Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-06
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WAsutGrDN, Fob. 5.-Springer's
policy ~ attacking the Republican
high tariff by separate bill has found
An Enforcement from great political
economist ami tho father Of tariff Re-
form Hon. David a. W,llH, OF Con.
ncc,icut. a, the next conference "
the Democratic numbers Ut the ways
aud means, a Letter will be- read, not
only endorsing Sprnssr's policy ~
the wisest pnrty course Mt this time,
hut intimating oven II the Democrats
controlled both Houses Of Congress ANA
The executive, tho separate bill plan
rather than measure Tor general 70.
vision would hu the wiser course. That
the gentleman whose works anu essays
for yeaIu have served Ms the chief
Democratic lltoratcur IN the agitation
for taril reduction should approve tue
plan now adopted by the Democrats of
the ways and means Jmmittoe, Is
naturally n source OF great qualification
10 Springer and other mcmhcrH oil
the House who have stood as the
advocates Of the separate bill po-
Hey "a opposed to the demand
for an attempt nj general revision.
Mr.. Wells, in hls letter referring to
the framing Of complete new Till,
says no bill eau be framed that will
not contain cougtultics, errors and
perhaps RbAurdiiie8 which only time
and experience win reveal. In .hn
hot partisan discussion following such
u nil, all the weak points viii he cx-
gggerated and used 10 obscure the
more important Issues aud confuse the
public. We caun0t afford to give tho
enemy any advantage IN discussion or
opportunities Tor befogging the real
issue. Again, with complete tarin
bill the friCnd8 Of reform would have
TO meet the entire force OF protection
ists, active and compact through the
attraction Of further Opportunity for
public plumber. On the other hand,
under the tentative plan, that IA OF
comparatively few issues, the tendency
oi those Interests not Immediately
affected would he 10 sluggiHhness anu
Indifference. Tho old maxim "diyide
and conquer" II seems, there
fore, to Wells the most pertinent
under existing circumstances. He
also asks attention to tbs matter Of his.
toflcsl evidence, full OF suggestions
and which thus Tar seems 20 have been
overlooked and that IL why Sir Robert
Peel, In dealing with exactly tho same
problem, but from tho Bftish stand.
point, did. lie adopted the tentative
method, and owed all Of his great sue
cesses 20 the fact that he did adopt II.
Air. Wells then goes on 10 detail the
attacks made by Peel In 1912, 1916 aud
1915 on tho British tariff laws, and
| how, under the continuation OF his
policy after he left oiiice the last relies
OF the British navigation laws wer,
| swept from the statue books In 1859 aud
the policy u Great Britain became
wholly antngonistic TO the maintenance
aud enactment Of any laws restrictive
Of freedom Of exchange or tile impOsi.
ton Of take, for any purpose other than
revenue, "Aud venture TO
predict" says Mr.. Wells, "that n we
adopt tho same policy history,
on a grander scale win repeat
Itself. Every relaxation Of the
existing restrictions on trade will In.
crease trade and the blessing OF fee.
dom nnd exemption from all unnocus.
sary taxation VIII he 10 understood aud
appreciated by the masses OF our people
that re,r0yetsive action will mol he
tolerated. Furthermore, by adopting
this method and sending to the senate
u few simple bills enacted by the
House removing the duties on wool,
salt, coal, lumber, tin plate aud the
like, the Democratic party will define
aud formulate the plan and scope on
which the tariff debate Ia the c0miug
presidential contest shall be conducted.
General debate will thus be 10 great
extent dispensed with and discussion
be concentrated on essentials. The
masses are and probably always viii DO
slow TO comprehend the tariff question
when discussed generally, but they
Will not be slow 10 recngnlzs and APP
preciate the effect Of taxation on com
moditics that enter into their cnnsump.
ton aud increase the cost Of living aud
production.