The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-24
TAFT'S DECREE
STIRS SOLONS
EcIipseS In Interest All De.
tails Of Tariff Struggle.
"STANDPATTERS" AMAZED

Many Take the Presidents Statement
That the Sentiment Of the People De-
handed Revision. Downward as
Barely Concealed Threat That he
viii Veto the Tariff Bill II Platform
Pledges Are Not Carried out by
the Congress.
President Taft's emphatic declara-
ton that he regarded the sentiment
OF the whole people rs demanding re-
vision downward cclipsed In Interest
all miner and specific details OF the
tariff struggle
The statement issued after delega
ton OF congressman had appealed "a
the president for the maintenance o.
protection on raw materials particu
larry iron ore. wool. hides. oil and lum
Der purported 20 be an outline report
Of the discussion which took place dur
ing the visit OF the delegation and es
pocially of what the president said tc
the visitors but the emphatic remarks
and the fact that such a statement was
issued az an made Il clear 10 every
body that the president intended itl
virtually as an ulumatum
Predict Standpatter Revolt.
Many read IN the statement a bare
~ concealed threat on the part OF tho
president TINT II the bill reached him
N the form which he regarded as un.
faithful 10 tho promises of his party
and disohcditnt q the sentiment oil
the mass of the people De would veto
It.
Few OF the prominent members or
either house Of congress would dis.
cuss the statement for publication, but
In confidence many talked freely, and
some Of the conservatives very bitter
~ Several said the presidents stand
meant the defeat Of the bill.
"Now the standpatters will become
he Insurgents. said one, the lines
will an have 10 be reformed and no.
body can forecast the outcome"
Some Expect Reduced Rates.
Those less excitahle inclined 90 the
view that the president had simply
made a longforeseen move essential
to the logic OF the game and that ltI
would mean the speedy dissolution OF
the opposition % downward revision
and the termination Of the long fight,
with the bill az last IN the presidents
hands substantially as he has all
along desired and intended Il should
be.
To many observers the situation
takes this shape: That the delegation
which called on the president brought
10 him first what they more or less
frankly stated as an appeal for their
political lives. and, second. as the de-
mand OF their localities respectively:
that the president met these local and
individual appeals with what he felt to
be the broader demand Of the nation
as a whole. declared THAI every one
OF the schedules involved was 10 be
considered in the hight OF the evidence
relating 10 each and that for himself
he intended 10 seek and 10 be guided
by that evidence.
Taft Acts AZ Psyehical Time.
Increasingly the White House state
ment Is regarded as in some sort an
Informal message 10 congress az q
critical iuncture such as Mr. Roose
welt often chose for many OF his direct
" addressed messages. II is conceded
even by the most bitter OF the opposi
tion that by his attitude thus far OF
Hands OF" Mr.. Tart has attained .
position OF enyiable independence, and
has chosen an advantageous moment
to present his views. not only 10 the
people but 20 those who are IN n posi-
ton 20 act decisively on the subject.
The general feeling IL that the pres.
ident's announcement will inevitably
have profound effect on the confer.
ence committee. on the time inter-
yening before the fnal vote In the two
houses OF congress. on those represent
ing both wings. especially OF the Re
publican majority. whose oflcial az.
ton now. and whose political future
after they 40 home. is 20 deeply in.
volved.