Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-29
HOW TARIFF
BUNCO W|LL BE
FIGURED OUT
Friends of Cannon, Who Think
He win Win, Have a Plan
To Make a Few Useless
Changes.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Taere is
an Interesting coincidence, at least, In
the fact that simultaneously with an
nouncement that Speaker Cannon's
supporters have counted the votes
which assure his reelection. comes
also the apparently authoritative
statement that certain matters relat-
ing 10 the tariff have been settled for
long time. Taese are:
Iron and steel schedules are to be
cut cons derably; but the cuts are to
be so adjusted that they will not ar
feet the industry. 1t win have Just
as much effective protection, and be
Just as secure against any foreign
dumping as IL Is now
Lumber srates are TO be changed in
no essential respect without the con-
eent OF the lumber interest.
Just because it's good buncombe,
some Of tAe agricultural schedules
may be raised. S'ts u Iesl -
The duty on hides VIII cause one OF
the biggest fights OF the whole reyis-
ion. ~
This program is. OF course. subject
to1cbange; but il is declared on excel
lent authority and belief to be the
present program Mr.. Taft might
shake it up considerably if he should
get right busy; but while he has yig-
orously insisted that the revisionists
Snust state their side of, the case, no
body expects he Is going 10 make the
tight singie-aanded and alone. If tho
revisionists aren't enough interested
to come around and be heard.
some trouble, toe but he win not.
That is where the revlsionistss have
things in their own hand. Mr.. Roose-
welt doesn't consider that tariff re-
vision Is his job. Every man must
skin his own skunks." is the observa-
ton attributed to the president. when
asked about the tariff "and the tariff
is Taft's slzunk." The trouble is
that the tariff bill and all the tariff
dickers will be made in the next
three months; Roosevelt refuses to
mix with it, and Taft can't. because
ne isn't yet president. The ways and
means committee has fine chance to
do Just as it pleases; and tnst's just
what it's doing The extremes de-
maR6ed By some representatives of
industries have given, shock even TO
the devoted, gentlemen, who, sittins
around the upper end of the commit
tee table, have long been regarded as
the very high priests of protectian sm.
There has been repeated demand
for increase of duties. Nobcay seems
willing to admit that his particular in
dustry couIa submit to any reduction.
The tariff is indeed local issue;
everybody wants to revise on the
other fellow, the other section of the
country the other industry.
The political effects of the revision
are causing real worry to Republicans
Here is the political situation as one
of the Democratic house leaders re-
Gently stated it:
'aFhe ways and means committee
will make a bill that will revise a lot
OF schedules, but AFFECT nobody. 1t
will be tSe present law IN all essen
tials and in effect on the industries
and the consumer and tae iahorer.
That viii pass the house easily enough,
but when it goes to the senate there
will be a fine fight, and under the
senate rules there will be deter
mined filibuster. That seems already
as certain as anything Of the future
ever is. With all the Democrats do
ing It for political reasons, and big
majority Of Republicans OF the new
independent school working, with the
Democrats, there is no telling whether
tae senate can pass the measure at
all. These men might talk it to death
or force closure.
'sBut il will pass; there viii be com
prop'ses and concessions, and the In
dependents will get some things. Mas
sacbusetts sill be conceded something
IN the hide duties, and the mid
westerners viii get some sops in tae
lumber and steel duties. Then whats
Bill goes to conference; all the con.
feres are thOrough-going protection.
lists. Payne heading one delegation
and AIdrieh the other. They'll make
the b'u in conference. as they usually
do tariff bills The point is that II
conference the ultra-protectionists
will have everything their own way.
'AThere is iust5-1iie possibility of
conference report being rejected ant
the legislation falling. But it ISM
serious. The Democrats calculate taa
the conference committee's bin, viii
PASS. and that IL will place in on
hands the finest political issue vi
have had in all the years since 1891
wt,e1 we carried the country on tha
issre Remember 1890? Democrat
svept tae house by 80 majority, i'm
rnediateIy after the passage of tn
aIcRibIey bill. Well, welI sweep
in 1910. on the heels OF the Payn
biI's passage. The country though
II was going to have real revision thi
time. and it viii be disappointed.