The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-24
DEMOCRATS ARE
metaphysical
his PROGRlN llD DOWN
Leaders Promptly Declare They VIII
Pay NO Attention Schedules WIN
BE Taken Up for Revision in Order
Of Concern to rsople--Tsft VIII
Oppose Revision.

Oppose Revision.
Washington, March 2s.--Demo-
Gratis are today declaring themselves
| pleased half to death over the tsrin
ultimatpm which President Taft has
put up to them.
The president has allowed It to be
known that he doesn't want any
tariff schedules revised until II can
be done In the light Of Investigation
BY the tariff commission.
| Also. he wants . new tariff COM
mission. So he proposes:
| Presidents Program.
To insist on Canadian reciprocity
passing 1t once.
On tariR revision waiting till the
commission ives . basis.
! On vetoing bills passed without
the illumination Of the commissions
report.
On q new tariff commission bill
being passed by the extra session.
On early adjournment after this ID
accomplished.
On having even the wool schedule
wait till December. when the COM
mission ID to report on II.
Democrats are interested, but In
no wise convinced. They don't in
tend TO adopt the presidents pro-
gram. They doubt II the president
will himself stand by II. when he
hears the country's opinion about Il.
They declare that, n the president
does stand by It, II will put an end To
all uncertainty about the presidential
election.
And there il republican eonnrma-
tion Of this view. A western repub-
lican congressman said this morning:
Il should say that II the president
stands by that program. my state
would be likely 10 elect a solidly
democratic congressional delegation
two years hence. II puts the whole
situation In tine hands Of the demo
crats'
Democrats Win Disregard.
Democratic leaders we're prompt
In declaring that they would pay nc
attention to the white house plan
They will take up FIRST the wool
schedule. then cotton. after that. the
others affecting commonly used
necessaries of life. IN the order in
which II may be decided they are
most important. That order has moi
been determined N yet. The list
however. VIA include steel. lumber
sugar and probably some others
With the president undertaking "a
veto revision measures that are pass
ed without information from the
Itarin commission. the democrats
calculate that they can put him IN
the position OF opposing the revision
OF xbout everything In which tbs
country II most interested.
On that issue they are ready and
anxious to 20 TO the country IN ths
next presidential campaign
How many years would n re-
qnire," demanded one OF them. "foI
. tarffT commission 10 investigate .
fair measure OF tariff reform. AZ The
rate the wool schedule inquiry hsl
takeng I observe that the president
assumes that he ordered the board
70 report on wool in December: bul
the fact IN that Senator cuIberSor
did that. He offered an amendment
TO require reports on wool. cotton
steel and sugar: Il was beaten. Thcf
he modified Il TO leave out sugar
and again II failed. The he left ou'
all but wool, and Il carried. II Il
now part OF the Law. written into the
law which reports for the tariff
board"
Whether the democratic house vii
pass q tariff commission bill is re
gsrded a. a very close question. The
feeling that a new tarif commission
Ia 10 be made an excuse for lonl
delays about rcsision, In ssinInI
ground among democrats. and ever
among some repu. leans who hsy'
been strongly IN favor OF a bettel
law.
Taft VIII Oppose Revision.
President Taft will oppose any re
vision OF the tariff without FIRST se
curing a report from the tsriff boar,
and any action OF the democrats viii
the aid OF the insursent republican
during the extra session, towar'
downward revision OF the textile
schedules, will be threatened with
veto.
This IL the inevitable conclusion
from the Information which the pres
ident has allowed 10 become known
He wants the extra session 20 taxi
! mp reciprocity nrst. the pcrmsnen
I establishment OF the tsrin board sec
) ond. and then q speedy adjournment