The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-07
SOUTHERN MEN
DENY CHARGE Of
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Senator Lippitt of Rhode
Island Arouses Democratic
Leaders by Assault on
Cotton Schedule.
STONE MAKES THE
PRINCIPAL REPLY
Progress Made in Considera-
ton of Tariff Bill; Another
Smoot Amendment De-
feated, az to 81.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Senato,
Lippitt of Rhode Island, aroused Dem
ocratic leaders Of the senate to spirited
replies today when discussing the cot
ton schedule. He declared that it dis
criminated against the luxuries of the
New England mills IN favor of south
ern-made necessities.
1T is bill made by southerners,
said he. "I do believe that in the
consideration of these schedules the
gentlemen of the south have had the
ear of the committee, and the result
is shown in this bill with the products
of the south protected. l do not in the
least object to that, but l also think
they should at least have been willing
the cotton trade, even if they are made
III New England.
"The rates are out of balance. They
are just the capricious and haphazard
result Of desire to do something, and
In the shuttle cotton got the worst OF
it, very much more the worst Of 1t
than was meant or understood.
Senator Lippitt proposed as sub
stitute for the cotton schedule the rates
of the Dingley bill less 20 per cent
which would leave the average duties
Of 30.4 per cent as against the rates
in the pending bill, ranging from 71%
to 80 per cent.
Democrats Reply.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia We
hemently denied the charge of section
alism, declaring that the appeals OF
southern manufacturers for increases
were unheeded by the finance commit.
tee. He called attention to the fact
that the subcommittee which consid
cred the cotton schedule was composed
Of Senator johnson of Maine, Senator
Hughes of New Jersey and himself
to Senator Lippitt as cotton manu-.
facturer, remarked that the time had
passed when representatives of the in.
terests could write the tariff laws.
"Before the distinguished senator
from Rhode Island graced this body
with his official presence said Sena,
tor Stone, she was before the com
mittee of the house and senate repre-
senting this very industry. 1t is not
to the credit of our legislation of the
past that the representatives Of the cot.
ton, wool, steel and other interests were
permitted by the committees Of con.
gress to prepare the tariff schedules
Monopoly Alleged.
1--WE are entering upon a different era
We desire as far as possible to sub
serve the wellbeing of the manufac.
turers but the fact must be recognized
that We have gone beyond the period
when the interests can prepare the sched-
ules Doing that In the past has pro-
duced an economic condition in which
the business Of the country has beer
placed In the hands OF these men. Be
cause of it the American people at the
last election entered their vigorous pro-
test,
Assault made upon this bill along
that line, supercilious. contemptuous, viii
have no effect In deterring US or il
changing the fixed purpose TO make :
tariff in the interest of American peo.
ple.''
Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts, asked
Senator Stone to name some Of the mo-
nopolies he referred To,
Perhaps" Senator Stone replied, "the
senator would like me TO mention tn,
steel industry, the wool industry and tn,
cotton mills Of New England whose
stocks have sold at 200 or 800 per cen
because Of the enormous profits under
the operation of these outrageous tar