Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-10
strong Opposition Expected.

strong Opposition Expected.
Revision of the tariff schedule by
schedule. is going 70 meet the strong
est kind Of opposition from The high
tariff men In congress. Whenever any
thing of this sort is attempted there
viii be bitter fight against it by the
high tariff element in both houses
and II is probable they win present a
united front against g. Already talk
Is heard here that tho "popgun" tariff
bill Is not Co be encouraged, and IS to
be headed off entirely II possible. This
talk proceeds from high protectionist
quarters.
Whether an attempt is made to
bring up revision of one or more
schedules at the short session Of con
gress, or whether tariff revision goes
over until the democrats control the
house, IL 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 for
ward first, TO prevent any revision,
but If IL is clear that revision must be
undertaken, 10 have it general re-
vision Instead of revision OF one
schedule at q time
Former Congressman potc Hep
burn, who is iu Washington 60 remain
through the winter. and who is as Wig
oTOuS as ever in his views on pro
lection as pronounced high tariff
man as ever, In talking about the plan
ut revision, schedule by schedule, said
Revision schedule 10y schedule means
tho death OF the protective tariff
Colonel Hepburn said that the gem
ernl policy OF the republicans in con-
grcss had been to oppose the popguu
taritf bill, and 10 insist when the tar
ff was taken up that the whole sub
lcct be considered The reason for
this was that when all schedules were
considered while those interested In
"a given schedule might not get all
they wanted, they were sure to set
something.
Under the plccemeal system sug
gcstcd by TAFT and others. revision.
when IL came to vote on the floor.
nobody would vote 90 uphold the
duties except the members particu-
mrlN concerned In them
Thus, 10 the wool schedule were to
ho taken by itself, Colonel Hepburn
thought. and "a vote had on it on the
floor of the house. nobody but the
members from the sheep raising coun-
try would dare vote to uphold il. So
u would 80 with one schedule after
another and the protective system
would. as Hepburn sees IT, be ruined.
Without doubt Colonel Hepburn ;
Ncw IS shared hv many high protec-
uouists Ia congress. IL may he eX-
ucctcd that despite the fact. presi-
dent TAFT Is favorable To revision Of
one schedule at "a time, hc will have
hare work 20 win the standpatters in
congress over Co this notion. They
nave too long seen the advantages OF
lus rolling Co be- willing 60 give up the
old system OF trading tariff faNors
lu The house under the new rule
thAt makes BE- easier to force "a hhl
|out ot committee. it "a not goins To-
De possible probably Tor the WAYS and
mcans committee 10 bottle up popgur
Niils. so such bills are likely TO get %
the floor aud be voted ON. Probably
some of them will pass. as for in-
stance. bin io revise the wool sChed-
Dle but when such bills go 20 the
senate and get into the finance COM
lnittcc they viii be much more ant TO
siHf There. and thus nlccemeal re-
Vision hc blocked unless a combina-
iicn 90 democrats and Insurgents could
force the discharge of the commit
tee from consideration of the meas
ufH that might hc referred
we sia4 oppose any kind of tar