Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-27
CONSIDERED THE
SUGAR SCHEDULE
A Democrat From Louisiana Cham
pions Protection
A GREAT CHANGE OF OPINION
Senator McEnery Said That Free
Trade or Tariff for Revenue Only
Has No Place In Our sys'
tenn Of Government.

WABHluktOu, Mhy AW @S
began the formal consideration Of the
sugar schedule, but did not approach
. vote upon It. Instead, the time a.
lotted to this schedule was entirely
siyen over to speechmaking and
strange to say, the two speeches on
the subject, while made by Demo
crats were In strong advocacy OF
hiRh tariff on sugar Of all grades.
The speeches were by Senators Fos'
ter and McEnery Of Louisiana. MI
Foster laughingly deprecated the ap'
plication Of the word protection" to
bis attitude, but Mr.. McEnery boldly
espoused the protective theory ana
openly advised his Democratic friends
10 follow his example. He declared
protection to be in the line OF Demo
cratic policy. Mr.. McEnery was cheer
ed by the careful attention OF the lead
ing Republican senators, but his re-
marks received scant attention from
his Democratic colleagues.
Although a Democrat Mr.. McEnery
made no effort to conceal his protec-
1--WE predelictions. "A tariff for reve-
nue. only" he said twas never con
templated by the builders OF our great
constitutional structure. Free trade
or tariff for revenue only has no place
In our system of government. No tarih
can be levied without carrying protec-
ton in any degree"
No tariff he continued, was ever
adopted by any Democratic congress
or signed by any Democratic president
without involving the principle OF pro-
lection.
aThe Wilson, German law" he added
sswas 0uite notorious for some OF Its
protective features"
Raising his voice and for the VINE
abandoning his set speech MI NC
Emery said:
at is gratifying that at this SEES
sion of congress we notice great
change Of opinion among Democrats
who are voting for a duty on raw
material although at one time free raw
material was considered a cardinal
principle Of the democracy. nope
that the conditions of the country Its
necessities and the liberality general
Il that is pervading all classes Of the
people may dictate to the Democrat
the abandonment Of all the absurd
theories Of free trade and cause them
n come in with the great body OF the
people and vote a liberal protection ioi
ali the manufacturing interests OF tine
country to make It as Independent %
the fathers declared 1t should be OF all
foreign nations"
The lumber schedule was Temporal
rily put aside in order to permit
the committee on finance to make
changes in It. Early in the day Sena
tor Beyeridge addressed the senate a.
some length in support Of his conten
t,on that President Taft had previous
to and after his nomination been
consistent advocate, Of a downward re
vision Of the ..tcs.is. He followed th'
maiden effort OF his DeMocrarc col
league, Mr.. Shively who undertook Z
move that II the tar!H bill now be
fore the senate should become a Law
the rates over which the senate II
wrangling would not constitute tn
tariff that would go into effect, bu
that under the maximum and minimum
provision, the country would find itsei
operating under the maximum rat
which is 25 per cent higher than tn
minimum.