The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-01-20
TARIFF MAKES TROUBLE.
Vigorous Opposition Of Some Repub~
leans to the Presidents
Policy.

II is limited in Washington that there
is the prospect Of a serious split in the
republican party on the subject of the
I larin. In the house. under the leader
ship Of Speaker Cannon, there is Wig
orous opposition 10 the presidents pol.
Icy OF tariff revision or tariff revision
the republican national platform said.
To a republican congress and a repub-
lean president this great question can
be safely trusted" They can be. They
can be trusted, as we predicted at tbs
time the platform was adopted-trusted
to DO nothing Tariff revision. by its
friends has been the cry Of the republl-
can party for the past ] 2 years. That has
been the specious promise OF the party
Tor campaign purposes, and apparently
Tor campaign purposes only says the
New York Observer What amusement
these repeated platform declarations
must afford those who control the lecis-
latiye acts OF the party 1t must be a
huge joke 10 them. these repeated dec
larations that the tariff is TO be revised.
They know too well that the republican
party is not going to revise any tariffs TO
the hurt Of their profits They know that
the party to whose support they are such
generous contributors will not cut down
their opportunities to make larger prof
its at home than they do abroad
The stand patters" at the capitol
Of whom Speaker Cannon is the recog-
nized Mead. heard yesterday that it was
the purpose of the president TO call an
extra session Of congress for October
next to consider a revision of the tariff
Al once there became manifest a strong
opposition 10 carrying out any such pro-
gramme even to the extent Of a split in
the party. Speaker Cannon declared that
II the president did call such a session
II would be in direct opposition TO the
wishes Of the leaders OF the party and
on misleading information as to what
the great majority of the republican
party desires. While the speaker OPP
poses any tariff revision whatever, he
believes that if such thing is to be at
tempted the special session should be
called in the spring; that a fail session
would be suicidal He was very out
spoken in regard to the presidents plan,
and seemed determined that. If an extra
session is to be held. he shall have some
thing TO say as to when II shall be.
There were several things in Wash
ington that day calculated TO disturb the
equanimity of Uncle Joe In the first
place he doesn't believe there IS any gen.
eral demand for tariff revision. He
doesn't believe it will be possible to re-
wise few schedules without opening the
whole subject TO discussion Represent
aiiye Tawney. Of Minnesota. had stated
% the president that his interviews with
his fellow members in the house had
forced him 70 the conclusion that there
was strong demand for tariff revision.
This is directly contrary TO Speaker Cam
mons opinion OF sentiment in the house.
and he manifested considerable irrita-
ton toward Mr.. Tawney He also feels
Z would be unwise to let the fact that
The tariff is TO be revised become known
so long in advance. As one correspond
snt says:
Mr. Cannon holds that 70 let the news
20 out that there is 20 be an extra session
z The fall 10 consider the tariff would
e 70 serve notice on the country that
arlh revision is inevitable This would
ause great stagnat-r Of business in
MS country. ia HIS opinion. which would
'egln at once and would extend until the
Few tariff bin was in opSration-probabl
more than year IL would check i'm
orts The result would be a period Of
ard times and great loss of revenue.
here rs already a deficit in the treasury.
nd the excess of expenditures over re-
eipts to-day for the five months and nine
avs Of the present fiscal year amounts 10
p 10 49S. 80
Speaker Cannon seemed 10 he inclined
} lay great stress on the condition OF the
-casury which confronts the administre-
on II the country was TO go through the
ext II. II or u months with tariff agifauon
! the air lie predicted a much larger
chcit under these circumstances
This is why the speaker is insisting on
n extra session in the spring IL there
rust be an extra session az an. His watch
ord is. II YOU must revise the tariff. dc
quickly. and avoid upsetting the coun-
IS for eight or nine months before you be-
NIL"
The net result-or the nit result-will
g what IL has been for 50 long time,
othing done The tariff should be re-
Ised but the men who control the re-.
lblican party are not willing il should
Z. and the rank and file Of the party are
nable 70 force revision Those that
1ud won't. and those that would can't