The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
ISSUE TO BE THE TARIFF.
Every Prospect That the Next
House Will be Democratic
Republicans Have Not Kept
Tariff Promises.

of Representatives has changed
the opinion of the Republican
leaders in both Houses of Con,
gress as to the probable date Of
adjournment. The situation has
not given promise of early ad
jOurnment, and the leaders have
not had in their minds a date
earlier than the middle of July,
with a probability that the first
of August might be reached.
The disposition of the Demo
Gratis in the House to talk tariff
while the Senate is talking rail
road rates has, however, put the
matter in a new aspect. The Re
publlcanS are not prepared to
answer arguments pres nted in
support of proposition to give
to this question the consideration
which even they bad to promise
before the last campaign, and
there is a great eagerneSs to close
up business and get away as
soon as possible.
This consideration may have
some weight with Senator Aid.
rich to induce him to yield earlier
for a vote on the Rate Bill in
the Senate, if the President will
help his party out of the tariff
difficulty by sending IA message
to Congress winch will give an
excuse for delay in tariff legiSla-
ton until after the Congressional
election in the fall.
Representative Champ Clark
expressed the opinion that the
present situation gives promise of
the election of Democratic
House i'll the next Congress.
while there is nothing certain
i'll this world except death and
taxes the signs of the times indi
cate large Democratic gains in
the Congressional elect ions
large enough to give us the House
i'll the SlXtieth Congress. The
leaven of tariff revision is work :
ing everywhere.
The Massachusetts Republi-
cans, led by Governor Curtis
Guild, Jr., i'll their platform last
year demanded immediate tariff
revision and in his famous letter
to President Roosevelt after the
election Of 1905 Governor Guild
declared that had they not so
declared the entire Republican
ticket would. have Geen over
whelmingly defeated.
"Acting on this ideal Mr.. Nc.
Call, OF Massachusetts, intro
duced a bill looking toward tariff
revision, and wrote Mr.. Chair
man Payne inquiring as to the
prospects for revision at this SEES
sion. Mr.. Payne sat upon MIR.
Mccall with great pouderoSity.
The Payne Mccall correspond
ence has become historic and will
make "A vote getting Democratic
campaign document.
Then. so Dame Rumor saws.
certain Massachusetts Republican
representatives felt the Congress
Slonal Republican pulse to see if
the necessary 30 names could le
secured TO a call for a caucus to
consider tariff revision, but. find
Ing that many names could not
be obtained, the movement col
lapsed. But if Governor Guilds
statement as to what would have
happened in the Old Bay State
last year, except for the declara
ton III favor OF immediate tariff
revision, is true is it mild pre-
dlctlon, In the light of the failure
OF tariff revision at this session,
that the Massachusetts delega-
ton will be largely Democratic
In the SiXtieth Congress-?
speaker Cannon's celebrated
letter will also help the Demo
Gratis, because he must be dull
indeed who expects tariff revision
at the hands of Republican
Congress. Knowing that they
have no hope from a Republican
House. tariff revision Republi.
cans will no doubt vote for the
Democratic candidates. Las t
week Governor A. b. Cummings.
or Iowa, through violating all
precedentS by running for "a third
term in the gubernatorial office.
endorsed Mr.. Secretary Shaw
IN the Tenth District Congress
sional Convention, watch is the
Secretary's home District. Gov
ernor Cummings is the apostle of
tariff revision and Secretary Shaw
Is the chief of the "stand-
patters."
"Coming events cast their
shadows before, and Democratic
congressional gains in Iowa are
among the proba bilities.
"Reports from New York,
West Virginia, Pennsylv ania,
ONO, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois
aud Wisconsin are most cheerful
for the Democrats"
"The Democrats are getting