Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-15
Democrats and insurgents
Likely to Embarrass Him.
ALLIES TO FORCE HIS HAND
Combination Formed to Pass La Fol.
lette Wool Bill.
VOICE OF SENATE PROPHETS
Belief That President Will Be Con-
fronted by Measure He Will
Have to Veto.

If Senators Smoot and Crane republi-
cans, and Williams. democrat. prove trus
prophets President Taft, before the ad-
journment of Congress. will have to
solve one of the hardest problems he has
considered since lie entered the White
House. According to these three sena-
tors the Senate. through a combination
of democrats and insurgents, will pass
the La Toilette bill revising the WOOL
schedule OF the present tariff Tho
House, according to the same prophets
will agree to this bill in conference, al
though IL has already passed a wool re-
vision bill OF its own.
1t Will then be squarely up to the Presi-
dent either to veto a measure revising
the schedule that he himself called in
defensble'' or to accept one that has not
been based upon scientific Information
furnished by the tariff board which Con-
gress gave him. In many OF his later
speeches the President has declared that
he is against unscientifc and haphazard
revision OF the tariff and has indicated
that he would much prefer Congress to
wait until next December when the board
has promised to report on wool and per-
haps cotton.
The regular republicans will make an
effort to couuteract the effect OF the
movement by introducing q bill OF their
own along lines which the President can
approve. but they have little hope OF
success.
His Views Not Disclosed.
The President. his friends say. has not
informed senators in his confidence
whether or not he will veto a bin re-
vising any schedule Of the tariff. but it Is
believed that he would use the veto and
in a strong veto message explain to the
country his reasons for such action.
Senator Williams had a conference with
the President about a pardon case nut
executive offices, however. he ventured
the prediction that adjournment of
Congress will not come so easily or quick
ly as might be supposed from the Senate
agreement of yesterday. He said that II
he were in the House he would not agree
to adjournment of Congress until there
had been a vote upon the wool and farm
ers' free list bills, and also upon cotton
and campaign contributions. He would
insist upon these things. he said. He
also intimated that he regards the La
Toilette bill as the probable solution OF
the wool proposition in the Senate.
Senator's Smoot and Crane. who con-
ferred for long time with the President.
evidently upon the tariff situation in the
Senate, predicted that the La Toilette
bill will go through the Senate by a COM
bination Of democrats and insurgents.
Just what else might be done they could
not say.
Alliance Deemed Certain.
It was evident from the predictions dur
ing the day that the closing Of Congress
will see a combination Of democrats and
republicans on the tariff, and that this
combination will leave nothing undone 70
embarrass the President. It n the sva.
dent aim of this combination to force the
Presidents hand. with the expectation
that he will furnish aid and comfort to
both elements by vetoing some or tho
work Of Congress The insurgents pre-
dict that a veto of tariff reduction bill
by the President will weaken him Inn
mensely for denomination and possibly
bring about his defeat in favor OF Sem
ator La Toilette as the nominee. The La
Toilette people expect that veto from
the President will make their man 500
per cent stronger as a candidate for the
republican nomination than he is now.
The democratic logic is that II the Pres
ident vetoes a downward revision tariff
Dill ii will give them the Presidency next
year, no matter who Is nominated by the
republicans. They declare that they do
not wan. anything better than a rejection
Of a tariff bill to insure the election Of
their nominee for the presidency.
The President will therefore have
trap that has been laid for him and
reach a carefully prepared conclusion.
1t was to paint the picture Of THIS o
him that Senators Crane and Smyot
visited him today.
Retains Confidence Of People.
Despite The ptfals being framed -tr
the President by the shrewdast poll
ticians inmical to him. H. ia n
cheerful mood and continues to hear
encouraging words from parts of the
country as to the popular good Will
for him. f. E. Mullaney. president OF
the Farmers and Merchants Bank at
Hill City, Kan, writes that there has
been a tremendous change of senti-
ment in Kansas, and that thousands OF
people heretofore critics of the CHIEF
executive are approving his course on
reciprocity and other questions. h. +.
Porter of Pittsburg. Kan, writes In
the same strain. ~
At the request of the President, VII
liam H Lewis, the colored assistant at
torney general of the United States, will
go to Kansas City, Kan, on the occasion
of the meeting of the Negro National Ed
ucational Association. j. Silas Harris,
the president of the association, wished
some representative Of the administration
present.
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