The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

distinguished honor of CORE
spondence with his excellency the gov.
ernor Of Massachusetts even on pub
lie question. This honor has lately
come to me- 1t will be remembered by
those who pay any attention to politics
that the Hon Curtis Guild, Jr.. was
elected governor in 1905 and reelected
in 1906 as Republican. AS soon as
to the president urging him to incorpo-
rate a tariff revision section in his an
nual message to congress- in which let
ter he stated that had not the Mas
sachusetts Republican platform of 1905
declared for immediate tariff revision
he and all the rest of the Republican
ticket would have been overwhelming
ly defeated President Roosevelt paid
no attention to the letter. SO far as any
one ever discovered At least he made
no such recommendation to congress.
From that time to this certain Massa-
chusetts Republicans, of whom Gov
ernor Guild is the most distinguished,
have been agitating for tariff revision
with great earnestness and voting the
Republican ticket with great regularity
Notwithstanding the fact that the Re-
publican machine in the United States
is completely in the hands Of the stand
patters Quite recently Governor Guild
wrote me the following letter, with the
Enclosure, to which he refers in his
letter:
Executive Chamber Statehouse,
Boston, Mass, Feb. IL.
Hon. Champ Clark. House of Representa-
tives, Washington:
Dear Sir--I beg to inclose for your In
formation copy of a petition addressed
to the president and congress in regard to
q matter of public importance and also
O copy of my letter of transmttal. With
high respect, believe me, faithfully yours.
CURTIS GUILD. JR.
COPY OF LETTER FROM GOVERNOR
CURTIS GUILD. JR. OF MASSACHU-
EETTS TO THE PRESIDENT.
Feb. u.
To the President of the United States.
White House Washington:
you herewith a petition signed by me and
by more than three-fourths of the mem
bers of each branch of the general court
OF Massachusetts in support OF the tarih
policies recommended by Secretary Root
and by the late national foreign trade
convention. Copies of this address have
been forwarded to the members of each
branch of congress.
You WILL am sure, apureaiate that
signature by which the Individual makes
himself publicly responsible as indorsing
the views TO which he subscribes is of
greater significance than anonymous as
sent to resolutions passed in the legisla-
by roll call
The signatures to this memorial include
those of the governor. the president Of
the senate and speaker of the house and
Of every member of the legislati tive COM
snfstee on federal relations. There are $50
members of the general court, OF whom
~ have signed this petition. OF the 20
members of the senate "a have signed.
OF the $40 members of the house of rep
resentatives Is7 have signed. OF the eos
Republicans in the general court 154 have
signed OF the II Democrats in the gem
erai court 81 have signed | am confident
that were II deemed desirable to keep
this petition open longer for signatures
more members who, because of absence
the merits of the matter, have not vet
had sufficient opportunity to sign 1t
would do SO.
In the conviction that this expression
Of public opinion will be given every
proper consideration. have the honor to
remain very respectfully. your obedient
servant, CURTIS GUILD, JR.
fCopy of petitioni1
Boston. Mass. Jan 50.
TO the President and the Congress of the
Believing heartily in the mission of Sec
rotary Root TO establish closer relations
between the peoples of America and be-
ing also of the opinion that tariff laws
should be changed as conditions change.
we indorse the attitude In behalf Of tariff
revision taken by the late national for
eign trade convention at Washington.
We indorse the principle there approved
Of the creation of maximum and min
imum tariff schedules to be applied with
out the Intervention of treaties, but 9th
erwise following the general precedent of
the reciprocity clause in the Mckinley
tariff in favor of such countries as will
make concessions to us.
We further favor the establishment, as
urged by the convention. of a tariff COM
mission that shall impartially Investigate
and report from time to time to congress
when schedules appear to be in need of
modification, whether in cases where du-
ties once needed for the protection of
American industries have become or may
become obsolete or unnecessary or. on
the other hand. where new industries
may require new protection or new ex-
penses further revenue.
In all cases Of tariff revision, however,
the test should be not lis such a duty
desnanded2" but rs such duty needed2'
We respectfully urge upon the presi-
dent and the congress immediate action
along these lines, and should the linita-
tion of time make this impossible in the
present session of congress we respect
fully petition the president to use the
powers placed in his hands for the con-
sideration of this subject without further
delay.
CURTIS GUILD. JR.. Governor
WILLIAM D. CHAPPLE. President OF
the Senate.
JOHN N. COLE. Speaker of the House Of
Representatives.
To Governor Guilds letter l replied
as follows:
House of Representatives, Feb. -
Governor Curtis Guild. Jr.:
Sir-Y0ur favor of Feb. u to hand, in
closing copy of your letter TO the presi.
dent, together with copy of a petition to
the president and congress of the United
States in favor of tariff revision. | bee
leave to suggest that you have Just about