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viii Not Tolerate Revision
on Schedule by Seized
ule Lines.
SAYS IT WOULD BE
END OF PROTECTION
Former Representative Hepburn
Outlines Position and Wishes
of Standpatters.

Revision OF the tsrTT, schedule oy
schedule. Is going to meet the strongest
kind Of opposition from the high tariff
men in Congress Whenever anything
Of this sort IS ATTEMPTED, there viii be
2 bitter fight against Il by the high
tariff elements in both houses. and f.
is probable they VIII present a united
front against it.
Already talk IS heard about Washing
ton that the -'popgun" tariff b,I is not
TO be encouraged. and IS 10 be headed
of entirely II possible This talk pro-
ceeds from high prOtecuonist quarters
Whether IN attempt il made TO bring
UP revision Of one or more schedules AZ
the short session OF Congress. OF wheth-
er tariff revision goes over until the
Democrats control the House. it is clear
now that the efforts Of the Republican
leaders at both ends Of the Capitol who
have hitherto dominated the Ways and
Means and Finance committees VIII Be-
put forward. first, TO prevent any re-
vision, but II IL is clear that revision
must be undertaken, 70 have II general
revision instead OF revision Of one SEIZED
uIe at a time.
Hepburn Sounds Alarm
Former Representative Hepburn, OF
through the winter, and who is as Wig
oroUs as ever in his views on protection,
and as pronounced a high tariff man as
ever, IN talking sbOut the plan Of re-
ytsing the tariff schedule b. schedule,
said:
Revision schedule by schedule means
the death Of the protective tariff
Colonel Hepburn said that the general
policy Of the Republicans in Congress
had been 10 oppose the pOpgun Jarin
bill, and 20 insist when the tariff was
taken ND that the wLeTe subject be con
when all schedules were considered.
while those interested in a given schedule
might not get all they wanted, they
were sure % get something
Unde tire system OF uiecemeaI rivis-
ion. when il came 10 e vote on the floor.
nobody would vote TO uphold the duties
except the members particularly con,
ccrDed IN them.
Thus If the wool schedule were 10
be taken UP BY itself, Colonel Hep
burn thought, and a vote had on II on
the floor Of the House, nobody but
the members from the sheeD-raising
country would dare vote to uphold tt
So il would 80 with one schedule after
another and the protective system
would as Colonel Hepburn sees II.
be ruined
Hard Outlook for Taft
without doubt Colonel Hepburn-s
tionists in Congress. II may be ex-
pected that despite the fact President
Taft is favorable TO revision Of one
schedule at a time he viii have hard
work 70 win the staBdpatters in Con
STess over 10 this notion They have
too long seen the advantages o log
rolling TO be willing 70 give Up the
ole system OF trading tariff faVoTS
IN the House, under the new rule
that makes Il easier 10 force 4 bill
out OF committee. il IS not going 10
be possible probably for the Was and
Means Committee TO bottle up pop
gun bills. 50 such bills are likely TO
get TO the floor and be voted on
Probably some Of. them viii pass. as,
for instance a bill 10 revise the wool
schedule But when such bills 20 10
the Senate and get into the Finance
Committee they viii be much more
apt to stay there and thus PiecemeaI
revision be blocked. unless I com bina-
ton Of Democrats and insurgents
could force the discharge Of the con-
mittee from consideration OF the
measures that might be referred