The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-24
THE rAFT's FINISHING TOUCHES

Inn iAI u - lin lhftlNo ToUCHES
IL seems safe to say that the Payne
bill will be on the statute books within
ten days at the fartherest. Some Of the
prophets are saying that it win be
there within u week. A few are pre-.
dieting that II will be signed today.
For sentimental reasons there il n
strong desire on the part Of many Re.
publicans To see the last named guess
prove true. The present session met
ON March Is, the same day as the, on
which the new congress came togeth.
er IN 1897. On July - Of that year
the Dingley act, which was passed in
that session, was signed. July "a this
year Is today. Many Republicans
would be glad to see the present bill
handed TO the president early enough
for him to give it his approval today.
Nobody would be better pleased at
this outcome than Mr.. Taft himself.
The bill was passed by the House on
April 10, and handed over TO the Sen.
ate. II was not passed by the senate,
however, until July s. II the confer.
ence Committee finishes its work upon
II early enough to let each branch
do a little talking on the completed
bill and still hand it over to the presi
dent today, it will have to display
unusual speed.
There is a powerful incentive for
speed at this juncture, however. The
people we're tired Of the long discus
sions and %wrangles over the bill in the
Senate. When the measure went TO
the Conference Committee the people
wanted the president 10 exert his in.
fiuence Ia get an agreement between
the chambers AZ the earliest practi.
cable day. lie has risen TO the popu.
lar demand oil that point. His own
views on the kind Of a tariff which
the platform promised have been set
forth. All the members Of Congress
have read them. They have been read
with especial rare by the members Of
the Conference Committee. just what
attention the committee will pay to
them can not be foretold. Probably
IL will accept some of his suggestions.
The Globe Democrat last Monday said
The president is expected TO give a
further expression Of his views. and
to supplement them by direct appeals
10 the conferees to finish their work
quickly az they can, so rs To end the
suspense regarding the kind of tariff
rates which the country will have for
the next few years. There il a feel.
ing of confidence among tie Republi
cans throughout the country that the
bill, in it, final shape, will he accept
able to the party aud TO the people
in general. II will be n sort Of com
post of the views Of the leaders of
House and the Senate, tempered
by hints and advice from the White
The wisdom which we are told
ia sure to result from the harmonizing
" a multitude Of counsel will reveal
in the finished product which
the PRESIDENT signature will, a few
hence, place on the statutes. 1,
will certainly be a measure giving am
pie protection to American industries
aud American labor, along established
lines.
For more than one reason the o
Try will be glad to see the Payne bill
enacted and Congress adjourn. The
tariff has engrossed the country's at.
for over four months, to the
exclusion Of almost everything else. II
now TO be allowed to give some
thought TO other matters. The crops
are beginning TO be harvested. For
the next few months the farmers will
be busy gathering the proceeds Of
their season lsbors. Soon the rail
roads will begin 10 feel the impetus OF
the great tribute Of the wheat and
corn fields. We are promised a larger
yield of corn and oats than the eOun'
try has ever seen, while the wheat will
not be far below the biggest record.
The mills, textile AS well Ms metal, are
up a momentum which recalls
the busiest days of the past. All the
In the financial sky-all except
the continued high price for food-are
propitious. The only favor which the
country esL reasonably ask now is
Congress shall finish its work on
tbs tarin just as speedily VI PTaeti.'