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PAYNE SURE OF TARIFF
No Changes Expected in Schedules
in Near Future.
GREAT Fra OF Prosperity Predicted
ns a Result Of the Work Of Con.
gress.-Mr. Payncs
Work.

tafiH Dill AZ the next session OF Congress.
This Ia the conviction Of Representative
Serene f.. Payne Of New York. whose
name the measure bears. The chairman
of the ways and means committee. who
is practically the only member Of Con-
sress now IN Washington. is convinced
that when that body meets in December
tho new customs law be firmly intrench-
cd IN popular APPROVAL that any In
enrgent" who attempts to tinker with
the tarr" will ind little support in the
country at lnrEe. SAYS the New York
Tribunes Washington bureau. He has
been through tariff fights before. and ia
not alarmed by those who nre predicting
that the enactment Of the Payne law was
only the beginning Of the fight for tariff
revision. Seen at the his home Washing
ton by a Representative OF the Tribune.
Mr. Payne said that he viewed with
pleasure the work which he and his a.
eociates accomplished at the srec,a, ses-
sion.
FROM busy and reticent statesman Mr..
Fayne had becn transformed into senini
ana ie'surely citizen. who Is confidently
ana comp'acensly awaiting what ne Ia
on''nceu VIII be one Of the greatest eras
or prosperity this country has ever seen.
am quite confident" said Mr.. PAYNE.
mat there will be no necessity OF
changing the new tariff bill at the
coming session OF Congress- It re-
"eived most careful study from every
member OF Congress before It was
enacted. Business men all over the
country studied the paraRraphs in
which they were particularly inter
ested. and the conferrees sought 70
make every item accurate and every
word Of the law mean what Congress
Intended. II may be, although ser-
'ously doubt IT, that some technical,
ity may be discovered in the process
or administering the law, but unless
this occurs. do not anticipate any
Legislative changes
"Between now and March 2. 1910.
The President will be at work ,nv.stt-
gazing the tariffs Of foreign countries
| to ascertain wh~ther they nre unduly
discriminatory against American man
nfacturers, and whether II ia neccs-
sary TO apply the maximum provi.-
Ions TO them. II after this close
| study he should care to recommend
any changes in the measure Of Con-
| gress. they VIII, be carefully consid-
| cred.
The tariff bill has been law Just
little over week. That is tou
| short . time 70 permit accurate pre-
| dictions or estimates 1t In expected
that the imports will increase within
the next few months because OF the
| lowered duties on many articles A
| number OF importers have delayed
their shipments in order to get ad-
! vantage OF the lower rates It Is
| impossible to Judge accurately the
probable revenue producing qualities
OF this law under the present import
| ations. They are certain to fall or
70 some extent after the nrst rush of
| trade 10 over. I am satisfied. how
ever, nip TO date. but shall anxious
Ily await further developments for
have predicted and am convinced that
| the law will become an excellent re-
venue producer"
| In discussing the bin Itself. Mr..
Payne said: ut Is not the Identical
bill would have written had I been
supreme IN the matter. but did not
expect such an outcome when Il be-
gan work on the measure had my
own ideas but there were nearly nve
l
also had ideas and who were much
entitled TO them az myself was
forced to compromise on some schcd-
';les and almost every man in Con-
sress was forced 70 do likewise Such
| important Legislation as tariff bill
simply means series Of comrro-
misses. am convinced that It is
good hill and ono that will bring
prosperity 10 the country. n II turns
out otherwise. there will be no man
in the country more disappointed and
rezretful than myself Since June.
1905 have done little else but work
on the tariff. I have eaten with II and
slept with II and am frank to say
that am glad TO be ria Of II.
I'm my opinion the so-ca'led pro-
gressivcs misplaced great deal Of
their energy. They expended II In
destructive criticism OF tho measure
end d"manded too much. They seem
ed unwilling to compromise. ms all
the rest Of us had TO do. They did
work with the majority In an effort
20 harmonic ell differences and at
the same time make the Bill as pala-
table as possible TO the entire coun-
try, hut criticised every portion Of
tho measure which was not entirely
satisfactory 70 them The Pnyne bili
Is the best bin that we could hsve
passed. II was near defeat at one
time in the House. which shows how
necessary the compromises were. II
Is hill that anwers. as we'll as II
was possible for Congress to answer
II. the voice OF the entire country
No section secured all that II asked.
Tho bill viii be critiaed. perhaps sev-
ereiy. but this criticism will make no
impression on the people. unless ire
law provides 10 be q bad one"
Mr.. Payne has frequently pointed
out the face that on himself and his
associates devolved the duty Of revis-
Ing the tarin ana passing a tariff
bill. H!s object was twofold-to
MAKE compromise which would be
the best he wns capable OF making,
ana TO be certain that tho compromise
was acceptable to Congress He real
ised the disastrous result Of an ad-
Journed Congress without tariR leg
| isiation. and tho cry which would
have been raised that the republi-
cans were Incompetent to lesis,a q
tor tho country. and that they had re-
pudiated tho platform pledges. with
this In mind. no made himaelf the
central figure In hsht for lower
duties and bin which would he
passed by Congress and approved nv
the country,