The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-18
DENLY PINS FAITH
TO PAYNE TARIFF
Again Declares Il the Best Ever and
Eot Responsible for High Cost
Of Living.

THE Payne tariff law 10 better than
the Dingley law; 1t 10 the best tarin
law ever put on the statute books"
was one of the statements Of Con-
gresham Edwin DENLY, defending
his record before the North End Taft
Republican club In meeting held In
the tent at Milwaukee-ave. and Beau
bien-st.. Monday night.
1.-The law may be imperfect in some
of its 1000 details" the congressman
continued. 1T carries with 1t, how
ever its own cure for these errors,
In the provision for q commission OF
tariff experts to compare the cost OF
production here and abroad. and rec
ommend to congress any changes
which should be made. The Payne
law Is protective In its character.
The effort was to spread equally and
justly over the industries OF every
part of the country the protection the
tariff afforded. When any article was
found not to be produced In this coun-
try in sufficient quantity for the home
demand, or where monopoly was
threatened, the tariff was lowered,
while 1t was raised on articles OF
some vegetables, and raised on cham
payne and cigarettes. Any increase
in the cost OF living cannot be
charged to the tariff, because the
duties were not raised on necessities
and because living is as high In most
European countries as here.
"The protective tariff was designed
to protect the American workingman
from such conditions as prevailed in
1898. Mr.. Doremus, the Democratic
candidate. would burn the BARR to
kill the rats. He Is making cam
paign on the price Of stockings. No
stockings are made In the first con-
gressional district. Would he reduce
the tariff on automobiles, and leave
the workingmen In Detroit's factories
at the mercy Of the ill-paid labor OF
Europe. and would he reduce the
tariff on drugs and force Parke, Davis
& Co., and Frederick Stearns & Co.,
to reduce the pay Of their employees?
noticed that during the tariff discus
sions, even Democratic members adj
vocated increased duties on goods
produced in their own localities.
II refuse to accept any other label
than Republican. refuse to admit
that l am opposed to good legislation
and in favor of bad. because any
congressional clique opposes or fav-
ors It, I insist that have been
actuated in my official course by the
belief that that course was right, and
insist that in future, each measure
proposed shall be judged on its
merits"
Mr. DENLY denied that he was al
lied with Cannon and Aldrich In the
support of special interests inimical
to the good of the public, giving as
proof the fact that Aldrich is not In
the same house of congress with him.
He branded as false statement that
100000 or any other sum had been
poured into the district to help his
campaign. He was applauded at the
! beginning and close Of his address.
but was not interrupted BY any hand
clapping.
Other speakers at the meeting were
John @. Ross Of Muskegon, candidate
for acknowledgements; Charles
Flowers and Robert Y. Ogg, legisla-
tive candidates; Guy Miller, candi-
date for state senator; City Clerk
Charles A. Nichols; City Treasurer
Max Koch; County Treasurer Will
liam F. Moeller, and Sheriff CASTOR
Homer Warren sang The Sword Of
Bunker HILL"