The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-18
TAFT ATTITUDE ON
TARIFF A MYSTERY
.,,.,, and Speeches in
evidence Fail to Show
h,.t Where President Is
Sanding on Question.
nv en.sa Gardner

nv NNINhF
w.sufNGroN. D. {. June is--
!. ' ees....ltoni Taft promise TO use
,.r,,ruce Ia secure iaritf 70
S,unwardf Just Whit he
- in his letters and al
g g.. - during the republican can
~, !, sci down in the ioliosias
ntrrni -, taos h.
rspeaking ~ individual
s..sm and for no enc else be
a. since the pAEsAsr Of the
-. ~ bill there has been a
ss.s m the business conditions
~ snertry, making Il wise and
i. veyise The schedule q the
l..',,.t tariff The sentiment in
4 revision 81 the tsfin IL
49, n IN republican party,
~ ~ near future the mcmhets
- aarsy yin doahtiess be able
! s<sss On . feaseiseis p'An-
Must De Rssaiss'se.
.,ls. soon The teellns In favor
! ,..isisn shall eFyslalile lnto 40
rssso, b. foreinlt. bot It Is
-. . COVE and with q those
r.-aule. a The tariff shich have
<..lllIes and are excessive wiz
Z rs.ab.aise. The Reasonable
-.,-'et u a revision Of the tar
IN ~ republican party on con
s,s,Ise lines should certainly be
nm vrsisrred b. thoas Who "a
rs.,.lsn and YET below 10 the
'..,<,s, system. to legislation
"a 1 always threatened BY the
.s-,ax q . dsmocFAtic congress-
q. 5suorraiit administration
= a, bs.,ie cry. A protective
isha robbery Of the many for
ssssi', Of the few, and to the
~, n srnefal business which
Safxs1 tollova
4 Fsknar, 10. 1905. When he
.-'r.rz Of The nomination for the
s'-,5sve, vas being DISCUSSED.
h sid
w Undue Profits
4. ~ Tee years which have
- sl.es the ensetmeni o. the
- ,srsrf. the eaaditions have
Z 7Issxes a. "a make a number
Z r xhedales under that tariff
4. - "a some too Low This
e1i1S 4 rrce1ssry 10 recxnmi
u = shetaiss. in order that the
~ ~ y placed on a purely
1111cln basix By that ! mean
du prvperly proiec, asninst
49, petition and afford q
r5mkk prcfit TO all mAnufae.
- &rusrs and business men
49, not b 20 hish a. 10 for-
i lpapszs,er 10 tire formation
Z onuspeIIss 10 appropriate TIRE
= MAI u excessive rsies-"
il HI ,. tsse. In hla first
~ I srreriance. the president
N skriff IN q number q the
1919 srcssss the diifevnce
- she cost Of prodlction Of
4 ul,riss abroad and At home.
hfz< 4 rr<ouAhls profit to the
Eipa producer.
n ussfsi purposs-
IN EXCESS over that differ
> MHrEs NO USEFUL PUH
NJ ut OFFERS A TENPTA
~ 10 THOSE WHO WOULD
E0Fni.izE TIE PROnrc+
0x AND THE SALE or SUCH
Nf!Cl.Es IN THIS COUNTRY
b PR0FlT BY THE EXCESSIVE
Inns
On tks sther hand. there are
UxE INV other schcdulrs IA
M IT, tafiff Is not sufficiently
% gre the measure o. pfotsc
= skith they should receive
> Republican principles. and a.
1r< iks tariff should b. raised.
4 rsisinn Of the tariff under,
- lioa this principle. which IL
y sssis Of OUT present business
rsn. begun promptly upon the
1e4irs Of the nss Administration
! eoesi<ered At q special session
g ~ preliminary Investigations
Asa<f besua BY the appropriate
oca''tNa 81 the house and senate
VI nass ise disturbance Of bust.
- iafitsr' 10 such q change as
1lns ~ possible"
Sore More Promises
Aflin. IN a speech delivered at
.s'Haali September %. 1905.
~ aid
'Azo,ker thing the Republican
~ pledges iixeif TO. fixes the
When Il viii do Il. and tells
hcs 4 rill DO II. Is tho revision
Ms IkasIsy bill has served the
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