Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24
NEED CONSIDERATION
SOME SUBJECTS THAT CONGRESS
SHOULD TAKE Up.
Representative Cooper's View Of the
Necessity for Certain Legislation
Gold Standard for Philippines.

Representative Cooper of wisconsin.
chairman of the House committee on IN
sular affairs, has reached Washington for
the session, and will make his headquarters
at the Everett. Mr.. Cooper, in discussing
matters for legislative consideration this
winter, while not predicting what will be
done, mentions a few things which he De-
lieves demand consideration. One Of these
is the necessity for legislation applying the
gold standard to the Philippine Islands.
Gold Standard for Philippines.
zone mistake in the Philippine legislation
Of the last session was in not establishing
the gold standard in the Islands, he re-
marked to a Star reporter this aIternoon'
THE House bill provided for this, but the
provision of the Senate prevailed In the
final outcome I have received recent
letter from Gov. Taft expressing his regret
in the failure of the House provision Tor
the gold standard, and also indicating ms
earnest desire that the proper currency
legislation for the islands be enacted at the
earliest opportunity
1.-THE general effect Of the legislation for
the islands as a whole has been most Satis-
factory The Filipinos are beginning to
believe In the sincerity of the expressions
of the American people that they are really
to have their liberty
Tariff Revision.
Mr. Cooper was asked about the posi-
bility of trust legislation at the coming
session, but replied that it was impossible
for him to make a comprehensive statement
just at this time. On the question Of tariff
revision, however, he had this to say:
Some of the tariff schedules might be
lower without injury to any business inter-
est, and undoubtedly with advantage to ex-
porters. Generally speaking, anything IKE
a general tariff revision ought to be COM
pleted in an on year, and q suff1cient time
before an election so that the law in Its
general effect may be demonstrated The
Mckinley law was not enacted until Octo-
Der. The preliminary uncertainty mad com
pletely unsettled business, and as result
in the election held In the next month after
the enactment of the law the republican
party was overwhelmingly defeated.
MIR. Cleveland took office the 4th OF
March 1893 He called Congress together
the following August to repeal the Sher-
man silver purchase law, but nothing was
done with the tariff until the session be-
ginning In December. The result was that
the law was not passed until the follow
pletely disorganized, and In the November
elections following the democratic party
was overwhelmingly defeated.
This indicates that anything like gem
eral tariff revision results In business de-
moralization and is bad for the party re-
sponsible for it unless the law can be put
into successful operation a sufficient length
of time before an election to have demon
strated the wisdom of the revision"
do you regard the republican party as
pledged to tariff revision by the last cam
paign?" was asked.
II think that the people generally do not
expect anything like a general tariff revi-
sion at this time" was the reply. How
ever they expect that such revision as may
be made shall be carefully and conserva-
lively DONE and by the friends and not the
enemies Of the protective system. I think
that the people Of my own state favor a
conservative revision Of the tariff along the
lines 1 have Indicated"