Arizona republican., 1910-08-29
PRESIDENTS APPEAL
 ID ALL REPUBLICANS They Are Urged 10 Close Their Ranks Against the
 Common Enemy IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING CONTROL OF HOUSE To Preserve the Principle of Protection On Which Re publicans of All Shades of Opinion Are Agreed, Against Assault-Ampe Reasons Given Why Party In the Present Session of Congress Has Earned the Confidence of the Country
IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING CONTROL OF HOUSE

way, would attack the protective sys- tenn and halt business by threatened revision of the whole tariff on re- venue basis or if prevented by the senate by the executive would merely do nothing"
 Mir. Taft then discusses the prom ises made and the legislation enacted by the present congress, discussing in detail the tariff and the number of reductions and increases made, quoting from the memorandum made when he signed the bilE
 THE OLD WAY.
 Continuing, the letter says: 'The tariff bill is criticized for certain rates in the schedules. Some of the criticisms are just and some are wide of the mark and most unjust. The truth is that under the old protective idea. the only purpose was to make the tariff high enough to protect the home industry The excess of tariff over the difference in the cost of production here and abroad was not rega fded objectionable because it was supposed that competitor between those who enjoyed high protection would keep the prices reasonable. The evil of ex- cessive rates. however, showed itself in the temptation of manufacturers to combine, suppress the competition and then maintain prices so as to take advantage of the tariff rate over the difference between the cost of production abroad and here.
 "The Payne bill was the first passed by the republican party in which the necessity of reducing rates to avoid this evil has been recog- nized and it therefore is a decided step in the right direction and ought to be accepted as such. On the whole it is downward revision, particularly on articles of necessity and on raw materials. The actual figures of the first years operation of the law demonstrate this.
 THE TARIFF AND PRICES.
 ''The charge that the tariff is res ponsible for the increase of prices of necessities is demonstrably false be- cause the high prices with few ex- captions affect the articles in the tar if on which there was no increast III the rates or a substantial reduction Perhaps more important than any one feature of the operative part oi the tariff law is that the section which enables the executive to ap- point a tariff commission to secure needed information for the proper amendment and perfection of the law When the commission completes its work, either on the entire tariff or any of the schedules and if the work of the commission shows the presen, tariff to be wrong it should be changed I expect to bring the mat | ter tO lne dlttiitioh ol Soh6ieSo "'N' | a view to the amendment of any par ticular schedules.
 of course, this will be impracti- | cable unless congress adopts parlia- mentary rule, as I hope it will l that a bill to amend one schedui' may not be subject to a motion tC amend the bill, adding changes 1T other schedules.
 REVISION BY SCHEDULE.
 "Thus it would be possible to tak' up a single schedule with respect t' | which it is probable that a great ma | iority in each house would be unpre' | iudiced to admit evidence and reach { fair conclusion. This method would tend to avoid disturbing business conditions. For these reasons it seem' 1 to me that all republicans, conservat i've. progressive and radical, may wei abide by the situation with respect t' the tariff until the evidence, now De ing accumulated, shall justify change | in rates, and that it will be muci better for them to vote for the re publicans than help to create dem ocratic majority which would be ut terly at war with the protective prin | ciple and therefore have no use fo