New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-06
NJ HURRY FOR REVISION
THE CONSERVATIV VIEW.
Hoo Majority of CongresSmen
Regard the Tariff Question.
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tbe national legislature. He is not taking Hiuci
,r publication or doing any shouting, put he
= doing a great deal of thinking and he is ask
= many questions To the excited revisionlst
:. calmly saws: precisely; and what scheduies
= 80, cay need revision?" To the rabd stand
ro++er" he says: Didn't the Republican pat
sorr, declare that the Republican party stooo
aav 10 revise the tariff when the necessity
--.rosa2" To the newspaper man in whom lie mas
audience he says: MY dear fellow, CON De III
hurry / am going TO master this suoJect oe-
.ore talk about it. l don't know just "heIe
Tstand myself vet, hut I am going to find out.
-oet wear we cleared UP Cuban reciprocity en-
actad Almighty good Antitrust law in the FORM
- an Anti-Rebate bill, and started off the Pan
orna Canal; pretty good work for one year.
rssn't it? Now we are going to look into tTls
tariff question and find out II there EXISTS d
genuine necessity for revision. If we ma Ihert
does we will do it. If find there IS no heeu
no wort +rv it. lust let re do little hard
s+,,5,-ine now. and come around after WhlIe
and I can talk upon the subject inteHlsehIS'
This anonymous member is typicaI Oh d mo-
~ Of the membership of both houses of Con-
gress to-day. as he is typical o. d -
American citizens He Will approach the SUBJECT
,,-i+bo,,+ ,,revious study and without prejudice,
"a \. believes that when he reaches a conclu-
sion il is likely to be correct
same members of Congress have already
stndiAd the subject, especially certain phases Of
:, and they are willing TO give the results OF
their application
CAN STAND IT A LITTLE LONGER.
This talk about tariff revision reminds me OF
the remark a long haired Missourian made to
Champ Clark in the campaign said Represen-
tative Lacey at the White House to-day
champ was tearing the atmosphere wide
cu,en one day about the horrible extravaganza
Of the Republican policy in the Philippines
Are YOU going to stand it, fellow citizens" he
shouted and paused for the expected No In
stead of the negative rejoinder, lanky, bewhis-
kered Individual right down in front of the
sneakers stand cried: I guess long as steers
60 sellin' nj sey IN cents we stand il leetle
longer Champ" Now, Iowa has just harvested
three hundred and twenty million bushels OF
corn and corn is selling at 40 cents. There may
be a good many people who want to open the
doll to see what it Is stuffed with, but think
the people out in my part Of the country are
satisfied with the present prosperity, and would
be against any meddling with the tariff that
creates it. l. for one, do not want an extra
session or any other kind Of a session to disturb
the tariff"
"I feel that tariff revision can be accomplished
Il It must be done at some regular session of
Congress" said Representative Martin, of South
Dakota There is no general demand for
vision at all IN my State. OF course, some of the
schedules might be altered with justice and
profit, but there is plenty Of time to take that
up at a regular session Of Congress year
hence"
Il am going TO slurnber over it a while" said
Senator John Kean, of New-Jersey. II am
slow TO make up my mind on such things and
we've got plenty Of time to think over tariff
revision hefnra doing It"
Senator Kean introduced his brother, Julian
Kean, and Colonel S. D. Dickinson. Secretary of
the State of New-Jersey. TO the President to-
day.
representative Ketcham. of New-York, was
another stand pat anti-revisionist who visited
the White House to-day.
4 see no necessity for altering the tariff in
the near future" said he. While at the White
House. General Ketcham called attention to the
fact that he has just been elected to Congress
for the eighteenth time. II have been nom
mated twenty times and declined twice" he said
81 think that is a record that you will find hard
10 beat in the House of Representatives,.
Some Representatives interested in modih-
ration Of specific tariff schedules which they
believe could be altered without disturbing bust
ness or endangering IN the slightest the protec-
tive principles to which the Republican party
is pledged began active missionary work to-day.
Representative Spalding, of North Dakota,
Introduced his bin, previously outlined in these
DISPATCHES, authorizing the appointment of
commission for consideration of the tariff ques-
ton.
Representative Lowering, OF Massachusetts
introduced bill somewhat in line with the
views previously expressed by Secretary Shaw
Oh the subject of the drawbacks.
Although The tariff was the subject of much |
earnest discussion on the floor Of the House, in |
the committee rooms, corridors and cloak rooms |
nowhere could be found IN the Republican ranks |
man who openly favored a radical and whole |
SAFE revision Of the schedules.
SENATOR HOPKINS FOR REVISION.
Senator Hopkins. Of Illinois, is one of the two |
or three former members Of the Ways and Means |
Committee who helped frame the Dingley law !
who remains in Congress and who would now |
alter that law He is a tariff revsionist who |
makes II plain how he feels on the subject.
Unless the Republicans reVise the tariff now," |
he says / am unable to understand how they |
San anord 10 go into the next campaign and |
olscuss II When we framed the Dingley law it |
as wen understood that many Of the duties |
we're placed higher than would otherwise have |
IeSn necessary. because it was expected that |
tIlese duties would be lowered by reciprocity |
oieeSles. Ihere have been important industrial
changes since that law was passed and there |
n oa oeen no reciprocity treaties. The duties |
- Usai' paper and steel were placed especially /
Hieh, take II that the beet sugar intrests aad
considerable TO do with the sugar schedules At |
lat unle the saccharine matter in the beets was
80 oI4y product that could be utilized Now |
rne nyproducts Of the beets have become i'm |
e. eeilI sno Inquire extensively In the profits |
,InGe the duty was fixed paper the factories
- tHis country have formed a combine and are
operated practically plant. The methods
~ production have been changed and the same
nSeo OF protective duties does not exist as in
:, II VII be great mistake II we do not revise |
ne laflI, said Representative Mccall of Mas
WAYS ~
Committee. There are great many things in |
.le DlMELcE law ...Lich = -