The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-26
SENATE TAXES UP
 SUGAR SCHEDULE McEney and FQ s < ouisiiana
 Speak t lsa E lal PROTECTl'' Il. 'OcATED
Louisiana Senator Declares That Great Changes of Opinion Are Taking Place Among Democrats
 On the Tariff.

Washington, May 26.-The Senate began the formal consideration of the sugar schedule, but did not approach vote upon It. Instead, the time allotted to this schedule was entirely given over to speech making, and, strange to say. the two speeches on the subject, while made by democrats, was in strong advocacy of a high tariff on sugar of all grades.
 The speeches were by Senators Foster and McEnery of Louisiana. MT. Foster laughingly deprecated the application of the word protection" to his attitude, but MT McEnery boldly espoused the protec- tive theory and openly advised his demo- cratic friends to follow his example. He declared protection to be in the line of democratic policy. Mir. McEnery was cheered by the careful attention of the leading republican senators, but his re- marks received scant attention from his democratic colleagues.
 The lumber schedule was temporarily put aside in order to permit the committee on finance to make. changes in it. Early in the day Senator Beveridge addressed the Senate at some length in support af his contention that President Taft had previous to and after his nomination been consistent advocate of a downward revision of the tariff. He followed the maiden effort of his democratic oollea g,le MT. Shively, who undertook to prove that if the tariff bill now before the Senate should become a law the rates over which the Senate is wrangling would not consti- ute the tariff that would go into effect but that under the maximum and mini- mum provision the country would find itself operating under the maximum rate which Is 70 per cent higher than the minimum.
 McEnery Speaks.
 Closely following his colleague. MT. Me Emery spoke in support of the same prin- ciples as had been upheld by MT. Fos- ter.
 Although a democrat, MT McEnery made no effort to conceal his protective predelections
 A tariff for revision only" he said, was never contemplated by the builders Of our great constitutional structure Free trade or tariff for revenue only has no place in our system of government. No tariff can be levied without carrying pro tection in any degree
 No tariff, he contended, was ever adopted by any democratic Congress or signed by any democratic President without involving the principal of pro- lection.
 The Wilson German law" he added was quite notorious for some of It's protective features
 Rising his voice and for the time abandoning his set speech Mr. McEnery said; Tt is gratifying that at this sses- t change of opinion among democrats who are voting for duty of raw ma terial, although at one time. free raw material was considered a cardinal prin- ciple of the democracy.
 Absurd Theories.
 T hope the conditions of the coun- try, its necessities and the hberality generally that is pervading II clsses of people may dictate to the democratic party the abandonment of all the ab- surd theories of free trade and cause them to come in with the great body of the people and vote a liberal pro- tection for all the manufacturing in-. terests of the country. to make it as Independent as the fathers declared it should be of all foreign nations"
 The Louisiana senator stated that so far as he could discover the Aldrich
 
 interest, nor" he added, has there been imposed in any of it's schedules any burdens upon the people,
 After MT. McEnery entered upon his speech, many republican senators crossed the chamber and sat in rapt at tention nearby.
 Senators aIdrch. Southerland Gam ble, Scott, Page of Michigan, Bristow Root, Bradley, Crawford, Burton, Johnson and Stephenson, closely at tended upon thu words of the venerable Louisiana senator. His remarks did not pppear to be popular among the democrats toward the latter part of his address only his colleague Sena- tor Foster, together with Senator Dan iel gave him special attention.
 Senators Overman, Hughes and Bank head occupied seats on the outskirts of the democratic side, but no other senators of the minority were within the chamber.
 Later MT. Baly and Mir. Bacon joined the little group about the Louisiana senator.
 MT. McEnery had not concluded when the Senate adjourned.