Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
NO TARIFF RE-
VISION UNTIL 1909.

Washlngton---It Is n foregone con-
clusion that the present session will do
nothing with the tariff. The Demo-
Gratis are clamoring for revision, and
representative John Sharap Williams,
leader of the minority In the house, Is
cut in an interview In which he says
that'if n change in the existing sched-
ules is made the principal issue before
the American people and is fully dis
cussed and reasonably decided there
can be no hope for stand patters. Mr..
Williams expects the president to re-
commend revision. but Is by no means
hopeful that the Republican majority
in Congress will carry out the recon-
mendation IN what he believes TO be
the proper way.
Some Republicans e.almost as in
sistent for revision as the Democrats,
but It Is obvious that they are IN a NIL
nority so far as their party IL con-
cerned. The Republicans from Massa-
chusetts will continue to agitate the
question OF free hides. which they
succeeded In getting pretty well to
the front duriog the last session. but
It is regarded as altogether unlikely
that they Will be ablo TO accomplish
anything tangible even though they
have the support OF brother Republl-
cans from Iowa and other middle
western states.
GENERAL DESIRE FOR REVISION.
Both the Democrats and Republic
cans who favor revision say that the
November elections indicated positive
" that the whole country desires re-
vision too, As proof OF this they cite
the defeat Of Representative McCloary
Of Minnesota. one OF the most prolni-
nent stand pa,ters In the house. and
Representative Lacey Of Iowa, anoth-
! or strong advocate of letting well
| enough alone' Both these gentlemen
made antl-reyision campaigns, and the
election Of the men who opposed them
Is regarded by the revisonists as q
! plsin Indication of the temper Of the
/ people not only In the two districts
alone but In the country as a whole
CAMPAIGN IN THE WAY.
The most inaexlble among the anti.
| reyisionlsts say that it Is absurd to
talk Of any changes whatever. Some
! OF their more conservative associates
/ admit that a Few schedules ought TO
! he lowered aud say they would be
I Wiling TO have those few reductions
made II Il wore possible to stop the
movement there. But, they say. II the
| question OF revision were to be opened
! 10 even the slightest extent the inev-
| table result would be a general tear
ing up Of the Dnglcy law. That, they
| point out would he y very foolish
! thing Tor the Republican party TO per-
| nit with pre- sidential election less
! than two years distant. So eventually
they set around to the same point as
| their brethren Of the extreme stand
| pat type-that Il Is best to let the tar
IN severely alone until after the ma
tional contest OF 1905 Is a thing OF the
| past.
Some of the Republican leaders
| think II would be wise TO meet what
| ever desire for revision may exist In
| the country by definite promise that
II the party Is returned 70 power two
| years honce II will revise The tariff
| during the Slxty-flrst Congress- which
| will begin ia 1909. In any event. Il
appears that II the tariff is not revised
J at the present session or al q special