The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-23

would readily consent and would report
a bill in accordance with his wishes but
that they feared the conference report
containing these reductions would be re-
jected by the Senate and possibly by the
House. The President told them he
could take care Of those who would re-
ject the conference report because it con-
tanned too much downward revision and
they expressed wish that he do so.
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It had become known to the members
of both houses that the President had
taken stand in favor of these free raw
materials and number of them proposed
to go to the White House and enter
protest. When they asked for an inter.
view it was promptly accorded and twenty
two members of the House, led by
Representative Young OF Michigan. called
to protest against what they termed the
un-Repub1ican ideas of Mr.. Taft. The
delegation included Representatives
Young, of Michigan; Barchfeld. Tener
and Bates, of Penn; Gaines. Sturgiss,
Hubbard and woodward, of West Va.
Southwick, Of New York; Kinkead, of
New Jersey; KeiAer, Johnson and Ken
needy, of Ohio; cowles. Grant and Thomas,
of North Carolina; Slemp, of Virginia;
Hayes, of California; Austin, of Ten
inessee; Mondell, of Wyoming, and Lang
ley and Edwards of Kentucky. They
all protested against one or more of the
reductions. advocated by Mr.. Taft. He
expressed his views in no uncertain
terms. He told them that as titular
head of the Republican party, and as
President, with the whole people for his
constituents, he possessed q broader view.
point than that of single member of
Congress with respect to articles pro-
dnced in his own district. The President
said too that he felt strongly the call of
the country for downward revision within
the limits of the protective principle and
he hoped to be able to respond to that
call as he heard it, as well in the interests
of the party as of the country. He as.
sured his callers that his influence would |
be exerted in favor of free petroleum,
free coal. free iron ore and free hides.
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The Presidents declaration will doubt
less give rise to MANY unwarranted re-
ports regarding veto of the tariff bill,
etc. The President does not believe there
is the slightest danger that he will be
confronted with situation which will
demand veto. He is convinced that the
people are with him ID his demand for
lower duties and he believes that now he
has made it clear that he favors these re-
ductions the voters all over the country
will write their Senators and Represen.
tatives and urge them to stand by the
President. If they will do this there is
no doubt of a satisfactory revision of the
tariff and of the early adoption of the
conference report, followed by the i'm
mediate adjournment of Congress.
~
In entering the 6ght over the tariff
schedules the President feels taat he is
only doing his duty and that he is in nol
way detracting from the glory of Con-
gress. He has maintained "nand OFF,
policy in all regards until the party
leaders have come to him and urged him
to take hand, but now that he has put
his shoulder to the wheel he will not turn
back. He will exert all his influence to
make good the party pledges confident
that in SO doing he will earn the graft.
tude and approval of the whole people.
almost regardless of party affiliations.
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So many erroneous reports regarding
the taK onthe net earnings of corporations
have found their way into the public
print that, eSen at the risk of repeating
facts which have been fully and ac-
curately stated in these letters from the
first, It seems wise again to state the
truth. The corporation tax will be adopt
ed by the conferrees and only the failure
of the entire tariff bill can prevent its
adoption by both houses of Congress.