Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-04-14
THE TARIFF,


o..-., SUES 10 SenaA.
WASHINGTON, d. G., April 10 f.n..,..
The passage Of the Payne tsri, s;,a
the House and the -introduction :,
Senate amended bill marks dis,inc.
gress toward the day when tho M ~
finally reach the President. an 80. ~
impossible at present to form snv
clear idea as to the final provisions s. VT
tally as to hides, lumber, barley. 81,
or What measures may be adopted 'N,
dition to the regular schedules -
creasing the revenue.
One thing, however, has been MA.
very apparent in the speeches del;r.~.
in the House viz: that the much -
aided sentiment for downward tar;s
vision was. after ali, very limited =,
confined to only few malcontents ~
ways and means committee endesro..
honestly to meet to certain dsy,..
this sentiment, with the result that r.
has come cry from all over the eoun,.
against the many reductions which -,
Payne bill originally carried.
Quite significant to all has been tho a..
that this cry for increased protection r..
come from the free trade South-not op,.
from certain republicans both in and -,
OF Congress, but from many democr.,,
For instance, Mr.. Clark, from Florids II.
secretary OF the democratic conpression,
committee, asserted most emphatie.Il,
that II the bill carried suiiicien, pro,.c.
tiop for the cotton OF his state he xon,a
vote for it, no matter what else i, CON.
tanned; that he was tired Of Organism. and
that he wanted to see his state and IN.
whole South keep step with the progres
OF the North.
A very significant speech was also MAD,
by Mr.. Cushrnan, OF Washington, during
the debate upon the rule providing for rs,
final vote OF the bill in the House. M.
Cushman declared that although the bin
cut in half the duty on lumber and took
out the entire duty on coal, two OF the
principal products Of his state, he would
nevertheless vote for II because his repub-
licanism 10 little deeper than his selfish.
ness adding that in his mind above and
beyond the local interests Of his own dis.
trict there arose the welfare OF the entire
ninety millions of the people in this M.
ton.
This sentiment OF Mr.. Cushms1 voiced
the sentiment Of the great majority OF the
republicans, who were Joined by several
democrats in fastening the passage OF tns
bill. 1t vas felt that the interests Of the
entire country so overshadowed the inter-
ests OF any state or any individual that
the bill should be sent to the Senate ss
soon as possible.
1t is difficult to predict how soon the bill
will pass the senate there may be only
reasonably short debate, or the debate
may be drawn out for weeks.
In the meantime il IL gratifying 10 note
that the mon hly deficit Is growing smaller,
months of the fiscal year there may be
surplus, making the total deficit for the
year much smaller than seemed possible
some weeks ago.
President Taft is continuing his admin
istrstion in the way 1t ~as begun, calmly
Auu guutcihlit making appointments,
hsrmonizing different interests and par
ticuiArly attending to his own department
q the government. II IL true that he is
holding almost daily counsel with the
leaders OF Congress, and Is vitality inter-
ested in the outcome OF the tariff debate,
but no coercion is being used, and it can
be said that the President is a far better
lstenef than adviser, all Of which tends
toward complete harmony.
This good feeling is still more INTENSE
dad by the popularity OF President
Sherman, who, though he is now the pre-
siding officer OF the Senate. has not lost an
atom OF his interest in the House, and dur
inz the three days recess in the upper
chamber, Mr.. Sherman eau be found day
after day over in the House end of the cap
itoi, and in many conferences tending to
party harmony and party supremacy.
1t is predicted that Mr.. Sherman viii
become the most popular ice-p-esident
we have ever had. and will not be mere
figurehead, but " i'll be q connecting INK
OF vast Importance between the executive
aud both houses OF Congress.