Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-14
MADE MISTAKES
FORDNEY DECLARES HIMSELF As
OPPOSED TO THE PRoPos.
ED COMMITTEES.
Speech Delivered in the House Yes.
terday Was For the Purpose Of
Correcting Wrong Impression Made
By Member From Indiana - Payne
Law Test Of Republicanism.
By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 13.-Representa-
tive Fordney's speech was intended
as reply to Senator Beveridge's In
dianapolis speech against the tariff.
Mr.. Fordney declared the senator
from Indiana has assaulted the re-
publican party and held himself up
to his constituents as martyr, rep
resenting himself as the savior of
his people; demanding justice from
his party and not getting 1t, and
wishing to make the people believe
that in order to be saved they must
60 to him.
Representative Fordney took up
Senator Beveridge's speech issue by
issue, and delivered what he be-
lieved to be an answer to each Of
them. Mr.. Fordney quoted the SEN
ator as having said President Taft
wanted free lumber. Mr.. Beveridge's
statement that the woolen schedule
had remained the same for more
than forty years, he also denied.
"The gentleman from Indiana
would lead the people of this coun-
try to believe the presidents posi-
tion ON the new tariff bill has been
inconsistent; that he has changed
his position since the passage of the
new law. President Taft stood for
the rates fixed in the Payne bill
when it became a law, and he stands
for them now. His signing the bill
is the best evidence that he stood
for it then and he now states it is
the best tariff bill ever placed on
our statute books. That Is the best
evidence that he stands for 1t now. -
Mr.: Fordney declared he was un-
alterably opposed to any reduction
Of duty on sugar, declaring such re-
duction would destroy a magnifi-
cent industry.
"To write a tariff law that will
increase the wages of the laborers
in the rolling mills, the cotton mills,
the woolen mills or any other mills
and reduce to the consumer the price
of this labor's produca would be
conundrum. Again, a law that will
increase the farmers income, his
profits, and reduce the price OF farm
products, is second conundrum.
The man who could do it would be
the wonder of the world. Such, how
ever, may be found in the state Of
Indiana. Thomas B. Reed said, This
is what I call arranging a perfect
tariff in your mind, but, unfortunate
ly, tariff so arrang ged has no extra
territorial jurisdiction
"If the gentleman believe that
law could be made putting raw ma
terial on the free list and putting
them there in an equitable manner
to all concerned, why should he not
propose such an amendment to the
bill when it was before the senate?
challenge the gentleman from In
diana to present such bill. His
theory is not among possibilities.
He would rob Peter to pay Paul, and
he seems to think such action would
be just and equitable.
president Taft has taken the
position that the adoption of the
Payne law is the true test Of repub-
licanism. I agree with him. Sem
ator Beveridge, on the other hand,
takes the view held by Mr.. Bryan,
whose views on the subject Of pro-
lection to American Industries have
more than once in general elections
been overwhelmingly repudiated by
the voters at the polls''
Mr.. Fordney also declared himself
opposed to a tariff COM
mission.