The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
SENATOR FOSTERS IDEA.
Growers of Cotton and Corn Should
Pay Tithes to Sugar Producers.

washington. May 25.-In view of the
tact that the senate committee on
finance is contemplating further
amendments to the lumber schedule
the portion of that schedule which has
not been acted upon was passed over
today by the senate and the sugar
schedule taken up.
Representing the great cane sugar
producing state of Louisiana. Senator
Foster asked that the same eonsidera-
ton be accorded sugar in the tariff bill
as IS given other industries. and spoke
at length in favor of sustaining the
duties on raw and refined sugar as
passed by the house and recommended
by the committee on finance.
n duty, he pointed out, had been i'm
posed upon sugar by every political
party since the foundation of the gov
eminent and, except in the Walker act.
a dtfferential duty had been imposed
upon the different grades of sugar.
The products Of the field and forest
Mr.. Foster declared. had risen in price
. or 30 per cent, when the price of
sugar had remained stationary
TiIlman for Revenue.
Mr.. Tillman interrupted to say that
sugar ought 10 yield a revenue. where
upon Mr. Foster laughingiy said he did
not wish that offensive word "Drotec-
ton to be used in connection with the
revenue.
Under the Dngley act the sugar pro-
ductiOn had increased in value from
s4-O72000 to S43, $4,000 in ten years. he
said.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Tillman.
the Louisiana senator declared his be-
lief that if the duty should be taken off
10 n ~
destroyed.
''Then we farmers will have to nav
to keep this industry going" suggested
Mr.. Tiliman.
The cotton growers and the corr
growers responded Mr.. Foster. win
have to help support this government
and ! see no reason why they should
object to do it through a tax of this
kind.
Must Not Tamper With Sugar.
Citing the growth of expenses of the
government, Mr.. Foster predicted that
If the duty on sugar were tempered with.
It would not be possible to make I'D the
loss Dy duties on other articles which are
now taxed. he said. to the limit
InteTruptlng. Mr.. Tflman insisted that
he wanted TO buy brown sugar of the
kind he used to steal from the sugar bar
rel when ne was a boy without paying
Brown sugar interposed Mr. Smoot
can be bought from Porto Rico now free
Of duty If any sale could be found for
it. The trouble is there is no demand
Mr.. Foster declared that the independ-
ent sugar refineries were not in collusion
with the trust and that the trust had
nothing to do with the sugar production
OF Louisiana.
Trust Denounced.
Denouncing the trust as having out
ragged every principle of honesty i'm trade
he still appealed to the senate not to
strike a blow at the sugar industry in
order to punish the trust.
They should be punished" he said
like criminals Put stripes on them. but
do not strike down a domestic industry
Mr. McEnery spoke in support of the
same principles.
Although q Democrat Mr. McEnerv
made no effort to conceal his protective
predictions. "A tariff for revenue only"
he said, was never contemplated by the
builders OF our constitution Free trade
or tariff for revenue only has no place in
our system of government. No tariff can
be levied without carrying protection in
some degree
1T is gratifying that at this session of
congress-. he said. we notice a great
change of opinion among Democrats who
are voting for duty on raw material al
though at one time free raw material
was considered cardinal princinle of
the Democracy I hope the conditions of
the country may dictate to the Democrats
the abandonment Of all the absurd the
cries of free trade and cause them to
come in with the great body of people
and vote a liberal protection for all man
ufaCturing interests"
Republicans Listened.
Senators Aldrich, Sutherland and Gam
BILE Scott Page. Smith GNichD Rris-
tow. Root. Bradley. Crawford. Burton.
johnson and Stephenson closely attended
upon the words of the venerable Louis /
lana senator. His remarks did not appear
10 he so popular with the Democrats as /
toward the latter part of his address only I
his colleague. Senator Foster. and SEN
1tor Daniel gave him special attention.
Mr. McEnery had not concluded when 4
the senate adjourned.