The copper era., 1911-11-10
THEY ASK TOO MUCH
"lNsURGENT" REPUBLICANS AP.
 PEAR ASSUMPTIONS
Democratic Votes Should Put Through the Wool Schedules, Regardless of Sentiment of the Party
 in the Minority.

Of course, the Smoot wool bill will
 receive no consideration from the Democrats of the senate. It provides
 for higher duties on woolens than are
 provided for in the La Toilette bilIJ
 and, of course, higher than those in 1 the Democratic bill. Though there
 are reductions, they are not consider | able, and the old specific, compensa- ] tory taxes are retained. The. bill is | chiefly interesting as indicating that
 even Senator Shoot seems to have
 learned that the present wool tariff. which he helped to put through only
 two years ago, will no longer do. The La Toilette bill is, of course,
 better than the Shoot bill, but it does
 not go as far as the Democratic bill. As this latter is open to criticism on, the score of it's conservative charac- ter, it is hard to see why the Demo
 crats should make any further con-
 sessions. Their bill was prepared
 with the idea that it might go through
 with the help of the votes of those Re publicans who really desired tariff re- duction. It is, therefore, a compro- mise measure offered by men who proved by their adoption of it that they sincerely wished for some action at this session. How much further ought they to be expected to go in sacrificing party principles for the sake of Republican votes?
 It seems to us that the country has B right to demand some concessions from the insurgents. The Democratic bill is not radical, and was not in tended to be radical. It was passed by the house, the body in which this sort of legislation ought to originate It is now backed by practically the solid Democratic strength of the sen ate. Yet a few Republicans are in- sisting on their right to impose their will on the Democrats, and to ask a heavily Democratic house of repre- sentatives to repudiate their own bill and to substitute therefor a bill pre- pared by a few Republican senators. And the bill is more protective than the Democratic measure which is it. self thought by many Democrats to be too protective.
 We fully appreciate the importance of getting something done, but 1t should be remembered that any re- vision of the wool schedule now will be pleaded in bar of further revision In the near future. Those attempting 1t will be assailed with the old cry against tinkering with. the tariff- Therefore, the Democrats should go as far as they can at this session A good deal has been yielded already. We suggest that 1t might be well to put the responsibility for defeating the very moderate measure of reform that is proposed directly up to the in- They have fought reef procity determinedly, largely on the ground that it was not fair to tho farmers. Will they care, after the agreement Is adopted. to defeat the two bills that are designed to meet their own objections? This Is doubtful The Democrats have made a very fair and honest bid for Insurgent support. The bid should be accepted, and with gratitude. The house bill Is the best of the three, and It ought to pass and become a law Indianapolis News.
 For ConsIderauon.
 Considering that the steel interests have usually fixed the tariff duties to suit themselves, why should Judge Gary not be satisfied as 1t Is instead of suggesting that the government also fix prices for its products. Sup pose a government were, under the Gary system, to guarantee the steel trust lower prices than 1t favored would the steel trust punish the gov