Evening journal., 1913-08-06
SENATOR
SALISBURY
ON TARIFF
COmmendS the Revision Bill as
Redeeming His Party'S
Pledges
ENDS WITH EULOGY
OF PRESIDENT WILSON

plduQ6Q the lIdutlo VI bAoN hASoouA|
for their PATRIOTS efforts.
The Delawarean was recognized Oy
the Vice-P President shortly after noon.
In spite of the fact that this was the
first appearance of the new Senator as
an orator, he appeared to be thorough
ly at ease. Senators on both sides of
the chamber listened with interest and
seemed impressed with his delivery no
less than with the Senator's views
upon the tariff changes. After he had
concluded many of his associates
crowded around to offer congratula-
tions.
In his address Senator Salisbury
pointed to the fact that the Democratic
party had pledged itself 70 give the
country relief from tariff burdens, and
he declared that an honest study of the
pending measure would convince any one
that the leadership responsible for the
Underwood bill had met that pledge
fairly and squarely
At the same time the Delaware SEN
ator warned the Republicans that their
protests against ne pending bill would
arouse no response on the part Of the
country generally. He cited the fact
that Senator Dolliver, when the Payne
AluIlGn Dlll WAS ldcHfAs noA HANAA~NeA
that the Republican party would pay
dearly for its disregard OF public inter
ests.
Tariff Reform Long Deferred.
The senator said, among other things;
"Two-thirds the life of a generation,
Mr.. President. has passed since the peo-
pie last commanded Congress to reform
the tariff Their direction was disre-
gardcd. their hopes made vain, and other
seemingly more important issues pressed
for settlement OF prevented clear issue
being raised. Only after these twenty
long years of tariff spoilation that COM
mand for tariff reform being unmistak-
ably repeated, are we in sight of a COM
plance Herewith in accordance with the
reiterated pledges of Democratic plat
forms.
"I greatly regret that there has
been an effort on the part of some
Senators to give a somewhat sec
tional bias to this debate and a sec
tional color to this bill by contrast
OF the West and the East. Certainly
no one can accuse the people Of the
State I represent or their represen-
tatives, of being Influenced by tarin
benefits to support this bill. The
statistics, so far as submitted by Re
publican Senators. indeed, seem TO
show that Delaware can get no ad-
vantage from this bill The distin-
guished senior Senator from Iowa
shows by his figures, made from
protectionist standpoint, that my
State just somes out with an even
balance sheet of what he terms ad-
vantage and disadvantage, and / am
glad that this is so. l do not be-
lieve, however, that any fair criti-
cism can show that this bill has in II
any sectional favoritism or will work
to the disadvantage of any portion Of
the Union.
Not asking for favOrs.
"Delawareans are not seeking fav-
ors, privileges. or unequal opportuni-
ties under the form of law, and
neither asks nor expects nor would
justify me in asking such for them.
They have so suffered from the politi
cal debauchery promoted by the bene-
ficaries of tariff-protected and mo-
nopolistic interests that their hopes
OF clean government rest solely in
preventing continuance of the advan-
tages to be derived by certain inter
ests through tariff favoritism where
by campaign contributions to secure
attractive investments.
THE deplorable political conditions
in some of the States OF the Union,
with which we are more or less
familiar, can clearly be traced back
70 the persistent efforts OF protected
manufacturers to secure votes in this
great legislative body for their busi-
ness benefit.
I'VE Democrats feel that our greater
duty is to preserve our country's insti-
tutions, rather than crafty our local
manufacturers No more insidious
attack can he made upon popular gov
ernment than one which, under the
working of unequal laws, separates
our people into hostile classes, classes
Of those who have not and cannot
get and those who have and can
take more; who actually impose on
the weaker class. a sconsumers, the
burden of taxation 10 support an un-
equal government under which all
must live while the more abls, the
stronger class financially, not only re-
fuse TO contTibu,o their fair share
proportioned TO their means and prop
erty. but insist upon their vested tight.
as they have come to regard At, 10
make greG'e- iccumulations.
Tarlff Bill Not Perfect.
'Tbis tariff bill may not be perfect;
no work Of human hand or brain OF
both can be expected TO fulfill that con-
dition, but no unjreiudiced man will
doubt is il an honest attempt TO reach
better conditions and improve the
opportunity for free. unhampered
business in this country. In the ef-
fort to improve these conditions
naturally our committees have been
embarrassed Some lines of industry
have been hothoused to such an extent
that to expose them Immediately TO
the free and natural air Of competi-
tion might cause them to shrivel up
and die as would Southern palms or
oranges in the State of Maine. but we
may confidently say that no tariff bill
within the lifetime of any of US has
been constructed with so great a com
mon effort OF the peoples representa-
tives in both branches Of Congress TO
efect the greatest good for the COM
mon veal. No special interests no
association OF manufacturers or priv
ileged beneficiaries, have written a
section, a clause or a word. as we be-
lieye, in this great bill.
Income Tax Commended.
THE income-tax provision Of this
bill will 20 far ioWard removing the
settled belief m the minds Of many of
our fellow-citizens that money can
rnls this land, and while paving no