Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-08
CANNOT REVISE
THE TARIFF AT THIS SESSION
SAYS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Republican Program ContempIatss Passage by
the House and Defeat by the Senate Of the
Presidents Anti. Trust Bill, Also Postpone.
msnt Of Tariff Question Until After 1904.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Chronicle, under date Of Novem-
Der 20, sent to his paper an interesting
outline of the republican program. Ac.
cording to the Chronicle correspondent
the president has made up his mind that
the tariff cannot be revised without en-
dangering the future of the republican
party. He fears that an attempt to
amend the schedules of the Dingley act
between now and the presidential cam
paign of 1904 would be disastrous to
everybody concerned and especially to
his own political fortunes.
While he appreciates that there is a
growing sentiment in favor of tariff re.
vision IN certain sections of the country,
especially in the middle west and north
west, and that the next congress will
contain a large number of republican
members who are committed publicly to
the policy OF revision, he nevertheless
believes that the organized financial in
terests of the east are radically opposed
10 TcVlSlOu dIIu WILL iCSOAe "Hy ChOiC
that congress or the administration may
make to interfere with the Dinyley law.
What the president fears would happen
ii congress were to take up the tariff
question is that the house would pass
bill amending the Dingley act and the
senate would refuse to concur. He has
been advised that such a fasco would
accomplish more harm to the cause of
the republican party than anything else
that could happen. Under the circum-
stances, therefore, the president is con-
WINGED that his idea of creating tariff
commission is the only safe middle
ground which can be taken by the re-
publican party. He is DESTROYS of using
his influence to check tariff discussion
on the floor OF the house. to repress re-
publicans from northwestern states.
where the demand for revision is ramp.
ant, and to keep congress employed with
measures designed to restrain the trusts
and other kinds of work equally harm
less.
In connection with his proposed trust
legislation it can be stated that it has
not received the Endorsement OF many
influential members OF congress who are
members of his own party. They are
just as much indisposed to quarrel with
trust as they are with beneficiary of
the tariff. They believe that one is as
much the protege OF the republican
party as the other and are disposed,
therefore, to treat both alike. 1t is
probable that the president will receive
cordial support in the house and that
body will pass an antitrust bill embody-
ing the ideas Of Attorney General Knox
which he made public in Pittsbutg. The
senate, however, will bury the measure
and if there is any antitrust legislation
before the presidential campaign of 1904
it will have to be adopted in special
session.
The outlook for bitter and prolonged
fight between the opposing elements OF
the republican party in congress is bright.
The tariff revisionists are threatening to
become aggressive and insistent. They
will tell the president and ra-protec-
tionists that unless the republicans act
on the questions which are now engaging
the attention of the people the party is
likely to receive setback at the polls
two years hen.e.