The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
AS TO TARIFF REVISION.

From the Chicago News.
1t is desirable that this matter of wise tariff re.
vision be settled while public attention is focused
upon it and while Garing abuses of the old method
are fresh in the peoples minds
From the Youngstown Telegram.
Now Payne. Aldrich. and the standpatters an
| ready to pass a tariff commission law. They prom
ise that it will be satisfactory to themselves and
to President Taft. 1t remains to be seen whether
| it will also he satisfactory to the country.
| From the Denver Republican.
The important question is that Of revising the
| tariff schedule by schedule. We're this under
taken quietly and without a great flourish Of 1um
years without serious disturbance to business.
From the Providence Journal.
Doubtless a commission would secure less biased
, testimony. But with Congress alone able to take
| action that would not much matter. About
| the best result Of the plan would be the
greater difficulty Of putting ''jokers into a tariff
| bill.
From the Boston Post
The question Of permanent tariff commissior
enters into consideration. Of cpurse and this plar
| is upheld By probably q majority Of the members
| Its adoption depends upon confidence in the char
| acter and the impartiality Of the membership d
| such a commission.
| From the Cleveland Leader.
poll indicates that . genuine tariff commission
bill can pas the Housc. The hope is strong tia,
the Senate may be forced to accept it The out
look is promising that Congress will accomplish thi.
great work Of taking the tariff Of politics anc
| placing it on = strictly business basis
From the Springfield Union.
Norman H Whites pamphlet .'FartS." meet,
definite need. The people have a night to know
the truth regarding Senator Lodges record on tn,
Payne Aldrich tariff bill Plain justice to tho Sen
ator himself requires that the facts be presented
Gov.-elect Foss pretended to states the facts. bu
his statements were largely Misrepresentation.
From the Philadelphia Record
! While the Democrats in Corgress arc earnestl.
| considering the formation Of the new Committe
of Ways and Means. with . view to tariff revision
| the reconstruction of the Senate Committee o
Finance is Of little less importance for tho sam.
| reason. With the House it Is . question of con
| struction and with the Senate Of reconstruction
The difficulty Of tho Sen2tes task will be con
| oeived when it is seen that of the nine Repub
lican members Of the Finance Committee Sena
tors Aldrich. BUrows. Hale. and Flint will no
| be in the next Congress.
/ From the Journal Of Commerce.
| The bill which Representative Lonsworth is sait
to have prepared for tariff commission illustrate
the danger Of having any political majority il
Congress provide for that method Of dealing witt
the tariff question. 1t would be "bipartisan'
commission Of five members. not more than thre
| Of whom would be Of 1.-The same political faith.
It is suggested IS an alternative that the wor
be turned over to tariff bureau under a singh
| That would be loss onesided. So long as tn
administration is devoted to a certain tariff pol
icy its bureaus would work for the support an
not fer the reform of that policy