The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-30
FAKE TARIFF REFoRAIERs.

The Democratic brethren are doing
considerable shouting these days 1e-
garding ire tariff aud what they
would do to the schedules if they had
the opportunity. Without giving more
than passing mention to the measure
which drew from Grover Cleveland
the remark that it was 5. bill Of per
| fidy and dishonor," let US sec what
the Democrats did during the extra
session of Congress.
The Boston Herald, a low tariff
newspaper, while berating the Repub-
Hcans for passing the Payne-Aldrich
bill, does not indulge in the hope that
the Democrats would pass better
law from low tariff standpoint The
Herald has analysed the votes cast by
the Democratic senators during the
extra session of the Sixty-iirst Con-
gress. with the following result:
In the Senate of the Sixty-first Con-
| ~gress but one Democratic vote
was recorded in favor OF the
| Payne-Aldrich bill on the 1Ihai
| roll-cau. But the more 1mpor-
| tant record of that session is that
there were but five Democratic
senators who consistently op-
| posed all high tariff rates, there
| were four Democratic senators
who openly declared themselves
to be protectionists in principle
and twenty other Democratic
| senators who spoke or voted for
| protection schedules where such
/ protection would serve partic-
| ular interest in their states
Five full-fledged protection speeches.
| were made by Democratic senat-
| ors and three others supported
protectionist schedules, although
! predicating their argument on
the theory OF tariff for revenue.
| Senator Bailey af Texas, who at
| least is entitled to claim lieu
! tenancy in the Democratic organ
! ization, proclaimed his emanc1pa-
ton from the decree of the Den
| yer convention that protection is
| the mother of trusts, and led sew
| enteen of his fellow-Democratic
| senators in voting for protec-
| tive duty of twenty-five cents a
| ton on iron ore.
An equal number of Democratic SEN
| atorS voted against free lumber,
| and on every one of the amend
! ments seeking to reduce the rates
| on lumber there were more faV-
! orable votes from Republican
| senators than from Democrats
| On the final vote the Democratic
side of the Senate split even, and
| the reduction was defeated by
twelve Democratic votes and six
teen Republicans There were
| Democratic votes for protective
duties on hides. iron ore. lead,
| zinc, wool and woolens, print pa
| per, pinea pples, cotton cloth, tea,
lumber, petroleum, and many mi
nor items
The Democratic senator's voted for
the protection of the industries of
their home states every time, and yet
they blame the Republicans for doing
the same thing. The Democratic hue
and cry regarding the tariff is fake,
pure and simple, and made for cam
paign purposes.
Of course, in case O. success they
would make an effort to pass a tariff
law, which would undoubtedly turn
out to be the same kind of an abortive
attempt as the Wilson bill. Wool
would be put On the free list, but the
states dominated by the Democrats
would be protected to the fullest ex-
tent.
If there are any misguided Repub-
licans who believe the Democrats
would honestly revise the tariff, lee
them look UP the record of the DEM
ocratic senators when the Payne-Al-
drich bill was UP for debate.