Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-28

passage. although supported b. all the
gentlemen who were prominent in the
passage OF this wooden bill
still that same congress gave me money
enough to create a board to do the same
work. 1t Is a board Of exactly the same
-erscnnel as that which the tariff COM
mission would have had. for on II l have
put two republicans and three democrats
ard made It q ncnpsrtssn board in the
sense that the tariff commission bill re
qu,ree II is a board tina: in every re-
spect IN the same as the statutory tariff
commission. except that It Is not perma-
nent and has not the power to summon
witnesses, and this It finds Unnecessary
because It can secure all the Information
i nce6s without doing 80.
veto of wool Bill Right.
1t IL The same beard which Messrs
Clark and Underwood and Senator la FOL
lette and his associates we're demanding
! submit that the congressional history OF
this legislation. taken With the previous
inconsistent position o. NJ. Underwood
and Mr.. CLARK Mr. La Follstte and his
associates. is enough 10 show why the WOO
bill ought not to have been signed and
is enough TO convince the people Of thif
commonwealth that the party in powe:
IN the lower house, and the combination
which was temporarily In power In the
upper house ought not 10 receive from
them a vote of confidence.
The other two revenue measures were
really impromptG and were so loosely
drawn that to have put them ON the statut,
books would have been a serious reflection
on the congress resPons BILE for them
They would have produced the utmost
confusion In the collection OF the revenues
would have made very difficult changes
In the rates from those which the author,
Of the bill Intended and certainly we're moi
measures many congressman would have
been will.aE TO be responsible for, IL they
had been framed with bona f!de purpes,
or expectation OF making them into law.
They were plainly measures made to
appeal TO a supposed popular desire and
with the hope that by the veto which they
had every reason 20 expect they might
invite popular hostility toward the execu-
tive and the party of which he was the
head. These are the simple facts in re-
sPegt to the tariff legislation attempted n
the house and in the senate
Il am here to speak the truth as nearly
as ] can ] recognize the general demand
throughout the country for reduction oil
duties 20 far as that reduction can be made
consistent with the maintenance Of a meas
ure OF protection that shall enable the in.
dustries Of the country TO live.
Time for Revision Here.
The time OF the Chinese wall and duties
exceeding the difference between the cos
Of production here and the cost Of produc-
ton abroad has passed and we OF the re-
publican party are under an obligation as
soon ss opportunity comes 10 advocate and
carry through a revision of<he tariff which
shah meet the present popular demand and
TO which we are really pledged
Therefore. when the tariff board cha,
make it's report IN December on wool RnC
cotton, / expect TO submit to cSREresI
Recommendations based On their report To-
a revision of both schedules. l have al
ready expressed by opinion that the woolei
schedule IL too high, that II has prevailed
Tor SO many years that Il ought to be re
vissd. and IL the subject OF complaint. no
only by consumers. but also by those VIII
are engaged in the industries affected. 81
far as ! can help It, however, no such re
Vis:sn will take place unless II is mad,
with full knowledge Of the facts as foun
by an impartial investigation.
MY calling the extra sGBsion has beef
made the subject Of criticism by republican
on the srouRd that Il was a step whic
would have pslicitsl consequences Rdvers
to the republican party, As ! was pledge
l to use the best efforts could TO secure tn
early adoption and confirmation OF tn
Canadian rsPipFoeity treaty. | called It 10
this purpose only and without any regar
to any effect, political or otherwise.
might have.
Il venture 10 think, as / nov look bac
on the session, that although that was nc
its purpose, Il has Injured BTeatly to IN
benefit Of the republican party. because
has made plain to the country, or at leai
has given to the republican party an OF
poFtuEity 10 make plain TO the country n
real purpose Of the democratic majority /
the house Of representatives and what tn
real motive Of the coalition between II
democrats and their allies In the senate 4
OF was.
Never In the history OF the government
/ venture to say, have important public ir
tsrssts been dealt with In such q IlEh
hearted way, with such absolute lEnerAnC
Of the effect of legislation and with sue
willingness to sacrifice business interest
to political eKigeneies as in the preser
legislation which has just been dsfeate
Under these conditions men of hassachI
sets, it seems to me that the slogan
your party should involve . national O