Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
CFrom Our Regular Correspondent)

members OF Congress that there will
be an extra session OF the Fifty-Ninth
Congress before next December, de-
spite the frantic efforts OF the stand
patters to prevent any changes in the
previous schedules which Represent
alive Dingley made, according 10 his
own statement, unduly high with a
view to permitting Of virtual reduc-
ton through reciprocity treaties.
No sooner had the word gone forth
that the President and some OF the
Congressional leaders had determined
to call special session in the autumn
for the purpose OF revising the tariff
than the representatives. Of the pro-
tected interests began to arrive in
Washington, lead by Wilbut + Wake
man, secretary Of the American, Pro-
tectiye Tariff League Telegrams be-
gan to pour in from all directions,
some pleading, some threatening, but
all declaring that not one jot or little
of the protection now enjoyed by the
favored interests should be abated.
Representative Dalzell from what
someone has cleverly called the Steel
Trust district Of Pennsylvania" and
that grand old statesman-"g grand"
sounds so much better than notorious
General Grosvenor Of Ohio, began an
active campaign in the House to
demonstrate to the President and to
the country that the tariff revision SEN
timent IN the Republican party was
iniinitesimal.
Meanwhile President Roosevelt was
sending for members OF Congress and
reminding them of the express prom
Uses made by Republican orators on
the stump, that the tariff should and
would be revised Shy its friends"
that the Republican party was COM
mitted to no particular schedules and
stood merely for the doctrine OF pro-
lection on a broad scale. The Presi-
dent warned his brethren that it
would be dangerous for them TO 60
into the next campaign without hav-
ing redeemed their pledges, but all to
no purpose, apparently, for now the
stand -patters maintain that they have
1853 members OF the House out OF to-
tai Republican membership OF 2l0,
committed against tariff revision and
an extra session. IL Is probable that
this claim Is exaggerated, but there
seems 70 be little doubt that large
majority are opposed to any movement
looking to the lowering OF the sche.
dulles
Just as the radical protectionists
thought, however, that they had out
witted the President, he executed a
coup which has left his Republican
friends gasping. lie declares that he
will call a special session OF Congress,
anyway, not to revise the tariff pri.
marily, ia majority OF Congress is
opposed to revision, but chiefly to en-
act satisfactory railway rate legisla-
ton. The President says, moreover,
that he will so word his call as to per.
nit OF tariff readjustment at the extra
session and he has no doubt that when
the new Congress conyenes In a spe-
clal session IL will see the wisdom Of
following his advice and making the
necessary changes In the schedules,
10 remains TO be seen what will be
che next move OF the radical protec-
tionists, the patriotic servants OF the
steel trust. the beef trust, the Stand
ard OH Company and the rest Of those
great corporations which seek so all.
! igently to benefit and beiriend the
public.
But Tor another class OF statesmen,
the senators who have cheeriully
helped che President in HE efforts 20
secure redemption Of the tariff revis-
ion promises OF his party. the an
nouncement that the President will
call q session to deal with the railroad
lquestion comes a blow in the face The
stern, dignled, conservative Senate
has so long prevented ans reform in
the supervision OF railway rates, or che
promotion Of federal control OF these
rates, that g Is astounding thata rresi-
dent should have tcmerity 90 attempt
20 dictate its duty ltis hardly con.
oeirahle, 90 those who have long
watched Ihc eleycr obstructionist tao
ties Of the senate that che President
can accomplish any reform OF real vail
ue, in thc face % Jhr solid opposition