Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-01
Gatherings of State Bodies Are
Especially Interesting at
This Time.
TARIFF QUESTION UPPERMoST
President Anxious That Republican
Meetings Shall lndorse the Meas
ure-Income Tax Chances
Roots Letter to Roosevelt
Third Term Issue.


a good many states that are normal
ly Republican, or in most Of which at
least the Republicans have more than
fighting chance of victory, will hold
. conventions for the adoption of plat
1prms and the nomination of state Of
ficials. AS President Taft showed in
his letter to the Republican editors
in Illinois, he Is anxious that his ad-
ministration as a whole, shall be IN
dorsed by the conventions. and that
specific mention shall be made In
words of commendation Of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill
This desire of the president to have
the Republicans of the different states
officially indorse the measure to
which he gave his own sanction when
he signed it, and later in his speech
at Winona, Minnesota, is likely to be
provocative Of trouble in perhaps a
majority of the conventions. The In
diana state convention will be held
soon, and there perhaps the question
of whether or not to indorse the tariff
act. is the most crucial.
It was supposed until recently, that
Mr.. Taft would rest content with a
strong Endorsement of his administra-
ton generally, and would not press
upon Republicans the necessity OF CIV
ing specific sanction to the tariff bill,
but the president seemingly has in
mind thought that inasmuch as the
tariff law Is party act, any ignoring
OF It in convention resolutions would
be tantamount to an actual declara-
tion that the party in some sections
is not satisfied with the measure.
Not All Pleased with Bill.
1t is not at all partisan view, for
the facts are too plain to be denied,
that there is in the Republican ranks
in some places, decided dissatisfaction
with some of the provisions of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill The admin
istration knows this and all the mem
bers of the administrations party
know it, and the party members real
ize and say publicly that the situation
which will confront them in the state
conventions is delicate one.
There are several high-tariff Repub-
licans who formerly were members of
congress, and whose terms of office
expired last March, who have been In
Washington to tell the president that
while 1t is possible that they were de,
feated because they were high tariff
men, 1t is nevertheless true that the
standpat element of the party, even
in the states where downward re-
vision principles are popular, Is still
strong, and that this element would
resent at the polls any attempt to
sidetrack resolutions indorsing all oi
the acts of the administration, inclu
ding. of course, that which led to the
signing of the tariff bill.
The revision-downward Republicans
especially those from states where
the situation is such as 1t is In Indi
ana. say that II the Payne-Aldrict
tariff bill is indorsed in the state con
ventions, thousands upon thousands Of
Republicans either will stay away
from the polls or will go there to vote
the Democratic ticket. So It Is tha
the president has had both sides O
the matter put up to him and he ha!
been forced to determine what to do
He apparently thinks that because tn,
tariff bill was Republican measure
the members of the party, ever
though they do not like the tariff law
should smother their dislikes and b,
willing to have the measure indorset
as one to which the party has giveI
fits adherence.
The Situation In Indiana.
In Indiana when some of the Repub
lican district conventions were hel,
for the purpose of choosing state com
mitteemen. the administration wa
given support in resolutions, but a
far as the tariff was concerned tn
delegates contented themselves witt
commencing President Taft for hi
earnest efforts to secure real tarii
commission. The Democrats and som
of the high-tariff Republicans, sa,
that this was simply beating the dew
around the stump, and that the sir
Cling out of the tariff commission ei
forts of the president for appreciation
simply resulted in calling sharp after
ton to the fact that words of prais
for the main tariff act had been with
held.
1t is impossible yet to tell what tn
Indiana State Republican conventio
will do in the matter of the tariff. Th
Democrats say they do not care muc
whether the Hoosier Republicans II
dorse the tariff act or not, for II 1t 4
Endorsed the low-tariff Republican
will be disgruntled and II 1t Is not IL
dorsed the disgruntlement will be tha
OF the high-tariff Republicans. TIL
Democrats seem to see victory fo
themselves either way. On the othe
hand the Republicans declare the
their party always has had the abilit
to get together when the. danger {
being split asunder seemed most in
minent, and they express the belle
that history will repeat itself in tn
near future.
Chances for Income Tax.
South Carolina recently ratified th
proposed amendment to the constit'