Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
THREE VIEWS on TARIFF
REVISION.

The New York World has started a
for an immediate revision of
the tariff, claiming that the election of
a Democratic majority in the House of
Representatives was a peremptory de-
mand from the people for prompt ac-
ton along this line. The World insists
that special session of Congress
should be called at the expiration of
the regular session March /, and re-
vision not deferred until next Decem-
Der. 1t does not find all of those con-
tributing to its symposium of one
mind With it, however, many believing
that precipitate action by a Congress
many of whose members are new and
unacquainted with tariff subtleties
would be decidedly inimical to the i'm
mediate general welfare. Here are
three sample replies printed by the
World:
No. The effect of a haphazard at
tempt at revision, sch as this would
be necessarily, could only be disturb
ahce and confusion. No one of the five
important schedules can be remodeIled
lntelllgently without consideration of
Its relationship to the other. Let the
Democratic members of the Ways and
Means Committee of the SiXty-second
congress prepare a carefully consider
ed measure for submission in Decem-
| Der. There is none too much time if
they do their work thoroughly. Peck
ing at the tariff in March would net re-
| duce the cost of living, but would cur
tail incomes and the wages of working
men. This is a case of the less haste
the greater speed.
GEORGE HARVEY,
Editor of Harper's Weekly and the
North American Review.
have not made up my mind what
think would be the wisest procedure
for the Republicans in regard to the
tariff OF course if a special session
should mean really just tariff j
would strengthen the party, but | car
see no reason to believe it would haY,
that meaning. Whatever party is be
ing considered, l think the importan
thing is to revise those schedules
which are manifestly for the welfare o
special interests, rather than for thu
welfare of the whole people; to reyis,
schedule by schedule, without deals
and to put the time for the revision t.
take effect far enough ahead for bust
mess to adjust itself
NORMAN IAPGOOD,
Editor of Golfers Weekly.
Call a special session fCongress il
March ito reform the tariff and reduc,
the cost of living?" Certainly not.
In the first place. the tariff ha
mighty little to do with the cost of liv
ing. Hides have been placed on tn
free list, and the price of shoes is high
er than ever. Iron ore is down almos
to the duty vanishing point. Has j
made the slightest difference in tn
price Of iron and steel productions?
In the second place, a general tarii
revision is always disastrous to tn
business of the entire country Call
session in March and set Congress a
work holding public hearings an
slashing away all along the line, an
you call halt upon industry Genera
revisions are barbarious. This coun
try should never be subjected to anoth
err of them.
Therefore, President Taft would b
fully justified in leaving off tariff mat
ters to the regular session of Decembe
next. And he is entirely right when h
insists that in future all revision
/; should be made one schedule or sub
ject at time and based upon report
of Tariff Board of Tariff Commission
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.