Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-07
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Z. 1907.
REvlsloNlsTs WILL MAKE HARD
FIGHT.

it seems to be tho general conscn-
Rus OF opinion among those who ought
TO be convcrsant with tho progress or
political and other events, and to size
up pretty accurately the status of
Congress- on almost all important pub.
lie questions, that II will be President
Roosevelt's fault II the tariff revision
A iatB fail to carry things with whip
hand through the coming session Of
Congress. which Is to ho called TO
order on tho first Monday in Dccem-
Der,
Although Uncle Joe Cannon and his
4 nstute lleutennnts ON tho floor OF the
\ house, Soreno Payne OF Now York ana
the Natty Dalzoll OF Pennsylvania
I have come out openly and repeatedly
In strong assertions that Congress will
stand pat on the tariff question.
there is every reason to believe that
they are working II bluff game. for
victorian newspaper mon, who have
\ .stanyassed the situation thoroughly,
r are decidedly under the impression
that II tho tariff rcvlsionists I'm both
of the branches of the national leg
Y islnture get the rcins In their teeth tho
\ radical stand pattcrs will not provo
numerically powerful enough to stem
the tide of revision, they think. in
spite of tho scmlofficially acknowl-
edged fact that there Is n thorough un.
derstanding between the admnistra-
lion and the Republican compression.
al leaders that nothing Is to be done
In that direction until after the pres.
sidential election. The proposition adj.
yanced by Taft In his Columbus speech
ION this subject reflects this agree.
\ ment, and the real purpose of this de,
, claration on the part of the admins
sstration Mt the present time is to give
iWarning to supporters of Roosevelt
y who happen to represent constltu.
ents favorable to II revision of tho
tariff that they can make no move
In that line without coming into con.
ilict with the administrations plans.
me tariff agreement with Germany
which the President win. compel Con.
sress to ratify early in the session
viii not only start the ball of tariff
revision discussion rolling, but Il will
Z SNOW Enthusiastically, when the roll cal,
Y Is over, that the Chief Executive has
aligned himself with Uncle Joe and
his far from solid phalanx of stand.
patters The President. according TO
AN undoubted authority, is under oh.
z ligation to recommend to the Congress
certain important tariff legislation.
I and his obligation cannot be avoided
or evadcd without giving serious of.
+ Tense and violating an agreement with
friendly and powerful government.
hese recommendations relate to the
& administrative features: but leglsla.
tion on one branch of the tariff opens
me way to general legislation by
amendment, and thee is no possiblIi
6 fy OF the administration corrvinr
out the treaty obligation to Germany
IS without opening up the entire tariff
ssltestion, unless the Republicans in
IS tonSress can be brought to co-operate
as unit to prevent any sort OF
amendment of the bare proposition Of
administrative legislation to carry out
4 the terms OF the treaty
IN the light of this situation tn,
significance of the administration.
declaration, that tariff revision mus
be POSTPONED until after the presi
Dental election will be readily ap
4 pieciated.