The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-22
MAKING THE
TARIFF BILLS
Many Radical Changes are
Suggested
PROTECTION DEMOCRATS
South Especially Reprsented-Taft Not
Anxious to See Newspaper Men
Plums for vOlstead and Cold
fogle.
PROTECTION DEMOCRATS

Washington, March 22.--The opinion
Is yentured in Washington that the last
has been seen of tariff bills framed by
the representatives Of a political party,
and that the next, and OF course there
will be a next, will be participated in by
complete ways and means committee
and will be measure built along lines
similar 10 other bills that are drawn In
the interest Of the whole country. In
other words, the tariff is TO be taken
lout of politics. More particularly inter-
testing is this view becouse II is now
oftenest heard from democratic sources
and from men rother identified with
that branch of the democratic party
favring tariff for revenue only. Con
curing are not few republicans. The
trend Of the times seems that way.
There Is little difference, II any, II Is
yprofessed, between Republican tariff
trsvisionist and q Democratic tariff re-
former. Both in the. main want lower
duties and from different directions are
approaching common ground. More
over, it Is only too apparent that a
large portion OF the Democratic party
is becoming protectionist. This Is es-
pecially true Of the South.
The South today is evincing the great
pst interest in the tariff schedules and
making its own demands upon Congress.
Ht is a strange situation which prophet
kcally sees an important political issue
disappearing from politics. But simil-
arly has disappeared the bimetalic is
sue. IL is pointed out that perhaps
with the tariff out of politics the land
may ultimately enjoy \ more rational
measure. And as proof OF the change
In the Democratic ranks il is pointed
out that its members of the ways and
means committee continue wandering
around aimlessly. No commendable af-
firmative program has been arranged.
Nothing constructive. The new mills
in the South are enforcing their selfish
lesson.
How beautifully the Republicans are
healing their differences resulting from
the late rules contest may be CLEANED
from the fact that Representative Vol
stead Of Minnesota, who was an irre-
conclable insingent, has been made an
assistant whip. It is learned that
-hcpItceuidlift AoiVloBlt Vi NtW ioih
who so nicely helped out Mr.. Cannon
last Monday, is to be assigned to the
important interstate commerce commits
sion.
Evidently the Taft administration
prefers being one Of deeds and not
merely Of words. For purposes of pub
LEFTY it Is noticed there Is no eneor-
agement. Mr.. Taft has plenty of time
wherein to see the statesmen and the
office seekers and mere idle callers, but
newspaper men have difficulty in reach
ing the president At least so far the
doors have been closed, and the inf0F-
nation is spread that Mr.. Taft when
he has news to declare win send for
the newspaper men. In Mr.. Rososevelt's
time it used almost to be newspaper
amen first and everybody else afterward.
OF course whatever Mr. Taft's policies
ruay be, and such news as his deeds and
his thoughts make, will not escape dis
covery and earliest mention any more
than did his cabinet appointments, |
which were known long before they
were officially announced. II is a way
newspaper men have But probably ere |
long Mr.. Taft may think it wise to en-
brace again that frank newspaper init |
macy he and others enjoyed before he
became president 1t is 50 hoped. That |
he should rather care to let his deeds |
speak for him is surely commendable. |
To be brass band in the main is no
desire of the press, but neither is there
desire to have the doors of access to con-
fidntihl relations with the president of
the United States closed to them.
Senator Crane Is to be on the com.
mittee Of public expenditures. IT will |
veto extravaganza. The senator will /
soon move into the rooms Of the COM
mittee on rules. He has arranged to
have suite of two rooms. He will be