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SMITH MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH K
The Junior Palmetto Toga Wearer t
Expresses His Faith in a Free t(
Trade Policy. h
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Washington, May 31.-Denouncing b
the pending tariff bill as giving the b
manufacturer an undue advantage ov- a
er the American working man, Sena- w
tor Smith, of South Carolina, unequi- d
vocally expressed his faith in a free t<
trade policy in an extended speech
while the cotton schedule -was under r<
consideration in the senate today. G
"The whole tendency of this legis- "
lation has been to cheapen the raw ti
material and raise the price of the t
finished article." said Mr. Smith, g
"thereby giving to the protected d
manufacturer a double advantage, les- t]
sening the price of what he has to c<
buy and raising the price of what he g
I-as to sell.
"I am not pleading for, nor shall i
I vote for, protection for the raw ti
material. I believe a thing is worth n
what it will bring in the open markets h
of the world. What I shall vote V
against is the iniquitious and indefen- g
sible system of legislating a profit by g
artificial methods. I believe that t'
American skill and the wonderful me- e
ohanical devices operated by steam,
water and electricity, our nearness to
the source of supply for the raw ma
terial makes it possible for us to com
pete with the nations of the world."
Senator Smith said it was absolute
ly idle to talk about the protective
tariff being a benefit to the cotton and
grain growers of America. In sup
port of his position, Mr. Smith quoted,
though not by name, a "leading man
ufacturer of the South," who, he said oJ
had told him that he believed it was n
right and just that the protective fea- V
ture of the tariff, on cotton goods P]
should be entirely wiped out. The pro- ]
tection of the government, asserted C(
Mr. Smith, giving such' a margin of n
profit, has invited and brought into k0
the cotton manufacturing business ''a k(
lot of financial buccaneers and plug- 10
Zal
ers, who, by the marvellous profits al
the could be figured, possibly on o
par, put on foot impossible schemes
-which have resulted disastrously to
the milling industry of the country.'-'
He said that what is true of the cot- Ie
ton industry is largely true of every '
other manufacturing industry. bi
"The monstrous injustice of this
bill is made in two particulars,'' eon
tinued Mr. Smith. ''This bill declar- bc
es th-at it is for the purpose of en- b
~couraging America industries and
guaranteeing to them a reasonablem
profit, while on the other hand, inf
sharp contrast with it in the bill, is
incorporated a tax on the very fer- t
tilizing element upon which the agri
cultural laborer is dependent for the t
enrichment of this soil. This ammon- t
-ia, or this nitrogenous element that fo
is so costly and so essential in the
production of this crop, must be tax- i
ed because of a few coke and gas com- e
panies, who, already protected and e
making their millions, cannot be de- S
nied the privilege of making other X
millions out of that which the govern-el
ment ought to see that th-e farmer gets
at the lowest possible price."e
During the course of his speech ne
Mr. Smith read some interesting fig- w
ures to bear out his contention that av
the protective tariff worked a hard
ship upon the people of the South, c
who had to pay most severely.for the o
prospe.rity enjoyed by the manufac- e
turers. The eleven cotton growing t
States last year produced $716,352,- s
2-65 worth of raw cotton, he said, and
$90,000,000 worth of cotton seed. 1bi
This cotton they had to put upon, the it.
market at a price fixed by Liv erpoo-1. ci
That price was fixed in Liverpool up- co
on the basis of the cost of labor in be
Europe and the price at which they 1'th
sold the finished product.
" Therefore, the whole American at
cotton crop is sold upon the basis of se
free trade,'' said Senator Smith, "SO be
'-that, in the cotton growing States, ae- th
-cording to the census figures of 1900, ps
tihere are engaged in agricultural pur- 't
suits 4,000,000 people, and there av- at
erage ea'rnin gs for the year are $133,- is
000. -bf
"Taking the outeome duties on ar- h
ticles imported, such as are used on e
the farms. there ar~e consumed about 'ki
$66,357.000 worth. Taking the con- e
sumption of domestic manufactured
Croods, the proportionate part of the o
South is $2.885.000,000. The indirect et
tax paid on this consumption. due to b<
protection, is $885,000,000. Now this
for the entire South, regardless of the
work -engaged in. Dividing this .by
the population of the South, the taxa- !N
tion per capita due to these duties
paid on domestie and foreign articles
is $61 in round numbers. Deducting
this $61 from the $133 there left $72,
representing the actual value received a
by tihe laborer for his year's work. [e:
He could purcha:se for $71 in Eu-rope. ti
where the price of the raw material t
is fixed. what he would have to pay e
$133 for here. Therefore. out of the
$800.000,000 produced by the cotton p
growers of the South, practically e
$9A00%00 ofi ge into the cof- p
rs 'L t.: po tected ]ntcrests.
Mr. Smith said it was not onlv trui
iat the Southem cotton farmer ha(
> pay about $6 a ton more to produe
is cotton for fertilizer in order t<
tve a little additonal profit to an al
ady prosperous protected industry
at h. must also pay a duty on hi:
agging and ties in order to build ui
bagging industry on American soil
here no raw jute material was pro
need, and on the other hand to ad<
the profits on the great Steel trust
Mr. Smith cited the fact that thi
-cent election of L. W. Pairker, o:
reenville, S. C., at Richmond las
eek to be the head of the Manufac
irers' association on an anti-protee
ve platform for manufacture<
,ods, over D. H. Tompkins for
ty, was the best possible evidenc
iat the cotton manufacturers of thi
)untry wanted no such duty on thei:
>ods.
When Mr. Smith concluded hi
peech he received the congratula
ons of practically all the Democratil
.embers of the senate, who assure<
im that what he said was not onl:
ry interesting, but would be o.
reat benefit to the tariff questioi
mnerally. Several Republican sena
>rs also came across the chamber an<
)ngratuilated Senator Smith, among
rhom were Beveridge, Nelson an<
aFollette.
BOLD ROBBERIES IN AIKEN.
umber of Daring and Successful At
tempts During Past Few Days.
No Very Large Hauls.
Aiken, June 1.-During the pasi
w days there have been a numbei
very bold robberies in this city. Il
> instance have the robbers secured
ry big hauls, but the safes of tw<
aces have beenrifled, and other bur
aries of similar nature have beer
mmitted. The robberies were com
itted several days ago, and were not
iown to the public, as the police
pt the matter quiet in the hopes ol
eating the guilty parties, but so fai
I clues have failed to prove the guilt
the robbers.
The first robbery commitited was in
r. Trunbull's store on Park ave
te when the money drawer was
iptied and some other matter car
d away. This was followed by the
Lrglars entering the office of The
surnal and Review, where the iron
fe that has not been kept locked
is broken into and the iron lock
x was carried awa.y with all the
ntents, including a small sum of
mey and some papers A short time
llowing the missionary box of the
>iscopal ehurch was broken open
d the contents removed. The first
ne the money box was opened the
twas prized off, and then a better
p was fixed on the box, and it was
flowed by two successive openings,
d the contents were carried away
each instance. The Sunday school
ary money box was likewise open
and relieved, it was believed, of
ne of the contents. The next place
;ited was the store of Mr. L. Pow
near the freight depot,- where the
>nev drawer was rifled of the mon
it'contained, and a quantity of ei
rs and tobacco was stolen. The
xt place that is known at present
.s Johnson 's drug store on Richland
enue. In this place the safe was
ened, not being locked with the
abination. It is believed that all
the contents of the safe were stol
by the 'robbers, but at this time
is not known exactly what was
len. Dr. Johnson, the colored doe
and physician had forgot the comn
ation to the safe and never locked
hen the burglars rifled it they
>sed the door and locked it with the
mbination, and Dr. Johnson has not
en. able to open it and it is probable
at it will have to be drilled.
The police announced today that
ey are now investigating a far more
rious crime that has mysteriously
en committed. They state that
ey have good evidence as to the
-ties who committed t!his crime, but
e decline to state what the crime is
'his time, but if it is cleared up it
probable that all the robberies may
accounted for. Several darkies
ive been placed under arrest, but in
eh instance it was found that they
1ew nothing of the matter and were
leased.
The citizens are thoroughly aroused
er the matter and if the parties are
tught it is probable that they wili
severely punished.
DAVIS' PICTURE..
oel Explains its Use on Silver Ser
vice.-Upheld by Naval Offi
cer.
Biloxi, Miss., June 1.--With a ball
banquet and several receptions, em
-eises attendanit upon the presenta
on of the silver service to the bat
eship Mississippi were brought to
ose here tonight.
Tohing upon the matter of th'
ortrait of President Jefferson Davis
agraved upon one of the principa
iee of the .er-ce Gay. Noel, in hi
e. Valr. of Jeffer..un Davis as a sol
I dicr of the United States arimy, as U.
well as his recoird as secretary of war
duriing antebellum days, entitled him
- to recognition by the federal govern
ment. ot
"However, ' continued the gover- lit
"we would, .o duobt, have 'had the
)picture placed on the service if noth- at
ing put thei memory of Jefferson Davis i
as president of the Confederacy re
mained. Jefferson Davis. like the men St
of Mississippi and the South, both in
then and today, stood only for what J
he thought was right. If you con- th
demnu him, you must condemn us." P
Gov. Noel then went on to review in
t-he history of the silver service and ti
to comment on the criticism that had ou
been made in connection with the
picture of President Davis. He de- ro
clared that only one person of any so
consequence in the whole country, so de
far as he knew, had condemned the h
action vf placing the picture on the sF
service, and that this condemnation by
had failed to awaken sympathy among cI
those who had thrown - '.e the se
bloody flag and stood united for the g
good of a common country. di
Lieut. Commander McCormick, who It
accepted the silver service in the ar
name of Capt. Fremont and the offi- th
cers and men of the battleship, Te
sponded to Gov. Noel in the same M
vein. He commented upon the fact se
that the name of Jefferson Davis as th
secretary of war which had been chis- in
eled from Cabin John bridge during ta:
the strife between the States had been Ju
recently restored by order of the pres- da
ident. The national government had W
recognized the propriety of its being in
there, and in the same way the officers mi
of the battleship Mississippi recogniz- ac
ed the propriety of the likeness of
Mississippi's worthy son being upon se:
the silver serviec which he had the m<
honor of receiving for the officers and C1
men of the battleship of the same se:
name. thl
"We shall not deny the memory of op
your departed chieftain the homage be
due him," said the young .lieutenant ti(
commander, "for we believe that op
there should be rendered unto Davis Ob
a tribute that is due Davis." th4
The address of the young naval offi- 'de
cer was greeted with a storm of ap- tif
plause from the several thousand th(
Mississippians gathered at the pre- ,an:
sentation. to
The officers of the batt.leship were all
tendered a reception by the local Th
chapter of the Daughters of .the Con- ret
federaey at Beauvoir, the old gulf of
cost home of Jefferson Davis, five 1qu
miles from Biloxi. ter
The Gienius of the Build
Part of the Mason i
Why does a Stradavaf
exalted place among viol
all outward appearance:
bogh for a few dollars?
of the builder in it, whilei
less shell-an imitation.
builder alive in the
Mason & Ha
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DEFERS SENTENCE.
S. Supreme Court Grants More
Time to Shipp and Codefendants.
Rehearing Asked.
Washinl-"ton. June 1.-In the case
Former Sheriff Shipp and his dep
y. Jeremiah Gibson, and of Luther
illiams, Nick Nolan, Henry Padgett
1d William Mayes, all of Chatta
oga. Tenn., charged with contempt
the supreie court of the United
ates in connection with the lynch
in 1905 of a negro named Ed.
hnson, the court today postpone-1
e passin of sentence to permit the
isoners to file petitions for a 'rehear
. The cases therefore go over un
next term, the prisoners remaining
t on bond.
The corridor outside the court
om was densely crowded with per
ns wishing to get a view of the six
fendants. Only a few of them,
wever. were able to get inside, as
ace was almost entirely taken up
attorneys and congressmen, in
iding the delegation from Tennes
3. In the throng outside was a ne
o who was loud in his ebarges of
srimination regarding admission.
was observed that but two negroes,
d they practicing attorneys, were in
e court.
Shortly before noon United States
arshal Dunlap of the -east Tennes
a district brought the prisoners to
- court and they were assigned seats
the room. When the judges had
ken their accustomed places, Chief
stice Fuller beckoned to the defen- I
nts to come forward. Marshal
right of the court announced that
obedienee to the writ of attaeh
mt he produced the bodies of the
eused men.
Solicitor General Bowers, repre
ting tihe department of justice,
)v.ed for sentence, but Messrs.
Lamlee, Clift and Shepperd, of coun
for the men, called attention to
a fact that they had only seen the
inion of the court a few moments
fore and asked leave to file a peti
in for a <rehearing. The request was
posed by the solicitor general, but
ief Justiee Fuller announced that
court would take the request un
e advisement. Thereupon the jus
es withdrew for a conference, at
end of which Chief Justice Fuller
aounced that it had been decided
grant the request, 30 days being
awed in which to file the petition.
e defendants in the meantime were
anded to Tennessee for a renewal
their bonds. The case, in conse
mee, now goes over until the next
m of the court.
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