the army. but they were rare cm-
5odiments Of uuseifishness compared
to these later contributions To the
lcountry's welfare. who would re-
lvise the protected list by separating
some other manufactures from his
share of tariff bounty Under such
discordant circumstances, general
debate ran riot in the house and the
; republican leaders did not dare at
tempt to Ak a day for a final vote
luntl Monday and then they were
| compelled to conccde changes In
the bin affecting lumber, hides, oil,
ted. coffee and barley, to get enough
votes to win. and even then they
lost twenty of their own party mem
bers and carried their special rule
! by majority of only sixteen.
After all, however, final shape VIII
be sgiyen to the tariff bin by the
senate Whether hides, and lumber,
: and coal and iron ore shall go on
, 1.-The free list VIII be definitely known
, only when Senator Aldrich, tarifl
expert and postmaster of congress
: slonal leadership, shall report the
~ a., ~ finance
= to the senate. when he does that IT
will be known that the way has beer
= smoothed out for the final passag,
Q of the bill, in so far as II ~ possibl,
I to ascertain what the republican In
r surgents IN the house may finally do
Senator Bailey took occasion, dur
u ing a preliminary debate In the sen
ate, the other day to re-assert TIT
Z ancient democratic doctrine of
J tariff for revenue only In the mos
:" positive terms. Senator Aldrich ha'
y declared, IN colloquy with Rnyne
of Maryland. that Il tariff for revenue
= only IN absolutely the same thing u
y free trade. because 1t excludes nj
u idea of protection. us Robert j. wal
l. kor demonstrated, and IL made sole
ly to secure the greatest amount o
" lmportations, which destroys domes
II nc production and IN It's last annly
y sls Is free trade. This doctrine o
. the democratic fathers. Senators Al
II drich declared, has disappeared AM
u no longer has any advocates any
} where "Tho American people nav
D. pronounced on that subject" he nd
ded "by the greatest majority eve
u given to successful party, and tn
time will never come again when tn
: old democratic doctrine on this sub
= iect will again have their approval
The interests Of the southern state
are welded to protection, You mish
, IA well be frank enough to admit
and to join the procession which
moving on" Continuing, Senate
Aldrlch declared that he and his re
publican colleagues on the hnnnc
:. committee did not intend, In prepal
:, Ing the tariff bill for presentation I
the senate. to permit the position q
!, the democratic senators In opposite
to the bill to deter them from dom
. Justice to every interest In tn
. lsouth II am u protectionist, and no
Il sectionalist because believe !
/, projections as n part OF n great nu
tional policy" he declared, "nnt
!, senator's, you might as we'll accer
+, the inevitable and join with us !
lcgislating for the benefit OF tn
whole people"
1t was In reply to this that Ser
ator Bailey spoke, and he made tn
position OF the democratic minorit
40 plain that Il Ia well worth repeal
ling here. because II VIII proven
much possible misunderstanding Ii
ter.
He said. "The senator from Rhod