The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-26
PROTECTION IS
ADVOCATED BY
TWO DEMOCRATS
Free Trade Has No Place in
This Country's System of
Government
LOUISIANA SENATORS PLEAD
FOR PROTECTION ON SUGAR
Change of Opinion Among Democrats
Who Once Believed Free Raw Ma.
terials a Cardinal Principle of De.
mocracy is Gratifying.

Washington, May 26.-The senate
yesterday began the formal consider
alton Of the sugar schedule but did
not approach vote upon it. Instead,
the time allowed to this schedule was
entirely given over to speech-making
and strange to say, the two speeches
on the subject, while made by Demo-
Gratis, were in strong advocacy of a
high tariff on sugar of all grades.
The speeches were by Senators
Foster and McEnery of Louisiana. Mr..
Foster laughingly deprecated the ap-
plication oi the word Protection" to
his attitude. but Mr.. McEnery boldly
espoused the protective theory and
openly advised his Democratic friends
to follow his example. He declared
protection to be in the line of Demo-
cratic policy. Mr.. McEnery was
cheered by and given attention by the
leading Republican senators. but his
remarks received scant attention from
hia Democratic colleagues.
The lumber schedule was temporar-
lily put aside in order to permit the
committee on finance to make changes
in it. Early in the day Senator Bev-
eridge addressed the senate at some
length in support of his contention
that President Taft had previous to
and after his nomination, been con-
sistent advocate of downward re-
vision of the tariff. He followed the
maiden effort of his Democratic COL
league. Mr.. Shively. who undertook to
prove that if the tariff bill now before
the senate should become law the
;o1, 70 &c
ling would not constitute the tariff
that would go into effect. but that
under the maximum and minimum
provision the country would find it
self operating under the maximum.
Sugar Protection.
Citing the growth Of expenses of
the government. Mr.. Foster predicted
that If the duty on sugar should be
tampered with it would not be posi-
BILE to make up the loss so sustained
by duties on other articles which are
now taxed, he said, to their limits.
Interrupting. Mr.. Tillman insisted
that he wanted to ouy brown sugar
of the kind he used to steal from the
sugar barrel" when he was ii hoy
without paying the trust two cents
a pound duty or it.
Brown sugar. interrupted Mr..
Smoot. "can be brought from Porto
Rico now free of duty if any sale
could be found for it. The trouble
is there is no demand for it,
Mr.. Foster declared t1at the inde-
pendent sugar refiners we're not in
collusion with the trust and that the
trust had nothing to do with the sugar
production of Louisiana.
Denouncing the trust as having
outraged every principle Of honesty
in trade. he still appealed to the SEN
ate not to strike blow at the sugar
They should be punished" he said.
like criminals. Put stripes on them,
but do not strike down a domestic
industry"
Closely following his colleague, Mr..
McEnery spoke in support OF the
same principles as had been upheld
by Mr.. Foster. Although Democrat.
McEnery made no effort to conceal
his protective predictions. "A tariff
for revenue only" he said. was never
contemplated by the builders of our
great constitutional structure. Free
trade or tariff for revenue only has
no place in our system OF government.
No tariff can be levied without carly
ing protection in any degree
No tariff. he contended. ever was
adopted by any Democratic con-
gress or signed by any Democratic
president without involving the prin-
ciple OF protection.
THE Wilson-Gorman law" ne ad.
ded. was quite notorious for some OF
its protective features"
Raising his voice and for the time
abandoning his set speech. Mr.. Nc
Ener! said:
1T is gratifying that at this session
of congress we notice great change
Of opinion among Democrats who are
voting for a duty ON raw material al.
though at one time free raw material
was considered a cardinal principle
Of the Democracy. hope that conil-
tions OF the country. its necessities
and the liberality generally that IS
pervading all classes OF the people
may indicate to the Democrats. .ne