The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15

and representatives 10 carefully vote
for q protective duty on all the pro-
ducts OF their own States while just
AZ carefully voting to put the products
Of other States on the free list. Manu-
lecturers are determnedly calling for
free raw materials and for duties on
their manufa etured products. There
issues are eaIsly understood by the
farmer who has noticed pig putting
both feet in the trough in order 10 the
better drive away his associates.
1T was the duty of the public men.
newspapers and the magazines Of the
country to have accepted the Payne
Aldrich tariff law III order that the
c0untry might have gone to- work
transacting business. The tariff s not
perfect. II 1t We're revised every week
by those who want to revise IL, il would
not be perfect.
THE tariff ought to be revised, rs
the president has suggested, in a SCI
entific way. one schedule at a time.
might not be willing IL object 10 the
rule proposed by my colleague, which
would prohibit the offering of amend
nents to a schedule which might he
pending, were not afraid that the
first schedule to he opened would be
the schedule covering farm products
All the sections not producing food
prOducts--NeW England, the South and
the mountain States-would assault
the agricultural, and he asked what
show he and Cummins, representatives
Of the farmers. would have Ia defend
Ing IT, In one schedule revision men,
beers ought to be permitted to offer SUBJ
atitutes and amendments.
Would Leave Farmer Unprotected.
sIn legislative battles" said the SEN
L
the light and heavy artillery by which
attacks are made or repealed. Yet. to
my amazement. my colleague unwise-
rs, I think. proposes 10 leave the iowa
farmer out ia the center exposed II all
The attacks from every man who has
EVER paid IS cents a pound for beef
steak, or ever bought hot al 50 per
hundred.
II am surprised, also. that my col
/ league, who has been fighting bravely
and CALAMITY to unshackle the members
Of the House OF the Tyranny OF rules.
should undertake to bring the same
Ahackles into the Senate. This has
been known as the :reest legislative
body. Yet my disring uished colleague
Eeeks to make ii impossible for me 10
defend the only products Of our home
( people. ! certainly hope that this rule
may not be adopted"
While tho cotton and wool schedules
might be urscientific and Illogical. he
4 Said. they hit the spot" They made
\ he wheels go round. and that was the
Db3ect of the protective tariff. lie
AGrced with President Taft the country
GuGhf to have rest.
IOWA In possibly the only State"
Young continued. that ever lost popu-
1etaon because of too much money.
However. while we have lost 1000 peo-
ple. Il In not within our knowledge that
- have lost single one Of orr politi-
ctAns. They are with us yet. and as
busy m formerly. telling how the Iowa
ahog can be Sold for so per hundred
3 1sld New England can have hog meat
INA two cents per pound. Iowa Is in
oSOr Of protection and has never voted
S44hNrwtse.''
s Diverging in his speech. Senator
Ss300ne referred to Governor Elect
Q@ Of Massachusetts,. who. he Eaid.
E&A1eed banner bearing the inscrip-
- Free food products from Cam
-" and was elected by $4,000 plu-
jimmy. Hs invited Foss to visit Iowa
M4 stump the State or that doc
m hs will do so.' said Senator
9ImE ~ will BE- elected 70 this body.