The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-07
CREAM OF HE SPECIALS

flor tarih revision.
 Various plans were suggested. The Committee on Rules was the only re- course. The leaders of the Ways and Means Committee realized that there IS grave danger that they cannot much longer control its action, and are anxious to be relieved of the grave responsibility: The high protec.,onist leaders in control of the Committee on Rules can bring m a rule ct their pleasure that would, 1T adopted by the House. make It impos- sible to consider tariff revision. Being on thin ice, they hesitate presenting to the country the division that exists In the Republican membership of the House | by forcing action upon such proposl- iicans in favor of tariff revision are known to these leaders. Therefore, in- stead of attempting it openly and glv- ing these members an opportunity to unite with the Democrafio minority anu control the House. the leaders are en- deavoring to ascertain secretly by means of a petition which 1t being quietly CIT. culated, whether they can commano enough votes in the House to assure tne
 Tittie nrorress was made today with the petition It rec sived few signatures. Should the leaders succeed m convinc. ing enough Republican members that IL is inexpedient at this session to attempt tariff revision to give them control or the House, the Committee on Rules will pro- duce it's revolutionary proposition.
 With majority of the Western Re, publican representatives tarin Is 6 local issue The wonderful prosperity ana growth of the last four years has made 1t necessary. in their judgment 10 revise the tariff. They are not all lnteresneu l, In the same schedules, but they coniilcl ists sincerely believe that the success of their party at the next elections de de- pehds largely upon modification or the existing tariff. x,
 members in the House who are not ear- nestly and openly insisting upon tarin revision. but who admit in private con- versation that while they reahze un kering'' with the tariff Will unsettle pusi- ness they, are by no means certain II would not be better for the frienos ot the protective tariff to revise 1t rather than trust it's fate in the hands or the enemies. whom they fear VIII pc III sne majority in the House the next C9n- ton this year. ,.r fo,,na itself in the predicament that con1rohts it today. The leaders are insisting that tbe House should let well enough alone. permit the present prosperous conai- lions to continue and not stop tnes wheels of industry and require res ganlzation of business anairs mnn Dso,rstac ny
 
 minority IS united upon one proposluon, and that Is tariff revision. Therefore Lhe assistance of a comparatively lew ns publican members Is necessary to cohtroi inc House The sentiment In certain sec lions of the West is so strongly in favor of tariff revision that a number oI Nes publican members have come 10 oenexe that their political future depenas upo. nt securing a change in the tarih i@"S a' the present sess'on'
 
 To add to the embarrassment Of the leaders, the Cuban reciprocity ls COT stantly arising ta plague them, The MiSn- an,n- nosea s~ " ssclusiveiy of Republicans. insist that defeat stares them in the face IT the Republican majority in Consrssss ss grants concessions to Cuban sugar. 1o o prevent 1t they are wililns Yssstspdss when Mir. Steele of Indiana offered an amene- enc ment to the war revenue repeal pili pIo. posing a cut of 25 per cent: m the guy guy upon Cuban sugar, Mr. Metean E. a., f1, a Babcock bill intimated strongly that IF Cuban reciprocity was pressed ne woulu Nnits with Mr. Babcock and Mfr Tawnex in voting with the Democrats Tor tarlh revision n,stas This tnreas ;ssI or it. was efficient in causing Mir. Steele to speedily with- draw his amendment. ,,..,. ...n
 These Michigan and California men, men, with others from the .tstssnts esr 's With record of concessions to Cuba and notn- ing done for their own people: Tn o'ner e words they are afraid they will be re. buked by the voters If they go oaek ho!Ae 9ni, aa that we have done at washington durinr the last session is~to reduce the tarih for the benefit of the Cupans' thereby hurting your own sugar .aS,l- lneus- tries. But we nave not aonS n, any sns irn,, and other goods which the trusts com If Cuba must have concessions, these men say they will forge @ some 9hsn rsSs0H sSsy can go home and say to their people;
 ''We had to do something for the Gu hans. because the President insisted upon 1t, but we have also done sometnlng Ior vou, We have reduced the tarin on the steel and iron schedules. so you will be able to get cheaper tools ana maehin- cry" r., x.. A.,A over the House on almost all leglsIatEe matters This condition is well iilustrat- ed by the pending oleomargarine Dlll. That measure is being urged by members representing rural districts Most ot the' city members are opposed to 1t. SomespI these. especially those from districts where the steel industry is located, have been approached by friends of the oleo bill with the intimation that the passage of the Babcock bill or a similar measure was probable, should the oleo bill fall. In other words. to secure the passage of that bill. threats are being made that tariff revision may follow upon its de- feat.
 Thus the tariff pot boils in the House. Not in many years have the Republicans of that body been so distressed. The Porto Rico tariff question of the last Congress was a simple matter in com parson with it.
 President Roosevelt stands for Cuba alone. and he does not favor revision of the general tariff schedules at this time. But how to get one without the other is the problem that keeps Speaker Henderson and his lieutenants awake ni,r