The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-04
A TARIFF COMMISSION DEMANDED
COMMISSION NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Van Cleave Outlines the Purpose of the Tariff Commission
Convention to be Held at Indianapolis,
February 10, II, and 49,
Business Interests throughout the Count
Deeply Interested. eas
Country

eroct body Of the bQlsiness men on
its side, .E has Il more powerful
| backing than II commanded thenM
P,bhdont Arthur urged the com.
mission which Congress enacte.
Itwenty-seven years ago. Plesiden,
Roosevelt and Presdent-elect Taft
Ild'e with us m favor of the com
mission which we seek. Although
Mr.. Arthur was respected by the
whole country, by Democrats and by
Republicans, and made a creditable
executive, he was COnsWeuously
lacking in the vast personal popular
Iity of MIR. Taft The fact that MIR
Taft mas VI itten sevelGl letters ian
favor III the commission, some of
which will be read at the convention
and some of which have Already
been mentioned by most of the news
papers of the country, is likely 10
hive grea, inf'uence with the Con-
gress which he will summon ia
special session just after the inau-
gurati0n for the revision OF the tar
if
AT the convention, Mn, Taft's le:-
/ ters in favor of the commission
will 1ereive more publicity than they
have attlrrted thus far. They will
receive official promugation there.
All the inlicatlbns favor us. but
we must realize the necessity for
Vigorous, intelligent and persistent
work in order to accomT ish our
purpose We must, at the convention
give the commission movement such
va mOmentUm that no apathy or hos
ItilNy, ian or OGt of Congress, can
halt 1t. All q e great business Oh
gantzati0ns throughout the country
viii be represented at the ronven-
btion. 1t Will be held in the largest
auditorium in indianapolis, Tomlin.
son HbE, which accommodates 5000
people. 1t is nearer to the country's
! pop 'latiCn center than Is any ether
other city of 100000 inhabitants or
over. For this reason, and because
OF that city's extensive railway
facilities, the convention is sure of
ihGving an attendance which w.Il be
notably large.
do not think anybody will accuse
me OF overestimating the value or
our influence and example when
IEuy, as ] do here, that there are
especial reasons why the National
Association OF MlGrlfaetCrers shoud
be well represented at Indianapolis.
As the organization which led in
the movement for the commission,
we Cwe it to our fellow business
/ men all over the country, as well
| as to ourselves TO push the proja
with all the influence which Is at
IDur command.
Almost equally necessary will II
be that every one cfr the national
state and local societies affiliated
with us. directly or indireetly, shall
also he well represented at the CON
vention both as delegate and other
wise. While many of those organiza-
tions, as organizations, have not
taken any pant in tariff disou sions,
and some of them hive ruled the
tariff out of the subjects which are
Iuonsilered in their deliberations, yet
as business men and as goo1 citi-
! zen they are Interested in everything
which promises TO extend the coun-
! try's traqde, abroad and at home
Iand contribute to the prosperity apd
hlppiness of the peope. The placing
of tariff revision on sane, business
Lines would quickly bring these re,
suits.
This gathering WIN receive nat
donal attention. Men OF reputation
In the practical branches OF industry
1ommerce, finLnge and economies
from all over the country will b6
among the speakers at the conven-
ton. All the newspapers from New
York to San Franolsco wlll repent
its proceedings from day to day.
I'VE will not only have the eur of
1.-THE country, but we will arrest the
attention of Congress, hurried as IL
will be ait that time, within two
weeks OF the end OF the term, IN
Icleanng up the work of the session.
And as the beginning of the extra
session OF President Tllft's congress
wl.. be only a month away when
the Indianapolis gathering openhl its
odors, the work which we via do
there will undoubtedly rcylster itself
| in legislation early I'm that session.
A quiet poll of Congress going on
ct present shows majority favor
Eng a tariff COMMISSION
After revising alch schedules, as
require immediate attenticm. we want
Congress, as eanly as possible in
the frlled session, to pass eommis-
sion b'll, so that President Taft can
give immediate attention 10 the APP
pointment cf 1t members, To get the
right person Is task which requires
care and Hte'1gence. With his wide
acquaintance, however, with men3dn.
all branches Of ac.Avlty I'm every
part of the country he can aeccm-
plish IL. Moreover. he wTl be as
SISTED by suggestions from the lead
ing newspapers and publpg men all
over the country, as President Ar
thur was I'm 1882.
The newspapers are larger, more
numerous and more active in ex-
plotting things in which the public
have an interest than they we're a
quanter OF a century ago. They will
lend more aid to M TAFT in this