Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-14
Rep. FoTdney Makes Speech in
Answer 10 One by Senator
Beveridge.
AGAINST TARIFF COMMISSION
Could Not be Non-Partizan-Cong
Itself Best Qualified To
DO the Work.

Washington May 10 Representative
Fordney OF Michigan delivered a
speech on the tariff in the house today
Mr.. Fordney's speech was intended as
a reply TO Senator Beverldges Indiana
speech against the tariff. Mr. Fordney
declared the senator from Indiana had
assaulted the Republican party and
held himself UP 20 his constituents as
a martyr. representing himself as the
savior Of his people.
Representative Fordney took up Sem
ator Berevidges tariff speech. issue by
issue, and delivered what he believed to
be an answer to each Of them.
Mr. Fordney quoted the senator as
having said President Tart wanted free
lumber. This Fordney denied i'm toto.
Mr.. Beveridge's statement that Che
wooden schedule had remained the same
more than 40 years, he also denied. save
Ing IL was changed by the Wilson bin
with disastrous effects 20 the indus
try Of the nation.
Mr. Forduey said. THE gentleman
from Indiana would lead the people Of
this country to believe the presidents
position on the new tariff bill has been
Inconsistent that he changed his posi-
tion since the passage OF the now law.
President TAFT stood FOR the rates fxed
In the Payne bill when it became a law
and he stands for them now His sign
ing the bin Is the best evidence that
he stood for IL then. and he now states
II is the best tarfm bin ever placed on
our statute books. That is the best
evidence that he stands for H."
When he came 10 the duties on sugar.
Mr. Fordney declared he was unalter-
ably opposed to any reduction OF duty
on sugar, declaring such a thing would
destroy a magnificent Industry
ITO write "a tariff law that will in
crease the wages OF the laborers IN the
rolling mills. the cotton mills. the wool
on mills or any other mills and re-
duce TO the consumer the price OF this
labors product. would BE- a conundrum.
Again a law that will increase the
farmers income, his profits and reduce
the price ~ farm products, flour. meat
and butter. and all such things that go
upon every mans table. Is conun-
drum. The man who could do 70 would
be the wonder Of tho world He would
be a curiosity. such. however. may De-
found In the state Of Indiana. Thomas
h. Reed said, This Is what I call ar
ranging a perfect tariff In your mind
but unfortunately. "a tarim SO arranged
IF the gentleman believes that n law
could be made putting raw material
on the free list and putting them there
In an equitable manner 20 all CON
cerned, why ala he not propose such
AN amendment To the bill when Il was
before the scnate2 / challenge the
gentleman from Indiana To present
such q bill His theory is not among
possibilities lie would rob Peter 10
pay Paul and he seems TO think such
notion would be just and equitable
President Tart has taken the stand
that the adoption Of the Payne law
BIS the true test Of Reuphlicanism. !
agree with him Senator BeveridEe, on
the other hand. takes the view held hy
MI. BRYAN. whose views on the subject
of protection 10 American Industries
have more than once been overVholm-
inEly repudinted hy the voters
In conclusion Mr.. Foriney declared
himself unalterobly opposed 10 the tar
in commission declaring 10 could not
possibly be non-partlsan and main
tnincd that Congress Itself was best
quallhed 10 do the work ~ framing a
tariff