The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-11
TARIFF REVISION OUTLOOK,
REPUBLICANS WILL SIDE STEP
THEIR ANT-ELECTION PIED.
GES,

| Likely to BE Hard Hit as the North
ern states Have No Timber and
Need Cheap Lumber From Canada
-Roosevelt's Political Future.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Tne election
over, public interest is directed to the
next national event OF Importance,
which Will be the assembling o. con-
gress, the presidents message and the
attendants of the ending Of remark
able administration. In political Cir
cles, there is much talk about tariff
legislation, with the generally express
ed opinion. however. that the circum-
stances do not favor radical tariff
changes. 1t is thought probable that
with Speaker Cannon returning with
the vindication of a large popular ma
jority from his district and Mr.. Dali
zell of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Payne
or New York, all reelected and all
standpatters. tariff reform will have,
as usual. hard road to travel. In
the senate the conditions will not be
more. favorable. AS usual, Aldrich.
Hale. Burrows and other standpatters
Will remain firm against any impor.
tant change in the various schedules.
The demand for revision, of course.
comes chiefly from the west and the
south. but the demand is not unani-
nous from any locality. General Han
| cock was much derided years ago for
MS remark that the tariff was a local
question, though his Characterization is
now known to have hit the mark.
Iennesse and Alabama will join hands
with Pennsylvania in opposing a re-
auction OF the tariff on iron. Texas
and Montana and many states lying
between them will oppose reduction of
the tariff on hides, although Massa-
chusetts has long insisted on such re-
duction. And so it is throughout the
various schedules. Local and special
interests will be able to carry the day
against universal necessity. In manv
cases the revision it is thought will
De upward instead of downward. This
will be the case with certain products
or the farm and dairy of which small
quantities only are exported. These
tariff rates will be increased for the
purpose of impressing the farmer with
the belief that he is "in it, TO share
the benefits Of the high tariff. It is
thought that the duty on lumber will
De wiped out or considerably lowered
for the lumber supply in northern
states is greatly diminished and the
necessity of foreign supply and espe-
cially from Canada Is too urgent to be
ignored. 1t is thought by some that
there will be an attempt made at the
regular session to put a tariff revision
Dill through. Certain leaders would
like to do this. for the first place they
would prefer to avoid the calling of
an extra session to which the Renuh.
mean party is committed. They would
avoid, If possible, spending time in
Washington after the fourth of March.
1t Is also realized that the sooner the
manufacturing, mining and CONNER
clal interests Of the country are an
priced of tariff changes and the soon
er they settle down to business. tho
sooner the country will return to q |!
healthy business basis.
President Roosevelt, who has so
.ong occupied the forefront of the
stage, is for the moment and perhaps
VIII be for long time, eclipsed by the
presldent-elect. and it is just probable |
that he enjoys the eclipse if it may be |
so called, for surely he has brought It |
on himself in his own approved way
Ihose who have talked to him recent. |
~ relative to the New York senator
snip are impressed that he would like
very much to see the present secre-
tray OF state succeed Senator Platt and |
II Is rumored that the president him.
SELF hopes to succeed Senator Depew
In year or two after his hunting holi-
day In Africa and his editorial experi-
ment on The Outlook Magazine are
ended. Secretary Root would be able
TO uphold the prestige OF New York
and would do much to redeem It from
It's present low level on the senate
floor. Mr.. Root Is silent on the SUBJ
ject but there has been extensive use
OF his name recently in connection
with the New York senatorship. 1t is
said that President-elect Taft very
much desired to have Secretary Root
remain as the premier Of the new cab
met. He could no doubt be appointed
TO the chief justiceship of the United
States supreme court If Justice Fuller
should retire within the next four
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