The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-27
Principle of Protective Tariff
Denounced as Unfair: In
come Tax Defended.
TEXAS STATESMAN AND
SENATOR ALDRICH CLASH
Restriction of immigration Fa-
YOred as Protection for
American Labor.


ing the principle Of a protective tariff
as unfair In taking money from one
man TO give 1t 10 another in order to
encourage him in the pursuit of an
otherwise Improbable business, Senator
Bailey of Texas today delivered a
speech on the Democratic side in op-
position TO the pending tariff bill.
After he had proceeded without in.
'erfuption for more than an hour, sew
eral senators engaged in co1oquies with
him.
Referring to Mr.. Bailey's statements
that the duties OF the pending bill
might be 33 l-2 per cent. Mr.. Aldricl
asked whether he supposed the profits
OF American industries equaled that
amount
Cites the Steel Trust
Mr. Bailey replied that in the case
of the United States Steel corporation
he believed they had. and cited the
increased capitalization of that organ
izatlon as an evidence of enormous prof
IL: lie insisted that such lowering
OF the rate of duty would not seri.
ousiy affect lmportations. because lie
believed American manufacturers would
be stimulated by the added foreign
competition and would continue to sup
ply the markets.
Mr.. Bailey discussed his amendment
providing for an income tax, which was
criticised by Mr.. Aldrich as tending
10 reduce the protection for American
labor. If it should result in proportion
ate decrease Of customs duties
Mr.. Bailey favored restriction of i'm.
migration as protection to American
labor.
Aldrich's S Pointed Retort.
Mr.. Aldrieh retorted that while Mr..
Bailey was ready 10 keep the foreign
a,vcrsc 10 allowing the product of this
cheap labor to come in competition with
the product of American workiugmeu.
Mr.. Bailey will resume tomorrow.
when he viii devote his attention TO
the purely legal aspects of an income
tax law.
Mr. Bailey first took up the proposi.
tion 10 turn over to tariff commits
sion the consideration of the schedules
of the tariff bill. commenting on which,
he declared. he did not believe in ''tnrn.
ing over to political eunuchs'' the con
sideration of such a great question
even though they were so impartial ss
TO "entertaln no aversion for what Is
bad or preference for what Is good.
The question of taxation, he said, had
always engaged the attention of
statesmen, and he did not believe in
it from the people to place
it IN the hands of a commission.
Would Readjust Burden.
He would not. he said. at this time
discuss free trade. which he declared
was impossible in this country. 81 dc
mol hesitate 10 say he added. "that
[ believe in taxing. wealth instead of
and if il were in my power
would compel every man 10 contribute
towards the support of this great gov
arnuent according TO what he has, and
not according 10 what he wants, -
Mr.. Bailey said if he could do so
ne would abolish nil tariff duties and
support the government by the same
general system of taxation that exists
n the different states. but the restric
ions of the constitution in its limita
ions upon direct taxation would make
hat policy impossible. aud he would
lot disturb that restriction if he could
10 so. That restriction would make the
,itizons of some states pay 4 higher
luty than the citizens of other states,
md without direct taxation. which for
hat reason becomes Impossible. IT
would not be possible to raise enough
money bv amy form of taxation with
ut custom duties.
Holds Tariff Principle Wrong.
Speaking of the principle Of the pro-
ectivc tariff. Mr.. Bailey said:
S'If your law ended when 1t gave
our fellow citizens an advantage over
he citizens of another country | would
@ one of its most ardent supporters.
jut il does not end there, because It's
levitable effect is to give "a few of our
GLOW citizens an enormous advantages
yer others of our conntrymen.
rbo rrn,tjraI pHart he anl6 !,
i've a bounty TO the favored mauufsc-
rcr
Referring to his proposed amendment
)r an income tax, he directed his re
arks to Senator Aldrich, and said
lerc was time when such a PROPOSE
ihute fortunes. ''But.' he added,
the senator from Rhode Island when
recently referred 10 this proposed
" forebore to repeat that statement.
'cansc he would have had To settle
lth some fifteen or twenty of the men
greatest ability and highest charac.
r on this side of the chamber and
WAS with Difference to them, and not
save our sensitive natures that he
ntentcd himself with saying that
ch tax should not be levied be
use it was not necessary, as the bill
reported to the senate would raise
ou,gh revenue without this income
Defends Income Tax,
Mr.. Bailey insisted that the senator
nm Rhode Island did not escape the
argument by any such
temcnt as that. He said if the bill
uld raise enough revenue to support
government, taxation from this
lrce could be reduced in proportion
the amount Of revenue raised by tho
ome tax. He secuted the idea that
lowering of customs taxes would in.
ase revenue and declared 1T wonld
y result in causing the American
uufacturcr TO reduce the price of his
iclc and 10 reduce his profits. cal
dy so enormous as To stagger the i'm.
nation.
Do you ask me to believe that the