The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-11
TAFT HAS FAITH
IN THE SPEAKER
Believes That the House Will
Make Honest and Thorough
Revision of Tariff.
RESULT OF CONFERENCES
HAS NOT HAD TIME TO TOUCH
UP THE SENATORS.

Taft said tonight that il was his belief
that the house would make an honest
and thorough revision of the tariff at
the extra session which he will call for
that purpose.
This belief he bases on a conference
he had yesterday with Speaker Can
non and in a meeting today with the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee.
Mr.. Taft said he had not as Yet con-
suited with senators on the subject.
indicating the tremendous pressure
upon his time as the reason. When the
suggestion was made that the senate
would undoubtedly have something to
do with the tariff bill, he replied with
no uncertainty in his demeanor that
there was some one else who also
would have something to do with the
bill. which. interpreted through the
medium of previous utterances, indi-
Gates. clearly that Mr.. Taft is deter
power. to execute the party's pledges.
Dictated a Statement.
| MIR Taft dictated a statement which
covered his interview late today with
| the Republican members of the COM
/ mittee with. the exception of Repre-
sentatives Mccall of Massachusetts
and Crumpacker of Indiana. With the
! latter Mr.. Taft had u satisfactory in
| teTview at Hot Springs.
! He was asked the substance of the
| interview he had yesterday with the
| speaker His reply was that Mr.. Can
non had said that he was in favor OF
an honest and thorough revision of the
/ tariff, in accordance with the party
promises.
| The question of the speakership OF
| the next congress, MI. Taft said. was
not discussed, but many other matters
| of legislation We're
He added that he had been some
what misled regarding his interpreta-
! ton of the attitude of the speaker by
reports of Mr.. Cannon's speech before
/ the Cleveland chamber of commerce
The official report of that speech. he
said. had given him am entirely differ
ent impression
Taft Has Faith.
Il had an interview with Mr. Cannon
yesterday. said Mr. Taft, land with hi
concurrence, and at the suggestion o
| member of the ways and means com
mittee with the Republican member
Of that committee this afternoon. From
| my conversation with them, and with
the discussion that followed as to th'
examination which they are now con
Quoting and expect to conduct. | haV,
every reason to be confident that they
are keenly alive to the obligation
! which is on them as representative:
elected to represent the Republican
| party. TO prepare an honest and thor
ough revision of the present tariff; thai
they have taken three times as muc;
evidence as has ever been taken in the
preparation of other tariffs. and tina
! they are going to make additional and
! independent effort to get at the eyi
1ence themselves by thea use Of tn.
/ subpoena and under oath, with view
to reaching the differences in the cos
of production of the various articles
brought within the tariff here ant
abroad.
Working for Harmony.
Il found them quite anxious for a:
much harmony as possible. in which
sympathized with them. and prepared
for consultation on points of difficulty
! that might arise at any time in tbs
! future.
THE plan is TO prepare bill on sucl
evidence as they have and will hav,
J in the course of the hearings, and theI
10 call for additional evidence as to tbs
! items whenever it should Seem neces
sary Not only from conversation witt
I the members together, but with th'
members individually. l am quite con
| WINGED that they are, in good faith
going to prepare bill which shall b,
a thorough revision on the basis Of tn.
! Republican platform.
The discussion covered other things
like the Philippine tariff. and / an
! very hopeful that there Will be no diff
| fcuIties in reaching an agreement be
| tween the various people interested
those representing the Philippine isl
ands and those representing the suga1
and tobacco interests-so that there
will be no disputes. and that the mat
ter may be Incorporated in the new
| tariff bill without an issue
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