The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-16
OUTLOOK FOR REVISION.
Republican Senator'S Passing Out In
terviows with q Decidedly
Trusty Flavor


no more appropriate lle than the
Did guard" could be bestowed upon the
old reliable friends OF protection In the
senate. They are a stancn and sea-
soned crew, having weathered the
storms Of many a public clamor for the
reduction Of the duties which feed the
/ trusts. Already the old guard" are
gathering round their common inter-
ests and preparing another stanc-pat
defense. The first preliminary Is the
passing out Of interviews. The inter-
views. By wonderful coincidence,
come simultaneously, in bunch.
We are Informed, says the ST.
Louis Republic. that Senator Aid
rich, Of Rhode Island, chairman OF the
finance committee Of the senate, does
not want an extra session" and that
"Spooner. Of Wisconsin. does not think
an extra session al all necessary, and
be predicted that none would be called.
Senator Hale. who has just arrived
il Is wired from the scene Of Interview
ing, takes tie ground that nobody IN
his state desires 10 have the tariff re-
vised" Whew. What a whopper--or
shall we say misconception2-of the
senator's! Up here IN his state along
the Canadian border have come the
most insistent demands for revision,
so the world IS informed.
Senator Foraker IS passing out inter-
views with the regularity OF printing
press, in which he advises most strong
ly against touching the tarin. Mind
you. it mustn't even be touched; indeed
Il mustn't even be approached. Sen
ator Foraker intimates, really. that the
tariff shouldn't be mentioned out loud,
but only with bated breath. And re-
move your hat, please. But the in
terview which adds most to the gayety
Of nations comes from Senator Lodge,
whose state has Just elected demo
/, cratic governor on the tariff-reform
issue Senator Lodge therefore must
proceed gingerly and be trims around
10 the proposition that perhaps few
, duties might be touched observe the
phras eology not many" And be
refuses to say that there ought 70 be
an extra session for the special pur-
pose Of touching"
Senator Penrose. OF Pennsylvania
finds the present tariff perfect" Even
Mr.. Dryden, that most prudential sen
ator. is understood to be much opposed
TO revision And so the story runs
And it's rather a sad story when you
Z consider the Interests and moving
forces which are behind these miracu-
lousy simultaneous and naryelously
, spontaneous utterances.
Standard oil. iron and steel interests
the rubber trust. the International Pa
per company and others are planning. II
IS stated. to have the old senatorial
guard 90 TO the president in e solid body
and tell him that II he opens the tarif
question Il will hurt the party; and
urge him TO let the question 60 over
for another year What would he say
in that event?
The people cannot but build their
h6,neo .asto nJ5s RqnSAyelf .HsisJp fact
dent set sternly toward revision where
by even the most conservative view re-
vision appears right and proper there
Sill At least be some respite from tn
robberies b. the privileged monopoie!
, and some protection fer the people
] Mr. Roosevelt politically has been
stand-patter, but not by conviction
! Free now TO adopt the attitude whicl
e conviction and conscience define. ire
Z 10 read clearly the signs Of the times
b eloquent OF public desire Tor lowere'
:, tariff walls and disarmed trust robbers
q Mr. Roosevelt might influence II not j
p fact compel reductions for the pupAi
! benefit.
i In electing the president the peopl
j. cannot be said to have Endorsed all u
Il evils If his administration. They Ger
l. tainly have not yielded their demand
J. that the obvious inequities and Grim
Is iral iniustices Of the Dineiey schedule
g be remeded. President Roosevelt r
u iec,s the doctrine that revision is cur
n for the erosser trust evils. but he ha
7 apparently recognized the necessity 70
revision in some extreme instance
where II most plainly exists and in
yaaue way his belief in conservative r
- vision has been held forth 10 the PEE
q ME That a certain reliance has bee
s. placed upon It IS true. The revisio
:. which he might bring himself 70 pr
al mote would probably come far short
re a general and proper reaojustment
p duties but II il should amount 10 an
Of real and practical revision II would
s a stem In the right direction 10 proVoi
b. profound public gratitude II it went
Id the extent 10 which many people ha'
IN been led TO believe it would go, II N
a Roosevelt fulfilled the vague and su
We gestive promise and justified popui
Re faith we should have something a
&. proximating effective revision y
public. long plundered. is in post
where II will be thankful for small
10 yors In the way OF relief.
Mt Revision's outlook is not bright 2
ds the people seem 10 be optimistic VII
nd thew turn toward Mr.. Roosevelt. In
100 none for the best from him.
a 1T is up to the republicans OF NJ