The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-31
I TARIFF
DISCUSSION
REVEALS
PARADOX

WashIpaion. March n Mhn Q
,ortacrn Republican Is hea,a speak.
lng from The standpoint { protection
aud Southern Democrat III tearl
declaring from tho position O., tariff
lcf revenue and shey roach pracll
eally the same conclusions uNon many
iGli,eriaBl ISSUES, h is possible 10 ap
nreciafe Ia SOME degree tae rtrgc
Gi argument which the Payne tagiil
hi,l is provoking. Such a spectacle
was Witnessed on one day IN he
hpuss during ite consideration of he
fHlf measure. Joseph VI Foriney
af Michigan arch protectlonlst and
edward w. Psu. champion OF the iar.
IN for re2enue cause, were tao Two
mon, both members oi tho ways and
aieanr committee thc former speAN.
Ing for the bin ana The latter ltpos.
INK .t II IL only little eNagsefes'un
IL fny compared vitl MI fohnej,
the late Wllliam Mckinley aud nc
luie Nelson Diueley, We're rama tee
traders, whna Rager Q, NILS VIM
Morrison ana William L. Wison had
nothing on Mr. pou as tariff iog rev
eius men. set these two members
fund themselves strangely support
Irg In many instances the samn sort
0f duties e
Mr. F'ordney devoted his remarks
tficily 70 fanr important schedules
cl the Bill, sugar. lumber cotton anu
cotton goods. and WOOL and wooleu
goods. He showed thar every sasaf
producing csuntry maintains . high
or duly on sugar than is aiioroed IN
tl.a Payne bin. What he said was mu
ssh "a the Louisiana Democrats. alt
though he was speaking more parN-
eularly FOR the beet sugar krowera'
He declared that when the Dlugley
nlIl WAS passed there were only tix
sugar beet factories IN the United
Elatcs with an annual output u 3lf
800 tons. whereas there are r3w 90
laclorlee with an output II lyus ut
1872 .90s ions,
Taking up lumber schedule, ealle
fanportInk the bin which fixes tae
euly on lumber al 81 a thoueand
81. Fordney argued for The rest1ra
lIbn uf The old DineIeg duty Of ~ q
III usaud. Il was one Of the laFgesl
Industries In the country he said
sile production last year feachln1 ihe
anuflnons sam oi i000n.n10 100 feet
ere hlif ol which eas produced ln
Southern slales The market yalhe q
iHlf lumber was about 5000 laa bvV,
iap cost oi pfpluciien not lneludlug
alnmnaee ahant siea 100000 ~ which
$500 ra1V0i went 70 lnhof iAefe BE-.
ing upwards of s10Onn men engaged
ln lhe Industry and 3OO0n saw mills
seatieftd thfoaFh Tie various state
Low gfade luHhcr be argued ueeds
Sigh araiecllsn Willie the hIgh grade
ean fi4id competition ir fep markeia
f lhe world 80 great industry %
lhe country h. assorted had allIefrd
morn lurlns the feernl depression
than lha lumber Industry. Tho price
ui lumber received hy them annfac'
lnref had fallen of 40 per cent while
lie values II agricultural products
had rmHanea practically unchanged
lie showed that lhrse whp were lilusl
Interested Ia FREQ lumber were own
rs ot Canadian llmhei which lllei
desired shipped 10 The United States
free Of duty In G mneflllon wita do
meslle lumber. Mr.. FaFRneyN Men
for projection On Southern lumber
was nu less forcefnl Than bis arsu
meni Tor protection 10 cotton MID utt
ION goods He polnieG ont The rapid
ol lhe South 10 niatefial
which has foil wed the
proper ENCOURAGEMENT 10 mauufac
iurefs Of cotton The greatly lnereas.
pd number Of spinales III laat see.
lion and The consequent rise IN the
price Of cotton N like manner he
showed what pr lection had done for