The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
Democrats Laying Out
Tortuous Tariff Path
for Him.
WILL VOTE SOON
ON RECIPROCITY
With Victory of Canadian Meas
ure Comes Admission That
Republican Protection Ideas
Are Wrong, and Swinging
Over of Farmers to Demo
cratic Party.
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Washington. d. c.. July "A Sem
ate vote on reciprocity within two
weeks and adjournment By August |
was predicted this afternoon by oscar
Ways and Means Committee.
Il think that the Senate Will get
vote on the reciprocity bill within
two weeks" he said. and II ought
not TO take more Khan two weeks 10
vote on the free list and WOO. bills"
Nr. Underwood int!mateo clearly
that the Democrats would stand by
reciprocity. without amendment. and
that, following Ats passage. they would
insist upon a vote on the free list and
the wool schedule. as we'll Gs new
cotton schedule. which the House Will
pass about the middle OF the month
Reciprocity" declared tho Demo
cratic leader. is certain to pass TIE
Senate without any amendment.
VIII Swing Away.
II predict that as coon es the re-
ciprocity bill Is on the statute books
Of the great Middle Western States.
VIII swing away from the high pro-
tective principles They have only
been held in line in the past b. the
plea that they must pay higher prices
for manufactured articles in order that
they might get their share for farm
products. The passage of reciprocity
means that the Republican party has
admitted there is no benefit for the
farmer in the protective tariff.
Immediately there will be a general
demand for a reduction OF the tariff
that will sweep the country, and Re-
publican candidates, bereft OF their
stock arguments, will &c the voters
lining UP behind the Democratic can
didates who have all along stood by
the doctrine which the Republican
leaders of to-day have come to adopt :
Though the House will send along
TO the Senate cotton schedule. az
uon in the upper chamber may not be
insisted upon.
The Senate. after a brief session to-
day. adjourned over until next We'd
nesday. Many Senators left the na
tional capital this afternoon for a rest
OF three days. The general expecta-
ton is that soon after they came back
TO work they Will enter into an agree
ment to close debate on the recipro-
city agreement in short order and take
e vote
To Put Taft In Hole.
With n victory for reciprocity as
sured within the near future the only
hitch in adjournment plans Will come
over the question OF general tariff
revision. The Democrats assert that
they have no desire to debate the
wool schedule and the free list bill.
and will be satisfied merely to have a
vote taken on each There Is a dis
position among the Republican Insur-
gents, however, to debate these bills
and specifically to seek n compromise
with the Democrats on slightly In
creased rates on raw wool and slight
~ decreased duties on manufactured
products.
The thing aimed at Is to put Presi-
dent Taft In a hole. If the Senate
Democrats consent to deal with the
Insurgents and the House wool sched-
ule is amended and passed and sent to
conference. no one can then tell to
what extreme length the session will
be drawn out.