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ton in my case. said MIR Bailey,
intcrrup,ing. although have not read
all OF them and do NOT intend 10.
Mr.. Aldrich agreed Il excep, the
Texas senator as he did also senator
rallaferro. of Florida.
In reply to q question MIR Aldrich
said the experts were not Subrocna"d
nor paid any witness lees. and n"
declared that their stat' n"nl.' w"r"
~, public hearings a all
Daniel Make Inquiry.
Senator Daniel insisted on knowing
wha, objection could be urged by tn"
senator from Rhode Island against
|, the Democratic members OF the com
mi,cc hearing the Statements
is it, asked Mr.. Daniel. II private
snap for the people framing tariff
hill without giving a right to leprr-
scntatives OF the pcopl" ~ hear IN"
testimony"
Mr.. Allrich said il was not tn"
purpose OF the committee 50 Ia" -
h" knew to have public hearings
An imprisoned address br Senator
Raynrn was directed against tn"
method OF the ajOriry in the framing
of tarlM bill.
This is the worst practice" he
said that has ever arisen bcfcrc II
legislative body.
EIkins vii! be Good
When you are dividing his plum,
der at least be fair to each other. On
bphalt OF the senator from West
Virginia. | at least beg of you to give
him back his raw materials. He has
stood with you on the field OF battle
and when the hour Ct submission
comes the senator from West Virgil.
nit will be here and his protestiig
voice will not be heard in this hall
against single article on the
schedule.
He referred to the coal mines OF the
senator from West Virginia tMr.
Elkinsl and his Indignation over the
proposition to place the pr~dncts OF
hie State upon the fire." list.
We on this side he said. are
in the camp of the vanqulshed. and
SO far as | am concerned. would
rather be In the camp OF the van
pushed than in the camp OF the vic
tors in the possession OF the spoils.
Says South For Protection.
Mr. Aldrich charged that if tn"
senator from Maryland should frame
a tariff bin according to his policy. he
would not get ten Democratic votes
for II. He said distinguished sena.
tor from Maryland 9TH" late Mr.. Coz
man, had reCast the Wilson bin on
lines that did not agree with the
ideas put forth by the present sena-
tor from that State. and he did not be.
the people of Maryland or even OF the
Democrats Of that State. Tennes-
see. Georgia. North Carolina. Louisia-
ma and other States Of the South. he
said. are 10 longer in sympathy with
free trade principles.
You might as well be frank said
Mr.. Aldrich. addressing the Demo
cratic senators. and ! admit that
do not intend to let such q speech as
we have listened to from the sena-
tor from Maryland deter us from being
just to every Southern State.
This tariff policy will be just 10
every section and to every interest
OF the country. l am quite certain
that the senator from Maryland. Will
have no followers upon his side of
the chamber"
Bailey Makes Qualified Defense.
Senator Bailey Indignantly resented
the right of the senator from Rhode
Island to speak for the Democratic
party On the subject of the tariff. and
added that when the time came to
vote. that party would be found sus-
tanning the principles of taxation
that had so long been maintained by
1t.
He said the Democratic party want
ed to have the principles of protec-
! ton If applied at all. applied to all
sections. but that statement he adj
ded did not mean that that party
would Of its own accord apply such
principles at all He commended for
the right Of D'mocratic members OF
the committee to be present at hear
ings bu admitted that if the Demo
Gratis were framing a tariff bill they
would not permit the Republicans to
participate.
'YOu might look at it but Won
should MT touch it, he said.
Speaking Of he inheritance tax pro.
posed In the House bill, he said he
would rather tax the living rich by