The Washington times., 1910-05-12
.Redeems Pledges and Leaves
Prosperity In Wake,
He Declares.
CAMPAIGN THUNDER
IS MANUFACTURED
Orators of Both Parties Preparing
Speeches for Election
Literature.


fred their opening gun in defense Of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
From now UntE early next week soue
OF the most prominent members Of the
House VIII take occasion TO deliver
speeches Osteusibly for the Information
OF Congress. but really for the purpose
OF furnishing campaign material TO the
Republican Congressional campaign.
Hundreds Of thousands Of copies Of these
speeches VIII he printed at the earliest
possible moment and distributed
throughout the country.
Democratic members Of the House are
preparing to answer the defense Of the
tariff law 10 he made by the Repu5Ii-
cans and their speeches. too. VIII be
used later as campaign literature
Representatives Serene z Payne q
New York, chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee, which framed the
new tariff law. opened the tariff discus
sion today when Chairman Tawuey. OF
tle ADDrOpriations Committee. called
up his sundry civil appropriation Bill
Insists Pledge Is Redeemed
The demand for time 10 speak during
the general debate on this bin has been
50 great that an agreement has been
reached whereby uWeaty-r0ur legislative
hours VIII De devoted 10 speeches quite
foreizn TO the 3iu utnder consideration
1r- Payne declared that the IarlE law
passed by Congress last August re-
deemed The pledge OF che Republican
TaLou3l p-aJOrT-- He insisted that the
prediction that the law would raise suf-
lcleDt revenue 70 meet the expenditures
OF the Government nad been justified.
and he rIdiCuIed the assertion OF Champ
Clark minority leader that the rates
lu the Bayne-Alurlcl tariff law are -
Ia
Dilgley law
Referring 10 the benefits derived from
the tariff law ar Payne declared that
the people Of the whole country are en-
Joying prosperity beyond their dreams
Mr. Payne's Remarks
ar Payne spoke in part as follows;
mere aas heel much discussion as
10 what the actual promise Of the Re
pUpIran party was with reference 10
JariE revision. The only promise was
contained Ia the platform and in the
speeches OF President IatL As a can
Cldate. Mr. Taft repeated the plank Of
the platform n ms pi1oiic speeches and
said tnaL while the tariff ought 10 be
increased on some articles, he thought
that on a majority a decrease would
follow This Is exactly the pledge which
the Republican party made
The first requisite OF a good tariff
law Is one that raises sufficient revenue
10 meet the expenditures OF the Govern
ment- In this respect the present law
has accomplished all that was predict
ed for It.
The most persistent SANDER against
the law IS on the question OF downward
revision The minority leader Of the
House INDUCES IN il when he SAYS the
rates are per cent higher than the
DIuE-e- rates He takes no account Of
the millions Of dollars. worth Of 5TtiC17S
transferred 20 the free list But the
5ree list Is part OF the imports OF the
country and test that does not take
into account the nee list is no criterion.
Styles It "CompIete Success"
The classification under the new tariff
law IS a complete success. The Language
has been fully revised and the mistakes
and looPholes Of former tariff laws have
been avoided It is working more
smoothly. is more easily executed. re-
suits in more certain equality of taxa /
Ion 10 all who come under its provis- Z
ions and IN this respect IS an improve
meuL over all tariT laws which have
preceded it.
We have now a tarfT law that ful- /
fills the pledges Of the platform that
produces sufficient revenue to meet our
expenditures. that has discarded al the
CuLles which have become unnecessary 3
because OF changed conditions we cor
rccted the errors and IoOphoIes through
which many articles Of high value eS-
capped the duty intended which carries
OFT the measure OF protection euunCiated
IT. the Republican platform, which by
has opened the gates Of the world TO
our merchants and % our rnarufact
erS- and above all shuts no factory. puts
out no furnace fires. stops no wheels Of
INDUSTRY, and deprives no man of his
daily wage
Cites Figures.
Mr.. Payne asserted that on an ad-
valOrem basis the new law had reduced Z
rates - per cent. while on a dutiabIe /
and free basis, the rates had been re- /
duced rs per cent
The duties have been reduced. - he /
said, or articles Of necessary .consump- /
ton. OF which more than S5-O00.00o-O00 .
worth were consumed The Fncrea :
were on S539-CQ0,00o OF articles con-
Sumed, the bulk of which were Iuxuries Z
SECn as wines and liquors. but on I
articles o. voluntary use only $50, 900. 900 3
OF this amount were consumed
This statement. which I have nre-
no one has dared 10 declare that II is /
false in any particular II stands as 4
an unanswered argument 20 show that 4
this was downward revision Of the
tariff.
The Sugar Schedules.
The sugar schedules in the bill were
referred to by Mr. Payne sugar is /
recognized in all tariffs as a great
revenue producer" he said we put
II on the free liSt IA the Mckinley law .
TO get rid OF the revenue, of which we
rad q great surplus We needed the .
revenue from sugar in this law. and
we cut down no part OF the duty eX-
ctp- on sugar coming from tie Phil
ipp-1e islands. which we made free. .
and the Tehners duty
Declaring that the prices Of com
mOdifIes have been increasing yearly f.
for ten years all over the world. Nr-
Payne insisted that lr was foolish 20 f
blame such Increases as have occurred -
since the enactment OF the new tarff .
law lass August on that MEASURE
zone reason, he said FOR the ad-
vance III prices now almost universal
}s- conceded. is not only the increase &
iT t--e productic1 OF sold but the
cheaper metLCds Of It's production"