The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-02
THINes TO

t8EKnowing the short memory OF our
democratic friends n their prone
mess to disregard the action of party
Representatives in Congress. the Pitts-
burg Gazette Times calls attention
[tosthe following points valuable for tu'
ture reference:;
Senator Ben Tillman, OF South Caro-
hina, proposed a duty of 10 cents a
pound on tea. There has been ex-
detrimental, culture of the tea plant In
fTillman's State and 1t has been dem
|%onstrated that 1t can be growr. there.
senator Tillman regarded 1t MS an in
liant industry which ought, to be rro-
Etected. But the ways and means COM
Igmfttee Of the house of representatives
hhd3proposed n similar duty and was
|hdorced to abandon advocacy Of 1t in
1.-THE face OF opposition to n tax upon
the breakfast table. There was SO
hmuch and SO great antagonism In tie
tfiouse to a diity on ten that the finance
committee OF the Senate declined to
make o favorable Recommendation.
Only one Democrat-Bailey, of TEX
~as.--voted for Tillman's proposal. and
there Is reason to believe that he did
so outFof compliment to Tilllnnh and
not because of conviction that the
growth of tea In the United States
should be encouraged fby It tariff Inn
post But Bailey has voted for II high
Ter tariff on lumber than the FcpuIl:-
cans of the house of representatives
would concede. He would have voted.
Tuf-rrtention OF the Dingley rates on
lumber had he been given an opnnr-
jtunlty. On each occasion that lumber
was voted on In the senate 4 majority.
OF the Democrats voting supported
rates deemed by the Republicans to be
protective. II tine senate nance conn
mittee had recommended the DinEley
rate on Iron ore Bailey and the L.
Democrats who voted for the commit
,xkae's 25-cent rate would have support
ed b egrecommendftlon. The lterub-
llcans of the house had placed iron
ore ON the free list. but n majority OF
the entire Democratic strength of the
senate'believed that there should be
n duty. Similarly they insisted Juror
a duty on coal.
The two senators from Florida pro-
posed an increase of the duty on pine
apples for the benefit OF .heit State,
n a majority OF the Democrats who
voted on that proposal voted with the
FLORIDA senators.
Senator Bacon. of Georgia. and 9TH
er Democrats In both house and sem
ate who wanted cotton baggi.s anil
cotton lies on the free list wanted n
duty placed OH Egyptian cotton for the
benefit of the American cotton grow.
ers.
Senator McEnery. of Louisiana. nm
like other Democrats, male no Mt
tempt to dissemblc or cloud his he
lief In protection. He demanded pro-
atectlon for sugar. the special interest
OF his State. but he frankly admitted
mat what was good. for mis- people was
good Tor The country generally. He
Maae a speech on the sugar schedule
which asserted that protection was n
z good thing for the nation and was
goo Democratic doctrine. He voted
consistently for protective schedules
n his colleague. Senator Foster, was
almost as persistent in mis- dgvoLi0n
10 the protective principle. manifest
Ing 1t time after time by his vate.
All these things are worth keeping
In mind when. as will certainly be the
case, attempts are made in the mid.