The Washington times., 1909-02-07
Dalzell Leader of High Tar
if Forces, and Payne
of ReViSiOniStS.
LATTER HAVE BEST
OF THE STRUGGLE
Followers of New Yorker, How
ever, Must Reckon With Senators
Who Oppose Reductions.

session OF Congress- takes mp the tariff
bill The lines are already being drawn.
Strange as il would have seemed six
months ago, when tariff revision was
being talked of i'm a vague way, the
light VIII see two of the men who have
always been ranked as the leading stand
patters i'm the House on opposite sides.
These men are Serene h. Payne, OF New
York chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee, and John DalzelI. Of Penn
sylvani3, ranking Republican member OF
that committee DaIzeI will be the
leader of the high tariff forces. Payne,
on the other hand, is apparently going
10 ne the leader in the movement for "A
genuine downward tariff revision.
Republican Split.
AIutterinEs of trouble have been COM
ing from the Ways and Means Commit
tee, or rather from the Republican eau
cuses and conferences of that commit
tee, tor days Chairman Payne is more
insistent on reductions in schedules
than anyone would have imagined, con-
sidering his reputation for being one OF
The most earnest high tariff men IN Con
gress. Dalzeu is living up to the POSI-
ton he has long held, and in his eyes
TWO men are differing so sharply on the
question that no little feeling between
them has been engeudered, according 10
gossip about the Capitol
Recognizing that DaIzeI and PAYNE
have parted. the ultra high tariff men
in the House are preparing TO rally
around the PennsyIvanian as their
leader. On the other hand. the tendency
a. 1-a,-fefgufefa
10 Payne. Although the latter does. not
20 as FAR as some OF the more radical
revisioHists on the Republican side. his
deep insight into the subject Of sched-
ules is expected TO make him the fore
most figure in the efforts TO get the
schedules lowered.
Forces Well Matched.
Tt came ont recently that the Repubz
hCan side OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee was about evenly divided. with
Daizeu, B5nynge. Needham, F1ordney.
and CaIderhead in one faction. and
Payne. Bouteu, Htl. Mccall, and Long
worth in the other and Gaines and
CrumpaCker in a neutral position. This
difference III committee is the merest
forecast OF the division that may be
expected on the floor. The inelcations
are. though scarcely any real informa-
ZION IS getting out OF the Republican
caucus. that the revisionists are having
their way 10 q greater extent than are
the ultra high tariff men.
The lumber schedule, among many
others. promises 10 provoke a hard
night II is already causing grief in the
committee. OF rather on the Republican
side OF it,. j is said this schedule in
the forthcoming Din viii be cut from s.
per thousand to 81. REPRESENTATIVE
Payne wanted 10 cut The tariff out en-
UrelE. IhereupOn staudpat members
threatened TO take OF all tariffs on
lumber products. and, as Payne did not
want 10 do that. there was COmprO-
mise, But when the question gets to the
Eoor there viii be a hard struggle 20
set the entire tariff removed,
Clamor Of Business.
Clashiug between themselves, the Re
publicans arc finding their troubles
made the more difficult by the clamOr
OF business interests. Manufacturers
and other business men are overwheIm-
iug the committee members with letters
urging that the tariff be settled as early
az possible, as they cannot adjust their
business until it is. They are clamoT-
ing for early passage OF a BILL and in
no reduction one Of the industries
that is much heard from is the textile
industry OF eastern Pennsylvania, which
represents large investments OF capital
Manufactures OF textiles are urging
that there be no lowering OF the tariff
and tho early enactment Of a law.
Aldrich a Power.
Senator AIduch, chairman oI tHe FL
nance Committee. is holding a club over
the House lie has given the House
leaders pretty clearly 10 understand
that whatever the House may do. mis-
committee Is going TO pass On the tariff
bill. and that ae is not minded 20 e.
far ia the way of radical reductions
with Speaker Cannon on their side ir
the House. and with Senator AIdricf
10 faH back upon in the Senate, tn,
high protective supporters are feeling
fairly sure of their ground. though they
see hard fighting ahead.
The Ways and Means Committee is
expected 10 take stand boo favor OF
Hbr0EatuE the German tariff agrecmeu
and like agreements, and TO support the
plan OF liking the values on Jle basis
Of the wholesale price boo the United
states market. If this arrangement &.
made BE- b. W some quarters feared cine
wholesale prices 3D. this country viii 10.
marked up 90 al notch that viii make