The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-19
The Wise Ones in Washing
ton
THINK TAFT WILL WIN
Wooden Schedule Agreed Upon.--cotton
Rates Move With More Difficulty,
Some Fraction Over
Steel Al

Washington, D. G., July 10 Comment
continued today on the statement from
the White House on Friday night bear
ing on the presidents attitude on q
downward revision OF the tariff. The
feeling was one Of jubiliation on the
part Of those who are of the downward
faith, Of helpless alarm on the part Of
the high protectionists and Of regret on
the part Of those who have labored hard
in the Senate to effect that which the
president in a belated way now works
hard for. They declared that there i,
Of course, nothing new in what the presi-
dent states, but that be would have
realized far better downward revision
bin If Ne had spoken as he has and inter.
fered as he at last has early in the
strife. you cannot catch log Al il
is going over the falls" said one sen
ator pertinently,
1t was also believed that the event
Of Saturday was simply an incident Of
carefully evolved plan agreed upon
long ago between the senate and the
House powers. That the president and
Messrs. Aldrich and Cannon have haa
some kind OF understanding has been
known for SOME time. Evidently Mr..
Taft was to have his way with respect
to certain material schedules. and the
free list. and It was % become known
that the conferees would yield to him
and after all having grievances to the
president, who was thereupon to pro
claim anew his adherence to a downward
revision Of the tariff, and then the con.
ferees would report bill embodying
most Of the presidents wishes and there
would be an explosion IN both the SEN
ate and the House. but after loud
enough noise had been made 50 that
the constituents might feel that their
representatives had made brave fight
these would yield to the wishes 81 tbs
president, who would accept the respon-
sibility. II remains to be seen if this
whole promom viii eventuate Part Of
IL has eventuated In a way The por
testants Of yesterday are already sub
siding, but Senator Warren is shouting
he win vote against bin having free
hides ii il,
The conference Saturday agreed upon
the whole wooden schedule inclusive d
wooden rope, the duty on which is 10 Tel
between secured wool and spun yarn,
the duty on yarns to be reduced ae.
eordingly per cent IL is claimed that
this j. q material reduction. The Pan.
anna bonds were agreed 70, the interest
to Be 8 per cent. The conference IN the
afternoon touched On tie cotton goods
schedule into which the senate has writ
ten 50 much iniquity, Results were not
reported, as might wen Be. There is
much to reconcile there, Ii appears. too,
that the steel schedule Is not altogether
agreed upon. To The great annoyance Of
Senator Penrose, Mr. Payne does not at
once accept Mr.. Aldrieh's word Mr..
Payne has to be shown. and he man
ages to have information per contra pre-.
pared for him and It Is understood that
he is to confront Mr.. Aldrich with the
fact that bis alleged noninereases are
fiction No inereaaes are found only on
steel burt little imported, hut sabstan,
tial increases on steel considerably i'm
ported and in one instance the duty has
been increased from Sa4 ton in the
Dinglcy Law to sleQ ton in the Sen.
ate bill So much for iugglery IN trans
fer Of rates from al yalorem 70 specific
and vice versa
Republican Whip Dwight Saturday
was busy ascertaining how many sure
votes there are for the conference re-
port no matter what it contains.
An interesting view Of The tariT sit
uation was thus expressed Saturday
You cannot blame the republican party
if It wabbles in tariff revision. 80 re
form the tariff downward Il a new kind
Of experience for the elephant. II does
not know as yet how to 10 i with ease.
In time il win. IN the circumstances
the crudities and shortcomings are quite /
TO be expected"
Mr.. Taft had with him TO dinner Sat
urday night Mcssrs Payne and Aldrieh
and Senator Bradley and the tobacco
schedule was considered.