The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
THE DEMOCRATS ON WOOL AND
COTTON.


Il would seem that the Democrats in
the Senate have plucked up a good
deal of courage. 1t was said yester-
day that without a dissenting voice
the Democratic Senators pledged them.
selves in caucus to support the House
wool tariff bill.
One OF the most encouraging spec.
tacles yet presented in the Congress at
the present session was the declaration
OF Senator Myers, the new Democratic
Senator from Montana, on Wednesday
that ne would vote for the Underw God
wool tariff bill as 1t passed the House:
that he was in favor OF Congress re-
manning in session 20 vote ION all
remedial legislation needed by the
people" that the Senate had accom-
plished less in tho last four months
than "a good board of county commits
eioners could accomplish in week."
and that he would vote for the Under
wood bill. 1t required good deal OF
courage OF the right sort for any SEN
ator from Montana to take position
largest. IL not the largest. sheep grow
ing States in the Union, the number of
sheep in Montana FIVE years ago being
little short of 100000. Yet, with all
the wool interests OF his State array
ed against the proposed revision of
the wool tariff and the Republican Sem
ator from Montana counsellng delay
and protesting that there should be no
wool legislation at this session, this
man Myers stood up In the face of all
and doubtless thinking with Senator
Martin. the Democratic minority lead
er.g that the 100000 people in the
United States who buy wool should
have as much consideration as the
handful who sell wool
The example of Senator Myers is
commended to the Senators from the
cotton growing States when the cot
ton schedule comes up for set
Element 1t is certain that there
viii be fight to the finish on
this measure. The cotton bill franz
cd by the Ways and Means Committee
OF the House and agreed to by the
Democratic caucus, provides for re-
duction OF 43 per cent. in the present
rates. The average duty imposed by
the Payne-Aldrich law Is asp per cent,
The average duty proposed in the Tn
derwood bill is 27.o6 per cent Con
siderable reductions are provided for
in the rates on threads and yarns.
spool thread, cotton cloth. handker-
chiefs, ready-made clothing, collars,
velvets and plushes. stockings, gloves.
ribbons, underwear. table damasks and
towels. The rates on q number OF these
articles are higher in the Payne bill
than they We're in the Dingley bill,
and the rcdafctiops provided for In
the. Underwood measure are reductions
on the things that the people need
The Southern mills are interested. of
course, in keeping up the higher duties.
and representations have been made by
the official spokesman OF these in
stitutions that the tariff on cotton
goods should not be disturbed, and
cannot be disturbed without serious
injury 10 the industry. That IS the
argument thar has been made from
the beginning by the wooden PEOPLE
the sugar people. the steel people. and
all and singular of those who have
regarded the cxac,ions of the Ma.
tional taNgatherer as q legitimate fea-
ture Of their business
In the cotton schedule. as the Balti-
more Sun says very truly, the Demo.
Gratis have gone braveiy ahead and
prescribed for their own constituents
the same medicine they administer to
the New Englanders This is real
sacrifice they are making for principle
and there could hardly be stronge,
proof of their sincerity" 1t is IN,
sort Of sincerity That WIN win Win
the people, and it should nave the sole
support OF the Democrats in bot.
Houses Of Congress. In this way lie.
Victory.