Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-20

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q declaration from such an authorita.
tive body It would not be possible to
do what was done in the making OF
the Aldrich-Payne law without bring
ing upon those who engaged in It the
ridicule and condemnation Of all right.
thinking men. Such a board would
not turn over the making of the cot.
ton rate to the cotton manufacturers.
the rate on woolens to the WOODEN
manufacturers. the glass schedule to
the glass manufacturers, the making
of each and every schedule to the par.
ties most interested in the mainten.
ance of high rates of duty. The peo-
pie would have an inning.
People to Help Make Schedules.
These senator's believe that the in.
.creasing cost Of living. partly attrib.
utable to high tariff duties, has
brought the people to a realization
that It is time they should be repre-
scented in the making Of tariff sched-
ules. They are determined to bring
the question before this congress-.
Senator Beveridge and Senator La
Toilette each have introduced bills
providing for the creation OF such a
commission. These are before the
finance committee. OF which Mr.. Al.
drich Is chairman. II there is no &C.
ton by the committee IN either Of
these measures, then the Progressives
hope to be able to muster enough sup
port to compel a report. They may
fail, but the effort will focus the atten.
ton of the country to the tariff and its
effect upon the increase In the cost of
living.
The need OF a permanent body of
authority which at all times will keep
In touch with the price movements
and their causes Is imperative, not
only for the present, but for the fu-
ture.
Taft with P~rogresslves.
President Taft's determination to
use every means within his power to
secure legislation to strengthen the
interstate m act and to work
into law a comprehensive conserva.
ton program Is a source OF encOur.
agement to the Progressive Republi-
can leaders.
However, these leaders do not be.
lieve that the hopes of the president
will be realized In legislation. The
organization of the house and the sen.
ate is under such control that effec.
tive progressive legislation can be
blocked. and that, too, without en-.
d%angering the political careers OF a
number of men who have nothing In
common with the Roosevelt policies,
but who will give support to these
policies because OF political expedi.
ency.
5hrewd Scheme Of Leaders.
Heretofore the house organization
has had to take the burden of block.
ing effective legislation. Affirmative
action of the house and senate are
necessary to enact law. While Mr..
Cannon loudly proclaims the deter.
mination of the house organization to
carry into effect the legislation recon-
mended by the president, Mr.. Aldrich
and the senate organization are work.
ing the soft pedal.
While the house organization and
the president seem to be agreed, the
senate organization or its m%outhpiece
does not give assent to the presiden.
tial program.
So there is reason to believe that
the presidents program is to be the
football of an Aldrich-CannOn political
game. MIR. Cannon and his organiza,
ton will make the country ring with
the support which they will give to
the presidents policies. This will en-
able them to put out as their political
stock in the congressional campaigns,
next fall, a record Of their support of
the president and a demand that they
be supported by the president.
All the time the house reactionaries
have the assurance of the senate or
ganization that Legislation which
would be q real compliance with the
presidents progressive or the Roose,
welt EOlicies shall not be enacted. II
is the old game Of playing one house
against the other; the two ends
against the middle.
Dispute over Ship Subsidy.
The president. the house Organiza-
ton and Mr.. Aldrich are agreed upon
the ship subsidy measure. Upon this
question, however, the president and
Progressive Republican members of
congress do not agree. Progressive
senators and representatives regard
ship subsidy, as It has been formu-