The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08
OPPOSED TO TARIFF REVISION.
or CONGRESSNEN
NOW N WASHINGTON.
II Is Predict ed That the Tarifr viii Remain
l'ndisturbed for Some Time 10 Come
The Presidents Present Int ention
Is 10 Recommend q Tarin Commission.

WAsHISGTOS. Nov. 7.--Almost every one
f the few Republican members of Congress
who are now IN Washington has expressed
himself as opposed 10 a revision of the tsriT
at the coming session of Congress or al an
extra session. and ii If confidently predicted
that the present tariff schedules will re-
main uditurbcd for some time TO come.
As published in THE Sun several ola ",
ago, the President H. known To hold cx-
tremely conservative views in regard To
the quest ion OF revising the taria. his pres
ont iltent ion being TO recommend in his
coming message the appointment Of n
permanent commission TO consider all
questions Of rendJustig the schedules
II il understood 10 be- the President views
that his accommodation for "A comm~s ion
will not necessarily Imply that any revision
Of the tariG il Necessary at present. The
object IL To appoint commission Of con-
scryative and thoughtful men. in whom
the business interests of the country will
have confidence and who will take up from
time To time such questions of revision e
schedules as may lie brought 10 their atten-
ton.
The whole theory of q Commi sion so far
AZ IT. advocates are concerned. is that the
present schedules of rates, are fairly salts
factory a. a whole, and that the tariff has
ceased. at least for a long time TO come
tn he an l~S ne in politics. As long as there
L. no general OF fundamental ground of
attack ui tn" prevailing tdrlf system, in
yOlvlug he Pronounced sentiment OF a lagt,"
body of people. II Is held that the quest ioi
Of details in the schedule, may approprl-
as!y he r"Iiuquishei by he representatives
of h,. ,.4nf,l,, lon (,t Il.
To a on-idrtiSan commission of men who
are acquainted with the sub ieCt of tariff
and with IN. ueeds Of the business, world
These ar. substantially the views Of IN,
President and the leading advocate OF the
proposition 30 pppui;t 90 mmiSsior
Several Of / Leading Senators and Pep
resen'atiyeS ho hay" practically controlled
tarif legislation IN past years have not been
heard f.om on the subject Of revision for
some time. There is no reason TO doubt
however, that such men as Senator AldriCh
of Rhode Island, chairman Of the Senate
Finance committee. senator Allison. the
ranking Republican member Of the com
ri't"e. and senator Platt Of Connecticut
have modified IA" view. which they held
on This question last spIi'g At that time
II was an open secret that allthese nfuent ial
men, and many other leading members of
the Scnat" and Hou-e. We're opposed TO any
revival of The tarif ia Congress
Several senators and H.. representatives. ey-
press d their views freely to-day. senator
Scott of West Virginia. Representative
Butler OF Pennsylvania and Relrose nta-
tive Ovcistreet Of lnGiaua we're among
Tie members The most pronounced Of
these ola The subject Of tariff revision was
NJ. Butler. He j. opposed to the propo-
sition, Internationally. and declares that
~" sentiment Of the country is against il
Nj. Oysr-' rect was rore conservative III
his REMARKS saying merely that If The
ttriN Should be revi-ed il would be along
protcc,ionist lines and according TO the
Ni.w~ of Republicans
Tn" people Of West Virginia, according
to senator Scott. did not want any tinker
ing with. the tariff. 81 far ar the existing
law was concerned, they did not, he do
clared. want ali IT. dotted or It" crossed
The Republicans had made a victorious
campaign on that issue in West Virginia
and the people OF that State had einpiati-
callv voted in favor of leaving the tarlh
alone.