The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-04
Neither Insurgents Nor Regu-
lars Seem to Know Where
They Stand.
TEDDY'S 0SAWAT0MIE
SPEECH STARTS THINGS
Some Move May Be Made for Re-
vision of Schedule During
Short Session.
BY RALPH M. WTIITESIDE
Y Leased Wire to The Tribune.

By Leased Wire to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Colonel
Roosevclt's speech at Osawatomie, Kan,
has aroused a fierce controversy and dis
cusson here and the probable effect It
will have upon the tariff issue is the
main question, as Kansas is the central
point OF the present campaign. 1t Is said
in certain quarters that Roosevelt, by
indorsing the proposition for revision of
the tariff schedule, has started a great
agitation, This condition OF affairs will
make real tariff revision imminent, is
the opinion OF many persons. as 1t is
thought President Taft can be swung
into line,
Tariff discussion in congress has been
very confused and peculiar ever since the
beginning of the last session Although
President Taft asked for money for the
support Of his tariff board. and notwith-
standing that the tariff board had al
ready done come good work and was
promising to do some further things that
were desirable tho insurgents in tho SEN
ate we're strongly opposed TO tho pro-
vision which had been drafted in the
lower chamber, being In this regard on
the same ground as the conservative
body. Mr.. Taft's scheme was finally as
sented to- however. but under protest.
Ground Of Opposition.
Just where this apparent opposition OF
the insurgents came from Is not known.
but IT is probably because President Taft
stood sponsor for the scheme. and oppo-
White House has become habitual with
the radical Republicans. Ever since the
president put forth his idea for revi-
sion OF tho tariff schedule by schedule
IT has been feared that the plan would
be opposed by the insurgents because of
their antagonism to It's author and while
tho plan was embodied In measures In
troduced In tho last congress- not only
by insurgents but also by moderate con-
servatiyes, It's support Is doubtful.
The effect Of Mr.. Roosevet's indorse-
ment Of the plan OF Independent revision
will in q large measure so to make the
following than could otherwise be looked
for, and should this be the case the In
surgents would undoubtedly swing in line
for it.
Taft Favors Commission.
There is one serious difference between
them and President Taft. This point is
the nomination OF n large non-partlsan
tariff commission designed for the pur
pose OF conducting tho tariff revision
The insurgents have always declined TO
regard the tariff board as such commits
sion. complaining especially OF the fact
that 1t had no authority to call witnesses
or administer oaths and Of tho further
fact that II had no authority to make it's
reports public. but that IT reported direct
to the president and that he might, if
he choose, keep the reports secret. Both
OF these points were brought out on the
floor OF the house last session, and both
the Democratic radicals and the Repub-
licans were turned down by the con-
servatives, who asserted that no such
legislation could be Endorsed by the in
teresto which opposed the commission.
The short session is always n bad timo
for the enactment of legislation the
routine work occupying most of its time.
Nothing could be done on the tariff and
the utmost that could be looked for would
be the enactment of q rule authorizing
the future revision of tho tariff. schedule
by schedule, This must be done, al
though II Is most likely to be deferred
to later session,