The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-26
He Cannot Do Much With the
S25O,OOO
Existing Laws Prowsions-cannot Take
Broader Range Of Studies-Presi-
dent Really cheekmated by
High Tariff Advocates.

Washington, May 20, Hidebound pro
tectiohists of the Payne Dalzell-Fordney
TYNE haye succeeded Ia sticking knife
into the hack OF President Taft. Al
lhonah the Mndry civil bill will carry an
appropriation 81 two hundred and 1tty
thousand dollars Is enable che president
to keep the tariff board &C work. tnat
work win be governed strictly by the
provisions Of existing law N other
words. tia tariff board cannot legally un-
Aertake a broader range Of studies than
would be necessary To keep the president
informed whether Or not the United
States II suffering any undue dlserlm-
nation" BIZ reason Of Che tariff laws q
regulations ii foreign countries The
stand-n8tters I'll Congress never hays
been sincere iii desiring further tariff in-
gestiqati0ns Men ike gawney Of MINI
nesata are sincere and have a large
following. but iley have been blocked
by the professional standpattefs. lt
ean be stated upon authority THAT the
Democrats were encouraged by leadius
Republicans 81 tie House g make points
Of order against all the IawneX propQ'
sitiops tliat were worth anything. That
the Democrats were foolish enough 70
pag the game Of tile oid guard doe
not rellete the latter from the response
blily FIJI placing The Republican party
ia position % forfeit tbe support Of
hundreds at thousands Of voters who
dadfe scientific tariff investigation
aud revision
"A has been imagined that the Senate
might pull tile party ont of lis hole by
restoring lie original rawney provision
to the sundfy civil hii thus making
The appropriation available fof q thor
oHah tudy of commercial conditions here
and abroad Such a hope would appear
III ii delusiye. 4 THE prototypes IT
DalzeI and F0rdney ID tie Senate follow
the House lead Tie Democrats have
been committed against the presidents
tariff board plan ana would appear to be
il no position to combine with tie Sen
ate insurgeut % pitt It through. They
have thrown away as usual, the best
tissue Of the campaign by lining up with
the Republican stand patters. The Sen
ate insurgents. Of course will fight to the
last ditch fof Tie tariff commission idea /;
and such has been the ehicanery ol thu
House III dealing with this issue that
hey again may expect the popular sup
port which taey received during tile tariff
discussion last summer They have been
trading oil this all the present session
without more u-efnl effect than te spoil
thf proportions 81 the railroad biz They
now believe with more reason, that they
can rebel with glory and profit over ths
tariff.
Isie House insurgents are beginning To
play brilliant politics he introduction
Tuesday bY Representative Good of Il
straight tariff commission bill puts the
issue up squarely % The Republican pai
III. The Republican insurgents are with
him to 4 man. and tile old GUARD are
thus placed III position where, Il they
defeat the 6ood bil on a Straight Vota
they not only bowl over President TAFT,
but they lIY fl the face 0f TIE powerful
low tariff sentiment Of the whole oonn
try The House insurgent are not play
ing for Democratic support IN fact.
they would rather do without it. and
thus reserve for tie Republican party
The glory 81 cleaning mp tie tariff situa-
ton If The insurgent plan fails, ii can
fail only because men Of tie stripe oil
Dalzell and Fordney can gather votes
enough D beat It.
Tile House insurgents are now prepar
inR ~ play hard game They lalk Of
aallihg d Republican caileus Oh tile Good
aill The regulars either must enter this
rancus of become irregular They have
heon eondenning Che Insurgents for their
hesiianeN to caucus oH THE postal savings
bank lille which Is all administration
measure Tine insurgents are doing dna.
Die somefsaults ii their glee over the
trap into which regular Republicans and
short sighted Democrats alike have fali-
Al Tile position af President Taft with
reference 20 tile situation, has not vet
been definitely stated but the men, like