Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-06
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PREDICTION
Ii Revision is NOT DoWnWards,
Campaign for Lower
Duties viii Begin.
WHEN CONGRESS ADJouRNs.
WHEN CONGRESS ADJ0URNs.
Will Continue Until Judgment of
Public is Entered in Jour-
nails Of Congress.
Bill Now Before Senate VIII Not be
Accepted as Fuldlinent OF
Party Pledge.

Washington, May 6.--predioting that
q failure 10 pass Il tariff bill providing
lower duties on imports would provoke
a political contest for another revision
of the tariff, Senator Cumniins of Iowa
delivered q notable speecl, in the seIlate
today. 1.-THE bill now before US, said
Mr.. Cummins, will not be accepted BY
those VINO have favored 4 revision Of
tile tariff as either fuliillmcnt OF the
party pledge or as settlement OF the
controversy. If this bill Or anything
substantially like it becomes q law,
predict that a campaign for lower du-8
ties will begin the moment the extra
ordinary session Of Congress ado ris
and will continue with increasing zeal
until the Judgment entered in the court
of public conscience is also entered IN
the journals Of Congress.
| lit gives me no pleasure to utter TINS
! prophecy, for / have earnestly hoped
| the revision now in progress would end
! the dispute for years to come, and that
| the business of the country would enjoy
| the peace and tranquility which is I'M
| possible during the existence of a move
ment materially to change duties upon
! imports.
| II have heard 1t said over and over
] since we began this discussion, MT OF
| course in public debate. but in private
| conversation, that there are but few
| people comparatively who were inter-
| ested in reduction of duties. I know
that the voices of those who are clam
| oring for an increase of custom houSe
| taxation are more distinctly heard In
| the corridors and committee rooms, but
there will come a time presently When
I the clamor OF the millions who want
| relief will sound like the roar OF I
thousand Niagaras from one ocean ID
| the other
MI. Cummins said he had heard 1t
4 said many times that the people who
/ were insisting on tariff revision did not
/ know whether duties We're too htsil Or
two low.
I This skeptcism OF the Judgment OF
i the common men is a fundamental MS
/ take often made, and always atoned for
i'll sackcloth and ashes.
b LAST ADMINISTER ALTON.
"rhe last administration will be re-
/ membered, so long as the history or
our country is preserved. for It's
victories in the struggle for rate re-
! gulation and for corporate fair deal
1.-THE work has Just begun and !
sincerely hope the present administra-
| ton will be no less distinguished than
/ the last one for its energy in dealing
! With these perpleXlng propieHS. One
part. however. of the program was as
| signed by common consent to this
administration, and its conspicuous
/ leader assumed without hesitation
| the task of tariff revision The peo-
| pie know what they want with res
| pect to revision Just as we'll as they
knew what they wanted with respect
4 to railways and to industrial combina-
| tons: and their Intelligent, educated.
| patriotic instinct is just as certain with
| respect to the tariff as it was with
| respect to transportation or monopo-
| lies. II we fail now substantially to
/ reduce the duties upon the impor-
| tant, schedules, we but postpone the
! justice due to the people. a Justice
| which. thanks to the genius of our IN
stitudons, they have the power to
| enforce. and which in the fullness OF
| time they will enforce"
! Passing to the consideration of luf1l-
! her schedules he said it made little
| difference whether there was a duty
or not 50 far as the preservation OF
forests are concerned. With respect
| to the cost of production, in the
greater part of the United States ut
! least. he said the American had the
advantage of the Canadian and
!! duty was only necessary to equalze
/ 4 disparity in rates OF transportation