Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-18
DEMOCRATSFREEA AS
WHITE SLAVES
SAYS PAYNE
VICTIMS OF ONE IMAM
RULE DECLARES SEREN0
Accuses Party Of Abandoning
Free Trade Principles In
Framing Wool Tariff Revis-
ion Bill.
IBy Morning Journal special Leased wireI


Washington, June 17.--Accusing
the democrats OF having abandoned
the free trade principal in the franz
ing the wool tariff revision bill and
declaring they are as much one-man
ruled as they ever charged the repub-
licans with having been. representa-
tive Serene f.. Payne, of New York,
chairman of the committee which
framed the Payne-Aldrich tariff, made
| the principal speech in the wool bill
| debate today.
/ With the intention OF closing gen.
, eral debate on the bill, the house held
a night session tonight and represent
atiyes favoring and opposing tine
| bill were given chance to speak.
| Chairman Underwood hopes to reach
vote on the measure probably next
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Referring to the farmers free list
bill, Mr.. Payne said
mo such crude measure ever be-
fore was brought into this house by
any committee. There Is not man
on either side who can tell within
! $15,000,00 to $4,000. 600 what diff
ference 1t would make in the reve-
nues."
Representative Foster Of Illinois
and Mays OF Florida, spoke In favor
of the bill.
Mr. Payne declared that Mr. Under
wood in his opening speech on the
bill had made an "egregious blum
! der" a mistake Of SS5, 100000 in his
explanation of the treasury statement
whereby he defended the partial duty
kept on the wool in the bin as due to
the necessity of revenue.
do you ever remember" ask ed
Mr.. Mann. when an opening speech
on tariff bill had not appeared in
the record within few days after Its
delivery? Mr.. 7Jnderwood's speech has
not yet been printed
In defense OF Mr.. Underwood, Mr.
Harrison of New York, said that the
reason that the speech had not been
printed was because Mr.. Underworld
duties were so heavy that he had not
had time to so over IL.
Speaker Clark took part In the de-
bate.
Did not the shoe manufacturers,
he asked Mr.. Payne, promise us
when the tariff bill was In committee
two years ago, that If we took the
tariff off hides they could give us
cheaper shoes? Yet l have seen nc
reduction in the price Of shoes"
Mr.. Clark referred to the United
Shoe Machinery company, which, he
said, was in his opinion as tight q
trust as there was in the country"
why has not the attorney general
prosecuted this trust?" he asked. "Did
you refer to him the testimony given
before the committee about the
trust?'
NO" said Mr.. Payne 81 am not
prosecuting officer"
Mr.. Payne admitted that In his
opinion the shoe machinery manu-
featuring industry in this country II
controlled by trust.
In regard to the wool schedule OF
the Payne-Aldrich law, Mr.. Payn,
said, Il wanted to revise and equalizs
the wool schedule and equailze tht
duties. But | was not able to carry
1t through"
He made a defense, however. of the
bill as a whole.
Mr. Payne declared that the real
reason the democrats had not pu
raw wool on the free list was because
some gentlemen at home said II would
ruin them and their state If there was
no duty on WOOL
AS to one man power he said v
makes no difference whether it Il
one man who enforces the rules IN
the speakers chair and who appears
In the open, or whether he pulls the
wires that control the caucus. "Yot
are about as free as the white slaves
we hear so much about"