The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
Candidate Discusses Tariff
in Garrett County.
PRESIDENT TAFT EULOGIzED
william Tyler Page, Clerk of the
Committee on Accounts Of the
House of Representatives, AIso
Presents Arguments 40 Voters-IR-
consistency OF Democrats shown.
Special to The Washington Herald.


tonight, when Brainard II. Warner, IT,,
candidate for Congress in the Sixth dis
tr.et, addressed a large meeting. There
was much enthusiasm. and he received
cordial greeting His speech was
largely on the tariff. and he analysed
the records OF the Democratic party as
represented in Congress 10 show how
little the people might expect in the
event of a change, In the course of his
speech he said
It is Improbable longer to discuss the
tariff academically for it is not at the
realm of theory and is intensely prac-
teal The principle OF protection is here
10 stay as a practical business and Amer
lean institution. Ny opposing friends.
with their visionary and theoretical ideas
upon this, as well as other economical
questions. would find, If given response
bllity, that their Well-meant purposes
were the children of fancy and the par
ent Of folly. wrought of such stun as
dreams are and as baseless as the fan
tastlc visions or the evening: for within
their own party they would discover
lack OF a definite and cohesive plan of
accommodating but divergent and dis
cordant views, They would find that the
principles of protection cannot now be
discarded, not alone because Of Repub-
lean adherence TO il, bat through Demo-
cratic demands for its maintenance
soath Wants Protection.
THE States at the South. from whence
The preponderance OF Democrats would
hail, have a potent voice in the making
Il tariff law. and judging from their
demands and the demands of business and
commercial bodies in the Southern States.
Tor what they were pleased TO call their
just measure of protection when the last
tariff bill was being formulated. every
state south Of Maryland, through their
Congressional representatives insisted
upon the preservation % the protective
principle for their own products.
For instance, Florida demanded ana
viii demand again, protection for sea-
island cotton, wrapper tobacco, citrus
fruits. and lumber; Georgia, for lumber
and kaOlin: Kentucky. for hemp; Louis
lana. for rice. sugar. and lumber; North
Carolina. for towels. yarns, mica, and
lumber; South Carolina, for clays; Ten
nessee, for lumber, barytas, and tanning
extracts, Texas. for WOOL cotton rice,
and hides. and Virginia, for peanuts, to-
bacco briar root, pig iron, iron ore.
gypsum. barytas, lumber, coal and other
products.
Demands Free Lumber.
The Democratic national platform
declaration for free lumber was utterly
disregarded when the lumber interests OF
the South were faced with a practical
proposition. and it was by Southern Dem
ocratlc votes. including that OF our own
Senator. John Walter Smith, that lumber
was kept off the free list and even in
the matter Of as mlmportant an item
as quebracko, except TO Virginia. the duty
Nyas Increased at the demand of Virginia
Senators, aided by ether Democrats
Likewise, in the matter of pineapples, the
Florida Senators We're jealous IN their
tender solicitude for that local product
As one Florida Congressman expressed
il, namely, Representative Clarke, Il ara
for tariff for revenue with protection
pr0clvities for Florida products.
THE entire Virginia delegation de-
manded an increase of 800 per cent on
peanuts. Senator Bailey, Of Texas, was
opposed to free raw material Senator
MeEnery, of Louisiana, voted throughout
with the Republicans for protection be-
cause what ne thought was good enough
for Louisiana was good enough for the
country.
Therefore, ! say protection has come
10 stay. but while friendly to it, l realize
that, like every good thing, it may be
abused. Hence, l am IN favor of that
measure OF protection alone that will rep
resent the difference between the cost of
production here and abroad whenever
that difference can be aseeTtatned by the
means already adopted. namely. through
the Office of a tari1 commission"
Praise for President Taft.
Following Mr. Warmers address. Will
lam Tyler Page. clerk of the Committee
on Accounts Of the House of Representa-
tives. made a speech in which he eulo-
gized President Taft and showed what
nc had achieved thus far in his admin
istration. Mr.. Page said
''In President Taft the country has an
example Of single minded honesty Of pur-
pose. of patience and patriotism, of
energy and quiet determination. Of for
bearauce and fortitude, of calm tempera-
ment and wise judgment. worthy of emu
lation and impartial commentator. Amid
hghtines within his own party and foes
without he has kept the ship ee state on
an even heel and true TO her course.
The claim made two years ago that
Judge Taft was pre-eminently qualified
Z 80 become President has been fully sus-
tanned 41e started on TO give legisla-
p. tive expression to platform promises, he
lieving such promises to be as morally
Z binding as any others: and accordingly
q he laid before Congress a programme for
the enactment OF progressive and con-
% structVe laws. faT-reaching in their ef-
feet for the good of the country and
q has steadfastly adhered 10 It. The splen-
'- die record OF Congress and Of the admin
istration is his record He proved him
-- self TO be master builder. His fQunda-
tiOnS, some stones Of which were placed
by his immediate predecessor, were laid
deep, Whereon he reared a superstfucture
as marvelousy built as humanity could
build il. Other architects and builders
= there were whose judgment and plans
ran counter 10 those Of President Taft
TIC reconcile and harmonic became his
task. Representative of 90000,0C0 peO-
pie from 5H Congressional districts and
Senator'S from s. sovereign States were
t. be reckoned with Clashing interests
made perfect construction Impossible and
compromise necessary. Personal ambi-
tons and party division were almost in
. surmountable obstacles, but Taft tact.
Taft patience, Taft good-nature Taft
Will displaced discord FOR harmony pro-
dueing progress where inaction threat
- ened Although he could not say IT is
finished he could and did say. We have
wrought Welt We will keep up the good
work.
Awaits Calm Verdict.
The country is coming to know Mr.
Taft better and to trust and love him.
lie is fast coming into his own: day by
Gay he is growing bigger in the estina-
ton Of the people, They are realizing
that a statesman Is in the White House
Who foregoes the applause of the hour