The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-28
POSITION OF THE DEMOCRACY
Would Be the Guide for Any Change
that Might Be Made Now.
RFylsfRS ARE REALLY FREE TRADERS
is the Cry Of tho Senator, Who APP
proved tho onaley Act az II Now
Starde as a Good Thing.

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Washington November 2T.---Eastorn 70
publlcans who arc arriving In Washington
for the short session are expressing them-
selves In n manner which shows that any
! attempt at revision of the tarlf win ba
| resisted 70 the utmost whether made shis
winter or during the next congress. This
fact. the alleged position OF the president
In favor OF revision mud the attitude Of re-
| puhlicsns from Iowa nud other Western
states, who made their campaign for rae
election on revision platforms all tend 10
strengthen the belief that a hard nght will
be precipt0ted during tho short session
unless some Of the interested factors back
down, There Ia absolutely 20 reason for
believing that the anti-sevislonNts viii
change their opinions, aud rs a result ths
ideR thnt no revision will be accomplished
until the democrats get control ~ tho gov.
eminent is becoming more general.
senator Hale Of Maine. who has Just ar.
rived in the city. probably voices the seuti
ment OF the nnu-revisionists.
"Will anything ho done this winter" hG
was asked, ION the way OF tariff revisiouyn
mo" the senator replied. neither thA
winter nor the next nor the winter tbere-
after, unless congress has lost It's head.
The results Of the Dngley tariff act have
been 30 generally happy that Il IS difficult
TO understand the cry which Il set up---in
certain quarters not by people generally,
In favor Of q revision.
"rhe Dingley act has given the people os
the United states more revenue. more husi-
ness. more trade and more prosperity than
any bill ever enacted: IL would he tho
height Of folly 20 now Try to disturb thcso
conditions,
1.-THE free traders, including the demo-
cratic leaders and uuenay, week,knead re-
pubNcana who are bowling fer revision and
reciprocity would do well 20 take notice OF
what viii happen, provided they get thelr
way, Il Is absolutely safe To say TINT no
thrift revision cuu take place except at the
end Of long session. after n bitter and
protractod hght which In itself win dis
turb nenrly an and destroy some Of our In
duEtries
1.-THE outcome viii be, n any new bin IA
passed q practically democratic tariff Tho
combination on important schedules, IN tho
tarifr between the uneasy republicans and
the entire democratic force In congress viii
ingure not republican measure but dem
ocrntic ono. Nor can any partial or limited
revision be made without entering into tho
construction Of an entire bill and, 10 fact,
there cnn never be any change IN certain
articles without entering upon the whole
subject of tariff revision, Besides this "
It were possible. mn concessions on single
articles IN the tariff would for moment
stop the free trade and democratic agltn.
tlon Tor entire revision, An eminent demo-
cratic leader has said that there viii be no
rest TN the Infamous policy Of protection
is broken down and destroyed
II am sure that what say represents tho
general sentiment Of tho republican party
throughout the country. II Is the fashion
OF certain newspapers and a few prominent
republicans 10 say that revision Is needed
and that VIC viii enter upon II In the next
congress but wherever the issue has been
made, whether IN New England or else.
where, this proposition has gone 70 the wall.
1t was tried IN Massachusetts, with failure
as the result
I'm the main, cry for revision means a
new tarin built on anti-republican lines.
Generally speaking n sou scratch re.
wiser you ind underneath free trader,
"Unless the republican party has lost
heart and faith IN It's fundamental policies,
there viii be no meddiinR with nnd no
emasculation u the present tarin, whether
under tho eulse q reciprocity or reform.
In the long future. II general revision
Is demanded. the republican party will not
be afraid to undertake ~"