The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-16
TAX ON iron ORE
Senator Stone Tells Why many
Democrats Voted For II.
ONLY REVENUE DUTY

Was Voted for By the Democrats,
Which Was in accordance With
All Democratic Precedence-Ihe
Tax Rather Hurts Than Helps the
Huge Steel Trust.
II the United States senate. Sen
ator Stone OF Missouri. made state
nent In which all Democrats vii!
be interested. Senator Stone spoke
on the vote Of certain Democratic
senator's in favr = tariff on iron
ore, and as Senator T1llmau has been
accused of being in league with the
Steel Trust because he voted for the
tariff on Iron ore. We present some
extracts from Senator Stones state
nent so es our readers can see II
the CHARGE against Senator Tillnan
is true or false. Here IS Senator
Stones statement:
Nr. President. an one Of the
eighteen Democrats who voted TO
put duty Of rs cents per ton on
iron ore. The eighteen Democrats
who voted that way are Aess1s. ba-
con. Bailey, Bankhead. Chamberlain,
Clay, Daniel, Fletcher, Foster, Fra
z!er, Johnston Of Alabama. AcEnery.
.darin, Payte7, Simmons. Stone. Tai
:afer-o. Taylor and Tillnan. Ten
Democrats voted 70 put iron ore on
the free list, VIZ. Aessrs. Clarke OF
Arkansas, Colberson. Gore, Hughes,
Nevlands. Ore.nan. Rayner. Shtve!y
Smith Of Maryland and Smith OF
Sou:h Caro!lLa.
H-. lresidc1i, VIXEN the ouestioA
OF putting duty on Iron ore was
before the senate. vas hesitant aad
somewhat uncertain as to what WIS
the right and proper thing to 90;
t9t "a the end the best judgment .:
wn!co an capable. not only as a
PARTY man. but as one desirous o.
promoting the best policy for the
public welfare, ! conceived 1t TO be
my duty to vote as l did. oe!ieTe
in the doctrine Of q -cve0ue tariff
and this whether considered from tnc
standpoint OF the constitutional pow
er vested in congress to levy tariffs
or from the standpoint of economic
policy. believe that tariffs should
be levied with the primary objec'
Of producing needed public Teve'
nue., and that the duties should oe
as widely distributed and laid upoE
as many articles as possible, always
of course, having IN view the needs
OF the government; and / hold thai
the burden should be made lightes
upon articles Of common use aRc
heaviest upon others.
Under present circumstances
doubt the wisdom, or might more
properly say the feasibility. OF ar
extended free list: but. at the same
time, having IN view the needs Of the
treasury. ! favor admitting free o,
duty as many articles OF common
necessity as possible where the art
icles are controlled By monopoly
/ DO not as a general proposition sub
scribe to the notion advocated bJ
some Of free raw materials to those
who manufacture them, and at the
same time allow protective duties
on the manufactured products. Sue
cinctly stated that is my view Of the
Democratic position on the tarif
question.
Nov, IL applying this view to the
case OF iron ore. The first fact con-
fronting ne was that the duty If rs
cents per ton vas purely revenue
duty. and IN no sense protective
duty. twenty-five cents per ton on
ore IS equivalent TO about 10 per
cent ad valoren. That means that
under that rate all ores coming from
the outside Into this country for con-
sumption, except that coming from
Cuba. would pay duty Of approxi-
nately 10 per cent. Under our reci-
p7oc!.y agreement with Cuba. ores
from that island would come in un-
der reduced rate, and would pay
20 per cent less than ores from 9TH
er foreign mines. In other words.
placing the rate at 25 cents per ton.
while foreign ores generally would
pay 10 per cent ad ralorem, Cuba
ores would pay per cent. Whether
In the one case orthe other manifest
~ the duty Is very low.
Mr.. President. every since he have
had tariff laws. and We have had
them for more than century, there
has been duty on iron ere. In
all our tariff Laws up to this time,
whether made b. Democrats. Re
publicans. or others, duty has been
laid Oh these ores The duty Of rs
cents per ton, for which I voted. is
tne lowest duty ever imposed upon
iron ore In any tariff bill ever enact
ed b. the American congress. Even
the Walker bill, that wisest, best ar
ranged. and most celebrated Of Dem
ocratic tariff measures. laid a duty
on these ores almost double that pro-
videt In the bin before the senate:
and duty Of 20 per cent was laid on
those c-'. IN the Wilson bill. And
20. n lent, at the very incep-
:iou estigat!on and consid-
cratic r subject. was con-
'front.'. mis- situation and with
:hese
Therefore, it seemed to me, unless
,ome excellent reason could be given
% the contrary, that I ought to vote
% impose this low revenue tax, and
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