Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-04
WEST WANTS SOME
KIND Of TARIFF
REVISION SAYS
TRIBUNE
Chicago Paper Sends Out In
quiries and Tabulates Re.
plies But Results Are Hard
TO Arrive at.
ONE NEBRASKAN HAD
NINETEEN CHANGES

chicago, aug i-RCNlSiOn OF the
Payne Nldrich tariff is demanded boy
the west
That Is demonstrated by tho re-
spunses of more than 1000 editors ia
20 statcst from ohio So California. 90
questions sent out hy the Chicago
Tribune. An overwhelming majority
of those who answered Expressed
themselves IN FAVOR of general re-
vision oi the tariff Maay more
went on record as fnvoring u revision
"schcdulo by schedule" ur "hy q tar
iff commission Another group oh-
icrtod Go q general revision" or to
any revision at This time. but point
cd out specific things they felt should
be- changed
Loss than onc-siXth of those who
answered stood pat Oh the present
law.
The questions were sent oJt In the
shap" of a printed ballot bearing the
following questions
Are Nou in favor of general re-
vision OF The tariff
what articles DO you think should
be- on the free list
OF the 10000 npwspapors which
received ballots, also responded.
The following IL the result ~ tbs
poll For equal revision. e.S3s.
against equal revision. GSa. for re-
vision by the tariff commission. 34S;
qualified replies, 3I9. This table
shows that 2.SjN voted Eyes" aud SIS
voted mo Others. GG1 In number.
qualified their answers su that they
could not be- placed definitely In
either of the first two classes
More fhan half OF this number.
however. fen naturally Tito "A certain
definite classification and might be-
known ~ schedule by schedule" re-
visioulsts, or "mriff commission" nee
Visionists.
The remaining 31g qualified their
answers boo such q way us 10 indicate
they were not in favor ot general
revision az present hut either init
mated or specifically indicated their
belief thar some changes should Do,
made la the Payne-Aldrich schedules
tyne of tgo answers placed la tho
fourth classification Is found Boa that
of d Nebraska editor who replied
mo- Go general revision aud answer
cd thu other question as fplloWa
fN'"N"t ~ ANiNA Ai TO- NhhNAif rhilt nun
steel, coal. OIL wire. glaSs. paper.
hunbrr, leather shoes. cotton fabrics.
agricultural Implements, ships tu.
tinwarc About 30 per cont r,du,-
tion on wool
Another Npc ot answer which 10
was felt should nos 20 under either
yes or no" was the following
Yes, by "a Republican cougr,ss
other answers iu this elias, w,rs
"Not until the next regular session
no congress might rc,ls, 10 uu-
ward instead of downward
Moderately
az general proposition, 100 ms
opinion. a higher tariff has meant
greater prosperity WHY don't
know Yet IN principle / think "a
high tariff wronE. The matter should
be- taken out of politics"
~ believe IN a protective urlff.
hut, like most persons. know nothing
about a."
such answers as these went to
nhkc up the $40 answers in the
fourth class.
II is notable that I'm every state cX.
cent Wyoming those flatlN Ia favor OF
q general revision OF the tarlff not
onyl outnumhered thogo flaUy oppos-
ga from 2 To ! Ia 10 10 |, but they
outnumbcrod the combined forces OF
those unquallfiodly opposed ANA those
who limited their opposition or aS-
sent.