The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-29
Republican Party Has
Deliberately Deceived
Laboring Men.
NOT BENEFITED
BY HIGH TARIFF
Underwood Submits Report on
Cotton Schedule Revision and
Attacks Present Systematic
Would Get Down to Strictly
Revenue Basis-Payn
Makes Minority Report.

Washington. D. c.. July 2S-Debate
on the Democratic cotton schedule re-
vision bill was begun to-day by the
report by Mr.. Underwood. chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee. which
prepared the bill. No date was fixed
for closing debate on the measure al
though 1t is believed it will end We'd
nesday with a vote on the day fol-
lowing.
The minority report was presented
to-day by Representative Payne. OF
New York. leading minority member
of the Ways anu Means Committee.
1t expresses opposition TO the bill be
cause IT does not furnish protective
duties for great American industry.
and 1t IS frankly admitted that it is
not intended to do So"
The minority report says: There is
no demand for such legislation at this
time, but. on the contrary the coun-
try appreciates the sound reasoning
that asks the postponement of the re-
vision OF the cotton schedule until af-
ter the report of the tariff board has
been received. Its inevitab BILE tendency
will be to destroy the business con-
ddence of the country
Representative Underwood declared
that the cotton schedule revision pro-
consumers S29.0O0.000 year He de-
MED that labor would be injured in
the least by the proposed tariff re-
auctions.
The only basis on which the Re-
publican party has stayed in power"
he declared. has been false appeal
to the laborers of the country, making
them believe they were receiving more
wages because of protective tariff
than the; would otherwise receive"
He Insisted that the duties which
had been levied under Republican tar
if had amounted to from 100 to 300
per cent. of the labor cost OF the
goods. and that the laborlng man had
received a Very small percentage of
the added duty. The charge had been
made. Mr.. Underwood said. that the
Democratic revision was radical
measure.
To Revenue Basis.
Il am anxious" he continued. III
We have the power to do SO, to reduce
every schedule in the tariff bill to a
strictly revenue basis. But in reach
ing that point l am not disposed to be
radical. If we enact this bill l do not
think we ought TO hastily or unduly
to agitate the country again with con-
slant revisions."
Representatives Roberts. of Nevada
anu B1lHrlCK, Oh ONlO also spoke, tnt
former against the bill and the latter
for 1t.
When the Democrats are not dis
cussing trade on the floor" said Mr.
Roberts. they are sitting in the Demo
cratic cloak room wearing imported
pants. smoking imported cigars and
lighting them with imported matches
Then. holding aloft small box OF
foreign made matches. he added. land
every time one OF them strikes an i'm
ported match on the seat OF his i'm
ported pants. he strikes a blow ct the
American working man"
Mr.. Bathrick attacked tho Attorney
General in the course of his speech
declaring that 'the majesty of the law
must be upheld when a man steals a
loaf OF bread, but when great criminals
have been convicted before the Supreme
Court our attorney General sits SUI
pinely by and says he will wait until
some convenient time 10 institute pro-
ceedin2s for the enforcement of law
and order.
Representative Austin came TO the
defense of the Attorney General, de-
claring that official was doing his full
duty. Debate on the bill will he re-
Sumed Tomorrow