Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-28
1AR|FF WILL NOT down.
Revision Looms Up More and
More As An issue in Coming
Campaign
TO FIGHT
TAFT
Organization Attacks Him Because Of
His Revision Views y Government
Aids and Abetts Tipping Evil--Mueh
Interest in Financial Circles in Pres
ident's Coming, indianapolis Speech.

interest IN Financial circles IN FreS
ident's Coming, indianapolis Speech.
washington, May 27.-Tariff revis-
ion looms up more and more surely as
the issue of the coming congress. The
tariff league, presumably Of the United
States. but which has its headquarters
in Chicago, has come out with q vic
ious attack on the possible nonina
ton of Secretary Taft because he Is
credited with being free trader. Free
trade republicans are about as common
as aIbino Africans, and Secretary Taft
is nothing of the sort. But he is 9
tariff revisionist, confessedly so. and
he stands for the Philippine tariff bill
which was defeated in the last con-
gress not because It could not have
passed the senate, but because there
did not happen to be majority Of its
friends on the senate com mittee that
pigeonholed 1t. Secretary Taft viii
have good many more serious things
to answer for. than free trade procliv-
tiles when his political account Is east
up, for in all probability majority OF
the American people are heartily with
him on the subject Of tariff reform.
1t would appear that In spite OF
Speaker Cannon's distaste for the SUBJ
ject, the rank and file Of the party viii
insist on its discussion when the next
congress meets and Il the leaders
insist on delay, the best that they will
be able to do in all probability will be
to secure the appointment of an "un-
prejudiced commission" that is to say,
as badly prejudiced commissioa az
they can secure to go all over fhe
schedules and spend several months In
accommodating data for long wfnded de-
bates on the floor of congress.
49,
It is not generally known, but the
governmenkis regularly party to fos-
tering the tipping evil, and this prac-
tice has now been extended. When
government officials travel they are
allowed to charge in a certain amount
for tips in their travelling accounts.
Heretofore the disbursing officers Of
the departments have allowed them to
tip the Pullman porters and conductors
and hotel >porters. But now there has
been q regular allowance added for the
waiter on the dining cars. This offici-
ally amounts to 40 cents per day. Some
Satisfactorily minded individual con-
injected with the interstate commerce
commission has figured out that there
are 725 employees OF the government
travelling on the railroads every day.
II these tip the walters 40 cents apday,
1t will amount to $3.50 day, and this
figures out $102.S50 a year 1t has
been officially assumed heretofore that
the employees Of the government went
down into their pockets for tips OF this
sort But it is an erroneous SUPPOSE
ton. Tips are disbursed and other
small expenditures made by officials
when travelling that they know willjnot
be allowed by the auditing oYfcers. but
these always get into the expense ac-
count as Stationary" or messenger
service" or SOM thing else that will be
passed and that does not require a
voucher. But possibly it is just as
well to have this regular sort of tip
legalized. ks rs
Some comment has been caused by
the announcement of the appointment
Of Lloyd Griscom, former minister to
Japan, to be ambassador to Italy MI.
Griscom is one Of the young men of
the diplomatic service and the young
est that has ever held the rank Of res
ldent ambassador. He is only IS and
was formerly secretary of legation at
constantinople and afterward minister
to Turkey. He is thoroughly cap
able young fellow in spite OF having
q father who is very rich and never,
having to make his own way in. the
world. 1t would seem that the only
difficulty about his appointment as
ambassador is that it does not leave
much else for him to be in the diplo-
matte. corps.
1t is said that the great financial
interests in New York are looking for
ward with hope not unmingled with
anxiety to the presidents next speech,
which will be delivered in Indianap-
9lis on Decoration Day. 1t is antici-
oated that he will in this speech make
/ clear statement of his maturer poll
cy during the remaining momentous
months of his administra ton. It is
.hought that he will definitely, state
lis policy toward the strong anti cor
ooration sentiment in the country. It
S surmised that he will define more
,learly than he has done heretofore in
lis messages to congress the differ
,nces between himself and other Lead
ng republicans on the question af-
Getting legislation bearing on public
Utilities. He may outline his position
With regard to the valuation of rail-
Dad property and this outline may
emphasize difference in degree
no not in kind between him and
Senator LaFollette on this important
question. 1t is said that Secretary
Taft will soon take a swing around
he circle with portfolio of speeches
md it is predicted there viii not be
ny lack of harmony between his views
md those which the president is ex-
,ected to express at Indianapolis. This
will be equivalent to launching the
of Secretary Taft with the
ormal approval of the administration
md it will doubtless add greatly to
lis popularity with the many who, if
hey cannot have Roosevelt fora third
ERIN, will transfer their faith to the
nan he recommends.
Spre Nipples.
Any mother who has had experience
nth this distressing ailment will be