The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07

nan biil THEIR BILL pause for
reply. have heard Of none such 80 ] I
charge them with had memory. They f
are ALWAYS telling the people what
they are GOING to DO for them. but. 4
when IL comes 10 telling the people I,
what THEY DID DO for them when I
they had chance their memories fail /
them and they are - dumb as oysters
They criticised our tariff law. hut We
already know that under its operation
revenues has outrun expenditures. and
business have revived. and that H. two
things they cannot claim dare not
claim for their Wilson Gorlnan law.
The Payne Tariff Bill.
The Payne Tariff Bill was passed al a
special session Of the present Congress.
called in response 90 the pledge contain
ed in the last Republican national plat
/ form 20 revise the tariff ! was present
in Congress during the entire time 0f
the consideration az the bin helped go
/ frame certain features of the hiii and
voted for the bill on 10, final passage.
The WAYS and Means Committee had
charge of the bin and Nir Payne Of
New York was its chairman. Hc called
this committee together Immediately
after the November election I'M 1905
many months before the Congress would
assemble which would have consider.l
N tion of the bill They held hearings
from nine O'Clock in the morning until
late I'm the afternoon. open to the public.
open to the press open to everyone and
anyone who bad amy suggestions to
offer. or anything 90 say. They confer
red with the officials of the various dc
partmcnts Of Government. communicated
f. with practically AN the American Con
sulS abroad for information regarding
. the foreign cost of production. They
. invited the manufacture. the import
er,. scientists. political economists. pro
Z fes..ors. experts. lahorer.. and farmers
! Member, ct Congress and every oodN
D and the much talked of consumer. %
n make statements boz regard to The rcia
e. tive cost Of production of articles in thi
IS country and ahroad. ~o a. to properly
e hN the tariff rates in accordance Wit
q the principle land down in the Rcpnhl
a cam National platform. namely Oh
difference in the cost of production j
this country and abroad. together Wit
a reasonable profit 90 the Americ,
manufacture This committee work'
. increasingly from November 1908. unt
March 1910. and -o iudu-triously th.
the Hon Champ Clark. Democrat
:. leader of the House. and member of Oh
, WAYS and Means Committee. said th
h. had no doubt the hard work dome
this committee. had injured the hcal
of every memher of the Committee.
cluding his own We found that prl
ucauv every section of the country ID.
.r interests PECULIAR TO ITSELF. y
r found frequently that these mtere'
.,tl were conflicting We found thc impo
.,l er asking that duties be kept low in q
der that he could import foreign ma
D., goods We found the mauutactul
asking often for Increased protection.
order 90 meet foreign composition. y
were beseiged 10y letter, from Chamh'
of Commerce. business mems Clu
Boards ct Trade. asking for a conside
tion of this that or the other rarticu
y. items in the hin IL WA, impossible
D every man 20 get what hc wanted
~ the bin.
I'm passing. let me remark, Il
WAS somewhat astonished at
5 activity shown by some Of our Den
cratic brethren in asking for incre;p
duties My experience In Congress
been short hat from what l have
-.s served / thought Judging from Oh
platform declarations. for the y
FIFTY years, that they looked al
protection as robbery and would
WAS dare participate in any benefits ie
Yer derived from IT,
ute. Democrats Favored Increases
ileii ON THE CONTRARY FOUND
hat FORTY DEMOCRATIC NJ r y