Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-02
TARIFF DEBATES ON
tEApER UNDERWOOD PREDICTS
RELIEF FOR NATION THRooa"
MEASURE.
REPUBLICANS. ARE SKEPIICAL
Doubtful as to Country's Future o"oe'
system-Progressive Holds HIS
Party's Plan Only Solution
of Tariff Problem.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Beginnlns
the debate in the house on the Demo
cratic tariff revision bill, oscar W..
Underwood of Alabama, the majority
leader, predicted great relief for the
nation through the passage OF lhe
pending bill; Representative Angus
tus P. Gardner of Massachusetts
voiced Republican skepticism 1or the
countrys future under such a tarlH
system, and Representative Clyde
Kelly of Pennsylvania expressed the
opposition of the new Progressive
party to all tariff bills framed under
the present system.
Crit:cises Protective System.
Mr.. Underwood. in outlining the
bill. severely criticized the protective
tariff theory based on the cost OF pro-
duction differences at home and
abroad, and praised the competitive
tariff board. declaring it would
strengthen American industry and
send American products into the
worlds markets.
He denounced the raising OF taxes
by the protective tariff as unjust, be-
cause, he said, it taxed equally the
workingman and the multi-millionaire.
He pointed out that the rates in the
pending bill were substantial reduc-
lions from the rates in the existing
law, and declared that the lower rates
would result in a reduction in the cost
of living to the consuming public. Mr.
Underwood did not discuss the income
tax feature of the bill, leaving that
to Representative Hull of Tennessee,
who will speak later.
Representative Gardner admitted the
people of the nation had repudiated
the Payne tariff and that the Repub-
lican party had been dislodged from
power because it had been too slow to
recognize growing evils and permitted
"far too powerful oligarchy" to run
the government it's way instead OF
the peoples way.
He cautioned the Democrats to live
up to their promises to the people, de-.
claring he believed that if they did
not, the people would turn to the new
Progressive party.
In presenting the views of the Pro-
gressive party, Representative Kelly
criticised the present method of tariff
legislation. He said that the Under
wood bill, like every other tariff bill
in the history of the country, was
framed on basis of insufficient in
formation and political and non-part-
isan log rolling"
The solution of the tariff problem,
he declared. could only be found in the
adoption of the Progressive policy of
placing the tariff in the hands of a
capable. non-partisan commission.
Western Senators Heard.
Unless western senators opposed to
free wool and free sugar in three
years convince President Wilson that
the Underwood tariff bill which the
Democratic house caucus and he him.
self have Endorsed, should be changed,
they will find these provisions stamp
ed with the approval of the Democrats
of the finance committee when the
bill is brought before the Democratic
caucus of the senate.
For three hours six senators from
states west of the Missouri river ar
gued with majority Of the Democrats
of the finance committee against free
wool and free sugar.