Evening star., 1909-04-26
Senator Bailey Argues in Favor
of His Tariff Amendment.
SENATE GALLERIES FULL
Lively Colloquies With Senator
Smith of Michigan.
WAGES HERE AND ABROAD
Texan Declares American Rate Is No
Higher Than European in Pro-
portion to Output.

Senator Bailey of Texas, one of the
minority members of the finance commit
tee and author of a democratic income
tax amendment to the tariff bill, began
long address in the Senate today in
favor of the amendment about an hour
after the session began. The first part
of his remarks dealt with the history OF
tariff legislation and its purposes in this
country, and at the time The Stars re-
port closed he had not reached the body
of his argument.
The galleries and the floor of the Sen
ate chamber were crowded early in the
afternoon by senators and the public
anxious to hear MIR. Bailey. In the course
of his Introductory remarks the senator
from Texas had some lively and amusing
skirmishes with Senator William Alden
Smith of Michigan, one of the strongest
advocates in the Senate of the republi-
can high protective tariff. The course
of his argument had brought Mr.. Bailey
to the point where he declared that the
effect of the republican system was to
put the American consumer at the mercy
of the American manufacturer. He de-
clared he could see no difference between
tariff and a bounty, except that one
was direct and the other Indirect
'.It is taking the result of one mans
labor and giving it to another who has
no just claim for it," he declared.
Wages Here and Abroad.
1t was at this point that Mr.. Smith
asked him whether the wages paid to
the American workingman were not
larger than those paid to workingmen
in other countries.
Mr. Doll
that in proportion to the value of the
products turned out in this country the
wages were no higher here, and also that
the American workingman has to pay
much more for the necessaries of life
than the foreign workingman.
would the senator attempt to COM
forts of a foreign working man with
the American working man?' asked Mr..
Smith.
Mr. Bailey, with some emphasis, de-
clared that the difference was based upon
the nationality, the mode of government,
the equality and inequality of citizenship
and a hundred other things. Further
more. he asked If it were right that all
the people of this country should be
taxed to benefit only part. Seventeen
million of our people don't benefit In any
way, even in wages alone. by the pro-
tective system, even conceding that it is
are not employed in protected industries.
Il would like to open a kindergarten
for such protectionists as the senator
from Michigan smiled Mr.. Bailey.
Michigan Senator Retorts.
Mr.. Smith. who resumed his seat, jump
ed up at once when this was said. See
ing this. Mr.. Bailey laughingly agreed to
withdraw his last remark. but that did
not prevent the senator from Michigan
from declaring that any kindergarten he
went to would have to have a better
teacher than the senator from Texas.
Mr.. Smith at another time interrupted
Mr.. Bailey to call his attention In some
rather hgh-sounding phrases to the way
foreigners pour into this country to en-
Joy it's benefits
Il am not yielding for an oration, in
terrupted Mr.. Bailey.
Coming as it did in the midst OF Mr..
Smiths well-rounded and dramatic period
and bringing the Michigan senator to an
abrupt halt, this remark of Mr.. Bailey S
struck the funny bone of everybody in
the chamber and the laugh was on Mr.
Smith.
Recovering himself quickly, however.
| Mr.. Smith declared that he was very
much pleased to find that the senator
from Texas thought his remarks i'm
portant enough to be called an GRAFTON.