The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-03
SENATOR FROM IOWA THINKS
HOWEVER, THAT TAFT MAY
BE ABLE TO IMPROVE TAR
IFF BILL IN CONFERENCE
h COMMITTEE.
By ellison Gardner


1t is to President Taft that Sen
ator Dolliver looks for whatever
improvement there may be made
in the tariff act.
mot that the bill Is likely to be
accepted with any particularly
glad acclaim even when 1t energies
from this wonderful Transforming
process" said the senator from
Iowa. "Bnt any redeeming touches
as am informed, are to be placed
upon It in the conference"
"Will 1t then be revision down
ward?" Senator Dolliver was
asked. rs
"Of course, not SO very down
ward" he replied. when you fig
ure that something like rs per
cent of the bill is still the same
unchanged .Dingley law, and that
only 25 per cent of the schedules
are open to any change in confer
ence, 1t is evident that there will
not be any large amount OF revis-
ing downward"
why will the senators of the
committee be any more
likely to reduce duties than the
senators are--the same ones-now
in the senate?"
"They would not, in the regular
course of things. But am cred
IDLY informed that there is to be
a silent partner in the conference
Ia partner who is not taking any
hand in the present doings."
"You refer to President Taft?"
81 do. Such is my information
What is. there that he can dc
then that he cannot do now?"
Public opinion. His Influence
with members of the conference.
I have been Informed
that he has agreed to keep hands
off now on condition that he
shall have free hand with the
conference.
"And that he will use his influ-
ence with Senator Aldrich to Sc
cure some measure of reduction
In the duties?"
"That is the idea as it has
come to me-"
"And it is your personal belief
that the result of the conference
will be reduction of the duties?"
81 think the law will be closer
to the house than to the senate
BILL"
"But 1t will still be a revision
upward?"
1T will stnl be a far different
thing from what the people want
in my state and I'm the middle
west generally. 1t will be a very
different thing, I fear, from what
was meant when they talked about
a revision of the tariff 1t may
be satisfactory to certain people In
certain sections of the country
From what see should think
the present tariff legislation was
sort of contract between New
England and the Rocky mountains
New England gives its votes to the
Rocky mountain states for their
duties on raw wool, and the noun
tain states give their votes to
New England for duties on the
manufactured product. That is all
very pleasant for the wool growers
and the woolmakers. But a good
many of the wool wearers are In
between. They pay the freight
Nobody happened to ask them how
they would like the bargain. All
they have to do is to step up and
vote the regular protection party
ticket"
do you repudiate the tariff
system?"
mot at all. I repudiate only an
abuse OF the power of making tar
iffs--an abuse which brings all
tariff legislation into discredit. II
have defended the tariff SYSTEM for
20 years. I have even defended
the Dingley tariff schedules. But
1t is a bold man who will defend
the Aldrich BILL"
"Shall you vote for 1t ON its
final passage7"
II don't know. really have not
made up my mind. / shall have to
wait and see"
How about the income feature?
Do you approve the tax on corpor-
ations7"
THAT is another open question.
I shall have to wait and see what
the text Of the proposed measure
looks like"
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