The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-06
Was 1t a Revenue Duty?

and Democrat, had that critic OF Mr..
Lever been willing to 60 to the re-
cords for his information. Let US
see how the rates stand, and how
one is a revenue rate primarily and
the other protective rate primarily.
The people cannot be fooled. The
for which Mr.. Lever voted on
lumber was g six per cent. ad valor-.
EN- rate, while the duty on hosiery
is 1915 per cent. ad yolorem.
It will be remembered that MIR.
Lever broke his pledge and tramp
led on the Democratic platform to
vote for the duty on lumber, which
the Sun says is a Democratic rev.
enue rate: Now let US see what the
leading Democrats of the. country
and many Of the newspapers Of this
and other states thought Of the duty
on lumber. and Mr.. Levers playing
false with the people who had elect
ed him by voting for that duty. It
will be seen that not one of them
agrees with the Sun that the duty
on lumber is a Democratic revenue
rate
In speaking Of Senator Simmons
and other Democrats voting for pro-
lection on certain articles Senator
Tillman says IF this mix-up con-
tinues there would not be a trough
big enough for all the nogs to get
their snouts into" AS the Florence
Times says the North Carolinian may
squirm but the PitchforS Knight has
stuck one of the tynes of that ms
trument right straight home. Sen
ator Tillman further said that when
he saw that the farmers who had
to build houses and barns and fences
were being charged steadily increas-
ing prices for their lumber he re-
solved to vote to take the tax off of
it the frst chance he got, and he
did.
Norman E. Mack, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, says
neither from the political or the
economic standpoint is there any ex-
cuse for Democrats who have gone
on record against free lumber. Re-
moyal of, the tariff on lumber was
not only one OF the planks Of the
Democratic platform. but it is Wit
al element of broad Democratic prln-
ciple, coevil with the existence of
Democracy in this country
While the tariff debate was going
on in Congress last year Senator
Smith gave notice that he took mo
lumber protection or any kind OF
protection with his Democracy" He
correctly holds that all protection is
little less than highway robbery, and
he, will have nothing to do with fas.
tening it On the people. He further
said he did not see how anybody
who was. in favor of preserving the
forests in the Appalachians could be
in favor of protection on lumber
which will cause the trees to he cut
down more rapidly"
W. J. Bryan says he "believes tina,
the Democrats who voted in Con
sress against free lumber have great
ly embarrassed the Democratic par
ty, greatly strengthened the Repub
lican party. and grlevously wronget
their constituents. lie further sale
IF the taxpayers would take little
more interest in the tariff question
and chastise the representatives wht
ignoring the interests :of the con
sumer, follow the advice OF the pro
tected interests, relief would come
sooner.
The News and Courier says owe
wish to express our conviction tina
| the sooner, Democratic representa-
| tives in Congress endeavor to carr!
| into execution the will of the voter!
as expressed by. the platform of thu
party, the sooner will the danger O.
it's disappearance as factor in nat
ional politics pass away" The New!
and Courier goes on to say lit woult
be far better to have no platforms
than to have them ignored by tht
! representative of the people in Con
sress 1t is to such manifestation
of bad faith and incompetency a!
! this that the rererses of the Demo
cratic party are in large measure
due"
Mr.. Bryan said "the Democrat,
platform demanded free lumber, ant
believe platform is binding upor
all who run upon it. and it ough
to have weight with the mem
bers. of the party who were elected
before the platform was adopted
He also said in The Commoner tha
''some of the. Democrats voted for E
tariff on lumber-that will help Mr.
Weyerhaueser and a few timber
owners---but what about the people
who pay the tax? Are they not con
stituents alsO?"
The Sumter Daily Item said:
Some people are asserting that the
Democratic party is dead and all but
buried. and in proof Of the assertion
cite the desertion of certain Senators
and Congressman who are Repub,
licans in all but name There is m
doubt about the bad faith OF various
Senator'S and congressman. in voting
with the Aldrich gang Of trust re.
presentatives. but they are not the
Democratic party and they will find