The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-12
THE GENERAL TARIFF siTUA-
TON.

THE GENERAL TARIFF siTuA-
TON.
Although spring is here, and out in
the country the farmers are busy with
the harrow and the pillow; although
the black lamb is still associating
with the rest of the flock and the calf
is being gently weaned to drink out
Of the bucket-although the trilliums
and the blood roots are the object
OF the unremitting search of those
with tin cans and botanical appara-
tus; and though the birds are being
stared out of countenance by those
who carry binoculars over their
shoulders-there is something the
matter with the spring. We cannot
enjoy the spring because down in
Washington there are certain gentle
men in the exciting business of dis
GUESSING the tariff. We even have the
idea that they know and want to
know what the people think about the
question.
The public has grown SO agitated
over the tariff that even the spring
yields no solace. We have on the one
hand the view expressed by Mr.. Al
drichs lwho seems to have strong
prediction for affording help to our
infant industries) that the only way
to do is to disregard the rest of the
country. In support Of this theory
he brought forward few weeks ago
the statement that the republican
party is committed to revision up
ward. His late debate with Beveridge
over the lead schedule has given
force to this statement.
We are not among those who think
that any sort of revision will do the
country good. We. like most of the
people in the West had gained anoth-
er idea OF tariff revision as opposed
to the view OF the senator in question.
It has been limited that the senator
has reason to stick by his principles
and views inasmuch as they are not
wholly distasteful to his friends-'the
interests
Senator Beveridgc on the other
hand has among those others OF the
Middle West been deluded by the dec
larations OF Chicago which gave to
the people OF this section of the
United States the idea that real re-
vision IL lower revision on most
things which affect the trade of the
country and the manufacturing inter-
ests which are not classed among the
Infant industries This has caused
some friction between Beveridge and
Aldrich and II Is fair to believe that
1t will cause still more, not only be-
fore the senate. but when the people
wake up to the fact that the situation
is not materially bettered.
1t does seem strange that there
should be such a difference of opinion
as to what the party is committed to.
It seems tQ mean one thing in the
East, another in upper New England
and quite another thing in the West.
1t can only be pointed out that ii
these views are not sufficiently recon
ciled before long, in the tariff bill
there will be something wrong when
the time for explanations comes at
the next congressional elections and
the presidential election four years
hence. This question and it's answer
in the finished product Of the tariff
bill will then give the republicans
some pause II 1t be not successfully
answered.
For those who cannot emulate the
walking encyclopedia in the matter 81
tariff schedules it may be enough to
remark that up to date there has been
little revision that mas not shown an
upward tendency except on crude oil
Praise be to the Standard Oil com.
pany which had the schedule on crude
oil removed which now allows that
Z Infant industry to get It's Siberian oil
into this country free where Il can be
refined and put on the market in com
petition With the independent refiner.
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