The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
SERENO F. PAYNE.

tiOnaliv and necessarily matter of poll
tics The Mckinley bill was written by
eight Republicans. the Dingley Bill bv
eleven Republicans. and the pending b.I
BY twelve Republicans The Democrats
on the Ways ard Means Committee
wrote the Wilson bill without asking for
Republican assistance
We'll. We took up item after item IN
each Of the fourteen schedules and con-
sidered Il independently OF al TIE rest
When We came 10 hosiery. for example
and I speak OF that particular article Of
daily use because our action caused con
siderable Comment-we discovered that
the fmpOrts-thaC is. the hosiery manufsc-
tured in other countries and sold II the
United States-had increased ua5er the
Dinglev law from 3601o a=ao pairs 10 12.11o.-
60 pairs annually The imports were
rapidlv expanding. and thEt fact iuiu-
enced Us In the making Of the new duty.
Again. We would ind that the imports
Of some. particular things were dwindling
OF had practically ceased alJOge her. IN
the first instance, the tariff PERI aps, was
too high, and IN the second instance It
was manifestly prohibitory-
worked Many Hours n Day.
We worked steadily from and includ-
ing December ., last year, until March
a OF this year. went 20 bed at mid
night throughout that period. and was UP
again at : O'Clock IN the morning. The
bill was completed on the evening Of
March 4, and was introduced In the
House Of Representatives OF the day fol-
lowing I am sure its preparation re-
CURED four times more labor than was
given either 10 the Mckinley BIZ OF the
bill Of 1897. which bore the name Of Mel
son Ding.ey."
your relations with both Mckinley
and Dlngley were very friendly said.
leaving the tariff and getting into mat
tiers entirely personal
"Oh. yes. Mckinley vas q quick, In
teIligent. and amiable man. He was
honest himself. and put a good deal Of con
f6ence in human nature. sometimes
thought. when We were engaged IN work
ing on the bill which bore his name. that
his trust in the average man went a lit
tie too far He spoke the truth 10 others.
and expected the truth in return. but he
didn't always get It. II were 10 criticise
him. 7 would say that he occasionally
lacked skeptic!sm. Dlagley was a plodder
and went 10 the bottom of things. Tom
Feed once said that Dingiey was never 50
happy as when ciphering on a pad OF
paper. He was not SO widely informed in
tariff matters as Mckinley. who grasped
general principles and essential facts
rather than details. but when he took Up
a subject nothing was left for the student
or investigator who followed him.
Praises Thomas B. Reed.
What have you to say OF Thomas B.
ReedZ
THAT Re Gespised shans. and that
when ne saw a man posing or pretending
he was IH-ely to say something that
burned Ike nitric acid. There were Pc
RODS when his wit wss as quick. lunI-
nous. and almost as fatal as q bolt OF
lightning Yet at bottom he mad q gen
erous heart he once referred 10
member Of the House from the West as
a wild ass colt OF course. the phrase
was given instant and joyful circulation.
The nan from the West heard X, and
was greatly offended He was a Repub-
Iiean, and Reed vas the Republican lead
er in the House, which made matters
verse. A long tine afteswa-d Reed told
me that his thoCghtless reference to the
Westemer had caused him ts feel much
reD.orse. Blank. be said. is an honest
nam, and should not have spoken Of
him with Unkin6nesS Or dis-espect.
4 Tecoliect that on one occasion Will
ism n Springer, Of Illinois whom Reed
didn't care for especially had put three
different propositions 70 the House on the
same subject, and then had ludicrousIy