The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28
Congress Likely to Vote the Ap-
preparation For the Com
mission.
FORMER OPPOSITION DYING
President Does Not Want to Postpone
Action on His Measures-Future
Leadership of Senate Is Topic
OF Lively Speculation
Root Puzzle.

presidents tariff board" are certain
that money enough will be provided
to enable them to broaden the scope
OF their work they will at once begir
an investigation which is likely, it 1,
said. to bring to the surface some rea
facts concerning the relation or lacl
OF relation of high prices to the tariff
Mr.. Taft asked for $250.O0O to en-
able the tariff inquiry work to go on
and 1t Is possible that in addition tc
granting the money congress. possibly
for political reasons. will also enact
legislation which will give specific au
thority to the experts to collect mate
rial which may be of advantage for
use In future tariff legislation.
Money Likely to BE orarted.
In the earlier days of the present
session several of the standpat Repub.
licans said openly that they would Cd
pose any measure which would give
the tariff experts any greater author
ity than was conferred on them un-
der the Payne-Aldrich law. Since
these words of intended antagonism
to additional powers for the experts.
the Republicans who spoke them have
had change of heart which Demo
Gratis say is due almost entirely to the
recent congressional elections in which
the party met defeat. The chances
are therefore that $250.O00 will be
granted for further investigation into
business conditions with a view to the
relation that they bear to the tariff
The Democrats declare that the Re-
publicans are insincere and they say
their change of position is due wholly
to the fact that they are frightened
The work which the tariff board will
DO when the money Is forthcoming
to enable them to do 1t. will be to col.
iect Information after a manner di.
rectly suggested by the president of
the United States when he said that
1t should be collected without regard
TO the effect which the facts may
have In calling for readjustment of
the rates of duty"
Position Of High Tariff Men.
The high tariff men In congress be-
lieve that Ravens (Dem.) was elected
In the Rochester district over AID.
ridge tRep.) because of the tarir is
sue. They do not say this openly, but
they believe 1t. nevertheless. and now
they realize that with a tariff board
working along lines mapped out BY
the president In his annual message
the country may come to the conciu-
sion that the Republican administra-
ton and the Republican congress
finally may get into a MOOD to revise
he tariff downward.
These politicians of the dominan,
party say that II the people knew
hey were actually to get it they would
prefer to have downward revision Civ.
IN to them by the Republicans rather
han by the Democrats. who. as these
high tariff men say, when once start.
ID on the downward scale of the sched
lies would not know where to STOP"
President Against Delay.
Suggestion has been made to Presf
lent Taft by some of the leading Re-
'ublicans that 1t might be just as well
o postpone full consideration of ono
II two of his chief measures until the |
ext session These Republicans. the |
resident apparently thinks, do not |
ealize that II the legislation is post
oned how great an effect the putting /
n may have on the elections.
II is understood that at some of the I
White House conferences the presi.
ent has said plainly 10 those who
rye postponement that the party will
ave hard enough fight at the best
carry the next house and that If
he administrator recommendations
re not acted on the effect will be TO
id to the handicap. 1t Is shrewdly
ispected by observers In Washington
lat the Republicans who are suggest.
'g postponement are afraid that the
sbate on one or two measures will
so long continued that they will not
able to get back in their districts
season to make full preparation for
lie coming fight
Some OF the men who are credited
fth being wise politicians are telling
e Republicans who have the post
'nement fever that II they stay IN
'ashington and enact the presidents
Communications into law they win
lin more than they would by having
EN- put over and putting the add
'nal time gained into the campaign.
Democrats See Advantage. ,
1t Is perfectly clear that the Demo
ats. from a political standpoint. will
very willing to have the Republic =
Is postpone action on some of the 9
measures. for the minority I
rty believes that n only a rart of s
administrators program Is car.
d out the Republicans will lose tust \
much ammunition for use in the \
mpaign during the months pre- 4
ding the election The Democrats. 1,
wever. are not giving this advice n
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