Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-05
Declares It and Socialism Are
"TWin Evils and H.
Omened Birds"
DEGREES PREDICTED RUIN
IN SPEAKING ON TARIFF
Says American People Will Not Be
Put at Mercy Of Other Nations.
Metal Schedule Considered,

Protection and socialism are twin evils
and ill-omened BIRDS Matched in the
nest Of business and political vultures.
preying upon our political life and de-
stroying its wholesomeness." said Sem
ator Salisbury Of Delaware. today in
the Senate. defending the democratic
tariff bill and attacking the policies of
the republicans.
Zone principle. If It can be called such
IL the progenitor Of both,' he continued
''the right and consequently the duty OF
the government to NEEDLE with the dis
tribution and employment Of capital. II
agement and the distribution of capital
in general business. wages. the other ele-
ments Of production must be regulated
and we must have not only the minimum
but the maximum wages, and individual.
ism in business must be eliminated"
Senator Salisbury characterized the
predictions of republican senators to the
effect that the enactment Of the demo-
cratic tariff bill would bring about the
ruin Of industries in this country az
''bogie" stories.
Not at Mercy Of Others.
"Beet sugar we will continue to produce
under any tariff law" he said. I'VE do
not believe that fewer sheep will bear
wool in this country or that because we
put honest wooden blankets or real wooden
garments over or on our people to pro-
tect them from the cold we will put them
at the mercy of other nations
Senator Salisbury denied emphatically
that any section OF the country had been
particularly benefited by the tariff bill
or any had been Disseminated against.
1.-THE deplorable political conditions In
some states OF the Union." he said, ''can
be clearly traced back to the persistent
efforts OF the protected manufacturers
to secure votes in this great legislative
body for their business profit. We demo-
Gratis feel that it is our duty to pre-
serve our country's institutions rather
than to crafty our local manufacturers.
"The income tax will 80 far toward re-
lieving the settled belief in the minds of
many that money can rule this land
A glowing eulogy of President Wilson
and the stand which he has taken with
reference to the tariff revision was pro-
nounced by the Delaware senator.
Considers Metal Schedule.
The Senate late yesterday began the
consideration OF the metal schedule. sena-
tors Oliver and Penrose OF Pennsylvania
attacked the reductions made in mi.
schedule by the democrats, and in this
they were supported to a certain extent
by Senator Cummins Of Iowa, who n
handling the metal schedule in debate for
the progressive republicans. ~
Even from e democratic standpoint. >,
said Senator Oliver, "there should he a
revenue tariff on pig iron" referr;n~ q
the first paragraph Of the metal scf1edo
sls esr eent a as vsid ni carried
the Senate committee put It On the fres
list. The large manufacturers viii he
able to continue making pig iron Win
1t on the free list. The meii who viii
s snirer are .. the s INDEPENDENTS. II the
never been formed I am confident the
democrats would never have framed
such q metal schedule az that pendinr !"
The paragraph placing pig iron on the
free list was adopted.