Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29

ia have the tariff bill shaped in a way
that will satisfy their constituents. But
1t is uphill work. With the high pro-
tectionists in control of the bill In the
senate, and apparently disposed to push
their advantage to the limit, there is
ample room for anxiety on the part Of
those who desire that the republican
party should retain control Of the pop
ular branch of congress and President
Taft, in consequence, given an oppor-
tunity to work out his policies in The
most unhampered fashion.
1t seems to be the idea of Senator
Aldrich to give the country, in the new
tariff law, the present Dingley law with
more or less unimportant notifications.
In proportion as he is able to do this.
the political danger above referred to
will be increased. Apparently Senator
Aldrich cares nothing about 1910, or
the control of the sixty second con-
gress. Nor does he seem to be partic-
ularly worried about 1912. These
bridges can be crossed when they are
reached, is the way he puts it, and
meanwhile the highly protected indust-
ries Of New England and the east must
not be disturbed in the advantages they
are enjoying under the Dingley law.
His shield and buckler is the senate,
which he figures will be republican un-
TIL after 1916, or thru the next presi-
Dental quadrennium.
Income Tax Bothers AIdrich.
The ghost which haunts Senator
Aldrich's walking and sleeping hours is
thesincome tax. He has sworn mighty
oathat that no bill embodying such tax
shall become law at this time, and it
is quite evident that he has a power
to make his assertion good. BY way of
meeting the demand of such a law, he
promises that the tariff bill as amended
by him will produce enough revenue to
support the government. If it does cot,
then ~ advocates a reduction of gov
ernmepts The best men in
both house and senate do not agree
with him as to either of these PROPOSE
lions. The Aldrich bill, it is almost UNI
animously believed, will not produce
sufficient revenues for governmental
purposes, nor will it be possible to re-
duce expenses in any such way as TO
materially affect the treasury. This,
by the way, is the opinion of President
Taft and his cabinet, not to mention
other authorities.
Under the terms of a law enacted
during the last session of congress- the
president is now for the first time,
charged with the responsibility Of scru-
tinizinE all estimates of government ex-
penses. These estimates heretofore
have been made up by cabinet officers
and sent to congress each December by
the secretary of the treasury, the fig
sol. =, Ias,
collected during the summer months.
Mr. Taft has ordered that these esti-
mates be completed and in his hands by
May 1 of the present year. AS soon as
he gets them he viii turn them over to
the budget committee Of the cabinet,
which will go over them carefully, at
the same time inquiring as to the rev.
enues outlook Should the cabinet COM
mittee decide that the estimates will
exceed the government income, then,
under the new law, Mr.. Taft will be
charged with the duty of communicat
ing that fact to congress in his annual
message. He will be further charged
under the law with recommending to
congress one of three plans for making
the probable outgo meet the probable
income-an issue of bonds, new sources
of revenue or further economy of adj
ministration.
The fact that the president has or
dered the estimates for the fiscal year
1910 completed by the first day of
next month, shows his interest and
anxiety over the outlook. The president
can not afford to recommend in time
of peace bond issue to help defray
current expenses, nor will he do so.