The Washington times., 1910-05-13
ATTACK ON TAT rs
TARIFF BOARD PLAN
Fordney Asserts Project
Means Turmoil In Bust
ness of Nation.
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time. 10 the eternal damuation of bust
ness interests
Congress is not composed antirely
Of political tricksters. thank fortune. In
fact, the majority are business men,
elected because Of that fact, and owing
70 their experience. and coming as they
do from every nook and corner Of the
land. they are certainly better quail
fed 70 work out the tariff and every
vital question that i've men, selected.
perhaps, from i've different states could
be.
Who Shall Control?
eTf the tariff is not 10 ae intrusted
70 the men whom the common people
select, il viii not be long before the
common people viii have nothing to
DO with the affairs OF the Government.
and II the tariff is 10 be eliminated
from the consideration Of Congress.
Why trust Congress with the solution
OF any important problem IF the
common people are not getting al
they deserve now. I would truly feel
sorry for them when they are removed
10 degree further from their inter
ests by taking the aII-important tariff
Question out of the hands Of men they
elect TO attend TO their affairs and
putting il in the hands Of an appoint
I've commission. who would constantly
agitate because Of agitators.
would feel exceedingly unsafe
as a prOteCtIonist If men were placed
on commission with power 70 act,
entertaining such ideas as does the
gentleman from Indiana
The Constitution Of the United
states provides that all laws for the
raising OF revenues for the Govern
ment must originate in the House OF
TeSenIatlEeS- No act would be
lawful, even If il originated in the
Senate
As to legislation
Therefore OF what use can a tarifr
commission be in the enactment Of such
laws, except TO procure information in
this or in foreign countries TO present
10 Congress for the consideration Of the
House OF Representatives in preparing
a tariff BIZ; and under existing condi-
lions or laws the Federal Government,
through the. consular service IF the
United States, has representatives in
every principal district in every NATION
in the world, obtaining the very jufur-
nation that the tariff commission would
tons abroad as TO the cost OF produc-
ton, the amount Of goods going from
the United States 10 the foreign terri
tories and through the Monthly Con-
suiar Reports very valuable infOTma
lon IS gwen. but EI0 agitation comes
10 Congress under the existing laws for
a change Of tariff rates, d. would DC
the case II we had 4 tariff commission
Under existing laws we have q tariff
board, consisting Of three men. ap-
pointed by the President. which board
has gathered since the adoption Of the
new tariff law and Will in the future
gather such information as the Presi-
dent needs for the application Of the
maximum AMI minimum rates of duty.
as provided for in the Payne tariff blL
N nat more can be deSired2 VINO wants
agitation No one except the chronic
dissatisfied Is is true, however. that
one OF this class IS toom any for the
coUntrEs good
7 feel it my duty continued Ford
ney as Republican and a member
OF the Committee on WAYS and
Means Of this House 70 answer the
speech Of the gentleman from Indiana,
because Of his assault. not on the new
tart flaw alone, but on the Republican
party, for which he lauds himself 10 the
skies. holding himself I'D before the DeO-
pie as a martyr repreSe ntlng himself 70
be the savior Of the people. demanding
justice from his party and not getting
II, and wishing 20 make his people be
Heve that in order 20 be saved they
must 80 to him
Reason For Vote
In answer 70 the gentleman 7 VIII
ToInt out where the reasons given by
him for his vote against the tariff bill
were unfounded, frivolous. and in no
way jUsJjfiabIe-"
The Michigan Representative com
mented on the votes cast BY BeveridGe
on various sections Of the tariff bill
The bill, said Fo-dney. as enacted was
iudorsed. bv President Taft and the
jcrity OF the Republican party
yet the gentleman from Indiana,
he continued. "Coula not see his way
Gear as a Republican 10 vote for
measure adopted By the majority OF
his party His position reminds me Of
2 story of q very large man and
very small man who occupied one bed
The small man finally decided TO kick
the big fellow out Of the bed. and. in
the quiet OF the night he cautiously
CTeDt up behind the big fellow, placed
his back aEainSt the wall and dOub-
ling up, placed his feet in the back
OF the big fellow. and then let ny The
bed went with the big fellow, how
ever, and the little man dropped be
hind.
Explains Expenses.
The gentleman from Indiana has evil
IDENTIFY placed himself where he Is not in
bed with TIE big fellow-the Republican
paTrv-nelther he on the wall as
souvenir t-.t sprawled upon the floor
and alone and in his recent speech, with
all manner of misleading and incorrect
statements relative 20 the tariff, he tries
10 explain 10 the people WY he is here
To illustrate the necessity Of raising
funds TO pay Government expenses.
FOTdney said
If fund had been started IN the
tine OF the birth of Christ. and 81 had
beea placed in that fund every minute
day and night. from that time to TIE
present date, the fund at This time
would not be large enough 10 nav the
running expenses Of this Government for
the coming year