The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-20
A I 7 ACKS
I HE Tariff T
Congressman Foss Says
Revision Has Been a
Bunco Game

Washington. Nav 20-Representa-
tive Eugene ~ Foss, the newly elect
ed Democratic representative from
Massachusetts. 2 former Republican
and leading manufacturer today
signalized the beginning of his active
participation in the house with radi-
cal attack upon the Payne-AldrIch
tariff. He denounced the Republican
policy OF protection as an unmitigated
evil, flayed the Republican leaders,
declared the recent revision of tho
tariff to be Il deliberate bunco game
from start To finish;' pronounced in
favor OF reciprocity and demanded an
extra session of new congress" at
the earliest opportunity, to revise the
tariff
The people are indeed demanding
protection" said Mr.. Foss. but the
protection they are demanding is pro-
tectlon-from the Payne-Aldrioh tar
n"
The speaker announced himself as
fayoriDg the creation OF tariff COM
mission. but he wanted the commits
sion composed OF non-partisan men,
whose report would be made direct
to congress rather than 10 the Presi.
dent
Referring TO the provision in the
pending sundry civil appropriation
bill. for an appropriation OF $780, 600
for tariff commission TO report TO the
President. he said:
Naturally it looks a little strange
to some OF us-after all this long de-
lav-and after tho people have them
selves discovered the worst evils of
our tariff system-which such COM
mission could have exposed years ago
that it is now brought forward at
this eleventh hour Clever editors of
leading journals have stlgmatized this
proposition here as sop to Ccrebus,
or a tub TO the whale
They have, evidently, in mind the
panicky feeling that pervades the
'stand-pat section OF this very cham
Der, as well as OF the other chamber.
and the Republican machine the coun-
try over There Is among them
great searching OF hearts as to what
can be done to queDch these burning
issues of tariff and taxation reform.
OF how this great peoples movement
on these great Issues can he diverted
1T cannot be denied that the .peO-
pie have come to regard this whole
revision scheme OF the Republican
leaders-as planned in the last ma
tional campaign and as promulgated
in their platform, and as finally butch
cred in the special tariff session OF
congress-as an intentional and de.
llberate bunco game from start TO
finish"
Mr.. Foss urged reciprocity With for
cign nations as the proper middle
ground between protective tnrifI
and free trade.
"The stand-pat hierarchy" he con.
tinued, "sowed the wind and We are
all reaping the whirlwind. Reciprocity
was sacrificed TO selfish and merccn-
ap influences by the politicians
against the peoples interests. prosti-
tuted by them TO the purpose of hood
winhng the public. just as now re-
Gently they hayo prostltuted re-
vision"
Declaring that commission should
report 10 congress and not to the
President. Mr.. Foss demanded
why does the administration seek
to be solictous that this smaller body
be absolutely under the control OF the
executive. seeing that IL Is primarily
Intended for legislative purposes, Is
there nm ulterior mouve2
| "If the commission is TO be merely
an executive instrument and report
| only TO the President. how is congress-
to receive tho information excepting
J as the President may elect TO trans
nit 1t, and what Is TO prevent the
executive department. from withhold
ing or suppressing or coloring such
Information. as has more than once
been done heretoforef
II recognize that the people have
lost confidence In the Republican
party. and that they are no longer
looking TO them for an honest re-
vision. The people have turned to
the Democratic party Now the re-
spousIbllIty for an honest revision of
the tariff is up 10 the Democratic
party with the aid of the insurgont
and such Independent elements as
will ally themselves with us.
The people demand thht the re-
vision and reduction Of the tariff be
carried out by the Democratic party
as soon as the new congress can con-
vene. The Democratic party ought