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FREE TRADE SMITH. v_ ?OITTH CARD J\ \ SENATOR MARKS STRONG SPEECH AGAIN HI* TARIFF. t>enounc*e Hjrstew That Levies Bui denaome Tm on Um Producer In Order That I'ntored OlMi May Heap Inordinate Profits?He Hum The Fact* tu Substantiate Ills Statement*. Washington, May 31.?Senator :8m 1th today made his first extended aieech In the senate before a good ?audience of Democratic senators and ^certain "progressive." or "Insurgent" Republicans, who were enthuslaatic ?afterwards In their praUe of the *wpeech. They went to him and shook file hand and complimented him after the usual fashion and then In the ?loak room gave him an ovation. He answered the frequent claims made toj Republicans that toe South has been benefited by the protective tariff f*>llcy and showed where the much vaunted prosperity In the country reolly was, "who got It," and "who t?as had to pay for it." With the assistance of government wxpert* hs had prepared certain as tr Unding data which showed conclu? sively that the farmers of the South bad been drained of their resources aver 5') per cent, without being bene? fited one dollar by the tariff. The senator read his speech from manuscript, a thing which he showed be was wholly unaccustomed to do, and on this account did not get as ?lose attention as he would have got bad he spoken without a manuscript. {Nevertheless he had so much "meat" %a his speech that he competed atten? tion, and now and then he laid aside bis paper-* and put more tire into It. 'Once he departed from his regular (speech to call attention to the fact that the American Cotton Manufact? urers' Association had elected Lewis Parker president on a platform of free trade in cotton goods over D. A. Tompklne. who is in favor of protec? tion. This was something of a blow to toe Republicans and even to some ?Democrats, who hive been claiming > %fca t the Southern people are benefit * el* a protective tariff on cotton goods Senator Smith also declared th*t the largest cotton manufactarer la the South had said to him that so .farVxroxa being a benefit to manufac? turers of cotton the tariff wall was an injury to the cotton manufacturers ot the South. $ *tna >,e whole the new senator made a big hit?The Stab?. Wasington, May tl.?Denouncing tftbe jseeiding tariff bill as giving the i matsufooturer an undue advantage - over the American worklngman, Sen? ator Smith, of Bouth Carolina, un ' equivocally expressed his talth in a Tree trade policy In an extended I speech while the cotton schedule was under consideration In the senate to? day. The whole tendency of this legis? lation has been to cheapen the raw material and raise the price of the finished article." said Mr. Smith, "thereby giving to the protected manufacturer a double advantage, '>:*enlng the price of what he has to buy and raising the price of what he has to sell. I am not pleading for nor shall I vote for protection for the raw material. I believe a thing is worth what it will bring in the open mar? kets of the world. What I shall vote against is the iniquitous and indefen? sible system of legislating a profit by artificial methods. I believe that American skill and the wonderful mechanical devices operated by steam, water and electrcity. our near? ness to the source of supply for the raw material, makes it possible for ue to compete 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 support of his position. Mr. Smith quoted, though not by name, a "leading man? ufacturer of the South," who, he said, had told him that he believed it was right and Just that the protective fea? ture of the tariff on cotton goods should be entirely wiped out. The protection by the government, assert td Mr. Smith, giving such a margin of profit, had Invited and brought in? to the cotton manufacturing business "a lot of financial buccaneers and plungers, who, by the marvelous prof Its that could be figured possibly on paper, 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? ton Industry Is largely true of every other manufacturing Industry. "The monstrous Injustice of the bill Is made In two particulars,, continued Mr. Smith. "This bill declares that It Is for the purpose of encouraging American Industries and guarantee? ing to them a reasonable profit, while O'l the other hand. In sharp contrast with It, In the bill Is Incorporated a tax on the very fertilizing element upon which the agricultural laborer is dependent for the enrichment of his soil. This ammonia, or thai nitrogen? ous element that Is so costly and so essential In the production of this crop must be taxed because a few coal and gas companies, who. already protect i t-d and making their millions, can not j bt denied the privilege of making ; other millions out of that which the i government ought to see that the I farmer gets at the lowest possible price.". Mr. Smith said it was not only true that the Southern cotton farmer has to pay about $6 a ton more to pro? duce his cotton for fertilizer In order to give a little additional profit to an already prosperous protected Indus? try, but he must also pay a duty on his bagging and ties in order to build up a bagging industry on American soil where HO raw jutt material was produced and, on the other hand, tu ndd to the profits of the great steel |] u.-t. Declaring that Mr. Roosevelt's "country life commission" which toured the rural districts last fall "either proved that for once he (Mr. Roosevelt) did not give evidence or that intelligence that characterized him, or he was attempting to deceive the rural population with a show of Interest he did not feel." Mr. Smith bitterly asked: "Where is there such a fool but who must un? derstand that no man is going to take up a vocation the profits of which must go by law Into the pockets of those not entitled to them?" CONXHETE HOUSES. Edison's Long Promised Innovation To be Promulgated. Trenton Times. Thomas A. Edison, it is announced, has about completed his plans for the cheap concrete houses which he promised a year ago, and if the state? ments made are true, he will more than keep his promise. It will be possible to build of concrete for $1. 200 each, houses that would cost at least $10,000 If stone were used In the construction; but they must be built in blocks. The Edison plan calls for a house 25 by 30 feet, with an eight-foot front porch and three-foot back stcops. Each house with contain six rooms and bath, with cellar under en? tire building, to contain boiler, wash tubs and coal bin. Walls, roof, porches, bath tub and laundry tubs will all be of re-enforced concrete. Only the doors, windows and frames Will be of wood. There will be no plaster finish. Mr. Edison says It will be possible for every workingman to own his own home or occupy a separate house; that It will take four days to set up the moulds, six hours to pour in the concrete, four days more for the concrete to harden and four days more to remove the moulds?less than a fortnight to finish the house. The cast iron moulds to be used to be? gin extensive building will cost $25, 000 and the concrete plant will cost $15,000 more, so that It will be neces? sary to Interest capitalists In the v?crk. The "wizard" has done much for the ? betterment of the world by his many ? inventions, but if his cheap homes ? plan Is successful It will be the crown? ing work of his life, for it will benefit the hundreds of thousands of families In modest circumstances, and go far I toward relieving the congestion In the cites. I Ever since the newspapers reported i that a man In St. Louis had died of sleeping sickness Phlladelphlans have been smiling.?Detroit News. ROAMING DOGS UNDER FIRE. Greenville Hoard of Health Askl City Council to Protect Citizens, Greenville, May 31.?The secretary oi the board of health has been di mewsd by the hoard to convey the fol hrwTng notice to the city council, which meets tomorrow night, in re Bard to the dogs which roam the streets of the city: "That the city council of Greenville be hereby re? quested to take such steps as are nec? essary to protect the lives of our citi? zens by having all dogs running at large within the limits of the city se? curely muzzled or killed after giving notice to the owners of said dogs." This action has grown out of the ac? cident which happened on Saturday, when the young son of a prominent Greenville man was bitten severely by a mad dog. SOUTHERN WRITER HONORED. ??Christian Reid" Presented With the Laetare Medal. Charlotte, X. C, May 31.?The Laetare medal, conferred annually by the Roman Catholic church, for distinction In the realm of art or let? ters, was presented today to Mrs. Frances Fisher Tlerman (known in the literary world as Christian Reid.) of Salisbury, X. C, the noted author. The presentation, which was accom? panied by elaborate ceremonies, took place at St. Mary's College, Belmont. In the presence of a distinguished company. The University of Notre Dame, Ind, custodian of the medal had two representatives present?Dr. Zahm, of the Catholic University, and the Rev. J. A. Burns, president of Holy Cross, Washington. The Rev. Father Burns made the speech of pre? sentation The medal was presented for dis? tinguished literary work. It is the first time that the distinction has gone to a Southerner. Mr. Haynsworth Appointed. Columbia, May 31.?Mr. Edgar C. Haynsworth was today appointed Master of Sumter County to succeed Mr. H. Frank Wilson, deceased. 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