The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-03-10
FRIENDS" WILL REVISE 1T.
Tariff Reduction as II Is Planned by
Republicans and Mo-
nopclists.

nopclists.
There Is no reason 10 believe that any
tariff revision v hich may be effected dur
ing the next two years viii bring about
material reduction Of those duties which
President Mckinley REFEREED TO 10 his last
speech as no longer needed Such thing
as putting steel on the free list. which
could be safely done. is not spoken Of a.
a possibility. even By the most earnest
advocates Of revision Indeed says the
Hartford Times. there is great indefinite
ness in the conversation Of all the repuh-
lean politicians when they begin 10 talk
about the tarin The only duty TO which.
we find any one Of them willing 10 refer
as likely 70 De changed is the duty Oh
wood pulp. Illinois is represented in The
senate by one Chicago man. Mr.. Hopkins
IN Chicago. If anywhere In the west
there ought 70 be well-deyeioped senti-
ment and definite opinion in favor OF tar
III reductions. But this is the position
OF Chicago and The central west on the
question OF ,arin reform. Is stated by
Senator Hopkins.
There are few schedules in tht
present tariff law which may need modi.
fcalion-or revision, if you please but
I DO not find the sentiment 10 be in favor
Of very general revision Of the tarif
/ believe that the paper schedule ough'
tr. 49, rod 90. ~ ~ - rfL ra ~
white paper trust. and there are, per
haps. a few other schedules which. with
benefit 70 the whole people might be re
adjusted. My belief is that we shall take
up some legislation on the tariff. either
at the next regular session Of congress OF
az a special session 70 be called probably
for next October or November Mean
time members Of the finance committee
of the senate and OF the ways and means
committee Of the house will study the
conditions and have measure practical
~ prepared TO offer whenever congress
shall assemble. Public hearings. such
as have been held in the course of the
preparation Of tariff bills in the past, viii
be scarcely necessary. as the Statistical
NNl E1Ar vi AAF EDfN 4AA4HAaA AHN dAE y
thoroughly perfected and up to date
that all the data needed in the framing
Of tariff measure are az TIE disposal OF
the committee performing the work
Very vague. very dim are the assur
ances held out here for such materia
modification Of the tariff as will tend &c
interfere with any OF he monopolies OF
so-called trusts We hear great dea
about the iniquties OF the Standard Oil
company. but is there any reason TO ex-
poet that the duty which the Dingley Law
| puts on Russian petroleum will be taker
I OF by tariff revision in which Senator
| Aldrich. OF Rhode Island has a hand:
Abolition OF the needless duties on steel
\ and iron is not openly advocated by any
republican newspaper or politician in the
land. so far as We know. nor is an effort
being made to carry through any well
understood programme Of action.
The tariff is to be revised in the dark
Ii is TO be revised by its friends" II is
10 be revised without public hearings
When the process is completed 1t will be
found that ten schedules have beer
raised where one has been lowered.
In such tariff revision as this we take
little interest. The president OF the Unit
ed States is represented to be earnestly
in favor OF tariff revision. What does he
mean when he uses the word reyisiont
Nobody knows. Tariff revision as it is
likely to re accomplished by Mr.. Roose
Welt and his friends in congress will be
! scHnd to be a scheme to secure increased
privileges for the monopolies and a fur
Their long postponement Of any real re-
lief from tariff burdens.