The Washington herald., 1911-01-13
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must change our method Of .tarif maxi
ing. I do not underrate the hard work
that 10 done by the committee or the
thoroushness of their inquiry. but these
inquiries are necessarily limited. and the
testimony which they receive comes al
most altogether from interested sources
manufacturers, importers, or people who
wish to have their raw material, which
is somebody else's finished product, low
cred or placed upon the free list.
For these reasons it seems to me that
the establishment of tariff commission
as now proposed is not only of a great
and valuable reform in our methods of
legislation. but will conduce very largely
to stability in business and therefore to
business prosperity"
Senator Cummins declared that the pro-
tective system had greatly contributed to
the welfare and prosperity Of the United
States. When I look back over the
legislative history of the United States
said he, and see how the doctrine has
been abused: how 1t has been tortured
into an instrument for the acquisition of
ill-gotten fortunes; when l see it at one
time vaunted as the sum of all patriotism
and virtue, and at another denounced as
the embodiment of all folly and crime;
when I see it extolled by one party as
the savior of American mankind, and by
people. 1 marvel that 1t has maintained
itself through these years Of overpraise
and overabuse, of unscientific and unin-
telligent adjustment"
Depends On Congress.
The Iowa Senator, after strongly ad-
vooating. the creation of a tariff COM
mission, said that the value of such a
commission depends not wholly but large
1y CO <hA %
gress that a tariff law can be amended
a schedule at a time or a subject At a
time, as under the rules which now con-
troll Congress it is not possible to amend
any item in the tariff law without bring
ing into consideration the whole range of
duties upon imports.
Representative Longworth. Of Ohio. and
who recently introduced a bill providing
for tariff commission, said that the
tariff commission idea" is not a novelty.
but that it was only very recently that
it has assumed a practical form upon
which careful and thinking men could
unite. SO far as I am concerned" he
staid. 1T is only within the last two
years that 1 have not had grave doubt as
to the practicability and workability Of
the tariff commission scheme Mr..
Longworth. in conclusion, said:
LAS a Republican. and one who believes
thoroughly in the policy of protection.
have no fear that injury will come to
that policy by complete and thorough
turning on of the light
Views Of Democrat.
As the single representative of the
Democratic party upon the programme.
Senator Francis G. Newlands was intro
duced by President Cobb Senator New
lands declared his sympathy with every
well-meant effort to secure a scientific
adjustment Of the tariff. resulting in a
gradual reduction of excessive duties,
diminished taxation upon the necessaries
of life, and a progressive approach to-
ward revenue basis, without involving
injurious readjustments in American in
dustries.
Pursuing the subject, Mr.. Newlands
said that the people were determined
upon a change Of method, and thus far
the only change suggested was the ascer-
tainment of the facts by an independent
expert commission and action upon those
facts by amendments operating only
upon the schedule or the subject in
volved.
THUS the tariff question will be gradu-
ally and fairly adjusted" concluded Sen
ator Newlands, 'and scientific action of ,.
a commission, according to a standard
fixed by Congress. will take the place of
ing revision hitherto pursued by Con-
gresS.''
Henry r. Towne, of New York. the first
speaker OF the evening, in his address
said. in part:
We have had long periods of high pro-
lection. There are those who predict
that the pendulum will soon swing to the
other extreme of free trade. In prepara-
tion for whichever policy hereafter may
command the support of the popular ma
jority, and to make sure that in any event !
the industries on which our prosperity is |
based shall duly be conserved, let us rec |
ognize that now is the accepted time by
creating and making permanent an in |
whereby all future Changes |
in the tariff. whether upward or down. |
ward. shall be made by Congress on a |
basis Of ascertained facts
Those at the Banquet.
Among those present at the banquet |
last night were the following:
The President: Charles e. Adams, silas
B. Adams, J. P. H. Adams. Mr.. Alex |
ster. G. B. Arbuthnot. John Aspergen. F.
p. Atkins. Joseph E. Austrian.
Horace Bacon; Frank S. Baker. J. g.
3 ETY. w. a 4. b Bake, ; W. A. Baker; W.
mister. Arthur Barenson, Hen. William
Charles D: Barry; Henry Bat.
Eddie. J. P. Bird 'e g. siscRer. Michael
Blake Elmer J. Bliss, Sidney Blumen-
hal. A c.. Bonoschi. G. 8. Boudinot,
Frank Brainard. c. F.. Braun. Hon.
Frank y. b; srandsgee. w; {: Breed, sens-
:: Brooker, James c. Brooks. T. M.
Brown, Leroy S. Brown, William George
Bruce. A. H. Bullard. R. c. Butler. Hon.
Godfrey L. Cabot. H. A. Caesar, Walter
camp. w. B. Campbell, e. R Carhart,
" Carmick, Frank r. Chambers. Charles
cheney: H, N. Cheney. J. J. W. Clark.
.ohn .ann.. candlsr AZ , Cobb. "; B. ceeswsii.
copeland. George T. coppins. Sidney s.
Conrad. w. S: Corby. NJ ]. Corbett. J.
Z. Coulter. Mr.. Cressey, Charles II.
Cross. Senator Cummins, J. ]. Culbert-
'on Julian Curtiss.
J. E. Dawsing. J. L. Damon. jr.. J. j.
Dc Desmond G w: Dickinson; 8, Dixon.
ya1tss ssms, PiaOn haOn.,,G George w. ains ponntns
arthur Doyer. Louis s. Drake, Lewis 8.
Drake. E. n. Dunn.
Edric Eldridge. Howard Citing. ]. A.
Emery. Prof; n. c. Emery. s. F. Engs.
J. L. Ewell, W. H. Eustis.
John H. Fahey, Henry b. Farduhar,
Jules Farnan, Elmer E. Fay, A. Lincoln
rilene. Edward A. Filene. Paul Fftz-
fleming. William u. Flanders James
Toss. jr., Charles Francis, Richard e.
Sraiser, Edward J. Freeman. A. W.
7rick. william d. Fulton
John II. Gibbs. w. w. Goodale, Hon.