Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-21
Nav Democratic Member De-
,Iares Recent Revision a de-
rberate BunOO Came
PEOPLE DEMAND PROTECTION
MT II Is From the Payne-Aldric
Bill, He Assertcd-lie Wants
Another Revision.

v,rene a. F0ss. the newly i'ctFA
n,1oeratle representative from Massd-
,,ssetts a former Republican and a
,.sslns manufacturer today slgnallzed
,ss beglnnlng Of his active participa-
IN, IN the house with a radical attack
mon the Payne-Aldrich tariff. He de-
,oupeed the Republican Tolicy OF PR
seiIon as en- unmitigated evil, haycd
~, Republican leaders. declared the
recent revision Of the tariff TO be "de-
lhsrate bunco game from start 20 I'm
,.b.r pronounced in favor % reciprocity
and demanded an extra session II a
new Congress" at the earliest oppoi-
tgni,y. to revise the tariff.
THE people are indeed demanding
frotectlon.r said Mr. FOES. but the
protection they are demanding. is pre-
lection from the Payne-Aldrich tariff.
The speaker announced himself as
fvoring the creation NJ tariff com
mission but he wanted the commission
composed OF non-partisan men Whose
report would be made direct 10 Con
gress rather than 20 the president. Re-
erIng to the provision IN the pending
sundry civil appropriation bill for an
appropriation Of s25O,O0O for a tariff
commission to report 10 the president
he said.
Naturally II looks a little strange
20 some Of us-after all this long delay
and after the people have themselves
discovered the worst evils Of our tariff
systeut-which such a Commiss on could
have exposed years ago-that II is now
brought forward at this eleventh hour,
Clever editors OF leading journals have
Fgmatizcd this proposition since It's
Introduction here as a sop TO CerberUs'
or tub to the whale
They have evidently in mind the
pancky feeling that pervadcs tho
'stand-pat section Of this very cham
Der as well as Of the other chamber.
and the Republican machine the couu-
try over. There Is among them q great
searching Of hearts as 90 what can
be- done 10 quench these burning issues
Of tarih and taxation reform; OF how
this great peoples movement on those
great issues can be diverted.
A "BUNCO GAME"
n cannot be denied that the peorie
have come TO regard this whole r.
Vision scheme OF the Republican lead
ers-as planned in the last national
campaign and as promulgated in their
platform. and as finally butchered IT.
the special tarfn session Of Congress-- |
ns an Intentional and deliberate bunco |
game from start TO finish"
hr Foss urged reciprocity with for |
sgn nations ms the proper middle |
Eound between a protective tariff AMI |
free trade
The standlpat hierarchy" he con- |
unued' slowed the wind and we all |
are reaplng the whirlwind Recipro-
oily was sacrificed 10 selfish and |
meTeenary influences by the politi-
Clans against the peoples interests.
pIosututed by them to the purpose OF
nooQRlnking the public. Just as now
recently they prostituted revision"
peeAring that q commission should /
iFPofl 70 congress and not to the
PRESIDENT Mr Foss demanded:
why does the administration seek L
oe soucitous that this small body
pc absolutely under the control 81 the
ae, atiye' seeing that II IS primarily
.aaNhded Tor legislative purposes: Is
mere an Interior motive?
me commission Is TO he merely an
,sNeutVc instrument and report only TO
he president how is Congress to re-
i've the Information excepting as the
rsa.'en' may elect 20 transmit II. and
wat Is 20 prevent the executive de-
-Psflment from Withholding or sun
H'ssins or coloring such Information.
Ss,. .gs more than once been done
=. recognize that the people have
Wy confidence In the Republican party
'u mat they are no longer looking
neN Tor an honest revision The |
repe nave turned 10 the Democratic
t|' Now the responsibility Of an
g oHvs1 revision of the tariff is up To
~ democratic party with the aid OF
~ msufgent and such independent
n, ,''Deh's as VIII ally themselves with
nm NEW REVISION DEMANDED.
we people demand that the revl-
-. ana reduction of the tariff be
s,1- out hy the Democratic party as
NJ a. 1nt nc" congress can convene.
M my, iauo party ought to raise
.ne issue that there shall ho an evtre
49," next spring to do the work
T.. u congress has proved faitbless
sine people have made the inn
~. 'a'e reduction OF the tariff the is-
blea.s" guy lne Democratic party must
sntaie user Tn a most distinct and |
n o.s way 10 carry out this course;
ef that the mandate shall be |
compelling one. that the victorV
N.Y. M pc so complete that the Ropub.
anu executive win be forced 10 ac-
seibe, e 10 IL and call Congress to-
,r Mt foss declared that the rallvine
sbs. oH oe made. Free wool and
"sap clothing" '''N
sr sO9 ss be .aid. millions OF our peopie
ana ~ OF comfort and health
ieetl,' 9l life by the so-csllod pro-
The bsroa," on wool and woolens for I
"9,olen trusts. '"'9ois ana
sgs. oss declared for lower dutios ~,
msn5,- ana said the people wero 40.
steel e further reductions In IRON ma
seems ~ az mis- point" he said. I'll
soptati,' ueNplve upon me. as n rorra
and a. congress Of this reform
m ~ representative nan,,e,.t,,.a,
Envls,1 On ana steel Industry ~ ~.
mpor,a,r, engaged In the produrtior ~,
he Isra' INES OF machinery er,ri,,,
Ind NJ numbers OF skilled worlfn,o,,
inisbed large Quantities 81 tbo
itate n,,tiuiouucts Of the steel trust ~
nent D11,o nd. here that IN NV H,dS'
lloyed ~ industry and q oonls a o
'ree trade ~ would not r under
Der ZEN, e conditions. that ,s ~ w., In'Sr
md ~ 9uty was entirelv ro,, ~ -
% ~ s'o atd these conditions n aD,,,i
rom the uuie iron and steel ins,,strs'.
ltatemerv, Goal and iron ore IN u Thig
PIE indus,r,o. equally true OF other sta ,
In q
believe IA, MT Foss continued 81
'ouay under free trada