The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-12
FATE OF REVISION
RESTS WITHPE0PLE
Republicans, Knowing Issue Will
Arise in Campaign, Will +
; Feel Pulse Then.
IF People Show Earnestness IN the
: Fall Fight, There Will
:. Be Revision.

:, Be Revision.
BY w. w. Jermane. .-s@
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE tariff -
sue has received good deal OF momen-
tum thru the happenings OF the past
couple of weeks, some OF which were
outlined in this correspondence lew
DAYS ago, Because of this momentum,
Il is the opinion of leading members OF
the house, republicans as well as demo
Gratis, that it will be quite Impossible
to keep the tariff from coming to the
front the moment a satisfactory faIe
bill has been passed and approved at
the White House.
Realizing that this is likely to De
the situation, and that the longer con-
qress remains in session following rate
legislation, the more formidable the tar
IF issue will become, thru democratic
pressure, it is the plan of the Leading
republicans of both houses OF congress
to adjourn the session just as soon as
the big appropriation bills. can be put
out of the way.
Already the leaders are beginning to
inquire whether it will be possible to
adjourn by the middle Of May or the
first of June, instead Of having the
session run along into middle July, as
it will do unless some effectual check
can, be applied. In seeking an early
vote on the rate bill, Senator. Tillman
is unwittingly playing into. the hands
of the republicans for early adjourn
ment. ..... .... ..--.
Much Remains to Be Done.
There remains much work to be done
In both houses. The house Of represen-
tatives, which originates all appropr1a-
tion bills, has only passed two or three
of these, and half dozen others are
now ready to be reported from commit
tee as soon as business on the floor is
ready for them. The postoffce bill is
be disposed Of this week. By careful
management the adjournment can be
reached by the latter part Of May, it
is believed, and every effort of the
leaders from now on will be made to
this end. ~ -. .sszs 49, s-..-... 49,.
I is said to be the purpose Of the
republican party, acting onF the theory
of Speaker Cannon s letter to the Ohio
pottery. people, not to attempt to dodge
the tariff issue in the campaign. They
will say frankly on the stump that the
country has it in it's power to decide
at the polls whether revision should be
attempted or not, Then they will point
out that no such prosperity as that en-.
joyed by the country since 1897 has
and that that prosperity is still at its
height. ~ f..
They will not attempt to deny that
certain tariff schedules should bt
changed, but it will be made apparent
that no half dozen schedules can evel
be changed without bringing on gen
eral tariff revision. It is for the coun
n OF
ers will say, whether revision should be
j made the immediate business Of con
gress.
Leaves It to Vote.
Then, after all the arguments have
been made, the party viii await The
result Of the election. It is hardly
likely that the republicans will lose
the house, and were they to do go. OF
course revision would be out of the
question until after the presidential
election, and it might not come even
then. So, 1t, will be argued, the only
hope for early revision or for any re-
vision that is not in the direction of 8
tariff for revenue, lies with. the repub
icans, and can only be realized BY
them while they have control of both
houses Of congress and the White
House. -
It is Of course conceded that the re-
publican majority in the next house
will not be as large as the present ma
jority, nor do any Of the party workers
want it to be as large. There is some
thing in the old saying about an EN-
barrassment of riches, and the republi
cans of the house certainly have sucl
an embarrassment at the present time
Their ma ority is unwieldy.
If the wishes of the republican lead
ers could be complied with, the repub
ican margin in the next house, in
stead Of being 112, as at present, will
not exceed about twenty. or twenty five
Such margain would be plenty larg
for all practical PURPOSES, and yet small
enough to discourage insurgent upris
ings.
Tariff Cry Is Earnest.
It is a growing belief here that tn
campaign as q whole. and the resul
that will follow it, will make it plail
to the republicans that the demand 70
tariqff revision is genuine and wide
spread They count on retaining con
troll Of the house, and it may easil,
happen that during the course Of tn
campaign some definite pledge as to Re
vision at an early date will have to b
made in order to assure that retention
made in a formal speech, or letter, b.
the speaker Of the house, and, one
made, it would certainly result in re
publican victory. The pressure durin
the campaign may easily be stron
enough to compel some such pledge a
q last resort. This possibility ha
already been considered by the speake
and the other party leaders.
Should there be such revision as /
here referred to, it would begin at tn
short session Of next winter, and b
continued in an extra session, to. b
called for scme day shortly after Mare
4. 1907. when the present congress Wi
expire bv Limitation. This is the wa
the Dingley tariff was enacted Pres
dent Mckinley called an extra sessio
of congress Immediately after the sho1
session ending March 4, 1897. and a
most the entire summer was given owe
to tariff construction.
Up to the People.
Proceeding in this way, the tart
could be revised and normal conditio
of business brought about before tn
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