The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
HOT ROAST FOR
THE TARIFF LAW
Maiden Speech of Representa-
tive FOsS of Massachusetts
Is Warm One.
REPUBLICAN PROTECTION
"UNMITIGATED EVIL"
"BunkO Game" Is Expressive
Characterization of Late
Revision.
Lv Associated Press.

tativc Eugene n. Foss, the newly elect
ed Democratic representative from Mas
sachusetts, n former Republican and a
leading manufacturer, today signallzed
the beginning of his active participa-
ton in the house with radical attack
upon the Paync-Aldrlch tariff.
He denounced the Republican policy
of protection as an unmitigated evil
flayed the Republican leaders, declared
the recent revision Of the tariff to be
a deliberate bunko game from start
to finish''; pronounced in favor OF
reciprocity and demanded an "extra
session of a new congress at the earli-
est opportunity, TO revise the tariff.
'$The people are indeed demanding
protection, said Mr., Foss, Hbut the
protection they are demanding is pro-
tection-from the PayneAldrich tar
iff''
The speaker announced himself rs ia
voring the creation OF a tariff COM
mission, but he wanted the commission
composed of non-partisan men whose re
port would be made direct TO congress
rather than TO the president. Referring
10 the provision in the pending sundFy
civil appropriation bill for an appro-
priation of s250.000 for a tariff com.
mission to report to tho president, he
said:
NATURALLY il looks a little strange
TO some, of us-after all this long de-
lay-and after the people have them
selves discovered the worst evils of our
tariff system-which such a commission
could have exposed years ago-that 1T is
now brought forward at this eleventh
hour Clever editors of leading journals
have stIgmatized this proposition since
its Introduction here as sop to Ger
heruS - 81 .1iub 10 the whale. -
Why Leaders Fear.
''They have evidently in mind the
panicky feeling that pervades the
stand pat section of this very chamber,
as well as OF the other chamber, and
the Republican machine the country
over. There is among them great
searching Of hearts as TO what can be
tariff and taxation reform; of how
this great people S movement on these
great issues can be diverted.
"It cannot be denied that the people
have come to regard this whole 'revi-
sion scheme of the Republican leaders
as planned in the last national cam
paign and as promulgated in their
platform, and as finally butchered IN
the special tariff session of congress
as an intentional and deliberate bunko
game from start TO finish. -
Mr.. Foss uroed reciprocity with for
tlEH ndllOU5 ds the pIOIJtl Iliuule
ground between a protective tariff and
free trade.
''The stand pat hierarchy he con-
tinucd, 'sowed the wind and we all are
reaping the whirlwind. Reciprocity was
sacrificed to selfish and mercenary in
fluences by the politicians against the
peoples S interests, prostltuted by them
To the purpose of hoodwinking the pub
lie, Just as now recently they have pros
tituted revision.
Declaring that a commission should
report 10 congress and not to the pres
ident. Mr. Foss demanded:
"Whv does the administration seek
to be solicitous that this smaller body
be absolutely under the control of the
executive, seeing that it is primarily
intended for legislative purposes. is
there an Interior motive2
Commission and Congress.
OF the commission is TO be merely
an executive instrument and report only
to the president, how is congress to re-
ceive the information excepting as the
president may elect 10 transmit it, and
what is TO prevent the executive de-
partmcnt from Withholding or suppress
ing or coloring such information. as has
more than once been done heretofore
81 recognize that the people have
lost confidence IN the Republican party
and that they are no longer looking to
them for an honest revision. The peo,
pie have turned to the Democratic party.
Now the responsibility of an honest re-
vision Of the tariff IS up TO the Demo
cratic party with the aid of the insur.
gent and such Independent elements as
will ally themselves with us.
'FThe people demand that the revi.
sion and reduction of the tariff be car.
ried out bv the Democratic party as
soon as the new congress can convene
The Democratic party ought to raise the
hot hol1 t.a
sion next spring to do the work which
congress has proved faithless to- The
people have made the immediate reduc
tion Of the tariff the issue and the Dem
ocratic party must pledge itself in 6
most distinct and specific way to carry
out this course; In order that the man
date shall be a compelling one: that
the victory shall be so complete thai
the Republican executive Will be forced
TO acquiesce in it and call congress to
gether.'
Need for Free Wool.
Mr.. Foss declared that the rallyinl
cry shall be made Hfree wool and cheay
clothing" Today, he said. millions 0,
our people are deprived Of comfort anC
health, and even of life, by the socallet
protective tariff on wool and woolen
for the benefit of the sheep raisers ant
wooden trusts
Mr., Foss declared for lower duties OF
sugar ana salQ tne people were demand
ing further reductions in iron and steel
Now at this point" he said, "i
seems 10 devolvc upon me, as repro
sentative III congress Of this reform, ant
as representative manufacturer In th
iron and steel industry of New Eng
land, engaged in the production Of i'm
portant lines Of machinery, employing
large numbers Of skilled workmen, an,
using large quantities of the finishe'
products of the steel trust, to state pub
licly here that in my Judgment my in
dustry and the people employed in il
would not suffer under free trade con
ditions; that is, if the 45 per cent dut
was entirely removed and provide
these conditions apply to the whole iro
iron ore up. This statement is equal
true Of other staple industries.
ttIn fact" Mr. Foss continued, 4"
hnlioun TINT fndnr 1in1er FREQ trade onI