New-York tribune., 1909-09-18

r,,salf He is a low tariff man. and has been
known to be such in Congress all the time he
has been there He is a prominent Republican,
the head of the Appropriations Committee, and
when a man votes as think he ought to vote.
and an opportunity such this presents itself.
I am glad to speak in behalf of what he did,
not i'm defence of il but in support of IT,
This is a government by majority OF the
people. It is representative government NJ y;
absolutely impossible In a party those VINO
ioin il if they would make it effeative. must
surrender their personal predictions on mat mat
ters comparatively of less Importance. in order
to accomplish the ground which united action
on the most important principles at issue Sc.
cures. sAe1sssNfl
puhlican members and Senators whose views on
the subject of the tariff were so strong and IN
tense that they believed il their duty to vote
against their party on the tariff bill. IL is a
question for each man to settle tor hinsen.
The question is whether he shall help maintain
the party solidarity for accomplishing ltS Cillei
purposes or whether the departure from prtn-
ciple in the bill he regards 1t is so extreme
that he must in conscience abandon tne party
All 7 have to say is in respect to Mr.. raw
news action and in respect TO my own signing
of the bill that believed that the interests or
the country, the interests OF the party required
me to sacrifice the accomplishment OF certain
things in revision of the tariff which had
hoped for, in order TO maintain party Solidar-
ity which | believe TO be much more inpor-
tant than the reduction Of rates in one or TWO
schedules Of the tariff
Had Mr. Tawney voted against the bill and
there had been others or tne House SuucleiAI III
number to have defeated the bill, or II l had
vetoed the bill because Of the absence OF a re-
ducton Of rates in the wool schedule, when
there was a general downward revision. and a
substantial one though not complete one. we
would have left the party in condition or de-
moralizaton that would have prevented the &C =
complishnent of purpose and a fulftlment or
other promises which have made Just as
solennly as we had entered into that with re-
spect TO the tariff. When ] could say Witnout
hesitation that this is the best tariff bill that
the Republican party has ever passed, ana there
fore the best tarR bill that has ever been passed
at all, do not feel that could have reconcIed q
any other course TO nv conscience than that OF
signing the bill and think Mr.. 'TaWneE fee'S
the same way.
WOULD HAVE LAUGHED IN SLEEVES
OF course II 1 had vetoed the bill l would
have received the applause or many kepuoh-
cans who may be called low-tariu Repuplicans
and who think deeply on that subject. and or
all the Democracy. Our friends. the Democrats.
would have applauded and then laughed In their
sleeve at the condition in which the party
would have been left. But more than this. ana
waving considerations OF party. where would
the country have been had the bill been vetoed
or been lost by VoteF II would nave lett the
question of the revision Of the tariff open for
further discussion during the next session. IL
would have suspended the settlement Of all our
business down to a knsVn basis upon which
prosperity could proceed and investments ne
made and il would have held up the coming
OF prosperity TO this country certainly Tor
wear and probabIy longer. These are the rea-
sons why sogned II. and these are the rea-
sons why Mr. Tawney voted for the Dill -
But there are additional reasons why the bill
ought not 60 have been beaten. 1t contained
provisions Of the utmost Importance in the in
terest of this country In dealing with foreign
countries and in the supplying Of n deficit
which under the Dngley hill seemed Inevitable
There has been a disposition in some foreign
countries, taking advantage of greater elias
tlclty in their systems of imposing tariff and
Of making regulations. 20 exclude our products
and exercise against us undue discrimination
Against these things have been helpless.
because IL required an act of Congress TO meet
the difficulties
The President will go TO Minneapolis and St.
Paul tomorrow. and having two more days on
Minnesota soil there is much interest In how his
tariff views. expressed tonight for the first
time in detail will be received. Although Sem
ators Crawford and Gamble. Of South Dakota.
journeyed down into Wisconsin TO pay their re-
spects to the President. it was remarked that
neither Senator Nelson nor Senator Ciapp. both
insurgents. here TO greet the President on
his first appearance in Minnesota.
The President retired board his train to-
night. and will leave here for Minneapolis at
.