The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-15
UNDERWOOD MAKES
 CAMP PAIGN SPEECH
Congressman Addresses Demo-
 crats at Pittsburg
THE TARIFF IS ATTACKED
Crimes of Republican PartyeAre Pointed Out and It Is shown That Peoples Interests Are Not Watched
 But Are Neglected

Pittsburg, September 14.-Congress- nan Oscar ". Underwood of Alabama vas the chief speaker at a democratic celebration at Kennywood park here .oday
 Mir Underwood said:
 The main purposes for which our government was established was to se- ,ure the blessings of liberty to ourselves md our posterity, to protect life and in- sure the protection of property. There is 10 division among our people as to the of liberty throughout the and, but on the question of protecting fife and property-the man and the dol ar-many of our most prominent citi- .ens seem disposed to consider the pur- pose of government is entirely for the protection of property. and that the in- lividual should take care of himself.
 'If I was asked to state what I con iidered the greatest point of divergence r the principles of the two great parties of this country l would say that the of the republican party stood first for the advancement of prop erty. interests and as an incident to that proposition considered the advancement )e the individual.
 ''The democratic party stands for the lplift of the citizen first and the protec- ion of property as one of fhe rights that nan should enjoy. The democratic party oy it's votes in Congress and It's national platforms has continually advocated a reasonable restriction of the immigration coming into this country that the Amer can laborer might be protected from di- ect competition with the laborer of Eu- ope. This legislation has been repeated y defeated in recent years in the House If Representatives by republican leaders Lnd republican votes under the plea that ,beap labor was required to develop the The greatest asset the country las is it's citizens, why not give them a nance to develop?
 High Protective Tariff
 '"rhe republican party has always ad- rocated a high protective tariff to pro- ect the great industries of the country gainst competition from abroad and to .nable them to exact higher prices from he American people. Even in levying a tariff, they write their laws in he interest of monopoly and allow the individual to secure only such benefits IS may come to him as an incident to heir Legislation. In their recent tariff egislation they increased the taxes on ome food products many of the cheaper rticles of clothing, and made no reduc- ions that would materially decrease the ost of living.
 "At the same time when the great astern corporations demanded cheaper aw material they did not hesitate to re- uce the duties on iron ore from 40 cents Q 15 cents a ton, thereby making a resent of hundreds of thousands of dol ars of taxes to these great companies nat were already doing prosperous usiness. and at the same time raised 1e duty on hosiery that the less fortu- ate individual wears from 50 cents ozen to 70 cents dozen.
 Three Iron Centers
 .'There are three great iron centers In ae United States, Pittsburg, Chicago and Birmingham. I live in Birmingham and ave the honor to represent that district l the Congress of the United States. though, not claiming to be an expert in ne iron and steel business, I am to some xtent familiar with it's details. Though ittsburg is very much larger city nd a very much larger iron and steel reducing center than the district l rep esent, in many respects our conditions re the same in reference to the tariff uestion so far as it affects the indus -ial products of our districts.
 ''The support which the iron and steel istricts of the country have given the epublican party since the civil war mas I 4he main been accountable for its uccess in it's political battles. The iron nd steel-producing centers in the north Tn states have as a rule cast their votes pr the republican candidates for Pres lent and for Congress. Without the upport of the people living in these dis ricts the republican party could not naintain its position before the country s an advocate of high protective tariff, nd vet ' often wonder why these people bould maintain their loyalty to a party n this question when the history of its egislation in the last three decades shows hat every time 1t has enacted a tarih ill it has reduced the tariff duties on the ron and steel products and at the same ime increased the tariff on most Of the necessities of life that the people living n these districts must purchase rom ther industrial centers.
 .eThe republican party has systemati- ally and continually reduced the tariff n nie iron. steel rails, wire, nails and all roducts of our furnaces, mills and fac ories. and at the same time maintained r advanced the taxes on clothes and ood that our people must purchase to ve Of necessity when the cost Of liv- ne goes up wages should and must go up nd when wages go up the cost of the roduct itself must advance proportion tely. The result has been that we ave sen advancing cost of production nd decreasing tariff so far as the legis- ation ofthe republican party Is concern 4 in the iron and steel districts. To H. 1strate. the tariff act of March 3, 1883, ixed the tariff on pig iron at BIO of ent a pound, which equals $6.72 a ton and he tariff on steel rails at ST ton.
 Mckinley Tariff Bill
 The tariff act of 1s9O known as the Mckinley bill, fixed the rate of duty on ig iron at BIO of 1 cent a pound or E. .72 a ton and on steel rails at 6-10 of ent a pound or s13.44 a ton. The tariff ct of 1897, known as the Dingley bill. ixed the duty on pig iron at $4 ton and he duty on steel rails at 7-20 or 1 cent a. ,ound or $7.S4 a ton. The tariff act of sO9. known as the AldrichPayne bill. ixed the duty on pig iron at $2.50 ton md the duty on steel rails at TAO of l ent pound or $3.92 per ton. In the nain this proportionate reduction has aken place In the iron and steel schedule lnder republican legislation on all pro- Iucts manufactured from iron and steel.
 'The republican party, therefore, has stood continuously for a reduction of the .arfff so far as the iron and steel dis ricts in Pittsburg, Chicago. Birmingham and other parts of the country are con