The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-24
TAFT ASKS FOR
TARIFF REVISION
Topic That Will Be Keynote of
His Campaign Speeches
Leaks Out.
PAYNE-ALDRICH BILL
CAN BE IMPROVED
Would Put Question Up to Tariff
Commission After Close
Investigation.

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 22.-Presidenl
Tafts keynote speech for the congress
sional campaign became known here to-
day. The president will favor further re-
vision OF the tariff.
While he Is still convinced that the
Payne Aldrich law is the best tariff law
the country has had up to this time, he
has at last reached the conclusion that
there is decided room for improvement.
Mr. Taft does not propose that bust
ness shall be upset by another wholesale
revision, but will recommend TO congress
that Individual schedules in the tariff sys-
tenn be taken up separately and be dis
posed OF on a scientific basis,
The new revision Is to he based upon
the findings OF the tariff commission as
to the cost Of production at home and
lowed the American producers. ''EXtor-
tlonate and unreasonable profits, the
president declares, are to be tolerated no
longer.
Letter to Committee.
The president has outlined his position
in the letter he has sent TO Representa-
tive Mckinley of Illinois for publication
In the Republican congressional campaign
textbook. Tho letter was mailed from
Beverly yesterday The time of making
II public has been left entirely 10 the
committee.
Political observers regard this move as
about the shrcwdest that has been made
during the present administration. 1t Of
Iers an excellent opportunity for the in
surgcnts and regulars to get together In
the campaign and Mr.. Taft has been eX-
ceedingly anxious To find ground upon
which the factions could meet without
embarraSSmeutS.
The principal fight OF the insurgents
was on some schedules of the tariff bill
President Taft Is meeting them more
than half way I'm admitting that indi-
" SHhcHupg isIn
At the same time he is backing up the
regulars in that he believes they did the
best they could with the unreliable in
formation that WAS In their hands.
With the creation OF the tariff board
under the Payne -Aldrich act. the prosi-
dent believes way has been opened TO
put the tariff on A scientific basis for
the first time III the history of the coun-
try
The objection has been urged upon the
president that the opening of an indi-
yidual tariff schedule would mean tho
possible throwing open OF the entire tar
III act.
Attitude of President
Mr., Taft proposed to meet this with
schedule Is taken UP for further consld
eratlon n rule shall be passed both by
the house and by the senate providing
that amendments to certain schedule
OF the tariff shall be I'm order and that
any amendments not ecrmane to that
particular schedule shall be out oil order.
The president takes the ground that
1t was impossible To revise the tariff Inn
mediatciy after the Republican platform
was adopted and 10 revise at the same
time on a basis of the difference In the
cost OF production at home and abroNl
He believes that substantial progress WAS
made in the Payne -Aldrich act and now
that tho tarift commission has got in
quiries well under way, II soon will he
possible TO take up the individual sched-
Ilcs and revise them on the basis de-
clarcd for In the party platform.
The president has already had two con
fcrcnces with III. G, Emery of the tariff
commission. The first OF these was on
board the yacht Mayfower at Bar Harbor
late in July. and the second was at Bur.
gcs. Point two weeks ago. The prcsl.
dent proposes 10 have the entire tariff
board meet him here in Beverly some
Amc in September.