The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-31
TIE TARIFF ISSUE
Next Session of Congress May
Name a Commission.
TO CONSIDER THE SCHEDULES
Effect OF the Iowa Convention in
Washington--A Strong West
ern Feeling.

From. Tho Journal Bsereon. Room 40. Post
Building, Washington.
Washington, July a1.-There is certain to
be great agitation of tariff revision IN
congress at the next session AS the
session will continue from December to
March, an effective act is not contem-
plated, but it is believed that authorize
ton may be granted for commission to
sit during the recess and go over the
tariff schedules, reporting to the fifty
eighth congress its recommendations.
Every condition is expected to increase
the agitation of the question between
now and the meeting of congress. 1t is
conceded that tariff revision will be
talked of on the stump this fall to the
exclusion of some other questions which
seemed more imminent a short time ago.
1t may prove to be an issue before that
campaign closes.
Some long-headed western republican
politicians saw this trouble coming
months ago, and tried to steer their party
clear Of 1T. They declared that there
would be an uprising in the west which
would imperil republican interests if not
checkedNin time. In the last session Of
congress they urged their colleagues to
DO something by @way~-of recognition of
this increasing sentiment in the west.
: AS crum5, it was asked that COM
mittee be appointed to sit during the
present recess to go over the schedules.
1t was urged that such action would give
the republican campaign speakers this fall
the right to say that the republican party
timent of west and had taken steps to
meet the popular demand for full in
vestigation. .-.-.-..
But Senator Hanna and Representatives
Payne and Dalzell and Speaker Henderson
refused, claiming it would unsettle bust
ness on the eve of the campaign and make
the financial world restless and impair
the party. So nothing was done.
Yesterdays republican state convention
in Iowa showed that Speaker Henderson S
power exerted in Washington does not ex-
tend in it's fullness, to his own state.
The Iowa republicans declared for revi-
sion. If the language was temperate it
was in ference to the prominent repub-
llcans who urged against the declaration.
But there was no mistaking the sentiment
behind the platform pronpuncement. Iowa
RI publicans are out for blood where the
over protected industries are concerned.
1t is claimed that there is strong I'M
dercurrent for tariff revision all through
the prairie states. Minnesota has felt it,
1t is pronounced in Wisconsin. Illinois
and Indiana are ripe for revision. Ne
braska and Kansas are in the same frame
of mind. vr-~-~
One thing that is expected to fan the
flame is the appearance on the stump this
fall of the logged opposition Of the littl :
group of high tariff eastern men. 1T is
claimed that when the old farmers and
laboring men out west are told, as they
will be told by democratic speakers of the
scheming OF eastern advocates of extreme
tariff to defeat the will of the west it
will arouse a fierce spirit of determination
throughout the west to secure revision.
The element of danger to the republican
party is that with skilful manipulation
by the democrats, the public may be led
to believe that the only hope of securing
revision is through the democracy. The
fact tina in it's last analysis democratic
revision is destruction might be lost to
Sight for the moment. - 5-,7.s95 =.
So. .-sg,5.S w. W. Jermane.