The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-22
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1906
Roosevelt Will Stand Pat.

Roosevelt Will Stand Pat.
rhe New York Tribune Of Sunday prints
a lengthy article from It's washington
bureau. which bears every evidence "
having becn '.inspred,' and which. oul-
,,nos tho nolicy Of President Roosevelt
during his next administration, Inc ar
tic,e is mainly taken up In discusslnE
the tariff question and the President $
attitude toward H. Assurance IS given
that there will be few changes IN me
tariff schedule and as If to set al doubts
trest a special is printed conspicuously
on the first page Of the Tribune, as
sor, of supplement to the article unaet
review. in which it is said that authori-
tive announcement was made ut inc
White House Saturday afternoon IS tnas
Tho subject Of tariff revision would nor
annear in the Presidents forthcoming
message 10 Congress. THE President,
We are assured Intends to discuss this
important question with the leaders OF the
Senate and House of Representatives. al
ter their arrival in December and II they
1,elieye that the best interests of the coun-
/, -. demand an immediate readjustment OF
the schedules, an extraordinary sess'oI
Of Congress may be called at the close OF
the short session, March 4th. H. on me
other hand, the coacensus OF opinion IN
c.lin.s 10 the belief that II is best to leave
vel enough alone until year from De
( t<,rr ces
,4.lss. and when the subject may be taken
,,p a, leisure and settled after thor
onsh discussion by. those in favor OF ana
those opposed TO revision, the President
will acquiesce :
We are further told that the President
believes that such an important matter as
tariff revision should not be settled OH
hand. and that as it affects the Whole
country and practically every Industry.
he docs not think that one man alone
should decide either for or against imme-
diate revision. The Tribune thinks that
3,he President Is favorably disposed to-
ward the suggestion OF the maximum ana
minimum system OF tariff schedules. He
does not believe in reciprocity, but thinks
,ha. II would be well for Congress to en-
act tariff law embodying minimum and
maximum rates, discretion as to their
application being: left-.+to the President,
who could not only apply minimum
rate to imports from those countries
which accord special privileges to the
united States, but could also enforce the
4.s
5ust discrimination against American
products should be authorized or per
1nitted In other language, under thi.
arrangement Congress would make gen
.ral schedules, and the President would
have absolute power 10 apply them il
a4eeifc cases If the Gear of Russia ha
any more autocratic authority than this
we should like TO know what It is.
The trusts are assured by tho Trbun
that no radical legislation designed I
control them need be looked for durin
the coming presidential term. The Pres
dent will. according to this authority, TAX
up the question leisurely and wise AN
effective remedies for trust evils will i
suggested by him, Those who look 1
president Roosevelt 10 take the lead
legislation competent to eliminate nonoI
plistic evils. II patient. will not be al
appointed; those who expect him TO ri
Emuck Will
The reader is cited 10 the President
letter Of acceptance for a proper unde
standing Of his views OH the subject
tariff and trusts. THE question OF tar
revision" said the President. stan
wholly apart from the question Of del
ing with the trusts. No change In tar
duties can have any substantial efif
in solving the so-caled trust problc
speakinG broadly, it is evident tn
changes In the tariff will affect the trl
tpr veal or woe. simply as they aft
The whole country The tariff affe
trusts only as it affects all other int
ests which makes all these iDtercs
large or small, profitable. and its bcnel
can he taken from the large only un,
penalty Of taking them from the SIN
aiso."
Here is n bold admission that the tai
enables protected industries 10 levy
4rsou,e. upon the consumers in order
swell their profits, and the Prcsid
thinks that all hands, individuals i
4rusts. should share alike An these be
flts. and that the people should contil
70 pay tribute in order that the favo
tes may wax fat,
There Is much more of the same k
n me Tribune article, but II is wa
Of space 10 pasue The subject II Is