Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-09-19
From Thursdays Daily
SENATOR NEWLAnD'S FINAL
SPEECH ON THE TARIFF
Senior Senator Says His Fight Has
Been Strictly Within Party. Votes
With His Party on all Amend
ments and Final Passage

WaihinYton-Senator Newlands
before voting on the tariff bill on
hnal psssage-rade the statement
that on all the amendments to the
bill he had bsen paired with Sena-
tor Burton, Republican and just
before casting his vote for the bill
on final passage he made the fol-
lowing address to the Senate in
part:
Mr. President, whilst the pend
ing bill makes material reductions
in existing duties, II does not in my
judgment go far enough. have
always believed in radical accom-
plishmsnts by progressive methods;
and while | have thought that in
some Of the reductions made, we
were going too fast, | have been
in sympathy with my party as 10
the goal ultimately to be reached.
Ny views while counseling modor-
alton in the preliminary stages of
tariff reform. would result in a
much more radical reduction of
the tariff than that contemplated
by the pending bill. In these views
| have been overruled by my party
associates in the conference of the
party. The only question that re-
hsins therefore is whethss or tbt
the pending bill is an improvement
upon the existing tariff. That il
is I have no doubt; and / shall
therefore vote for the bill.
| believe that alfalfa and sugar
beets will b., the chief products of
the irrigatt regions Of the west
and that II the sugar industry i.
not seriously jisturbed tho produc.
tion of sugar in that region will
be more valuable than our entire
mining product. | believe the pro-
duction Of bests tends to intensive
cultivation. so essential to this
country and tends to that careful
husbandry which has bees so ne
elected here, MS the result of which
neglect the yield per acre in this
couhiry 10 only one half the yield
on what We are accustomed to re-
gard az the old. worn out soils Of
European countries.
So far az wool is concerned,
believe this injury TO the wool
grower will not be a serious one
for the increased value of mutton
will probably compensate to the
wool growers for the diminished
price Of their wool; but should
have preferred slower re-adjust-
ment of this industry.
l believe in party responsibility.
| believe that az a party we have
pledged the country to definite &C.
tion in the line Of material rsduc-
tions in the tariff. Necessarily it
would he difficult for oil of us TO
agree as to tbs exact amount of
reduction that should be made.
There must in the party conference,
40 there were in this case, great
difference of opinions upon these
subjects; and necessarily the party
action must mean a compensation
of party differences or else the
party never would be able to act
and to respond to the pledge given
to the people.
Regarding, as dc, party solid
srity Of tho highest importance.
should feel guilty Of breach Of
trust Of that party were | unwill-
ing without tho graecst reasons to
make iss will effective. For this
sesson, as the party action differs
materially from my views upon
only two items GU, Of 1000 items
in the tariff bill. | propose to yield
my views upon that question, and
to stand with my party.
| do not regard tariff making as
finished az many do. We are told
that tariff tinkeripg should be at
an end; thht the country should
have industrial calm; | believe
in . steady and progressive move.
msnt 10 the line Of tariff REFORM
a movement which should go on
through accomplished experts sv-
cry dsy in the year, until a just,
impartial and an equitable tariff is
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