The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30

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oEo. Ia JACOBS Z ~. President
n. G. EoUot v. ". 1900. Editor
{. NJ. peyls als y i N Y ger
ssouT fARiEF REVISION.
Il issaid burnt child breads the
are. but sal we often hear Of injur-
les ami deaths fssultfhg from careless.
ness he flames A3few people
are never listed no matter what the
condition. and ID times OF prosperity
some folks seem continually hunting
Tor means 10 destroy it. The rabble
that clainofs for tariff revision be-
longs thai clsss, but we do not be-
iiese he American people will be fool
ish enough to throw down the tariff
biii and invite misery and wretched-
ness into our well kept fields. Taritt
regision s. dangerous thing to play
With and tie people will be in no
hurry to jump into It a few thoughts
On f8is subjeet from the Baltimore Am
ellcan seem IN place here, as follows:
Tie reported determination of GER
tslh statesmen at Oyster Bay, that
theirs shall gbe no REVISION Of the tariff
prior q the presidential election, will
not come as d surprise, to the public
and may mot even shock the sensible
tIea 81 Few enthusiasts who appear
@ favor the distinction Of the present
industrial system There has not been
an intehtion revise the tariff. The
great leaders fsthe Republican party
have been, with singular unanimity,
opposed to 1T, and the Industrial inter.
ests 81 the counhyyhave shuddered at
any mention Of such a thing; not that
the taFitf may not need revision. Moth,
Ing IN this world can be SO perfectly
done al Withstand time and use. In
eqnalities have shown themselves in
The he administration of the tariff law,
JUS as they have shown themselves
il lie administration Of any law. One
OF Two localities may have outgrown
he proyislonsj Of the tarff, after hav'
ing dertYed inestl1able benefit from its
operation. There may be even isolated
instances where the schedules have
not achieved the purposes for which
thes were made, but these are Incl
denta The community which has de-
lived great benefit from the system
and now thinks It can do better under
q ALLEGATION can atford to await the
oppoFtpne moment for such changes.
e need for tarlff revision is not
81 hat imperative character which
would Justify rash action. To revise
the satlfI amid the excitement and tu-
mtii Of q presidential year would be
The sind Of Craftsmanship that would
pre- cipitate a war for THE success of
an election. Those who think that
sllgh notifications should be made for
the benefit Of their districts, and there
are very; few Of them, fail to note that
tie moment revision is undertaken the
Slid Will be taken of, and the entire
remendo Industrial question will be
thrown open There is no more diff
chi enterprise than the framing of
tarif It IS far more difficult to-day
than when the Dlngley Bill was pass
ed: The interests Of the country are
much greater, more diversified and in
many respects different from the con-
dttions which prevailed, twelve years
ago
II Is useless to assume that the rigid
Fnies Of the House or the courtesies
q tie Senate can control members.
;Whel me tariff question is thrown
open every man will have his lobby,
and here Is nothing to prevent COM
btnaton which'though not so intend.
ed, may actually overthrow the great
system built up by. the Republican
party but even this would pale into
gnificanee In comparison with the
great and unnecessary, damage done to
The country's business. The anxiety
and prehenslon caused by the step,
Consisting that nothing on earth can
prey Mt, would dislocate the machin.
en- q business and produce stagna.
Asspredly, there is nothing in the
present conditions, even admitting all
that The reylsinists claim, which Jus.
lily reasonable party in undertaking
such scheme on the eve Of national
election. 1t will be possible after the
slsction toFTeyise the tariff in man.
pefsthatswillinot impair the system and
VIII not upset business. 1t is not by
any means certain that the tariff
needs revision, A few faulty provl.
siohs cannot be held by statesmen to
yitiate great policy, but II the Re
publican party when the national con.
yentlcn meets shall deem revision