The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
HOLD up, GAME
The Tariff sill Discussed in the
Senate.
the TRUSTS ON aDECK

Daniel Opens the Debate on the
Bill. Charging That the Democrats
Were Dealt With Unfairly-Bris-
tow Refuses to Vote for the Bill,
and Bacon Prepares Table Of Votes
Beginning its consideration of the
conference report ON the tariff bill
by tedious report of that document,
! the Senate dragged along during
nearly seven hours Monday without
accomplishing any important reslt'
After the bill had been read Senator
Daniel opened the debate
Charges Bad Faith.
Mr.. Daniels speech consisted in
the main of an arraignment of the
conference committee for the ex-
clusion of Democratic members. He
decared that the country was in
fair way to begin lynching by the
Republican conferees. He said a
practical fraud had been committed
upon both houses of congress.
Mr.. Aldrich at first gave close at
tention to the words of the Virgin
ian, but later left the chamber.
"This country and its institutions
stand at this moment between the
gallows and the ground,e declared
Mr.. Daniel in commenting upon the
method of the majority. 1.-The SEN
ate is apparently in the control OF
lynch law"
He then referred particularly to
what he charged was bad faith in
the action of the committee in sign
ing the conference report without
allowing himself and his Democratic
colleagues on the committee to meet
with them and to vote Upon it as
agreed to by the chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. Aldrich said emphatically he
never had promised that sthe Demo
cratic conferee should have day
with the committee. On the other
hand, Mr.. Daniel was sure that such
an agreement had been made.
Denounces the Bill.
Recalling Incidents of the last
national campaign, Senator Bristow
declared that President Taft, in
Kansas, had favored revision of
the tariff downward, and he had
been elected to the Senate on that
issue.
The fact was, he said, that prac-
tically no reduction had been OBJ
tained in the tariff bill. "The tax, -
he said, "has been taken off of
hides and added to the sole leather
suit case that the American citi-
zens buy. And yet it has been ad-
vertised thai a reduction has been
made on the leather schedule for
the benefit Of the American citi-
zen."
apparently said Mr.. Bristow,
"the only thing considered in formu-
lating the cotton schedule has been
the greed of the cotton manufacturer
of New England"
"As a Republican Senator" said
Mr.. Bristow, "I will not be party
to placing Mr.. Taft In the most en-
barrassing position in which 1t Is
possible for a President to be plac-
ed. He has in substance appealed
to this Congress to keep faith with
the people. but in effect 1t IS a bill
to ignore that appeal.
~ set up no standard for other
Senator'S. Every man should vote
as his conscience and judgment dis
tate. But feel that should l sup
port this bill, I would be recreant
to my duty as Senator and unfaith-
full to the people who sent me here
to represent them
Prepare IaDlc Oh tOteS.
Saying he believed the passage Of
the tariff bill would only be the
beginning of popular discussion of
the tariff, Mr.. Bacon expressed him
self as extremely anxious that there
should be no question as to the
responsibility of Senators for the
framing of that measure.
He had prepared q collection of
every yea and nay vote taken on the
many amendments to the bill, to-
Igether with an explanation Of the
method of voting in the Senate,
which he asked to have printed in
the Record This request was grant
ed. The table shows the attitude Of
the members of the two parties to
all the questions presented.
Mr.. Bacon's statement, he e1-
planned. showed that there had been
127 yea and nay votes in which the
Democrats had voted for lower and
the Republicans for higher duties,
except that in two instances the Re-
publicans had voted for lower du-
ties. He added a careful analysis OF
the votes of the insurgents and GER
tain Democrats who had voted with
the majority.