The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-18
IlaFF REVISION UNLIKELY.
WAl9P CLARK THINKS CoNsuM.
Nh WILL NOT BE HELPED.

enss vSDsassver Rsvision n pone win
- under tho Dircctton oS Uncle Joe,
Ah1Ei ch and Dalscll, tho Friends of
Observation-Disclosures says Elcc-
ous Resals ln His state h . Puzzlc.
Washington. Nov. 1s.-Representa-
tlvs Champ Clark. who will be elected
m'noruy leader OF the house OF repre-
esnentiNes to succeed Representative
Williams. Of Mississippi. arrived In
Washington yesterday. II took the
M(esouttan but few minutes to make
~ his mind that the consumer can
G<psct precious little In the way Of
tariff rsvision from the present ways
and means committee.
Although the Democratic party was
be'ilx defeated Mr.. Clark derives some
! consolation from the several success
fui state races. The result In his own
state Is the biggest surprise of all to
him. bat he attributes Il entirely to To-
cal Issues and makes no doubt that
ni~ouri will return again to the DEM
ocrstic fold.
A. minority leader Mr.. Clark will
make the best night Of which he Is
eaDsbie to steer his party along q true
Democratic course this winter. As the
sartR viii be tho question uppermost
IN the public mind he will seek to
have she two parties placed on record
On the important schedules of the pro-
posed bill
Judging from the hearings so far
held and nom the tone Of the Repub-
lican press" said Mr.. Clark. "the
promised revision OF the tarifY bids
fair 90 amount TO little with the
chances for the rates being raised on
- many articles as they are lowered.
The truth is that In the last campaign
the Republicans played both ends
against the middle on the tariff aues-
ton. TO use a phrase often heard In
sporting circles. When tariff revision
downward was wanted BY Republicans
~ I'm Massachusetts,. II was promised.
When revision upward was wanted II
was promised The standpatters head
ca BY Uncle Joe. construe the result
40 q vindication OF themselves and
their policy. while the progressives.
headed by such men as Governor
cummins. OF Iowa. hope that Presi-
dent Taft will be able TO dragoon Un-
c1e Joe and his confreres into a sub
stantial revision downward. Now my
gsess. based on long observation at
close range said the next Democrat
&c leader. rs that In the end the three
men who will do most to shape. form.
fashion and mould the new tariff
MEASURE will be Uncle ice. Senator
Atdricn and the Hon. John Daizell.
That will be a truly revision OF the
tariff ny Its friends Chairman sere-
mo n. Payne. OF the ways and means
committee. is slightly infected with
the Idea Of revision downward. not
enough To hurt. Of course. but just q
little. while Messrs Cannon. Aidrich
and Dalseii are absolutely immune.
Nov" added Mt. Clark. 1.-THE av-
srags Republican idea OF what the Re-
publican tarin plank means was blunt
" stated before the committee yester-
day by former Congressman Rhodes.
of my state. when. In arguing In fav-
o~ of raising the tarin from seventy
0vs cents per ton TO Ave or six dollars
q ton on q certain sort OF iron ore. he
said that the Republicans carried Mis-
souri, for Taft by promising TO increase
rates. and ne therefore. demanded
that n should be done. Many agree
with him. In fact. so far In the hear
lngs the demand OF those appearing
before the committee II generally for
an increase. When the maximum and
minimum tariff II mentioned II Is gen.
orally with the intimation that the
DsuGisy rates should be made the min
tmulr. which. ~ carried out. would
simply mean that the last condition of
the consumer is TO be made worse
thar the frst.
The Democrats are In favor of a
msxisnum and minimum tarif as an
AID to rec procity. but they are not
enamored OF the idea OF making the