The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-12-23

oshsrs.
Mr.. Young spoke Of the rscert elec
items and plainly rsferrirg ID tn
"prcgrssive'' R;putlioars said that
arguments made by msn within ohf
Republican party lad prodncJd Dem
ocratic vets In discussing The az
tacks by insurgents upon the
principle Of proo,c.ion, Mr.. Young
told of nesting William jennings Bry'
an recently and saying 30 him tha'
just as the latter had progressed in
fitness for the presidency, his chances
had diminished ard that as he had
Iow become a conservative, his par
ty would not prefer him for that high
office
My colleague ON Tuesday said
there wera gross INEQUALITIES in the
tariff in 1909" said Mr. Young at the
OUTSET. This at m ant is uEdoubt-
eddy true and would b. true If my
colleagus and these in sympathy with
him were 10 put in ahe next five
years in rewriting the schedules.
Schsdul1 s ar prcLfic in opportunity
for attack. 1t has always bsen tru 4,
and will ccEs.nus 70 b. true so long
as there is duty on imports"
The Senator challenged any m smber
to state his beMs 4 chat IN sarmrsr was
resolving 100 much for his products
| He sclarSd it had tean inimatsd
that the mi1dl man was g5oirg TOO
great a share Of tha valus of farm
! products.
IF this b true" h d mand ID.
why strike tn producer? Why nc
60 after the MIDI. 3man direc.? TIL
tariff of 1909 in att 1mptirg TO STRIKE
at monopoly. put p5.rol sum en- tn,
free list. The refin rs Immediately
sduced ehe purchasing price Of cruds
! oil ard continued the high price to
the consumes on refined OIL. Thus
the consumer was not bsnefitid. Why
of the farm and MS produc So
With thu declaration tLat tariff!
legislation L sver could BE- made par
feet nor univ srsally satisfactory, Mr..
Young urged that .he duty 4 public
msn and the public press Vas 10 ac-
oapt the Payns-Aldrlch law and l..
the country CT Own % Lhs iran
saction Of busin SIS. II po.n;d on.
that changes in tho bill will not stsm
the tide of criticism setting in from
those interests whose welfare is touch
ed.
THE tariff ought TO be revised"
he continued, las the President has
suggested in a scientific way, one
schedule at time. l might not be
willing to object to the rule proposed
by my colleague which would pro-
hibit the Offering of amendments to
a schedule which might BE- banding,
were | not afraid that 1.-THE first
o~AtNuib " ~ ISAAuhlS NSu4u W IAAE
schedule covering farm produces"
Such being the case, Mr.. Young
continued the great farming States
would be attacked by ths South, the
Rocky Mountain Sta.es and New Eng
land. Under the combined attack of
the great manufacturing annd mining
regions the agricultural State would
be practically hslpl IS Because Of
this condition. h said h. Lopsd Iha
Cummins rule would net b. adopted
and at this juncture indrlg in a
fling at his colleague.
81 am surprised also" h, declared
that my cell ague who has bean
fighting bravely and calamity to
unsEaclle the members of the House
from the tyranny of dhe rules should
undertake to bring the same shack
les in,o the Senate. Yet my distin-
guished cell aague s. eks to make it
impossible for me TO defsrd ,he o lly
products CT our home people"
Demanding to know who was dis
satisfied with the tariff the Ssrator
declared the tins had come % snd
the tariff discussion. He agreed with
President Taft, be- said, that tn y.
couLsry need d a rast
Would it BE- prasumptious for me-
to suggest to such r ,publicars as
have been attacking the tariff" he in
quirad with ironlcal emphasis, that
they l5sge that to tn Democrats
who are preparing to take control of
that particular branch OF the Gov
ernmsnt where revenue bills snail ORR
ginate? Let ne sugge-t further 10
such Republicans as are in favor of
low tariff that they press tho maJ.r
with all their might and accomplish
all they can previous 10 March 4, and