The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-29

of the tariff law. is that section which
enables the Executive to appoint tar.
If commission or board to secure the
needed Information for the proper
amendment and perfection of the law
The difficulty in fixing the proper tariff
rates in accord with the principle
stated In the Republican platform, is
in securing reliable evidence as to
duction at home and the cost Of pro-
duction abroad The bias of the manu-
facturer seeking. protection and OF the
importer opposing 1t weakens the
when we understand that the cost OF
production differs in one country
abroad from that in another. and that
It changes from year to year and
lie that the precise difference in cost
of production sought for is not capa.
BILE of definite ascertainment, and that
all that even the most scientific person
can do In his Investigation is. after
consideration of many facts which he
learns. to exercise his best judgment
IN reaching a conclusion.
Inc commission. however. already Sc
lected and at work, is a commission
OF DISTINGUISHED persons who will as
certain the facts. not in formal
nearing by examination and cross.
eXaminat ton of witnesses, but by the
Rlnd OF inyestigation that statisticians
and scientific investigators use. When
the commission completes it's work,
either on the entire tariff or on any
Or the schedules in respect to which
issue mas arisen. and the work of the
tariff is wrong and should be- changed.
! expect to bring the matter to the
attention of the Congress with a view
10 ITS amendment of the tarin in that
particuiar OF course this will be I'm
p.acticable unless Congress itself shall
adopt the parliamentary rule. as hone
1t VIII, that bill to amend one sched-
we OF the tariff may not be subject
TO motion &c amend by adding
changes in other schedules.
II will thus be possible to take up
single schedule with respect to which
!. LIS Is pronaole that great majority Of
each house will be unprecedented,
fair conclusion, and this method will
t 1;t to avoid disturbing business con-
dltions. For these reasons 1t seems
% me that all Republcans-conserva
I'VE, progressive and radical-may well
abide the situation with respect to the
tariff until evidence now being aeon.
mulated shall Justify changes In the
rates; and that II Is much better for
them TO vote for Republicans than to
WIKI uIiP ~, create , Democratic majority
Mhicn would be utterly at war with
the protective principle, and therefore
Mould nave no use for the findings of
me tariff Commission, as we NAV
s srptaa infer from the solid Demo
| 80 siAO pieSeuI congress
against the necessary appropria ton for
the commissions work.
Results of Payne Inv.
! Ia one great virtue in the new tariff
INV .h. including the corporation tax. is
the the a t d,f,f, with the current effort of
| reduce governmental expenditures and
=. 10 reform the methods of collectins.
r rae customs revenue, 1t has. by its
defle cit IL adu capacity. turned a
. me government OF s6S.ooo,O0o for the he
year ending June 80, 1900. to surnims
IN the first full year Of the law enda
ms august s, 1910, of $4,000, 900. From
n ne ne controversy over the efrectiye
nesS or the new law Increased 49,
nue indicates increased imports e ava
~ ~ MI, elimination Of our Imports during
st sta th1 i year VIII disclose most sub.
ese s,l from which. in the maI<inr .na a.
.anished products. whether for exnor W.
a !. ~ or home consumption, has Come
ya aatser volume of employment for orr
power and uYss' p a larger PURCHASING
me ne products of our farms and fabrca ~
nc or our factories. So far then
h hom such ,importations do not displacs
EFT to all puo Gensr they must be of benz
measure MEASURE of Industrial activity IN n iu,l
TIC transportation and distrih,-
ti' mas accompanied the operation =.
min mir i INV isAS Under the maximum and
treaties ire with all foreign nations uoi naie
tns the pest possible terms for . al 80,
france nin to their markets without ~ s,e en-
la y, g.. our own. BY the Payne tar,e.
pnilippfnes by allowing the nee rrod TO ' the
oi nose islands .ho bene4t 20 ucers
nra' with such limitations our
Arajn iujury to our home industries
poration t tne present law in its cor lns.
TAX which has many Of III" kind OF
@,i income tax. 1t taxes s,,cne. us OF
ii t. ~ Unlike personal inco,s' no1
by an edi ISL and exactly collectnd .aM;
enables Congress VIII IN the rate
regulate its income to H., G,sactness to
n,,His9,endltures. More than tbt necessary
Of 9 keen an indirect but effective metb luz
to the kind 'u Of sboVveeirnment advised as
corporations. 1t is one ~ uons by all
r rseau ~ and important changes cue most
IN s erit laws. as the future VII, ~ our
ii at fts o. na. me criticisms heaped mpor
NJ, roa revenues or anxious 10 rat ssiponsible
cor rntis OF legitimate supervt .u every
W. pofatl9ns will repeal il 's'oh OF
NJ interstate Commerce..
presa,t aeSt most important work ~ ~
the amendment speA5 T. was vas tn the passage Of
~ TO
fawors Dill. The Republican Ma fom,
aapored amendment to the int ta.sorin
ernn, act with view 70 r;wi,,,,
merrs lower to the Interstate Cow,
n I~.e commission in regulating ~.
o ~ al &c OF railroads and the ari tns
M .i taatic rates, and also favored sunS
w ~,,Iiial Ieslslation and supervision as
ntat prevent the future oyer,issua
~ locks and bonds by interstate car'
r teas. AFTER the adjournment Of ~.
W. e 80 AT us extra session, I invita-
t .wo OF my Cabinet and a memher .'e ~
we interstate Commerce Commiss,eu ~ "
ana member of Congress, to MAXI
recommendations as to the na aaahs
amendments to the Interstate con,u
therce act. These gentlemen renort "a
10 me, and in September last IN
speech In Des Moines, I foreshadowaS
thelr recommendations as / intenH "a
20 o, mare them to the Congress for the
act. N"''''teree
E'irst, by tho establishment Of .
commerce court: second, by empower.
.hg Inc commission to classify mer.
ohandise as well as to fix rates for
ciasses' third, by giving the right Ia
shlpper to designate the route hv
Which his goods shall be transnortsS
tneyona the line of the initiaI carrier:
ioufth, by empowering the commits.
sion 10 consider the justice or inius.
l1ce or any rate without the compiaint
or imitation of shipper; dfth hv
empowering the commission Ia .sns-
| pend proposed increases of rato.@n ",