The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
sCAREs THE PATTERS
Talk Of Caucus on Tariff
Question.

Washington Correspondence to The
st. Paul Dispatch: A battle royal is to
be waged on the republican side of the
house of representatives during the next
few days over the question of tariff re.
vision.
No sooner had Representatives Butler
Ames of Massachusetts boldly proclaim
ed that he would circulate "a call for Il
republican caucus, for the purpose of
considering this question, than the stand
patters at once got very busy.
But. instead of making an open fight
like Ames and the other tariff revision
lists. the standpatters are making a
''gumshOe campaign They are quietly
canvassing every republican member of
the house and urging arguments to show
that it would not only be unwise, as
a business proposition, but it would be
bad politics to ask President Roosevelt
to call an extra session of congress for
the purpose OF considering his income
and inheritance tax propositions and to
also modify the tariff.
Ultra protectionists, of the Payne, Dial
zell and Grosvenor type, insist that the
come and inheritance tax recommended
tiOns of the president.
They argue that this recommendation
will, of course be incorporated into the
next republican national platform and
then submitted for approval or disappro-
val to the voters But the tariff re-
formers reply to this argument, by say
ing that the presidents views will be
! incorporated into all political platforms
in 1908, that no party dare go before
the country and leave it out, but that it
would be far better to take up the prop
OsitiOn, now when there is a good work
ing majority in the house, than to take
chances in another national election hi
| fact, the tariff revisiOnists claim that
| there is so strong preponderance of
sentiment that an extra session should
be called. next spring take action on
| the presidents recommendations.
| The old hide bound let-well enough
alone cabal when forced to the wall by
these arguments in behalf of tariff re-
vision, confidently points to the senate:
| well, what if there should be a dem
Oclatic house elected for the Sixty first
session! What could it accomplish as
against Il republican senate, with IL larger
ma jority than at any time in a quarter
of century,"
| And, to tell the truth, some of the
and-patters from the East would as
soon see a democratic house i'm 1908 as d
republican house, for then there would
be no revision whatever when the
branches of a congress would be in the
hands of opposing parties.
| President Roosevelt is watching the
passing of events very carefully, and. in
a quiet way, is gauging congressional
sentiment whenever he can. To his
close friends he has made the statement
that his recommendation to congress for
All income and Inheritance, tax should
| operate as a due notice to interests most
affected as to what they must expect.
He wants to hear from the country on
what the people think about these. new
propositions, and if they are ready for
"a change in Our system of raising rev.
eniIe.'
The president is particularly anxious
to see and talk with new members. cleo
ted to the SiXtieth congress. w
Representative Charles II. Davis, of
| Minnesota, said today:
IL shall sign the call for party cau-
Gus to consider tariff revision. | be-
licve tire should be an extra session for
that purpose, and | would like to be the
first man on the list to ask the presi-
dent to call an extra session"