Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-09-13
TARIFF NEXT WINTER
SITUATION SEEMS TO PROMISE
PRETTY STRUGGLE.
Eyes Of the Country Will Be on Mem
bers Of Both Parties When Cues
ton Of Protection Is
Taken Up.

Wnat VIII be the tariff situation
next winter. and what will congress
at the regular session do about it?
Present prospects favor Sir Wilfrid
Laurfer in his appeal to the Canadian
electorate on the reciprocity pact, and
III he Is successful the pact will be
promptly ratified by the new govern
ment early In November. In that
event so much OF our tariff question
Will have been settled But IL Sir
Wilfrid loses; II the pronouncement
Is against reciprocity. then Presid ent
Tafts work will go for nothing. and
the matters embraced in the pact will
enter In some form into our general
scheme Of tariff revision.
IL the wool bill is vetoed. or the
Two houses OF congress fail in con-
ference to agree upon a compromise.
such result will send the wool sched-
ule over to the regular session, when
the president will recommend action
based upon the report he will by that
time have received from the tariff
board showing the cost of the produc.
ton Of wooden stuffs at home and
abroad
Likewise II the cotton schedule is
vetoed. or fails In conference. and
likewise II other schedules fail.
The tariff question. then, is going
TO be a hummer at the regular SEES
sion. come what may. now or mean
time. II cannot be avoided. The
Payne law is on the books, under the
denunciation of the Democratic lead
ers without exception. and under the
condemnation of the voters as ex-
pressed at the polls last November.
The country has instructed for fur
ther tariff revision. and the president
Is not seeking to delay the work long
er than he thinks is necessary to pro-
coed safely and intelligently. He can
not be convicted of playing politics.
because the record of congress at the
regular session. on the tariff as on
other questions, viii enter into the
presidential campaign.
III the Democrats reject the figures
and suggestions OF the tariff board
as then presented. upon whom and
what VIII they depend for the ma
terial to guide them in the prepare
ton Of their new measures? The
sources OF the Information they have
/ recently been utilizing are not known
except to themselves The wool bill
the farmers free list bill and the cot.
| ton bill were all framed I'm secret
The Republican members OF the WAYS
| and means committee were not called
In until the work in each instance
was completed. and then only for the
! purpose Of receiving formal notice OF
| what the Democratic members had
/ done.
The president may not accent as
conclusive what Is submitted to him
by the tariff board. but may consult
with business men and manufacturers
| before making his recommendations
| to congress. That will be his priv.
ilege. and almost his duty. But the
| boards work will be the basis OF his
study Of the schedules he takes M.
and the Democrats will have to BIO
well prepared TO meet him And when
the Issue IS Joined between the presi-
| dent and congressman protection
/ versus free trade. but how much pro-
| lection is necessary 10 keep M the
| American end Of thines-we shall wit.
ness very pretty struggle.