Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-27
TARIFF REVISION.
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS HAVE
EAR TO THE GROUND
'UnCIe' Joe Cannon Sees the Li1ht.
National Association of rianufaC.
furerS Demand Tariff Reform
Without d Dissenting Voice. Dem.
|OCratiC Policy VindiCafed.

That the popular demand for lower.
ing Of tariff taxes must be recognized is
becoming evident to republican politi-
cans, and the outlook seems that thew
VIII out-shout their democratic friends
lor tariff revision next year. The follow
ing recent dispatch from Chicago is a
straw showing the direction of the wind:
"Tarlf revision at a special session of
congress in the spring OF 1909 as one of
the ch'ei planks in the republican plat
'orm In the approaching national con.
ven;lon was predicted by United States
senator A. j. Hopkins in an interview.
in which the junior senator from Illinois
admitted that he in all probability would
be candidate for denomination. Sneaker
Joseph &. Cannon will, in the opinion of
Senator Hopkins, make his compaign for
presidential nomination on tariff revision.
A special session Is suggested for the
work OF revising tariff laws in orde- to
prevent its being made political foible."
Without dissenting vote last Wednes-
day. a resolution demanding tariff re-
form was passed at a meeting in New
York of the National Association of Man.
ufacturers. an organization which has a
membership OF more than 5000 of the
leading manufacturers of America This
and the campaign of education against
the alleged misdoings OF labor unions
which will be blocked by the annual ex-
penditure of 100000 fund, were the
topics which attracted most attention.
although practically every subject dis.
cussed was OF vital importance to the
commercial world.
Many OF the older members were car.
ried off their feet by the strength of the
sentiment in favor of amending the tariff.
The movement has been growing in the
association for the last year, and poll
conducted by mail shows that 55 per
cent. OF the manufacturers believe in
such change. The resolution which
provides for permanent board of the
tariff revision is as follows:
"Resolved, That the National Associa.
ton OF Manufacturers declares itself in
favor OF revision of the tariff at the
earliest practicable date and the making
of treaties of reciprocity meantime as
originally provided for by the present
tariff laws.
"Whereas, The members of the Ma.
tlonal Association of Manufacturers have
by correspondence expressed themselves
in the proportion OF eight to one that to
secure a thoroughly intelligent revision
OF the tariff laws there should be estab.
lished non-partisan tariff commission.
with emi-judical powers, as, for exam
pie, to summon witnesses, this commits
sion to investigate thoroughly and scien-
tifically the various schedules and from
time TO time submit their conclusions in
the form of recommendations to congress
and the executive.
"Iherefore. Be it resolved, that the
National Association of manufacturers
formally declares itself in favor of such
a commission and hereby instruct its Off
GERS to make every reasonable endeavor
to secure the appointment of such per-
manent commission at the earliest possi-
bic date"