The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-09
POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT
Probable Attitude Of the Republican
Chief on the All-Important
Tariff Question.

The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Tribune gives a forecast
in conspicuous type Of what he believes
TO be the presidents policy on the
tIrin. the trusts and other important
problems during the coming four
years. The president. he says, will
make no suggestion OF tariff revision
TO the present congress. His message
to the last session OF the FIfty-eightn
congress will touch but lightly on the
subject Of tariff revision and what he
has TO say will be much in the came
vein as has reference 10 the subject in
his message to the Ffty-seventh con-
gress. In that message he said.
There IL a general acquescence in our
present tarin system as national policy.
The first requisite 20 our prosperity is the
continuity and stability Of this economi-
policy. Nothing could be more unWise
than 20 disturb the business interests of
the country by any general tariff change
at this time. Doubt. apprehension. uncer-
tainty are exactly what We must wish 10
avoid IN the interest Of our commercial
and material well being. Our experience
in the past has shown that sweeping re-
visions Of the tariff are apt TO produce
conditions closely approaching panic In
the business world"
In regard to the Philippines the cor
respondent says the president expects
20 indorse the recommendations OF Sec
rotary Taft. and ask congress to reduce
the tariff on Philippine sugar and to-
bacco imports to % per cent OF the
Dingley rates and to place all other inn
ports from the Philippines on the free
list. Beyond this the president will
not advise the present congress TO at
tempt any tariff legislation.
But the correspondent states that the
president regards some readjustment
Of existing schedules as essential 10
the prosperity Of the nation, and adds:
HE Goes not construe the great repub-
lean maj0rities as meaning that the peo-
pie want no change ia the tarlff schedules.
but as indicating their confidence In Ire
willingness and ability 81 the republican
party 10 make such readjusiment as may
be deemed advisable In this opinion he
docs not stand alone Senator a Grich,
whose devotion TO the protective policy has
won for him the sObriquet Of High Priest
u Protection, has expressed his teIef
that some changes Of certain schedules by
the next congress will become Imperative
other leaders OF both houses Of congress
entertain the same views. Some Of the
closest represent atlves Of the president
during the campaign just closed have sug-
gested II not promised readJustment
Of some Of the Dingley schedules.
In Washington. says the Utica IN.
~ Observer. it is regarded as prob
able that a special session OF the next
congress will be called soon after
March L. Just what the programme
will be cannot now be determined.
The congress may simply convene, APP
point finance and ways and means
! committees, authorize them to sit dur
| ing recess, and then adjourn TO meet
| again when the committees shall be
ready to report; or the full body may
remain in session until the work is
completed.
Influential members of congress are
already arriving in Washington. and
many OF them have already had con
situations with the president Among
the advocates Of revision who have
called at the white house is Gov. Cum
minis of Iowa. the originator Of the So
called Iowa idea" Together with
Senator Hansbrough, of South Dakota,
he has been telling the president that
what Eugene y. Foss, Of Boston. said
concerning the people Of New England
is also true OF the people Of the west
and northwest namely, that they want
both revision and reciprocity