The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-04-09
THE TARIFF AND THE TWO
HOUSES

That President Taft will not veto
any reasonable measures for revision
of different schedules of the tariff. in
spite of any talk which may have en-
a2ste5 from the white house to the
contrary. is the belief strongly voiced
by some of the republican senators.
according to dispatches from Wash
ington.
Along the same line, the belief is
prevalent that before this session of
congress is ended, there will be i'm
Dortant tariff revision legislation, that
all efforts to sidetrack such legisla-
ton will fail. and that, unless the
bills passed are extreme and radical.
the president will sign them.
That the republican senate insurg-
ents are going to cooperate with the
democrats on any reasonable PROPOSE
ton for tariff revision has become
qnite clear. On the strength of their
record in the last special session.
when the Payne-Aldrich law was
passed, they cannot afford to do other
wise.
Moreover, the demand for tariff re-
vision am3ng TIE people is undoubt-
eddy stronger now than it was when
the preceding extra session was held.
At least it is the view of good
share of congress that the pu}lic's
idea of what it wants in the way OF
tariff is more nearly crystallized than
it was in 1909.
With two insurgents of the finance
committee, the Old Guard in the SEN
ate will be less able TO shane a tariff
bill arbitrarily than in the special SEES.
sion OF 1893. In fact, it will be i'm.
possible for them to do so. Moreover.
there is a feeling among a number Of
the republican senators. even some
who voted for the Payne-Aldrich
measure, That the country wants some
OF the schedules cut down. and that
1t would be the worst kind of politics
to stand in the way
Even if the finance committee
should manage to take the bills for
revision that emanate from the house
and restore the duties to their old
level or something like their old level
ii would be impossi lie to set major
lty of the senate to stand for such
action.
Most of the democratic senators
and all of the insurgent senator's
would oppose such action. and fur
thermore, number of the moderate
republican senators would refuse to
stand by ANYTHING like ultra-standpat-
ism.
Ihe fact is. most of the republican
senators who voted for the Pavne-
AIdrich measure have been 50 bitter
ly criticised that they are going to be
Ioath to follow the dictates of anv
group of high tariff leaders.
1t looks as if the voice of New
England, which was so potent in the
last tariff session, would be given
much less heed than it was before.
Besides, the high tariff group in the
senate is demoraliZed. Senator Al
out. And while a good deal has Teen
said TO the effect that these men. will
still be about the capital because
they have places on the monetary
commission, they will not be in posi-
ton to exert much influence. Were ii
TO become known, for instance. that
Senator Aldridh were trying to help
shape tariff measure, a storm of pro-
test would 80 up from congress and
the country that would more than
nullify his efforts.
Ordinarily, with democratic house
and with the republicans in the ma
lority in tie senate, there would be
deadlock on the tariff. Nothing would
he done. But there are many indics-
items that this day has passed. and
mat something like an end Of non.
partisan tariff making has arrived
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