New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
REVISION TO BE FRIENDLY
p4PTY PLEDGES SACRED.
conoressmen Differ as to Time and
Method of Tariff Legislation
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lFR'N m THE Republican promise
"H~i---9 schedules Of the tariff III "hieh
-. and business progress sNo" oi'"e
= =. a,seear, will be kept. but there Is d "iuo
sierge,,ce Of opinion among senators anu H'eP
,o are arriving for the opening
-, Of Congress next week as 10 the time ana
.,,s.,o5 Of Undertaking legislation on lhe sun
a., The oniuion IS practically unanimous thd'
a. sb,rt session with hardly sixty WORKING
DDS and ali the great supply bllls 10 pe SCI
,,ized. will afford TO time Tor the PioPei coii-
-IzC~a-sor IF question which so deeply affects
so many interests and the chleI sIouIlu oi us
- fetvyeen the stand Datters" and the ex-
trene revisiouists just at present is as 10
-rbe,her 81 extra SESSION, beginning about
,,rob % is cxpe5ient or whether the whole
ert;ac- should be Investigated by commissions
al s,-7r,-er and actual Ieadjustment OF inequali-
80 and irconr-lii-ias postponed. TO the regular
long session.
1i,rb confusion TO he public would be spared
md the views Of national LEGISLATORS who are
making statements 10 the press every day CT
,r,o ,,oula be clearer If the Presidents un-
c,,,i-ro9I -rtteraRces on the tariff were kept in
mind He has called attention TO the fact that
the tariff. schedules to-day carry rates of duty
on mare Than four thousand articles. and has
7ls:nly infir7ated that The sooner some of them
are ,1odffea to meet The conditions whicn have
arisen since the Spanish war the better for the
whole country Excellent and symmetrical as
The DincIey law is-and the President regards
Il as one Of the most glorious examples of wise
american ieg.slatton-his callers are never left
3l doubt tlat he thinks it can be improved and
strengthened Uy q few amendments and modi-
4cations. which while not affecting 80 per osnt
a IFS schedules. would perfect the remaining
tenth after he Christmas holidays representa-
r.res Of Tie executive and legislative branches
will devote mach time and thought 10 tie wis
dom Of amendment which experience has point
ed out. and the stand uatters' and revisionists
may find they are. alter all, rot so far apart
that they cannot readily agree on such amenda-
tory legislation Al q brief business session as
viii make The Dins.ey law perfect.
AGAINST RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
number Of incoming members Of Congress
talked on the subject to-day, and TWO Of them
from States bordering on Canada indicated
rather pithiIy the chances for reciprocity with
Their big northern neighboT
We lean to the stand pat side" said Senator
Proctcr Of Vermont. to-day at the Capitol.
'There may he few things ii the tariff sched-
usz which ueeG attention. he continued. but
there 60 not seem 10 he r1any. I 90 not think an
ferislly. Our experience has shown that extra
sess.ons 10 not usually prove Of much advan-
ge The matter can be taken up just we'll
!n the regular session.
AS 10 Canadian reciprocity the Vermont Leg
tslarure passed q resolution declaring. By q
unanimous T5te. against it. That shows what
ne think on The subject"
Washington sees 10 reason to start tariff re-
vision now" said Representative Jones, Of
Washington, "ard IS 70 reciprocity. our last
Stale platform declo-ed against II. This put US
O. record ia tha1 respect. We went before the
people and preached t2st We had prosperity,
ard that 2 protective tariff WAS largely re-
sIo-s- -ble fer his satisfactory condition To tell
them now that We ought TO revise the tariff will
contradict our campaign assertions and put us
y z curious plight We are doing well in our
owl state The funny part about all this tariff |
agitation IS that no member Of Congress is will
ing % sacrifice any industry in his own State
nat ne is perfectly willing 10 revise the tariff if
ihe representatives. Cf some other State will !
make the sacrifice. How splendid rnje is, II |
these fellows VINO are howlinF for revision Of /
the tariff wll agree to make some sacrifice Of |
industries Of their ovr States there NAV be q /
rolling"
VIEWS or WESTERN CONGREssMEN. |
The Northwest is for revision Of the tariff.
Representative sraulding, of North Dakota de- |
ciaFed Regardless Of what views are ex- I
pressed by members of Congress from that sec
non' The peoDe there want tariff revision, and |
vii insist upon having it,"
senator HansbrouEh. or North Dakota. is
understood TO hold somewhat similar views.
while Senator McCumber does not agree with
them 10 the fullest extent.
lhefe Goes not appear to be any sentiment
9. S. d general overnauIing Of the tariff in my
IT., -, sad Representative Curtis of Kansas
,-j.LN j.LN o. eNlceEces Of a desire for some re-
So, Iol not extensive. There is a strong
+rr.lis- however, that the government expendi-
,-i,te 80 aIe growing too fast, and that the appro-
c,r -,;o,,s 5o lh ne coming Congress ought TO be
60 tsS uo"I 10 just what is necessary to run af-
-, 40, 90 not see any actual necessity for
nene.SaAa aAa harboT bill this year 1t will be
frer,S - 70 continue some Of the improve
tiors fo sgn III J1ls direction. but the appropria-
bills purpose can be attached TO other /
vjrgiais vjiSeilatlyes ajyes Gaines and DAYTON. of West
that Sts+a aosleo seo with their victory IN holding
Tice-Presiso..I.oia ION Inc opposition candidate for
Of 4ha -, -a~@4 declared to-day that no revision
etate and IN Vas needed desired in their
opposed to sr M ne NE people we're unanimously
rirne IN tta a-s , Lakering with schedules at any
UIhL MGY mr.