The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-26

uncertainty lndl VIII fAlSI HHlll con-
gress has finished its labors. The
country has been doing business and
has managed 10 be prosperous most
of the time. under the Dingley bill.
which is generally considered about
the worst specimen of tariff legisla-
lion we have ever had. This shows
that commerce can adjust itself 10
almost any tariff law and that il is
the uncertainty attending changes
that causes the hesitation and depres-
sion in business which always accom-
panies tariff revision. Hence, it may
be said that ii is more a question Of
getting the matter out of the way
than il is of the changes that will
he made.
This would not be true if there
was any danger of radical changes
calculated TO upset the industries of
the country and flood our markets
with foreign made goods TO the loss
of the home manufacturer and Amer
lean laborer Any such revision,
however. is out of the question. be-
cause in the first place it would not
be supported by puzzle sentiment.
and in the next place the Republican
platform, ON which Mr.. Taft was
elected, called for a full measure of
protection to equaize the differences
between wages here and abroad. and
the president will insist that the re-
vision shall be of such a character.
So far from the danger being that
the revision will carry duties TOO far
down. il may be stated that the real
fear of a deadlock is that the high
protectionists will be able to block
what would be considered a very
moderate revision by those not di-
rectly interested in the outcome.
The fact that committee of ne
house has been considering the tariff
for months, promises a tely early
passage of the bill The committee
is familiar with the views of the
leaders of the dominant party IN
both branches of congress as we'll as
of the president, and hence it nay
be assumed has spent its tine in a.
irving at schedules which will meet
the views of the party leaders ana
the president, while at the same time
fulfilling the promise OF the Repub-
complete bin is ready to be nitro
duced places 1t within he power of
the senate finance committee 20 con
slider ii at once and wait until tie
bill has been passed by the house
and sent 10 the senate officially. In
this way the committee should be
able to report TO the senate as soon
as the bill has passed the house.
Pressure has been brought to bear
on the members of congress and SEN
ators from all sections OF the coun-
try TO delay as little as possible
There viii have 10 be some weeks of
debate, however, as many of the
members will wish to speak on the
subject even ii their speeches get no
further than the congressional rec
ord, where they may be used as cam
paign literature in coming elections
The Democratic members. while the
new schedules will be in the direc-
ton of the lower duties they have
demanded. will as usual fight the
measure simply because they have
been accustomed TO fight everything
introduced by the Republican party, 4
except the Sociaistic measures of
the Roosevelt administration. which
We're really too much for them TO
resist. 1t is hoped, however. that
two months time will see a new
tariff law on the statute books
Boston Financial News