The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
give Their Views
THE PARTY LEADERS TALK ABOUT
The TARIFF
they DIFFER GREATLY

Chairman Underwood, the abb
Democratic Leader, Plainly Point
Out Wherein Protective Polio,
Fails and Revision Measure Takes
Place of Evils Of Republican Plan
Beginning the debate in the hous'
Wednesday on the Democratic tarif
revision bill Representative Oscar W
Underwood of Alabama, the majorit!
leader, predicted great relief for thu
nation through the passage Of the
pending bill, Representative Angus P
Gardner of Massachusetts, voiced Re
publican skepticism for the country's
future under such a tariff system. as
that proposed, and Representative
Kelly of Pennsylvania expressed the
opposition of the Progressive party
to all tariff bills framed under the
present system.
Mr.. Underwood in outlining the
bill severely criticised the protective
tariff theory based on the cost OF pro.
duction differences at home and
abroad, and praised the competitive
tariff theory, declaring it would
strengthen American industry and
send American products into the
worlds markets.
He denounced the raising Of taxes
by tho protective tariff as unjust, be-
cause he said it taxed equally the
working men and the multimillion-
aire. He pointed out that the rates
in the pending bill were substantial
reductions from the rates in the e1-
listing law and declared that the low
er rates would result in reduction
in the cost of living to the consum-
ing public. Mr.. Underwood did not
discuss the income tax feature Of the
bill, leaving that to Representative
Hull of Tennessee, who will speak
later.
"The enactment OF this bill into
law will mark the end Of an era in
the fiscal administration Of this
country and the beginning Of a new
one," Mr.. Underwood began, while
the Democrats applauded. MI. IN
derwood discussed the origin Of the
present 'thigh tariff system, 'declar-
ing that it was instituted as an emer-
gency measure during the War Be-
tween the Sections.
"These unjust war taxes" he said,
"have been maintained ever since and
those who had amassed fortunes un-
der it have controlled the government
except for one brief interval"
In his discussion he followed close
ly the arguments outlined in the re-
port of the Democratic majority Of
the ways and means committee.
"Our great responsibility" declar-
ed Mr.. Underwood, "is the interest
and rights of the great mass Of con-
sumers among the American people.
From our view point industry must
be considered as secondary to the
rights of the consumer"
Referring to the. increased cost Of
living MT. Underwood said.
"a great proportion of this in
crease was caused by the abnormally
high protection given to the great
manufacturing interests Of the coun-
try under the tariff"
Mr.. Underwood said, however, that
the passage Of the Democratic tariff
bill would not be Immediately fol-
lowed by reductions in the cost OF
living.
"But, 1 believe" he added, "that
within a reasonable time after the
merchants have disposed Of the goods
bought under high protective tariff
the people of this country will find
the cost Of living decreased"
Representative Gardner admitted
that the people Of the nation had
repudiated the Payne tariff and that
the Republican party had been dis
lodged from power because 1t had
been too slow to recognize growing
evils and permitted "far too power
full oligarchy" to run the government
in it's way instead Of IN the peoples
way.
He cautioned the Democrats to live
up to their promises to the people,
declaring he believed that If they did
not, the people would turn to the new
Progressive party.
Suppose that the Democrats fail
to carry out their radical program"
said Mr.. Gardner, will the country
turn to our party? I doubt 1t.
1.-The people wish to try some OF
these new ideas and are willing to
risk the consequences of their prov
ing disastrous. The Republicans
have not given them what they wish
ed. If the Democrats follow our ex-
ample it need surprise no one should
the people turn to the Progressive
party. In fact, this Is the only direc-
ton in which I can see future Tor
that party"
- presenting the views Of the
Progre ssive party, Representative
Kelly criticised bitterly the present
method of tariff legislation. He said
that the Underwood bill, like every
other tariff bill in the history of the
country, was framed on a basis OF
insufficient information and political
and partisan logrolling." The solu-
ton of the tariff problem, he declar-
ed, could only be found in the adop-
ton of the progressive policy OF plac-
ing the tariff in the hands Of cap
able, nonpartisan commission.
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