The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-27

HcarlF aS l can. L recognize the gem
eral demand throup bout the country for
reduction OF duties so far as that re-
duction can be made consistent with
the maintenance of measure of pro
lection and shall enable the industries
of the country to live.
Republican Obligation.
'tThe time of the Chinese wall and
duties exceeding the difference between
the cost of production here and tho
cost of production abroad has passed
and we of the Republican party are
under an obligation as soon as oppor-
tunity comes TO advocate and carry
through revision of the tariff which
shall meet the present popular demand
and to which we are really pledged
Therefore, when the tariff board
shall make its report in December on
wool and cotton, expect to submit to
congress recommendations based on
their report for a revision OF both
schedules. I have already expressed my
opinion that the woolen schedule is too
high that it has prevailed for so many
years that it ought to be revised and Is
the subject Of complaint not only to
consumers but also by those who are
engaged in the industries affected. So
far as / can help it. however, no such
revision will take place unless it is
made with full knowledge of the
facts as found by an impartial inveatl-
CATION.
'tDo not the vetoes which were nee
essary to prevent such opportunist legls-
lation from becoming law. call for the
approval of state, most OF whose In
dustries might be affected inluriously
by legislation hastily and ill-consld-
cred Do not this session and its results
demonstrate that our present national
system Of business. which is based on
the principle of protection, needs for it's
reasonable continuance. the guarding
support of the Republican partyf Is it
not clear that reckless legislation of
the kind proposed in the house would
mperil our industries so that nothing
short of a most serious business de-
preston could be expected as a re-
sut7
Purpose of Extra Session.
"My calling the extra session has
been made the subject of criticism by
Republicans on the ground that 1t was
a step which would have political con-
sequences adverse TO the Republican
party. AS I was pledged to use the
best efforts I could to secure the earS
adoption and confirmation of the Can
this purpose only. and without regard to
any effect, political, or otherwise. 1t
might have.
~ venture to think, as I now look
back on the session, that although that
was not its purpose, it has Injured great
ly to the benefit of the Republican
party. because it has made plain to the
country, or at least has given to the
Republican party An opportunity to
l.: fha real
pose of the Democratic majority IN the
house and what the real motive Of the
coalition between the Democrats and
their allies in the senate is, or was.
80 sneak of the coalition in the past
tense. for apparently the alliance was
broken in reference TO the action on
the cotton bill, But whether that coal.
ition ia resumed or not. the lesson anu
significance of the extra session VIII
now have fifteen months time TO SINK
into the popular mind before the na-
tional election.
Public Will Decide.
: "The public will have ample time
calmly to consider and decide whether
they desire to put into power gentle
men leading a party who. while profess-
ing a wish for facts and information
so as to make tariff legislation as just
as possible. no sooner have the oppor'
tunitv than they adopt measures with
the old ignorance of. the facts, WITH
the same political motives and with the
same Indifference to the exact opera
ton Of the duties imposed. as they
so severely criticised IN
Others responsible for previous tarlfr
~,
ernment / venture to say, have impor-
tant public interests been dealt with
in such light. ht.hearted way, with sueh
absolute ignorance of the effect or
legislation and with such willingness 10
sacrifice business interests TO politicai
which mas lust been defeated. Under
these conditions, men of Massachusetts.
il seems TO me that the slogan. of your
marty should involve a national cry and
pot bo confined to mere state issues.