Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-29
CHAIRMAN PAYNE MAKES FINAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
DlNGLEY LAW GOOD ENOUGH
Chairman of House Ways and Means
Committee Tells Of Prosperity un.
der Present Schedules and Points
to Danger of Industrial and Politi.
cal Disturbance in Revision,

Washington, March 2S.--What may
be regarded as a final prououncement
against tariff revision at the present
session of congress is contained in a
letter from Chairman Payne of the
house ways and means committee in
reply TO a communication sent him
by Representative Mccall ON behalf
of the Massachusetts delegation in
congress, Mr., Mccall calls atten
ton in his communication to the
declaration in the republican state
platform of Massachusetts for tariil
revision with adherence to the policy
of protection, and to the declaration
in the republican national platform
regarding REIMBURSEMENT Of duties
when the conditions demand, and en-.
trusting the question to republican
president and congress, The Massa
chusetts view MS presented is that
conditions have so changed as to de
mand change of the Dingley rates
which have served for nine years.
In his reply Mr., Payne first calls
attention to the method by which
tariff legislation must be brought
about by concurrent view of the
majority of the party in power. He
next points out that this concurrent
view does not exist The house, he
says is divided into groups of mem
bers, each group favoring modifca
ton of different schedules, while, he
says, the majority of the republicans
in the house do not believe there
should be any change at all.
He declares that the people have
not forgotten the disaster politically
and commercially which followed the
tariff change of 1890, and concludes;
Congress is not prepared to re
view the tariff schedules in that
calm, judicial frame Of mind, so nee
essary in the preparation of tariff
act at time so near congressional
elections The Dipgley bin was the
most successful ever enacted Its
practical results were so evident tC
this country during the Is months
that elapsed between lis passage ant
the next election that the peopi,
have continued the policy of that bill
TO the present day, II would be nn
fortunate should any precipitate &C
ton in the future result in a tempo
rary reversal in the policy of protec
ton in the United States.
while it is true that some i'm
provement could we'll hd made II
the rates under the Dngley bill, il
was probably as free from defect al
the time of its passage as any new
law which could now he enacted
During the nine years of its opera
ton the country has enjoyed prosper
ity unparalleled, prosperity which al
the present time is simply marvellous
We may we'll hesitate 10 take any
chance of interruptng the business
of the country by general revision
Of the tariff and we should never
enter upon it until we are satisfied
that such revision will accomplish
results far out weighing any wei
grounded, apprehension Of business
depression and consequent evil re
suits which would come even tempo
rarily from such revision.
II cannot therefore agree Will
your delegation that It would be best
at the present session of congress tc
enter upon consideration Of the tarifi
With a view of its revision and read
justment While this Is my individ
ual opinion, have reason TO believe
that IT is also the judgment Of a de
cided majority Of the committee or
ways and means