The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

members Of congress voted their con"
victions, but that it would not be
modified, "largely because the presi"
dent Of the United States. assuming TO
interpret and apply the, ECONOMIC doc
trine of his party, has laid the heaVy
hand of his power upon a branch OF
the government that ought to bo CO.
ordinate, but which, In fact, mas DC
come subordinate.
Attacking as "tyrannical' the Demo
cratic secret caucus on the BILL, the
Iowa senator declared it was more lnde-
fensible than the tactics resorted to oy
the Republican leaders in preliminary
consideration of the Payne'Aldrich bill
$50 long as tho real legislation takes
place in caucus it cannot be known
what any man says or how any man
votes. - he charged "It is not only
invisible. but inaudible government. -
Tariff for revenue, Senator Cummins
said, he regarded as "obsolete, unlnst
and intolerable,'' and that "the mo-
ment protection becomes unnecessary,
free trade is demanded by every con-
sideratiou of justice and equality"
''I would hold myself an enemy OF
mankind" the senator continued, III
through import duties l were TO ralse
the price of any COMMODITY whlen inc
people generally used, and ought TO use,
Of the United States. :,
"We produce yearly in the United
States commodities competitive In thelf
character, and upon which duties are
levied in this bill. of the valne of not
less than $1S.s00,0 100000. If the aver
age rate of duty upon these things IS
25 per centum, and that, | believe, ls
the estimate Of the most dlstlDguisne'd
promoters Of this bill, the duties Will
Of
in the aggregate of $4,700, 100000.
Gives Figures.
off those who consume, as well as
those who produce. these commodities
share the benefit of the increased PRICE
the general good will be promoted; but
if our Democratic friends arc right IN
asserting that those who produce the
dutiable articles are the only benefl-
Charles, they ought to shudder when
they contemplate what they are doing,
for they are not only taxing the peo-
Pile, upon their consumption, the Sou
100000 which is collected at the custom
houses on imports, but they are taxing
eft of the domestic producers Of These
commodities. This is an appalling con
clusion and it will shock the country
when it is fairly appreciated.
"The total production east Of the
Mississippi river in the year 1903. y
said the senator. "was $24.914.e73, ,o4s.
OF this production $l4,S1l ,052,242 is
upon the dutiable list, being 60 per
cent of the entire production OF that
part of the country. The total produc'
tion west of the Mississippi river in the
year named was $l0,30l, ,016,3l3, of
which $4 .041, ,224, 1927 was upon the duti,
able list, being 80 per cent of the whole
production of that part of the country
west of the Mississippi river. If the
Democratic doctrine so often announced
is sound it will be interesting TO hear
the defense for this grlevous discrimi.
nation against the people who live in
the Mississippi valley and beyond.
The senator declared the Democrats
had treated the farmer as an outlaw in
making up the bill. that many. of the
products Of the farm were entitled to
protection, and said:
"I am not one of those who believe
that general disaster necessarily will
follow the enactment OF the bill now
before us. Unquestionably it will in
crease the importation of a great many
things. and will force into idleness
many working men; but I earnestly
hope that it's effect in that respect will
not reach the proportions Of an indus
trial revolution. IT is easy to see, how.
ever. that the depression which mast
inevitably follow might be aggravated
nv other causes into general disaster. "