Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
THE ESTAND-PAT POLICY
Campaign te Be Waged on the
Cid Lines.
THE TARIFF ALIGNMENT
Revisionists Have Representative on
the Republican Committee.
PROTECTION VS.. FREE TRADE
VIII Be the Issus, as In the Past,
However-Revision to Take Place
Within the Party.

Democratic politicians IN Congress- .rs
watching very closely the organization Of
the republican congressional campaign conn
mittee and for indications OF the probable
tarlt policy of the opposition party for the
coming campaign. Some recent happenings
In the enemys camp have aroused the hone
In the democratic breast that there may be
spit among the republicans over the ques-
tor or whether the campaign shall be run
on the "stand-pat" principle or whether
the revisionist republicans shall have their
say.
The democratic managers do not attsn,nt
to conceal their realization of the fact that
| they are shy on chips when II comes
| ID i've issues for the campaign. They
| haven't anything to ante with In the first
| place, and nothing to back up their play
| after the game is under way. Their main
hope at this time is the possibility OF profit
| ing by possible republican dissensions over
| the tariff
Two Alternatives
II the republicans are united on the
stand-pat policy of the House organization
| conservative democrats see no reason why
| the verdict of the people. expressed at tho
| polls every two years since the Dlngley
| bill was made possible. should not have
| the same chance of being repeated this fall
| Ii II is to be a square up and down fight
| between democratic low tariff and repub-
| lican protective tariff conservative politi-
| cans In the democratic ranks win not be
upduly optimistic.
If, however any considerable faction Of
| republicans should vault the protective tar
| III wall and seek middle ground the demo-
| Gratis think that the moral effect of that
spectacle would be worth untold campaign
contributions in money to the democratic
| ticket and better than "A thousand demo-
cratic orators spreading the gospel of lower
duties.
So. now the burning question to the demo-
| cratic managers is. VIII Speaker Cannon's
| stand-pat policy be effective to keep the
| restless revisonists in line? What policy
| win dictate the literature and speeches OF
| the republican campaign?
Study of the personnel of the republican
| campaign committee shows that IL is domf-
mated by the stand-patters. although the re-
visionists have their representation. Chair
man Sherman and Secretary Loudenslager
are In thorough accord with the policy OF
the House organization. Treasurer McKin-
ley, who will have to pass around the hat
for supplies for the campaign war bags Is
a stand-patter Speaker Cannon will be
frequently consulted on the literary and
speechmaking program This coterie will
lay out the lines of battle.
The executive committee appointed by
Chairman Sherman shows that the stand
patters have not tried to eliminate Alto
gether representation of tariff revision sem
timent. The members of that advisory
board are; Burke of South Dakota, chair
man; Miller of Kansas, Barthodlt of Mis-
rado Senator Nixon of Nevada, Mann of
Illinois, Longworth of Ohio, Cassel of Penn
sylvania, Mudd of Maryland, Loudenslager
of New Jersey and Weeks of Massachu-
sets.
Revisionists to Wait.
Messrs. Tawney, Miller, Burke Bar
tholdt and Weeks may be considered as
casting wistful eyes toward tariff revision
at some appropriate time. Mr. Hogg is all
most persuaded to be revIsionist because
of resentment for the party's reduction of
the Philippines tariff, which he fears VIII
hurt Colorado's beet sugar Industry. He
has made pretty vigorous protest against
that action, but he coupled 1t with the
assurance that he would not jump the
reservation, but woud stay with the or
ganiZation
That IS the sentiment Of the whole or
ganization; make your protest In your own
party council and then, when the policy is
determined take your medicine, grit your
teeth and see il through. This is a family
affair these revisionists say, for the re-
pubicans alone. and they don intend 10
call in the neighbors TO take sides.
There is Mr.. Babcock; the democratic
MANAGERS know that he put down the bur-
den of the campaign management because
he did not feel in sympathy with the House
organization on the philippines bill, the
statehood bin and the stand-pat policy.
The democrats expected to hear him let
out a whoop that would can the attention
of the entire country to the ruction in the
the republican household But he did not
whoop and his friends say he doesn't In
tend to whoop in any tone of voice that
will summon the police to the republican
family row.
Mr.. Babcock's Idea.
This wary old veteran of politics. who
has walIoped the democrats six times hand
running in congressional campaigns is too
considerate, they say, to spill the party fat
into the fire on the eve of a hard campaign
for which he Will have responsibility.
He believes tariff revision is bound to
come but so did Mckinley, and so does
Roosevelt and for that matter so does
Speaker Cannon. Mr. Babcock declares
passionately that there is no better pro-
tectionist in Congress than himself He
wants the republican party to make the
revision and his friends say he Will not
take position on the democratic side ef
the fence to force his party to revision pre-
maturely.
Republican politicians in position to know
predict that there will be some councils
within the next few weeks which Will re-
suit In the adoption of a policy of let we'll
enough alone for this campaign and that
the revisionists and all republicans VIII
buckle down to the fight and make q
square free trade versus protective tartn
issue with the democrats. giving the demo.
--a.. +l,a fraa frade end thew want IT.