The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-05
TRUSTS HAVE
MORE TROUBLE
Waging Fight on Two
Enemies.
OPPOSE INCOME TAX PLAN
Also Contest Appointment Of Tariff
Commission.
American Protective Tariff League Di-
reefs battle ON Administration
Measures-Next Postmaster
Of Birmingham Pus-
xles Politicians.
BY ALFRED ). sroFER .

By ALFRED }. sTOFER.
WashAi-e so. oSYt. tSpcclAl. J.
Two things appear to be disturbing the
ultra protectIonists. One 10 the pos
sibiiity OF three-tourth OF the states
adopting the proposed constitutional
amendment under which an income tax
can be provided for. The other - the
agitation tor q permanent tariff COM
mission.
Inc American Protective Tariff
League Is scattering literature broad.
cast over the country In which these
two matters are heId up constantly for
the information OF those VINO oesire
the present tariff system upneid.
A most determined warfare upon the
Republican insurgents In Congress ID
evIoentiy going TO be maos by the
interests demanding that nigh rates OIL
duty ought to be maintained. Most OF
the big manufacturing concerns tdent-
med with this ricn and aggressive
league make no concealment OF the
fact that they want no further lower
ing OF duties. The literature being cir
cuIated Is O clear indication that the
few cuts in tariff rates under the
Payns-Aldrich bill are not even rel
ished by this organization.
r. The American Economist, organ OF
the League, admits that the sentiment
In favor Of a permanent tarin commits
sion Is growing, and expects that dur
ing the coming year a great many dis
| trict conventions are likely to in
struct the nominees to support the
proposition in the Sixty-second Con-
gress. The Economist has savagely
opposed the proposition from the be-
ginning Of the agitation, and its edi-
tors are wild over statement made
recently by Senator Cummins of Iowa
on the subject In which he said:
Aroused by Cummins.
This revision simply begins move
ment for q tariff commission, perma-
nent in character and high in standing,
to ascertain the tenth about differences
in cost of production, not commits
sion to exercise legislative functions
or to use any discretion whatever, but
solely to find out and report to Con-
gress from time to time how much
more or less II costs US to put given
commodity upon the market than 1t
does our foreign rivals.
In this way we shall not only be
able to carry out the Republican pledge
but we shall be able to take up
schedule at q time and thus avoid the
interplay of local interests. We shall
never see a fair revision SO long as the
whole subject Is under consideration
at the same time. We ought finally to
get a trade tarin instead of tarin
trade"
The American sProtectiys sTaTir
League people obtectste a tAFim com.
mission because they claim u WIZ
"prove 10 be a nuisance and a burden
to business in that It will keep the
tariff in a perpetual state OF revision.
Fight INCOME Tax.
From the efforts being put forth
there Is no reason to doubt that the be-
levers In high protection are going
to do their utmost to prevent the adop-
ton of the income tax proposition.
Senator Aldrich practically admitted In
the recent discussions that II this tax
were imposed 1t would greatly endan-
ger the system and he and all the
ultra protectionists In Congress were
forced to take up President Tafts cor
poration tax scheme in order to stave
off direct action on the other propo-
sition
Probably the next important APP
pointment to be made for Alabama will
be the postmaster at Birmingham.
From the best information obtainabFe
at present no action in this case will
be taken however, until the Republican
factions get together and agree upon
a man. But the officials at the Depart
ment, from Postmaster General Hitch
cock down, do not talk as II they ex-
pected this to come about in the near
future. When questioned on the sub
feet they admit that Postmaster Car
ter has the backing generally of the
business and professional men Of the
city, and they would be pleased 10
have him retained in the position for
at least another term. 1t Is admitted
that he has made splendid record
and that there Is no reason why he
should be turned out and favorite of
Referee Joe Thompson appointed. Dur
l. Inu nd al NaahinRfnn
Thompson in his talks with several
people said he was not unfriendly to
Postmaster Carter. Not few people
had q sort Of an idea that possibly
Collector Thompson, seeing that his
original choice, Joe Montgomery, ala
not have much II any chance to be APP
pointed, might be edging around to-
wards Carter. But this may De only
a surmise on their part.
Hitchcock In Dilemma.
II Is pretty we'll understood here
that Postmaster General Hitchcock Is
more than disposed to favor thompson
SO far as his say in the matter VIII
go. but Carter has such strong backing
that even Hitchcock is said NOT TO Iee'
warranted in recommending Montgom-
ery or any one else, just to please
Tbomnson. especially as the other Re-
nublican faction up In the northern
mart Of the State has been raising a
rumpus and doing what they could
TO curb the power Of Thompson at
Al least a couple OF Birmingham men
who are STYLED as national Republic
cans" and state Democrats" are known
70 have their lightning rods up. II Is
10 tSot they hope ultimately that
the powers here will become disguised
with the squabbllng that , is going 90. on
80 prosident Taft will take hold of
the situation and straighten IT out just
as he did when =. he .t threw s~Dor SfeSF VIII
i, cruhb Judge OF the Northern
District Of Alabama,
Meanwhile Postmaster Carter holds
on. and unless there Is SUDDEN in4 1he
~ fine part Of his opponents the
o on are that nothing will be done
untT after Congress meets in Decent
| Der. -, Y,ono rtroent that
A., ,org DELAY In the settlement OF
III Amt has been due entirely to the