New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-22

public, just now recently they have pros
tituted revision -
Il recognize that the people have lost
confidence in the Republican party and
that they are no longer looking 10 them
for an honest revision. The people have
turned TO the Democratic party. Now the
responsibility of an honest revision of the
tariff is up TO the Democratic party, with
the aid OF the insurgents and such inde-
pendent elements as will ally themselves
with US.
The people demand that the revision and
reduction of the tariff which was prom
tsed two years ago by the Republican
party be carried out by the Democratic
party as soon the new Congress can
convene. The Democratic party. ought TO
raise the issue that there shall be an
extra session convened next spring TO do
the work which this Congress has proved
faithiess 10. The people have made the i'm
mediate reduction of the tariff the issue
and the Democratic party must pledge tt
self IN a most distinct and specific way 10
carry out this course in order th3t the
mandate shall be compelling one; that
the victory shall be SO complete that the
Republican Executive will be forced to
acquiesre in il and call Congress together"
Demands Free Wool.
Mr.. Foss declared that the rallying cry
should be made Free wool and cheap cloth.
ing To-day he said millions of our
people are deprived of comfort and health.
and even Of life, by the so-called protective
tariff on wool and woollens Tor the benefit
OF the sheep ranchers and woolien trusts"
He denounced President Taft's Winona
speech, which he said had a disastrous eff
feet upon his administration. and charac-
terized part OF It as 1.-THE only weak and
lame pallfation President Taft could ad-
vance for the iniQuities OF the woollen sched-
ule.''
Mr.. Foss declared for lower duties on
sugar. and said the people were demanding
further reductions on iron and steel.
Now at this point" he said, ut seems 20
oevolve upon me, as a representative here
In Congress OF this reform and as a repre-
sentative manufacturer in the iron and
steel industry Of New England. engaged IN
the production Of important lines of ms
ckinery, employing large numbers of skilled
workmen, and using large quantities of the
finished products of the Steel Trust, to state
publicly here that in. my Judgment my in
dustry and the people employed in IL would
not SlNeT gfutf Tree tfdOt COllUillCiles tf1dl
is, II the IS per cent duty was entirely re-
moved. and provided these conditions apply
to the whole iron and steel industry. from
the coal and iron ore UP. This statement
il equally true Of other staple industries.
In fact Mr.. Foss continued. II be-
lieve to-day that under free trade condi-
tons we can compete In the markets OF the
world in most IL not all of these indus
Hasf .S,yz pfasr han,
we now do
Coming 70 the question OF raising reve-
nue.. the speaker said: 1T is no adequate
defence OF a tariff law 10 say that Il is a
large tax producer. which simply means
that il may lay upon the people a great
burden OF taxation-that II may exact from
them vast sums Of money that they are not
able TO contribute.
We must have a system OF taxation
which removes these abuses and eliminates
this graft. The best and the only way, I
believe IS through the income tax"
My. Foss advocated the placing OF all
raw materials upon the free list. and de-
ciared that the burdens of protection were
felt as keenly by the employer as by the
euapioyed Finally, the speaker argued for
an "angio-Saxon unit and particularly
the establishment OF closer relations with
Canada.
Uprosr in the House.
An ,,prcarious scene followed the conclu-
sion OF MIR. Foss' speech.
MT Hill, Of Connecticut. vehementiy in
formed the Democrats that the idea OF
reciprocity which Mr.. Foss advocated was
I'm the Mckinley law. but the Democrats
had killed 81 in the Wilson law. He de-
naanaed TO know why the Massachusetts,
member had not expressed his views be-