New-York tribune., 1909-05-26
N M'ENERY FAVORS DUTY
T4RIFF DEBATE ON SUGAR
Both Louisiana Senators AdUOcate
Protection.
LFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

tFrom The Tribune bureau
Washington. May 25.-A answer to the his
toric question. What is Democrat?'' fur
nished the Senate to-day. when Mr.. McEnery. of
Louisiana. declared in favor of the protective sys-
TEN and undertook to show that protection and
Democracy were synonymous words. Yesterday the
Senate was told by Mr. Bailey that the free um-
Der promise in the Denver platform was not bind
ing and that the old doctrine Of free material
had been scraped from the Democratic escutcheon.
To-day Mr.. Stone. of Missouri. an ardent admirer
of William J. Bryan. said the Nebraskan old not
properly interpret Democratic principles when
he criticised members OF his party for voting for
duty iron And then came Mr.. Foster. of
Louisiana. who spoke for a tariff for and
incidental protection sugar Mr.. McEnery de-
clared that the Democratic party did and should
stand for protection. All that was needed to COM
pete the composite architecture of the Democratic
household the presence of Mr. Clay. of Georgia,
who has free trade leanings. lIr Clay wisely re-
tired TO the cloakroom. New and then he would
peep through the door leading to the Senate floor
\ big. black cigar between his lips, and he
looked if he might be seeking in the curling
smoke OF the Connecticut wrapper solution of the
familiar AMI perennial Democratic query Where
at?'
Although the Democrats had the larger share of
diverse views the tariff question. they had no
monopoly on the differences of opinion. After MI
Stone had made his statement on Mr.. Bryans
error on iron ore and Mr. Shiveiy. Indiana's new
Democratic Senator, had criticised the maximum
and minimum clause of the Senate bill. Mr.. Bev-
eridge fired a few shots at those Republican Sena-
tors who maintain that the Republican party made
no promise of downward revision. Mr.. Beveridge
denied that the Republican Insurgents had de-
serted the protective system. He quoted at length
from the campaign speeches of President Taft in
effort show that the Republican candidate
understood the promise of the party mean lower
duties than the Dingley law imposes 1t has been
said that there is free trade this side said the
Indiana Senator. NO. a single microbe of it.
fh.lf
there is protection there" pointing to the
Democratic side
LUMBER SCHEDULE PASSED OVER
At the suggestion of Mr. Aldrich the lumber
schedule passed over in order TO give the FL
nance Committee time TO adjust the dinerentaI
between rough and dressed lumber, and the sugar
schedule taken UP.
The debate on the sugar duties recommended by
the committee was opened by Mr.. Foster, OF Louis
lana. who spoke for more than two hours He said
that sugar was one Of the principal subjects OF
taxation in every civilized country, well as one
Of the best producers Of revenue. The louisiana
Senator presented statistics showing that every
other sugar producing country in the world sold
sugar o its people from to five cents a pound
higher than this country. Every other country in
the world, except Denmark imposed higher sugar
tax than the United States. Mr.. Foster asserted
After declaring that the American consumer had
no just TO complain against the sugar duties
Louisiana Senator declared that all Of the petit
tions for a reduction in the sugar tax were sent
from Wall Street.
Mr.. Tnlman wanted to know II the removal Of
the dinerential on refined sugar would not AFFORD
relief 10 the consumers, and Mr.. Foster replied
that the removal of the dinerentia would be a
serious blow 20 both the cane and sugar beet pro-
tiucers He said a commercial dinerental would
succeed the legal dierentiaI Replying 20 questions
concerning the Sugar Trust, Mr. Foster said ihat
II the Sugar Trust violating the law II should
he punished but the way to punish II was not To
strike down the producers and the independent
refners He asserted + would he playing into the
hands os the trust strike down the dinerentdl'
FOR II would put out OF business beet sugar facto
ries. which competitors Of the American Sugar
Refining Company.
TiLLMAN SEEKS EXPLANATfoN.
Several times during the course OF Mr. Fosters
speech Mr.. THlman sought explanation of the
words. 40 l6 Dutch standard in color" Finally
Senator Smith. OF Michigan made elaborate eN-
planstion. Il hope 1 have made myself clear 10
the Senator from South Carolina" said Mr.. smith,
after the explanation.
Its exactly as clear mud replied Mr.. TIL
Then Mr. Smith said he would make an eNplana-
ton in sentence NO. is Dutch standard he
said rs the yardstick In the sugar industry by
which certain degree OF purity is measured
After speaking for nearly two hours in support Of
his contention that the Democratic party favors the
protection OF American industries. Mr. McEnory
surrendered the floor. giving notice that he would
speak tomorrow favor OF the sugar schedule Of
the tariff bill The Louisiana Senator let IL be
known that the underlying principles Of the pending
bill met his approval He said the measure pro-
vlded reductions from the Dingley law and that IT'S
adoption would be A forward step in the expansion
OF this country commercial prestige