The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-03
Tariff Deadlock.

dent will veto9 The Democratic lead
ers ought to ask themselves this.
There is ,olerable certainty that the
wool bill will be halted when it reaches
the White House. Warnings OF this
sort are coming to the Democrats in
both branches of congress, but prcbab-
" they will not be needed. To-morr-
ow the House is to act on the La Foil
cite WOO, compromise which the sen
ate passed few days ago, and the
House will probably insist on passing
its own bill, which the Senate side
tracked. In that case conference
will take place, and some measure
may be agreed upon and sent to the
president. But no president elected
by the Republican party would be
likely to sign any tariff measure passed
in the spirit shown tv the Democrats
and their insurgent allies in this session.
II there should be a compromise be-
tween the Underwood bill and the La
Toilette compromise it would mean
further cut of duties, and this would
be more Objectionable to Republican
president than the measure would be
in its present shape.
Yet the Democrats are going right
ahead in their work Of miscellaneous
aud i'll considered tariff reduction.
The cotton bill will pass the House in
a few days, and the Democrats of that
chamber may insist that the Senate act
upon it before adjournment. AS an
adjournment can not be had until both
branches agree to it, the House will
have club in its hands which may be
effective The free list bill will be
acted on by the Senate this week, and
it may be passed by the same coal
it;on which passed the pool bill in that
chamber. 1t is safe to say that veto
for the free list bill will come prompt
iyif the bill reaches the president.
The cotton bill is to make a step out
in duties. Even from the revenue
viewpoint these measures are objec-
tionable. Through reciprocity, which |
will probably be accepted by Canada
the United States will lose some rev.
enue. The loss would be much lar
ger through either the wool or the free
list bills. Adding the loss by these
measures and by the cotton bill the
drain on the treasury would be con-
siderable. It is true that the Demo
Gratis count on bringing an increase in
importations though their tariff cuts
but the free list would be a dead loss
which could not be replaced.
Possibly some tariff legislation may
be had in the regular session. A re
port from the tariff Board on the the
wool schedule is promised for the
hrst week in December. That would
be early enough to permit bill to be
framed by the Ways and Means Com
mlttee before the holiday recess, pro-
vlding the recommendations of the
board should concide with Democratic
Ideas rega ding the extent of the re-
garding the extent of the in duties. !
Inc chances are, however,. that the
democrats will not be enamored of 'he
report when they see it. The board
is nonpartisan and nonsectional. It
views the field as a whole and takes
'ne interest OF the producer of raw ma
'enals, the manufacturer and the con-
Sumer in mind. 1t also considers the
state OF foreign marke' in its bearing
On American conditions. Thus diff
CUT task has been set before the board
Its members are experts in their field
ana they have the aid of men conver-
'Sos with the different phases of their
subject. 1t rs expected that the re-
pofl which will be presented will be as
ael scientific correctness as is posi-
in tne brief time which has been be-
slowed on the investigation. The
present plan for the president to send
he report to Congress with a recon-
"snaatlon that bill based upon it be
famed and passed. But the situation
t<cly to offer some difficulties. There