Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-19
Tariff Law GrievOusly Dis
eliminates Against West
and Farmer in Favor of East
and Manufacturer.
WILSON INFLUENCE
COERCION, DECLARES
SENATOR CUMMINs
Congress Will Get Contempt of
Country BY servile Submis-
sion TO Executive Influence,
Says Speaker

thy Ae'oAfN Wire tO Evening WeFnld.
Washington. July l8.--senator Cum.
MINIS, opening The iarin debate today
Tor the progressive Rcpubllcnns De.
cinred that the Republican patty lost
the confidence of the people and "Wns
dfiVen from power largely because IL
insisted upon the maintenance OF i'm
port dulles. many Of which were un-
necessarily ana oppressively high"
lde Democratic party" he ASSERT
90, soon viii be overtaScn with Ike
disaster because II IN about To innlct
upon the country a tariR law. Which
with respect To many things. Invites
the perils OF free trade. aud which,
With respect 10 many others. imposes
duties that are dangerously and de-
Etrucuveiy low and watch. from end
10 end. gtieyously discriminate against
The west In favor of the east-thnt IA
10 SAY, in favor Of the manufacturer
against the farmer"
Senator Cummlna criticized the
president for his influence eNeried up-
on members of cOngfcss concerning
the turin bill. an influence he said,
'ho persisieni aud determined that lt
b-snuo c0ereive"
$50 long ~ the president Is per-
inittcd To set up standard OF lOy-
atty TO the party 10 which he may be-
long and condemn every man who
does NOT accept IL: and 50 long as
members uf congress vote under the
apprehension that they may sufTcr
from the presidential power cOntroll-
cd by his judgment instead of their
own. Hu long congrosS VIII incur ana
VIII deserve the contempt of All true
lovers Of free ana representative gov.
ernment
senator Cummlns declared he be.
heNed the bill would be- modified u
members of congress voted their con.
NiCtions but that it would not be mod
ihed. "lugely because the president ui
the United States. assuming 10 lnetr-
pret aud apply The economic doctrine
of his party, has laid the heavy hand
uf his power upon % branch of the
government mat ought to be co-oT
dinato. but which in tact. has 0ecome
subordinate"
Attacking az "tyrannlcar the Dem
Ocrniic secret caucus On the bill the
Iowa senator declared IL was more
indefensihle than the tactics resorted
Ia hy the Republican leaders in pre-
limiIary consideration of the Payne
Aldrich bill.
80 iong as the rent LEGISLATION
takes place in caucus II cannot he
known What any man says or how any
nap votes" he charged. IT is not
only Invisible but inaudihle govern
ment"
Tarin for revenue. Senator Cum.
Minis said he regarded as obsolete
unjust and uninlcrahle" ana that "ths
moment protection becomes unneces-
gary, free trade rs demanded by every
consideration OF Justice and equality
II would hold myself an enemy 0i
mankind the senator continued, "il
through import duties | were 10 rats,
the price of any commodity which ths
use, simply az put money into ths
treasury Of the United states.
we produce Nenrly In the United
states commodities competitive IL
their character. and upon which dutie,
ae levied In this hill. to the value O
not less than 2iS,S00, 100000. n th'
average rate Of duty upon these thlugl
is % per centum, ana that ] believ,
is the estimate at the most distinguish
I'D promoters Of this hill, the dutlei
viii increase the price Of ones year
product IN the aggregate $500, ,000,
GOA. ~ those who consume, as wei
rs those who produce these commodi
tics, share the benefit Of the lncreses
price, the general good viii be pro
noted hut " our democratic friend
are right In asserting that those whi
produce the dutiahle articles are IN
only benefacturs. they ought TO shud
der when they contemplate what the
are doing, for they are not only taXinl
tha people. upon their consumption
me S25o. OOO 400. which IL collected q
the custom houses ON imports, bu
they are taxing them the &t.70O,000,
ON0 for the sole benefit of the domesti
producers nf these commodities. Thl
Is an appalling conclusion and IL VII
shock the country when IL Is felcu
appreciated.
The total production east of th
Mississippi river in the year 1903
said the senator was &2t,Nl4,6I3,0f'
OF this production, &ii,Sli,O52.si2
upon the dutlable list being sixty pe
cent OF the entire production OF tina
part of the country. The total pru
duptiOn west Of the Mississippi rive
IN the year named, WAS SiO,3i0,Ot6,
3i3 OF which S4.0tt,224,327 was upo
the dutiable list being thlrty-nine pe
cent Of the whole production or tina
part Of the country west Of the mis-
sissippl river, " the Democrat
doctrine 50 often announced is sOun,
u viii be- interesting 10 hear the "a
Tense for this grievOus Discriminate
against the people who live In IN
Mississippi valley and beyond"
The senator declared the Democrat