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New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
GIVE THE ORATORS A CHANCE.

The House of Representatives yesterday voted
to strike from THE Congressional Record re-
mark purportng TO have been uttered in debate
by a new member from Colorado. Mr. Rucker, to
which was appended the bracketed comment,
Great applause" The victim of the remark,
Mr. Macon, of Arkansas, protested that 1t had
not Occasioned great applause" and the House
seemed to side with him In that view. 1t has
often happened that speeches which were never
delivered at all have appeared IN the transcript
of the proceedings of the House. interlarded
with manifestations of that bodys uproarOus
interest in the imaginary orators imaginary
elOQuence 1t IS the poor privilege Of the un-
fortunate member who cannot catch the Speak
er's eye or transfx real auditors in the House
galleries TO give his constituents a vivid idea of
what might have happened If the gavcl had not
fallen and the galleries been cleared by ad-
iOurnment before he took the floor.
Is this last solace Of pent-up oratOry to be
denied to our submerged Clays and Websters?
If they cannot throw a little verismilitude into
their constructive addresses. the leave 70 print
and revise them becomes Dead Sea fruit. No
statesman worthy of the name ought to be asked
TO put Il speech into The Record" leaving the
fatal impression that he had spoken for fifteen
minutes without once occasioning tumultuous
applause The House was hard on Mr. Ruckcr,
the latest punctuatOr Of his own oratory. Let
us hope that it disciplined him merely because
he had misarranged his testimonials OF approba
ton so as to show the imaginary pleasure Of
the House at the discontinue Of his opponent
rather than its imaginary delight in his oratory
in and for itself If The Record" is To remain
an embroidered tale of forensic neartriumphs
which never were. it is only proper that the
embroiderers should be allowed 10 describe the
proceedings in their own appreciatve and un-
hampered way.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24

ton Of rational protection Cattle raising is not
carried on primarily in order to furnish the
leather industry with hides. The hides are
by-prOduct, and duty on that by-product IS
needed to encourage the raising OF cattle. DO
mestic hides do not and can not supply the wants
Of the leather manufacturer. He Is Obliged 10
draw for large portion of his raw material on
other countries, much Of 1t of quality NOT oD-
tainable here. and the tax laid on that material
is a burden on him and on the domestic pur-
chaser Of his products. Most shoe manufactur-
eI-s would he glad to surrender the compensatory
duty on the finished product. which balances the
duty laid on imported raw material. They are
not helped by that duty, which puts them at a
disadvantage compared with the foreign shoe
manufacturer. The American shoe industry Is
fully developed; it has little or nothing to rear
from foreign rivalry even with reduced duties,
and il has already built up a large market
abroad. The tax on hides helps therefore, only
to make the cost of shoes higher 10 the Amerl-
can wearer, the extra charge which he pays
going not to strengthen and enlarge the shoe IN
dustry but to stiffen the price of the by-product
of the cattle raiser Yet the cattle raiser is not
at all dependent on such aid, and giving 1t does
not tend to create a supply of raw material at
cheaper rates sufficient for the needs of the
manufacturer The duty is misapplied- 1t IS
protection which accomplishes no adequate or
rational results.
The sensible programme is to get rid of useless
protection whether such protection is given on Il
raw material or a manufactured product That
is the programme of the President and the
House of Representatives Abstract principles
are not involved. Those who say that raw ma
terials are being singled out for attack at Wash
ington confuse Democratic policy in 1894 with
Republican policy In 1909 There is nothing
revolutionary" or 'un-Republican" I'm trying TO
treat every product on its merits and give the
measure of protection which 1t deserves
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[From The Tribune Bureau.I

Washington. July 2s--The President gave three
hours to the Cabinet meeting this morning. The
tariff and estimates Of appropriations were dis
cussed. The President finds a great deal Of work
to do in the remaining days Of his stay in Wash
ington and is an early arrival at his desk A late
luncheon little exercise the golf links. dinner.
more work. and probably automobile ride
through the suburbs make up his daily programme
Senators EIkins and McCumber discussed the
cotton and woolen schedules with the President
to-day IAN said TO the President" said Senator
McCumber was that If he insists or reductions
in hides and other schedules. would 'like him to
get reductions also in the cotton and wooIlen
schedules for I find that the people in my state
will be hit hard by the high prices IN these two
things unless reductions are made
One of a group of Representatives, on leaving
the White House shortly after the two Sepators
said: We'll the fight seer's to be over Elkins
is going around reproaching the members or the
House for not standing by the Senate. and Nc
Cumber is looking blue and detected. That Is the
best evidence 1 have. The wind-up is close at
hand
The leather schedule was discussed by Repre-
sentative Gardner and Mr.. Taft this morning Mr.
Gardner told the President that the duty on the
lower grade Of shoes was low enough ano' al
though there is a German shoe which at this rate
might compete with the American manufacture,
he believed that the present rate should be allowed
to stand He said the House had studied TINS
schedule thoroughly and had reached the decision
present time might prove injurious TO the shoe n
dustry in this country He believed, however, that
a slight reduction in the duty the higher grades
of shoes might be possible. Mr.. Gardner was CON
fdent that when the tariff bill reaches the PresI-
dent hides will be found the free list
That the tariff bill will be completed either 10
morrow night or Monday opinion expressed
at the White House to-day. Senator Crane said
the conferrees would finish the bill tomorrow rlght
and It would be passed by the end Of next week
While Senator Elkins was In conference with the
President this morning he invited him 10 attend
celebration at Point Pleasant, w Va. on October
L. The President will be in the West at that time
and declined
Mr. Taft's trip through Texas was discussed by
Senator Bailey and the President to-day. and the
following tentative itinerary arranged: FL
Paso October IS: san Antonio, October 10; ranch or
c. p Taft brother OF the President. near Corpus
Christi. october 20 23 inclusive; Houston Octo-
Der "a From Houston the President will travel
north TO St Louis
A committee representing the Board Of Trade and
City Council of Columbus. Ga, was presented 10
President Taft this morning by Representative
Adan1son. AS a result of the call the President
promised to visit that city on his Southern rip
r W Pnlsbury. OF New Hampshire was
luncheon guest at the White House
Among the Presidents callers were Senator Dan
iel and Representatives Slayden, woodward smith,
OF Michigan and Adamson.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24

disa .,rea ON minor details and to unite in gem
| orally supporting any ministry OF republican
| principles as distinguished from monarchlcal'
| clerical or socialist On the other hand, there
are several opposition factions, ranging from
ultra-clerical and monarchist at the extreme
Right TO ultra-sOcialist at the extreme Lett, DuI
the union of these in coherent opposition Is
impossible Moreover, in the present case there
was no dissatisfaction with the general policy
of the Clemenceau ministry There was moth
ing but personal irritation and resentment
against Mr. Clemenceau himself. The very
Deputies who cast the votes which compelled
his resignation would doubtless i'll the same sit
ting have approved the general policy OF his
administration by substantial majority
To some the selection of Mr. BRAND TO be
Prime Minister may seem startling. 1t is TN
expected but it IS by no means illogical, nor
is it necessarily calculated to cause serious dis
quiet Mr.. BRAND one of the most con-
spicuous and influential members or the
Clemenceau ministry and was, perhaps, more
closely Identified with it's important policies
than any other member after Mr.. Clemenceau
himself. Since therefore the new ministry IS
to be chiefly a reorganization Of the old and Is
to continue in the main the policies Of the ola
it could have no more appropriate head than
Mr.. BRAND. 1t is true that he has been known
as q socialist There were those who suspected
Mr.. Clemenceau, before he became Prime Mlh-
fster of being a socialist and almost an an
archSt, yet UnGsr the SOLDERING Responsiveness
of office he developed a considerable strain oil
conservatism and was notably infeXible in re-
sisting and suppressing socialist consplrac1es
against the State We shall expect to see Mt
BRAND manifest q similar transformation, or
at least, modification If he should not but
should try to put into practice the socialist
theories which he has hitherto professed, he
would probably not long enjoy the support OF
the Republican majority Of the Chamber.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Something is wrong with the boy who does not
have m attack of the camping out fever "IeH
school Is closed and summers long Vacdllon' WIZ
all its glorious possibilities, is at hand Inc peS'
trea tueut for such an attack says IHo i0u'
C'or1panion IS the Indulgence Of the desire. with
,-.ssor9hle safeguards and restrictions; and II
can,p in the woods is out of the question the back
,,r5 Is not an impossible place for fairly salts
factory substitute.
The story is told OF English Army examiner Inc,
who once had before him stupid eaIHsIatT ~ me M,
candidate being apparently unaue 70 70 ans" % 3 C
simplest questions the examiner finally grew most
imuatent ana In Purs[ ot t sd, yS' @ re csTfaIn
I'm command Of infantry; that in your rear was an
mpaes RsaI 'S rocS S o3" Of s height
that In front OF y9g lay the enemy enemy @ ,,;
'.Si, responded the applicant for military dis
tuction I should resign ''-Tit-8lts
Berlin. as you know has adopted the sightseeing
coach as an institution" writes an American from
that citv "aDd like many New Workers who never
rode in one at home had the experience here
We had French and English people as companions
ana the youth with the megaphone making frantic
efforts at English and French furnished the CHIEF
amusement When it was all over we had seen
multitude of monuments erected to war heroes a
great number OF barracks and lot Of churches the
names and cost of which the guide told to the JOY
Of the notebook rubbernecker; museums, royal and
princely residences. fine streets and there you
who see II only from a cheese cart as they call
the coaches, because they owned by one Il. w.
Kaese and kaese Is the German for cheese"
Some medical authorities assert that in order
his digestive anatomy should be surgiCally Curtaed
ana readusted. A little learning frequently suf-
fees 10 convince that nature does not know her
Observation-Disclosures star
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. NJ. Wightman. OF
the United States Marine Hospital service who
died from yellow fever at his post in Guayaquil,
Ecuador although born in Brazil San Fran
cscan, and his class at Cooper College intends
erecting a tablet TO his memory DR.. Wightman
was stationed at GuayaquI for the purpose OF keep
ing the fever that ragged there from spreading TO
the shores of the States and he died for his
country. fighting its battle just much if he
had carried a sword For several months ne lived
under the equator safeguarding the lives of the
people at home His life the forfeit
Eight days before he died Mrs. Wghtman and
their little girl arrived yaquil. but the doctor
was buried where he fell, and his little family is
back IN San Franclsco.
A matrou Of the most determined character was
encountered by young woman reporter
ing citizens TO their politics.
MAY | Mr.. - 2' she asked Of
looking woman who opened the door at house
No you can't answered the matron decisvely.
pleaded the girl
The woman drew up her taI' figure We'll take
good look at me- she said. I'm the party he
belongs to'-Unversalist Leader.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
KINGS VISIT TO WREsT PARK
Bedfordshire Officials to Pay Respects to Sow
ereign, Guest of Ambassador

Bedford. England. July 23.-The greatest inter
est Is being shown throughout Bedfordshira over
the weekend visit which King Edward Will nav
10 Whitelaw Reid, the American Ambassador ana
Mrs Reid at Wrest Park. II will be the first time
that sovereign has stayed in the ancient home
or the DE Greys and the first visit of the Lyipr
TO the county in many years. The occasion there
fore. Is being made somewhat of public ono
On his maJesty's arrival tomorrow AZ Sfsoa
the little village at the gates. OF Wrest Park the
municipal and school authorities and the count,,
magistrates VII! present address of welcome
TO which King Edward will make a brief reDIv-
AS Is usual on his weekend visits King E,5vvar5
has requested that Sunday be observed ouistIv
He will attend services in the little parish church
OF Silsoe with the members OF the house marty,
and probably will take short motor drive In +bs
country, stopping at the Flitton church one of
the Oldest in the country. which contains the auIts
In which lie the bodies of the De GREY ancestors
The Boy Scouts Of Bedfordshire will form a -7,ora
or honor when his majesty attends the services
at Silsoe on Sunday, lining the route from the
park gates to the church
The Lord Lieutenant Of BedfordshIre has haa,
invited to dine with the King and the rnenobars
OF the house party on Sunday, and a number oF
prominent residents of the county will call ON the
monarch in the afternoon
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
SOCIAL NOTES FROM Nsu,.
IBy Telegraph to The r-,,.' n

IBy Telegraph &c The T-r, -
Newport, July pa luncheon W..
in honor of Miss Helen Taft SIZE s.7su ..
President, by her hostess, Miss F1a.sr
This evening Miss Taft dined vvt.s 1a'-o' aos
afterward attending the evening ns-.e ne q
Free5ody Park She will return - ,1aae
either Sunday or Monday. st
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Taft Win
Of honor at reception given at E.o.saaE Q.
Mrs. William G. Rocker
The rain Of to-day made It a Httr.
the Newport summer colony. 1t was 80! -! y
day that has occurred here IN several -
Registered at the Casino during ~. -
Henry p Taylor. Richard Kent. " ]3
NJ. c.; Mrs. Mark L. Bristol. ".
C. D. Bunker. u s. A; Mrs. Livinz,.--'
Mark L Bristol. u s. N; Harold Co..
Richard Stevens.
Harold Goodwin, Of Roslyn. N 7. s,s-
Marshall. Of Mobile. are weekend 9us..-
Henry r. Taylor is visiting his usren,. -ss
Mrs. II. a. c. Taylor.
Miss L. Webster, Of New York. ro-,.-,
mer resident Of Narragansett Pier. -, y
Rhuddland cottage, in Seaview avenue, .o- : !
mainder OF the summer.
Mr.. anti Mrs J. 3. Duke. OF Nav
guests here for 4 short time
Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt has g,,.
York preparatory to going abroad 10 -. = =
mother. Mrs. Belle Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Shaw Safe and son -.
70 Bar Harbor for visit
Among those who entertained at dirn.-
we're Mrs. Herbert " Hartman. Mr. ~
Pell. Mrs. Benjamin F. Yoakum and Mr., =
T. Gerry.
Mrs. Edward J. Berwind is planning a a.
her summer home. The Elrns, on july
A musical is to be given Thursday aH.-,.-
the home Of Mrs J. J. Mason. IN Catb.-,...
Mrs. r Manson Smith gave musical m. :
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stevens have s,-a.,
the season at the Duryea cottage.
Miss Olivia W. Turnbuu, Of Baltinor.
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s Rednms
Z. o. Jones and Leon V. Solon are the -
of Mayor Mcclellan OF New York, Is tbs -.
Mr. and Mrs. LOrillard Spencer; Mr. s-s
Howard Mott Potter. OF New York. are r.-'
Mrs Edward T. Potter. Mrs. Charles G n
is the guest Of Mrs. William Binney.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Chuds will Ia -
of Mir. and Mrs. 7aUldins Fosdick during n,
Charles P. H Gilbert returned from Nsv
to-day. and Mrs Delaney Astor Kans r.u,
from Pomfret. Conn.
Miss Yoakum has Joined her parents FOR Ia
son
George B. De Forest arrived here to-ags,
brief stay
Roger Wetnore arrived here from wsss.-
this evening
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
IN THE BERKSHIREs

rBy Telegraph 20 TIE Tribunal
Lenox. July 23--Richard Watson Glider E--
tonight at Four Brook Farm
EgertOn Winthrop VIII reach the Curts
Tomorrow for a short stay.
Arriving at the Hotel AsDtn7aI TO-DAY z.-r
and Mrs. Charles Oakes. Mrs. Douglas d n
NJ. and Mrs. c. 3. Merriam. Mrs. Charles IN
Charles Francis. Miss Evelyn Francis NrS
Osborne and Miss Osborne. OF New York az.
and Mrs Frank , Logan. OF BROOKLYN
Miss C1enentina Fur-iss was hostess FL
luncheon TO-DAY at Edgeco--b. Her guests hss
these Leuox and StOckbridga sumner resids-E \
and Mrs Joseph H. Choate. IIr and Mrs ss-
Westinghouse, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard C. DirsF n
and Mrs Frederic Crowu5nshieId Mr sni n
Meredith Rowland. Mrs. Robert Wlnthus n
Goodman. Richard Goodman. the Rev A-s-l
Gammack- Mrs John Zimmerman and Sgss s.
FUrniss
The birthday anniversary OF Mrs Ellitt sz
ard was observed to-day at Elm Court, v.ssa
is spending the early summer with ". al hl
William d Sloane She received many e0aEEl
latory dispatches from relatives and frtsnA
Mr. and Mrs Carlos De FIeredia were huus q
dinner tonight at Wheatleigh.
General and Mrs. J. McE Hyde are gasss q
and Mrs. ". Gilman Thompson. in stock5rEa
Hugh and Edward Green. Of New Tork; Y,
Mrs George : Hilton, OF Paterson. v J, air
and Mrs. J. H CoyIer. jr. OF Brooklyn. GEs Esl
MapIewood in PittsfeId
Miss Helene 2. MetcaIfe. daughter n
Frances Metcalfe, Of New Rochelle. N T.
Herman Kob5e. son Of Mrs. Marie H ErsA
New Brighton. Staten Island. we're married So
to-day at the country home OF the brides II
The villa was decorated with wild flowers Il
season, and the bride and bridegroom TEs =
tended Only 4 few friends and RELATIVES Y
present. The Rev. David C. Reid, pss.r q
Stockbridge Congregational Church. Ofiaatst
and Mrs. Kobbe are going to the shore tori
time. but viii spend the autumn IN StOck6nda
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
ANOTHER FANCTFUL DANGER.

An objection which we see raised to the in
come tax amendment to the Constitution seems
beside the mark 1t is directed at the breadth Of
the language employed in the proposed amend
ment. which reads: Congress shall have power
Ito levy and collect taxes on incomes, from
whatever source derived, without apportion-
"ment among the several states and without re
gard 10 any census or enumeration" Now 1t Is
urged that the words from whatever source de-
rived" being aIl-inclusive, there would be danger
that Congress would levy a tax upon incomes
derived from the stocks or bonds issued by
states. counties and municipalities. This the
Supreme Court of the United States once de
cided Congress could not do under the Consu-
tuition as il stands because such tax would
be "a tax upon the power of the states to Dor
row money"
Suggesting that possibility is calling up a
snectre. The states and the nation are not two
indeDendent and hostile systems. but are both
manifestations of Self-government by the same
people Congressman and Senators are elected
directly or indirectly by those who elect the
state governments. They are not likely TO do any
thing 10 injure the interests of their constitu-
ents. such thing. for example, as compelling
them TO pay q higher rate of interest on their
borrowings through state county or municipal
organizations. It would be just as real an oo-
lection TO the amendment to say that under it
Congress could levy a tax Of 100 per cent OF all
incomes The danger in one case would be just
about as great as in the other. Proper obJec-
ton to the income tax lies against the income
tax as such, and not against it as a federal
rather than state system of taxation,
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
FREE Paw MATERIALS.

The Republican Senators and Representatives
who are trying 10 prevent the removal of the
tariff duty on any raw material on the ground
that principle is involved and that free oil and
free hides mean free raw materials OF all sorts,
only trying 10 confuse the situation. The
President is not committed 10 the theory of free
raw materials, nor is the Republican party COM
mitted TO it That theory was exploited TO the
full in the Aills-C Cleveland Wilson revision Of
the tariff in 1924 Senator Bailey and other
Democrats have recently charged that it was not
adopted because Of its inherent economic merit
but because the Democratic leaders Of that day
were anxious 10 placate the manufacturing in
terests OF New England. compensating them bv
free hides and free coal for q threatened reduc-
tion in rates their finished products. The
Wilson bill, passed by the House of Representa-
tives carried the free raw materials principle 70
great lengths. 1t provided for free hides. coal.
iron ore sugar and wool. The Democrats in the
Senate under Mr.. Gorman's leadership put back
duties on all those articles, and because they
did so President Cleveland denounced the Senate
substitute as a measure Of -'perfdy and dis
honor"
The Republican party has not taken up the
MIlls-Cleveland-Wilson programme. The House
Of Representatives put some raw materials on
the free list, and the President is backing the
House In its determination 10 keep them there
not because OF any devotion TO an abstract doc
trine, but because freeing those materials from
duty happened TO ft in with general plan of
scaling tariff taxation. 1t not intended TO
treat raw materials imports in a class by
themselves, subject TO special discrimination.
That is shown By the fact that the duties on
wool and sugar have been left practically un-
changed. II was merely proposed TO dispense
with duties Oh such raw materials needed no
protection the duties being really hindrance 10
the better development OF domestic industry.
But il WAS equally iD the minds of the trainers
OF the House bill TO do away with Overprotec-
fion on manufactured articles.
The duty on hides. we have more than once
pointed OUT Is not defensible an exempIfca-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
MEAN THING. THAT PRoNoUN.
From The Utica Press

There is an effort under way in Colorado to send
a woman 10 Congress. The women vote in that
state. and many of them candidates for Office
The Colorado Legislature has had feminine mem
bers. ana IS likely to have them any time from
any district long the present regulations pre-
Vall 1t VIII be rather difficult, however for a
woman 70 hold seat in the House of Representa-
uVes. The Constitution sets forth the require
mehts-tWenty-1ve years OF age, years a citi-
zen or the United States, residence in he state
IN which he shall be chosen" The he" right
there Is an unfortunate word for the ambitions
ladies' Earlier in the same paragraph a member
Is referred 10 as person. but the masculine
pronoun comes along in time 10 the situation
OF course. the Constitution can be amended i'm
any particular, and the usual way is open I'M this
case. TIL that way is successfully pursued Colo
rado women desrous of being lawmakers must
Legislature. ~eS @NS
New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
IN MEMORY OF GROVER CLEVE@
His Former White Mountain NeighoOs =
Unusual Monument.

Grover CleveIand's former neighbors 81 -
Iner home in the White Mountains have plOs.
memorial TO the former President which, : -
may become more than local matter ~, ss
10 improve. mark and maintain secaou
way which was built by Mr. Cleveland anu y = n
ed by him to the town Of Tamworth WEI -
took up his residence there about fve 4s4's
Large granite powders or posts OF GU "A
be placed 70 mark the section Of road @1- 4
wall may be added on each side OF the '4
road in question is something more ln'- ~
of a mile in length. and was built to -. es.s 4
from an older and much inferior rOau 80
through the ex-President's estate MS 4. 4
Is said 10 haye been deeply touched We w. ~
heard of the plan which her neighooFs - -
L am very much pleased" she sAl "a 4
memorial would be remarkably appIOP AZ Z.
building of this roadway was one OF w 81
provements which my husband MADE W. "-..s d
to the place He referred to it IN . - - sr
Old Home week gathering as su0s'AA1
nighbOrliness.'