Evening star., 1909-05-11
NR|GHTS HOME AGAIN REVISION WORRIES
Welcomed by Aeronaus on Observation-Disclosures Up Against
Arrival in New York. 1t Good and Hard.
|SLOW TO TALK OF DEEDS BUT THEY KEEP FIGHTING
Sixty Machines Being Constructed Senator Bevege
Foreign Factories of the "Nears.'
ORVILLE LIMPS SLIGHTLY YET RADICAL IN SELF
So Old Protection
chine Requisites of Aviator, Isn't Real Peevish With
Says Him Yet u
BUT THEY KEEP FIGHTING.
Senator Beveridge Joins the Ranks
of the "Nears."
RADICAL IN SELF-DEFENSE
And So the Old Protection Guard
Isn't Real Peevish With
Him Yet. -

When the "near-protectionsts
the term being substituted for the high
sounding title Of "progressives"-began to
analyze the defeat yesterday afternoon of
the attempt to scale down the duties in
the tariff bill below the point deemed suf
ficient by majority OF the Senate for
the protection OF American industries,
they realized the difficulties that beset
| their path. 1t is apparent that In most
of the schedules the near-protectionists
will find some of their expected number
absent on that particular schedule. Like
wise. there will probably be a sudden ac-
quisition-for that time and schedule alone
-of democratic strength.
Fluctuating Revision Strength.
The -protectionists are beginning to
| realize that 1t is pretty hard to put into
practice the theories which are found
attractive in the general debate. There
is much laundering In the index. but sad
lack Of naturalization when the particu-
lar page in the tariff bill is reached that
carries an item proposed to be reduced.
Thus far it has invariably happened that
some senators who were considered to be
favorable to the general scheme of near
protection found it impossible to apply
their theory on that stated item. 1t is
predicted by the men in charge of franz
ing this protectionist bill that the same
thing will occur right along during the
consideration of the remainder of the
| measure.
1t is also feared that in case the near
protectionists should. by some happy CO.
| ordination Of circumstances. get any
thing like an effective gathering OF
| strength, the conSummation OF their plans
| is likely to be threatened by absenteeism
on the democratic side. The proneness of
senators to become wearied and leave the
chamber is well known, and 1t Is often
remarked that there seems to be a fatal
| ity about such things.
i However, the fight OF the near-protec-
| tionists is to go on. with their motto OF
never say die. or die in the last ditch. or
words to that effect sounding in clarion
notes all the while. They propose to get
a run for their money, anyhow.
Senator Beveridge to the Front.
Senator Beveridge Is adding consider
ably to the gayety OF the occasion by his
sudden and decided espousal OF the cause
of the -protectionists. Nay. 1t II
more than espousal: 1t threatens to be-
come leadership. The brilliant young In
dianian, with the impetuosity which
marks all his efforts in the Senate, is
| throwing himself into the fight with all
the ardor of his ardent nature and is
making things hum.
They say it is "a grounding case with
Senator Beveridge as 1t lis said to be
| with Senator Dolliver. He's just got to
| do it. Every time Senator Beveridge
looks across the aisle and sees demo-
cratic senator from Indiana, representing
in part his state, which erstwhle sent
| standpatter, he gets cold chils down his
spine. When he contemplates that misera
| BILE little plurality by which the electoral
vote cf Indiana was given to Taft and
| the plurality rolled up for democratic
governor that chilly feeling becomes agu
ish.
| The senator's course in falling in with
| the near protectionists is being indorsed
| at home. Every big newspaper in the
state is backing him and sounding his
| praises Even the Indianapolis News.
heretofore considered friendly to the Fair
| banks faction, is with him on his tariff
| attitude Indiana is for revision down
ward. il is claimed, and downward with q
vengeance, and nobody is going to beat
Senator Beveridge to It, for he sees 'em
| first.
Anyhow, what's the harm? His vote is
not liable to weigh in the balance to such
an extent as to harm the great fnstitu-
4 ton of protection. and. with senatorial
election on hand next year, the Beverfdge
party must look out for itself. So the old
i
clined to chide Senator Bever1dge for his
sudden advocacy of a brand of near-pro-
| lection which. as fixed governmental
policy they could not countenance.
| Senator .Aldrich will endeavor to push
| the consideration of the bill from now on.
| He does not fear fall-down anywhere
along the line marked out by the finance
| committee. AS the ear-protectionists
| have failed to muster sufficient strength
on test votes to threaten the committees
work. it is the opinion of some well posted
senators that the obstruction to the
schedules will resolve henceforth into
mere recording of adverse votes and will
not take the form Of prolonged discus
sion.
But, the near-protectionists do not yield
assent to this hopeful prospect Of their
| opponents and say that the fight for lower
| duties will be made wherever occasion
! warrants and that the high protectionists
will be called upon to show cause In every
schedule.