Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-05
Mr.. Shaw and Mr.. Roosevelt.

This Is from one OF Secretary Shaw's
tariff dellverances in Iowa;
There Is not one-fourth the sentiment
for tariff revision there was three years
ago, and not bit In the republican party
Tor immediate revision. l correct that
statement. ] do not know two states that
are perfectly willing to remove all the pro-
lection that Is not for their own benefit.
The republican party has never gone out
Of power even on the tariff issue except i'm
mediately following revision of the tariff
at its own hands and neither we nor the
democrats have revised the tariff and re-
manned in power a year except In the case
OF the Dingley bill.
"Since the election In 1904 President
Roosevelt has submitted three messages
TO Congress. in not one OF which did ne
recommend tariff revision Are we Roose-
welt republicans? If so, why should we not
be standpatters? He has made many
speeches. but In none has he recommended
tariff revision. When you tell the people
they are robbed by the tariff which he
does not recommend shall be revised. you
indict your President for not demanding
that revision"
The republican party has gone out Of
power just once on the tariff issue. In 1880
the congressional elections were held with
In few weeks after the passage OF the
Mckinley tariff BILL and the democrats
won. There was not time in which to
properly explain the bill In it's final shape
30 the voters, and II was rejected on the
clamor against 1t that had been raised dur
ing the debates in Congress. A years, or
even six months experience of the law
might have told a different tale. Certain
1t is that the man who helped frame the
law and whose name Il bore went home to
Ohio and at the next state election was
chosen governor by a large majority and
In 1895 President OF the United States. His
platform on both occasions? The Mckinley
tariff bill. and the promise OF writing It's
like as soon as possible. The Dingley bill
was but the Mckinley bill brought up to
date
Take a glance. too. at the reference to
President Roosevelt in the light of bit OF
history with which Mr. Shaw as a member
OF the cabinet should be familiar why
represent MIR. Roosevelt as standpattery
IT is true that as delivered to Congress the
Presidents messages contain no recon-
mendation for tariff revision. But 1t Is no
secret that one OF them as written prom
ised such a thing, and that at the last
moment-the very last-the paragraph was
Cancelled. Why? Because the President
had suddenly become converted to stand
patisnl? Not at all. Solely for the reason
that the Presidents program was. as his ad-
visers thought, too large, and there must
be choice for but a year anyhow, OF sub
1ects for legislative treatment. So the tariff
was eliminated from the message and
made feature of the republican national
platform. Then came the much too large
program for this Congress with the rail-
road rate bill as the star feature. and
again the tariff held back. But the
President Is not a standpatter. He thinks
the tariff ought to be revised.
Mr. Shaw Is standpatter, although even
he ls willing to make the campaign of 1908
on the promise OF revision in 1909 Novem-
Der next may give tip on this subject.