The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
CANCELLATION.

BLUSH government
CANCELLATION.
Latest news from washington is to
the effect that President Taft is 10 have
his way as TO his legislative program,
and that the appropriation bills are to
be rushed rapidly through in order
that Congress may settle itself down
to sober consideration OF what the
President wants. The time OF the
short session heretofore. when a Re-
publican Congress was to succeed that
in session. has been taken mp with the
battle over he appropriation bills,
each senator and Congressman en-
deavoring 70 get as much as possible
for his own state or district. These
bills. when finally made up and sent
TO the President. were always the re-
suit OF a compromise. and left the par
Elephants exhausted after the hard bat
tie.
Apparently. however. the fact that
the next House will be Democratic has
brought a change. President Taft has
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regulars. trying to get them sufficient
ly together to get through the legis-
lation that he favors. He has pointed
out to them that they are all mem
bers Of the Republican party. and that
all have stood upon the platform
adopted at Chicago by the Republican
national convention Of 1908. It is diff
fcult 20 tell Just what the President
has accomplished. although it is plain
that I'm his message he did not meet the
wishes OF the Insurgents along tariff
lines.
| Cummins. Murdoch. and the other
insurgents went to the White House
with the demand that the tariff be re-
vised further along the lines that they
had previously marked out. and which
they think the people approved by
their votes at the recent election. Muir
dock was especially insistent that
| schedule x Of the Payne bill. the wool
schedule. be taken up and that wool be
placed on the free list Cummins
wanted lumber. food products. coal.
and other raw materials placed on the
free list at once. and he desired that
the President incorporate these wishes
in his message.
President Taft. OF course. did not do
SO. The President favors the revision
Of the tariff. one schedule at a time.
without reference to any other sched-
ule. and keeping I'm mind at the same
time the recommendations which are
20 be made by the tariff board which
was created over a year ago. and which
is at work. It is possible that Senator
! Cummins and the President agree in
the main on what is to be done. but
they have apparently disagreed on
when it should be done. Cummins
wants to try it at this session. and the
President desires to wait until certain
/ information is furnished by the tariff
board. And as to putting wool on the
free list. Mr.. Murdock's fiery red hair
viii have changed TO a silvery gray by
the time he gets Mr. Taft to agree
with him.
When the tariff board reports. Pres
ident Taft favors taking up the tariff.
schedule by schedule. and reducing the
tariff on each item TO the place where
it viii equalize the difference in cost
OF production at home and abroad.
with a reasonable profit to the Amer
lean manufacturer. The President
knows that free trade on manufac-
tured articles means reducing the
wages Of the American workingman to
the level Of the cheap labor Of Europe.
He will never consent TO that.
But whether the President has given
such pledges to the insurgents as to
Legislation in the future by which he
secured their support for his program.
time alone can tell. But at Washing
ton they believe that something has
been done. and that the President viii
accomplish great things at this session.
Mr.. Taft viii have 20 reckon. however.
with a number OF sore and angry gen.
Element who are looking their last on
Washington for some years 70 come
and they are likely 70 think more OF
themselves than they are OF Mr.. Taft
or the party TO which they belong. II
IS too bad, but it is human nature
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