The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-09
PRESIDENT
MAY FOOL |
SENATE
PLOT TIERS

%aahlngi0a. April 8--lg there any
danger that the president win veto
the tariff bill?
This ID b queallon NhlcA senators.
Including some members Of the Fin.
ance committee as asking each other
and In O few instances With some de.
gree OF apprehension
The president he's takes the stand
he 10 not tariff expert; lhal he has
neither the time nor the ability to
study each schedule and determine lie
effect, and that he does not regard
this as the proper time for the exs
erclse Of executive suthorlty but he
has more than once said quite plain
~ that II the bin dees not IN bis ludg
mont meet the pled8as Of the Repu5'
llcan party he win veto N.
Ia tho several tarla conferences
ne Senate lenders nave had with
the executive he has seemed perfec
~ amenahle 70 their suggestions, an
hao raised no objections 10 their plans
except IN the case Of The maximum
and minimum provision, and even IN
that instance he was agreeable 10 the
changes finally submitted FOR hls ap'
proyal by Mr.. AldrIch
Some See Danger Ahead.
There are men cn The Finance con.
mittee who feel any attempt 10 taxi
advantage Of the presidents preaen
lork % far''liarliv with the delalif
af a tariff bill IA fraught with danger.
va tnev tremble % contemplate The
result should IN The president decide
the party leaders IN Congress have
not kept faith, and that they are
seeking to get his signature % bill
which does not make good ile pr m-
iacs Of the platform ON which be wth
nominated and elected
Such suggestions as these, whes
rAde behind the cloNed duoss ut tae
Finance COMMITTEES rogm. havc been
brushed aside as unworthy Of eon'
sIaeratlon. hut the confidence with
4 nhlch they have been rejected IL re-
arrded hy some who best know the
president as arguing that his chtr
actrl ia moi wholly understood BY
@essra Aldrloh Hale and others.
Should the president decide the
tariff proposals are not worthy Of his
signature. that its framrra had not
Kent Che faith. no one could truthful.
~ say he Ind not given fair Wafn.
inE Of his purpose 10 veto y II i
failed TO come up 10 his standard o.
'honest revision
Taft and Roosevelt Contrasted
Some Of the most thoughtful men
la the party councils comment on
ihe aact thp leaders Of the party w
coneress have radically different per-
sonallly 10 deal with 10 the present
administration from thal 70 watch
they have been accustomed auflng
tho last seven yenrs
president R0c sevel wnld nNpe sak
en- The utmost interest in a tariff fe'
vision. would have sought lniol iaii5n
from all uuafterg 0s The mearlns am
effect az pv6ry schedule asa w1llld
live contested every rate Wlleh ht
A emed ton blgh or too l1N. SO ihal
RheH fnall Congress passes he hlll
81 Banld feel be had done hls best
and nothing more aaa 10 Pc sanph
hy further opposition
This was his policy when lha rgll'
way rage bill gas nndor consideration
AM IS less degree Il was nle matt'
nd throughout his lueunhnncy
rresldont TAFT on tie contrary Aaa
mtalgluntly declined 10 e0mmii Mm
SELF ensardlne specific rates ana n.
dlvldual schedules. We has polnlsd
To the premise contained ln lhe aa.
llonal platform. and hes even gone SO
far as 10 express iae view hat. 80
far MS possible the heaviest bufden
should fall Oh lnSuFlcs rather than ne
ceasIllea but beyond ihsi Be hes ~
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