The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-02
REPUBLICANS ARE SCARED
DEMAND FOR REDUCTION OF TRUST
PRODUCTS CAUSES TROUBLE,
Many OF the Big Men Of the Party Are
Urging a ReWsi On OF the Tariff.
The Result.


Washington, August while the repub.
lican leaders ere apparently unanimous in
rdicullng democratic demands for re
vision of the tariff the fact remains that
the administration managers are very badly
scared over the growing sentiment in the
republican ranks for legislation looking to
reduction Of trust products. 1t was only
after a great deal Of pressure had been
brought to bear upon Congressman Babcock
that the Wisconsin republican convention
decided TO iguore the protested demands Of
Mr.. Babcock and his friends for plank
In the platform urging tarin revision. This
administration victory promises. however,
to be very short lived. The rundown OF
Senator Spooner and the triumph OF Gov
ernor Lafollette is recognized only as a
stay Of proceedings. Congressman Bah
cock wants TO come to the United States
senate and so does Governor Lafolette. The
coming campaign in Wisconsin will be con
Quoted on State Issues, with the taclt un-
Outstanding that both Babcock and La
toilette will go into the campaign of 1904
urging tariff reduction, II is quite prob
able that an agreement may be ienGhed ny
which Lafoliette viii be candidate 70
succeed senator Quurles, leaving the uelu
open for Mr. Bnbcock 10 succeed senator
SpOoner. In either event 10 Is certain that
have tarff revision urged by republican
candidates
The Iowa situation IS even more alarming
to the republican managers. iowa Is very
strongly represented In Washington, she
has two members Of the cabinet In Secre-
taries Shaw and Wilson the director OF
the mint speaker of the house and rec0g-
nized republican leader IN william Is. Al
lison In the senate. Iowa Leaders ia WASH
ington stand for the administrator iowa
republicans, however, are opposed 70 the
Administrations policy IN Keeping up an un
necessary trust breeding protective system.
Governor Cummns represents me Town
that State make IL certain that tue qucs-
tion can not be kept out OF the campalsn
IN 1904 Iowa pGPgPiGan sba m nartr SIst
forms in their state. but. the voters, the
people who pay the taxes, nave very r9ul9ai
ideas on the trust question a1 Vii Of
their views by their representatives, III
congress.
sympathy with the republicans In Iowa ana
Wisconsin. All during the session or the
last congress some of the really bhie men
In the house sought 10 convince the leade-s
that the time was ripe for az least pre-
liminary action looking TO n revision OF the
tariff, They made It plain that the people
% the West were protesting against me
abuses which had grown up under the hign
protective system. The antOcratic leaders
fSfHsed to listen 10 these warnings They
profCssed To believe that so long as the
farmers OF the West were receiving fancy
prices for farm products they should be
content to continue paying exorbitaBt
prices for trust manufactured goods. SO
confident were they that their position was
correct that they announced that the West
was safe IN the coming congressional eiec-
lions and that the efforts Of the committee
would be confined 70 the Eastern States,
where the laborng men were paying ex-
brilliant prices for the necessaries OF life
without any corresponding Increase In their
wages. Congressman Roberts OF Massachu.
sets made an effort 70 secure the appoint
ment OF a commission 70 sit during yaca-
tion and revise the tariff. The leaders
turned him down