Evening star., 1909-06-24

fore and since Mr.. Clevelands S time the
democratic party had and has rejected
that doctrine. and l think that | have
demonstrated on more than one occasion
that the advocacy OF ii was the exception.
and not the rule. with men OF our political
faith
He contended that the theory OF free
raw materials was undemocratic II is
estimated that a revenue Of SIG. .Ooo.aD
will be collected under that schedule:
and of this amount So4 nooHn are 10 be
collected on woolen goods and $4,000 100
on wood.
Real Reduction in Taxes
After saying that il requires no argu-
ment TO prove that If we should place
wool on the free list. and thus remit the
Sl2,00.0O0 collected from its Importation.
it would become necessary for us 10 in
crease the collections on wooden goods
II the full extent of that $f2.Ho.Goo in
order TO make that schedule raise the
revenue apportioned TO IL. the Texas
senator continued.
If Congress would reduce the public
expenditures every time we exempt an
article from duty: then the free list would
signify real reduction in taxes. and our
only difficulty would be in selecting the
class best entitled to the relief: but as
long as we regulate the collection OF
taxes by the expenditures of the govern
ment. as is now our practice, instead OF
regulating the expenditures of the govern
ment by the collection of taxes. as our
fathers did. when we transfer an article
from the dutiahle list to the free list
we merely relieve one class of taxpayers
by increasing the burden of all others.
Nor does this palpable injustice end there.
as / can prove by returning for a moment
TO the woolen schedule. In order that the
woolen schedule may still raise the St6,-
oo0.GOo apportioned 10 IL, Notwithstanding
the loss of the Si2Oo00Oo incurred by
nj ba frap ct wOllli "a
necessary To increase the duty on woolel
goods. The net result of that transac-
tion would BE- that the manufacturer
would buy his raw material for less and
sell his finished product for more. thus
realizing a profit at both ends, while the
people would be compelled TO pay more
taxes to the government and higher prices
for their woolen clothes, thus suffering .
double loss
BY quietly voting for any motion to
place an article on the free list. Mr..
Bailey said he could have avoided all
controversy.
Approval of Own Judgment.
"But," he concluded, Il could not purs
chase immunity from criticism by such .
course, and l would despise myself If I
could prefer peace with others rather
than the approval of my own judgment.
Had 1 voted to put iron ore, and coal
and hides, and lumber on the free list
my votes would have caused no special
criticism, because / am one of a mi
nority, and, therefore, not responsible for
what this body does. But. sir. look hope
fully toward the day when we will have
a majority here, and l shall then be In q
position to do exactly what | have said
now ought to be done. / Will not be COM
PEELED to vote when my vote becomes u
potential factor in framing tariff law
against what / have voted now, nor can
the democratic party in the years TO come
upbraid me because l have helped To
make a record for 1t against its prin-
cples and traditions. When we have
passed from this high theater and nave
been gathered to our fathers, no demo-
crat who has studied and who under
stands the record of our great party can
ever charge that / have helped to deilect
1t from it's proper course. They may say
that / was wrong; but, IL they 90, tney
must admit that l erred in following the
men who led the democratic party when
ii wrote the most glorious chapters IN the
history of this republic.
'At their side L stand. and with them
[ am ready to be judged, declaring. as
have always done, and as shall do with
my latest breath. that the sum or all
good government is comprehended in the
maxim that all shall enjoy equal rights,
and none shall have special privileges.
The principles of the democratic party
are as everlasting as the stars and as
immutable as justice. They are the same
today as they were in our fathers time.
and as they will be in all the time of our
children vet unborn. / believe in them as
the Christian believes in his religion, and
with a faith as abiding and as simple as
this I will not yield it at the behest or
any man. When my course Is run there
NAV be many who will think that have
not fought good night, but there shall
be none who can justly say that nave
the faith