The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Tariff Bill Maj Bring Disaster to Many In the Field
 Of Politics
NEW ENGLAND PLEASED
 WITH THE RESULT
Western Members of House and Sen ate Are at Loss to Tell Their Constituents Why They
 Passed Payne Bill.

Washington, August 7--(Special. .)-Mem- bers of Congress are leaving Washing ton with the finest collection of conflict ing emotions that have been carried away from the capital in many a year. and all sorts of political schemes based on various viewpoints of the tariff are be- ing matched.
 The New England delegation, particu- larly the members from Massachusetts are going home in a jubilant frame of mind, and looking forward to the great est period of industrial activity in the history of that section of the country Senators Crane and Lodge were careful to hide any trace of enthusiasm while their schedules hung in the balance, but their smiles today are irrepressible, and they will admit that New England will get it's full share of benefits under the Payne law.
 Senators from the range country in the west are not going home with a feeling that their constituents will receive them with glad acclaim. They know they will have lot of explaining to do, prin- q'pally on the question of free hides bison President Taft will be placed the responsibility of taking away the pro lection of the western farmer for the benefit of the shoe manufacturer.
 congressmen Scared.
 More than a score of members of the House look with trepidation on the next congressional election. They admit that they will have a difficult time at tempting to explain that the Payne law was real downward revision.
 Not only are these members worried. Prominent members of the republican congressional committee do not attempt to conceal the fact that it will be neces- sary to put forth Herculean efforts to overcome the sentiment of antagonism toward the new law Thousands of copies of the statement prepared by Chairman Payne will be circulated throughout the country for the purpose of combating the statements contained in pamphlets being circulated by various trade asso- citations which are dissatisfied with the increased duties.
 There are a number of republicans who would do well to make the most of the Sixty-first Congress" said prom inent leader of the House today. My dis trict is all right, but l am sorry to say that from the information that comes to me | can see that lot of republican seats will be occupied by democrats two years hence It is up to the congressional com-, mittee to see that maintain ifla- iority. and that task is not an easy one by any means.
 AIdrlch Bill Discussed.
 Discussion of the merits of the Aldrich bill, prolonged as it was in the House and Senate, has only begun Senator LaFol- lette for instance, did not get chance to express his views on the conference report before the final vote was taken. He will talk to larger audiences during the remainder of the summer than the Senate has ever afforded him. and It Is probable that a bitter condemnation of the tariff law will be his chief topic on the Chautauqua circuit
 Senator Deliver of Iowa, who also has a number of featuring engagements. will handle some of the schedules in the bill without gloves. Champ Clark is now free to take up his Chautauqua engagements and he will discuss the new law from 3 partisan standpoint.
 There is d feeling among many of the republicans that President Tafts state ment. issued immediately after he had signed the bill, might have been prepared with greater care. They point out that if Is constructed in such a fashion that democratic orators will find it easy to lift whole sentences and quote them in sup nort of their arguments that the bill is un- satisfactory to both parties, and it Is really regarded as an apology TOT sisn- ing the bill.