The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-29

Skibo castle or he may have Evolved
it from his own inner consciousness
However that may be, my illustrious
constituent is eSSaying the impossible
So long as the average man is not will
ing Ito take Lis turn as we used tC
do at mill when We We're boys in the
halycon days Of the long ago. tipping
Of some sort and in some manner will
be practiced.
A Big Straw.
sStraws show which way ale sEind
blows" Here is one-a big one at that
indicating the splitting of the Re.
publican party into two bitter, warning
factions, with the prospect of a Demo
cratic house in 1906 and of both a
Democratic president and Democratic
house in 1908. That President Roose-
Welt earnestly desires tariff revision
downward to reasonable basis must
be taken for granted by every sensible
person in the land. That he wants to
call an extra session of congress in
March to accomplish that is equally
clear. 1t is also plain as a pikestaff
that a large majority Of Republicans of
both houses and senate are opposed to
tariff revision or tariff tinkerng A
considerable minority favor it and are
insisting on a March session to do this
thing. President Roosevelt can call
the extra session in March, if he so
desires, but will he? One stand patter.
when reminded that the president
might call congress together to revise
the tariff despite the stand pat ma
jority, replied. HE can lead the horse
to water, but he can't make him drink. ~
That. is an impudent defiance of the
White House. Suppose that he does
lead the congressional horse to the
tariff revision water and that fractions
The Republican party pops open like a
watermelon, and a war to- the knife is
inaugurated betwixt the White House
and the capitol. But will the president
issue the call for the extra session to
revise the tariff? If he does not, the
stand patters will exploit his failure
to do so as a backdown on his part,
which would be as gall and NORWOOD
to him. The other day was chatting
with Republican stand pat leader
who is my personal friend on this phase
Of the matter and suggested that, judy
ing the president by his record for
he would certainly call the
extra session, whereupon he, with a
grim smile. said, There are other
strenuous persons, and there will be no
extra session."
It is said that under the direction of
Speaker Cannon a close poll of the
house Republicans has been made
which shows an overwhelming senti-
ment against tariff revision. Neverthe-
less the Wisconsin delegation passed
these resolutions:
Whereas. The national Republican plat
form OF 1895. upon which our present tariff
law is based, declares that I'VE are not
pledged to any particular schedule. The
question OF rates Is practical question
to be governed by the conditions of the
time and of production" and,
Whereas. The national convention of 1904
declares that 1.-The measure Of protection
should always at least equal the difference
In the cost of production at home and
abroad. We insist upon the maintenance
Of the principle Of protection, and, there
fore, rates of duty should be readjusted
only when conditions have SO changed
that the public interest demands their al
teration;" and,
Whereas, We believe that conditions re-
garding the cost of production have SO
changed since the Dingley law was enact
I'd eight years ago that the rates Of duty
provided for In certain schedules represent
more than the difference in cost Of produce
ton between articles manufactured in this
country and abroad; therefore,
Resolved. That the Republican members
II the Wisconsin delegation in the house
of representatives favor an early revision
of those schedules in the Dingley act
which are higher than is necessary to at
lord adequate protection. =..
1t is beautiful, lovely fight as it
stands, from which there should come
much good to the Democracy and
therefore to the country.