The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31
Eb|C16 t1EI1ER TARIFF
THAN tIPl Now Ekft1
bKvERmGE AN OPTnuST, SAYING THAT NsURG-
ENTS WILL FORCE CONCESSIONS FROM TRUST
Ri SENATORS AND VOTE BY JUNE S.
" GIBSON GARDNER.

1own~ard. The tariff bill. when
completed. win be much better
Than Il is wbetter than PEG
pie EXPECT, The Eight isn't over BY
/ any means.
This from Senator Beveridge
one OF the, men who is assailine
the tariff schedules in the senate
trying to lower the high walls OF
protective duties. He is cheerful
optimistic.
The bill will come to a vote by
June S" he predicted b
IF" he added, there are some
mere concessions by Aldrich and
company. And / think there will
be- -
Il what do you base your hopes
aon?r
On the concessions they have
already de-concessions which
the so-cailed insurgents have al
ready forced The finance COM
xnittee has had to grant conces-
SONS on wire and steel, on white
lead, on carbons for electric light
purposes, m window glass and lead
ore.
'sBefore we get through we will
base bill which provides for free
Ndes, adollar duty on lumber, free
IRON ore. free, scrap iron, and posi-
bly, free oil. In the final measure
a expect to find all the tariff reduc-
lions which have been made in the
senate and the house,
Senator Beveridge is on the
firing line In the battle of the tar
III. Like all men who are against
the old rulers, he is surrounded
BY assailants and attacked bitter
" for his advocacy of low prices
for the consumer.
s While I was talking with. him a
messenger dashed in with tele-
gram. The young Indiana senator
took Il In at a glance and handed
IA to me.
Senator,' 1t read, don't you
think it would be well in the in
terest of the return Of business
prosperity to expedite the tariff
measure in all possible ways?''
The signature was that of the
president Of a. big manufacturing
concern. go
I'VE get dozens of those every
day--all OF lis. It's regular
propaganda from Wall street, or, at
least, New York. Here"-he broke
on suddenly, and called his stem
ographer, take this telegram"
Don't you think tariff matter
win be best expedited" he dictat-
I. ed, by settlement SO reasonable
nd fair that the subject will stay
seresAd, instead of coming up again
in twdk or four years for another
settlement. Answer-Beveridge."s
= Sen dnAc collect" he added.
''Do you fiSar from the other side,
too?" I asked
The people? Yes, a hundred
letters day, urging me to stay
with the fight, that they are with
me. IT is great help" /.
Senator Beverage has introduced
an amendment to the Payne bill,
directed at the tobacco trust. Dur
ing the Spanish war the tobacco
concerns were allowed to reduce
the size of the packages, as part
of the public's contribution to the
war fund. After the war, they kept
using the smaller packages. The
government has lost 1854 100000
in duties through this Senator
Beveridge's amendment stops this
leak. and adds $4,000, 600 in rev.
enues to the treasury.
YaE stated in your speech that
z the tobacco trust lobbyists would
be in Washington within "a hours
after you introduced the amend
ment," suggested.
"They are here already" he re
piled grimly Il got word just a
minute ago that one of their agents
had arrived. ! think well find Mr..
Ryan and others will have their
representatives in the lobby and on
: the floor"
"Wiil they beat you?" / asked.
The senator was confident.
They'll have to show some awfully
4 good reason he said.
IF the tariff is revised downward
would you give credit to the insur-
gent republicans of the senator"
by all means. The credit, If any
Us due, has been earned by the
small body of Independent republi-
cans who have been working day
and night--studying most of the
night and then putting in from FIVE
to eight strenuous hours every day
on the floor OF the senate--fighting
Tor duties which win make the cost
Of living a little bit cheaper for the
consuming public-which will in
fact be arevision of the tariff in
good faith-a revision such as the
people have been demanding for
years and which they have every
right to expect.
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