Evening star., 1909-04-20
BROAD ISSUE CREATED
Tariff Policies Enunciated by
AIdrich and Bailey.
ANXIETY TO THE LEADERS
Watching Administrations Attitude
on Income Tax.
TO PUT FORTH EVERY EFFORT
Efforts to Be Made to Dissuade Wa
vering Republicans From Favor
ing Course Of Texas Senator.

new and exceedingly interesting de-
marcation of party lines appears to be
under way in the Senate I'm connection
with the pending tariff bill. Senator AL
drich. for the republicans, and Senator
Bailey. for the democrats. are marking
out two distinctly different policies for
their respective parties, making what
has not hitherto been presented In the
tariff discussion. a sharp and clearly de-
fined issue between the republicans and
democrats on the tariff policy.
Senator Aldrich stands for the raising
OF the governments revenue solely
through the medium Of tariff duties and
internal revenue taxation and at the
same time guaranteeing the adequate
need OF protection to American industries
II there is gap between the expenses
and the income he would not improvise
a bridge by additional taxation, but would
ext1nsuish the gap by cutting down ex-
penses.
Senator Bailey would take the protec-
ton on articles entering into common use
and meet the resultant deficiency in rev.
enue occasioned by cutting Off the Gus
toms receipts by levying a tax on in
comes. or course. he recommends econ
omy. too.
There are two policies which, it is said
deal Of attention. They are so plain that
the man who runs may read, and the
common people can understand them.
They will appeal to different people in
different ways. Senator Bailey's plan.
like some other democratic policies of
recent years framed upon the catch-'em-
quick plan. Is regarded on all sides as
likely to be mighty popular
1t is recognized as being catchy to a
degree. Take the duty of the necessa-
nf nd fh0 lob A.
good to the populace, 1t is declared. 1t
sounds good to many republicans. too. as
the leaders in Congress are quickly learn
ing to their dismay. 1t appeals to repub-
such leaders as La Toilette and Cummins
have been educating the people for years
to the idea that the tariff harbors the
trusts and oppresses the people.
Menace to Protection.
The Bailey plan is regarded as menac-
ing the very life of the protective tariff
system. To take the duties of the arti-
cles Of common use would mean removing
them from nearly every important pro-
duct of manufacturing industry in the
country and the most important products
or the farm. forest and mine.
The hearings before the ways and
means committee and the committee on
finance have demonstrated to the repub-
lection, il American industries are to live.
There are a few exceptions, such as steel,
but 'even In that industry the independ-
ent manufacturers have insisted that they
will go to the wall If protection is re-
moved.
The republican leaders. thoroughly
aware of the state OF mind among some
republicans in the House and Senate
favorable to an income tax, viii exert
every effort to point out to the republi-
oey1 hpaf fH~As bot AA~nr 80 1H<l~
horse is this Bailey proposition-danger-
Gus. that is. to the great republican
republicans who are of mind to throw
open the gates to this Trojan horse. are
being aroused by the cry that 1t contains
the advance guard Of host which will
overthrow protection.
1t is pointed out that there Is nothing
in the republican platform which coun-
tenances the Bailey catch -em-qufck cure
cratic policy in its entirety, It Is insisted.
In its last analysis it is declared to
mean the absolute destruction Of the
policy of the republican party. under
which the magnificent structure Of in
dustrfal prosperity has been reared.
Appeal to Wavering Republicans.
This will be the appeal to the wander
ing republican brethren, who give signs
Of hankering for the feshpots of pop
ularity and speciousness.
While admitting the good features of
an income tax for raising the revenue in
time Of need. the republican leaders will
substituted for the republican plan of
raising revenue. which at the same time
protects American industries. The lead
ers will contend that there is no exigency
OF q deficit which warrants discarding
the older republican doctrine for this new
creed
Another argument which the republi-
cans make against carrying out the Bailey
policy Is that In the end 1t will fail
to produce results. because 1t will ex-
another case of killing the goose that
laid the golden egg. they say
Look at this way" said a republican
today. III an income tax were levied to-
day. where would the tax find most Of the
incomes? From Industries that have been
built up under the protective tariff and
from farms whose products have been
protected and land enhanced in value un-
der this policy. If you crush the indus
tries by removing protection and put the
farmer back to hard times there will be
precious few incomes to tax"
The White House Attitude.
1t is very interesting situation. and
there will be argument without end in the
next few weeks. The democrats are de-
lighted with their opportunity. and for
once are united. They will push their for
tune to the limit and will try to drive the
republicans into a corner. They realize
full we'll the weak spot in the republican
army-that Is to say, the undoubted fact
that their income tax substitute has hold
upon a faction of republicans in both
houses OF Congress. and they believe 1t
will find q sympathetic echo at the other
end of Pennsylvania avenue
For their part. the republican leaders
are watching with unconcealed anxiety
the possible attitude of the administration
toward the proposition. They assume,