The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-19
CONGRESS NOT TO BE FORCED
TO TARIFF QUESTION.
WANT TARIFF COMMISSION
Thir Was the Proposition Advanced
Months ago and II is Now Be-
ing Advocated by Many Con.
sressmen and Officials.


Ardmoroitc Special
Washington. D. G.. Nov 1s.-lt is
becoming more and more evident
each day that congress does not
propose to be- forced into n genera
discussion Of the tariff question at
the approaching session That the
question may be- debated in spots"
is not unlikely; but that anything
like a general consideration Of the
tariff problem will be- undertaken is
quite improbable.
In order to avoid such discus
sion. the proposition advanced many
months ago tor the appointment of
a tariff commission now Is being ad,
yocated by many congressman and
by officials of the administration
The commission plan Is being favor
ed pretty generally IL has the sup.
port of the National Foreign Com.
mcroc convention, the American Re
ciprocal Tariff League and the Ma.
tional Association Of Manufacturers.
not to mention numerous trade and
commercial bodies. Opposed to 1t is
the American Protective Tariff Lea,
que. The league is "a powerful or.
ganization of stand -patters." which
secs in the commission idea a prop
osition ultimately to break down the
high tariff wall"
Some concern Is manifested as
to the attitude OF President Roose-
welt II IL known that, few years
ago. he strongly favored the crea-
ton of a commission which. acting
in an entirely non.partlsan way.
should investigate the whole tariff
question with "A view to the collec.
tion of data which would enable
the congress To lcgislate on the
subject intclligently and deliberate.
ly. At that time. many members
of congress opposed the commission
plan. AS they preferred to gather
their information at first hand and
in their own way. The sentiment
tariff commission. in all OF the cir.
cumstanccs. might be good thing
Some of those who have discussed
the subject with the president are
inclined to the belief that, II he
says anything on the subject in his
annual message 10 congress, he will
recommend the appointment Of a
commission So many Of various
sorts have been created in the
past few years that prejudice eX.
lists against them. not only In con.
grcss. but in the mind Of the gen.
cral public The opinion is prevail.
cnt that the commission scheme
.of sowing public questions has been
ovcr-workcd. stnl in the matter Of
the tariff. It is plain that, in view
OF the approaching presidential cam.
paigu. it has many strong support.
ers.
or course. the committees of con,
grcss would not be bound TO &C.
ccpt the recommendation OF any
commission that might be- created;
hut there is no doubt that the com
mission. hy it's work, could save
congress an immense amount of
time. and If IT We're properly con
stitutod. its recommendation would
ha," weight with the legislators.
lJ is quite certain that no general
consideration viii Ne given the tariff
question by congress until after the
presidential election The agree.
mcnt entered intl between the lead.
ers in congress- and the president
undoubtedly VI. hold fast The
question probably will be- an issue
in next years campaign, but it will
be found that the differences be
tween the republican and the demo
cratic parties are not SO radical as
they may appear on the surface,
Roth very likely will avor rcvis.
ion of the tariff, each in its own
way, the difference being only in
degree