The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-15
TARIFF REVISION AFTER 1908 ELECTION
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WASHINGTON Nov. Tatl6 re-
vision Immediately following DE Pres
idential election in 1908. This Is lie
Republican programme. There Will
be no extra session OF rie siksieti,
Congress. The President Whatever
he may have thought Of reYisIon of
the tariff twelve montns ago.does not
now think IT would be wise II as
tate this matter at a season u Con.
gress on the eve of a Presidential cam.
paign.
Members Of Congress Of tie Renuh,
lican faith, who are now coming into
Washington appear to be Iaggeig q
one mind on the tariff question The
standpatters, who deprecate the dea
of anything being done, admit tha
vision is made necessary bys tte a {.
tude OF the people, who, whether
Iy or wrongly, attribute ReylSlonist
who wish to see their party pefpet.
uated in power, even though tte ma
jorlty does not agree with thenEon The
subject of amending the tariff sciied
ules, are willing to POSTPONE actio1
for short period, If definite spleages
are given them and the ectnt
These pledges are to be giyenbs te
national convention Of 1908,
Revolt Is Threatened
Party leaders believe that With j
definite pledge, couched II language
devoid of ambiguity, and about whieli
there can be no uncertainty, they WIN
sweep the country in 1905 uPtp This
time, revision has simply been held III
before the people as q posslbili
The Republicans have SGeclated Them
Intention Of revising Tie afill
when conditions requiTei it AID haye
asserted that no sshedtIls aacred'
These things have been said too often.
and revision has been refused
steadily, that revolt has crepts sinto ne
party and threatened to dlsript
There is nota member ofthe House
Ways and Means Committee returned
by the Republicans to the sIxtieth
Congress who does not come back
with the warning Of reduced mn
jority staring him in the face as a re-
minder OF promises still to be f1ldlIen
Revision sentiment may have been
quieted in lows
chusetts, and elsewhere, but X
ready TO break out afresh at tie frss
One prominent Republican from
who arrived in3WaslI-
ngton since the election, made he
statement yesterday that had HE
Democrats nominated Douglas 81
Whitney and made their campaign llis
year on the tarifF they would Shage
defeated the Republicans badly ana
carried the State
Ready to Renew Fight
The Massachusetts Republicans
come back to Congress more sEFpn
'ortifled for the fight for revision than
,ver before, and the standpattets e
he inevitable before them. They rea
2e that the time has come when
revision must ntatenaiize
" the party go out Of power and
hey are preparing to arrange thel
Affairs to stay In power.
In 1904 the Republican platfoEin
aid:
We insist upon the maintenance
he principle Of protection, and there
ore, rates Of duty should be readil1st
ID only when conditions have so
hanged that the public Interest 4
hands their alteration, but sthisswer
'annot safely be committed oany
'tler hands than those Of the Replli
lean party. -" To q Repnble
Congress and a Republican President
his great question cau lbe safely e.
rusted.
This is the hope long deferred tai
ms made many Republican hea
icR. But the redemption of fthes
romises is now in sight. Publiclmen
Ike Senators Cullom and Burrows
tandpatters Of the most pronounced
ype. have begin to discuss the adyis
bility Of revision. They willsbe
,wed by Others VINO nave become
reused to the danger of coatinnI
niger in policy that, aIthoughi
one immense good to the country
eneral, has tOstered special indq
,les until they have become q 5nen
J the peace Of the people.
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