The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-01
COMING ON SENSE Ms IEIODS
INREVISIO N Oh THE q lAIlL
Are Advocated By president
Taft as against Hap
hazard Ways
POINTS OUT REAs oNs
Why the Tariff Board Should
Not Be Done Away with
BY CONGRESS.

/ by Congress.
NEW YORK. Mar 4 resitlens
Taft has given an authorized inter
view on tarift- making u en-
titled Common Sense W. Haphaz
ard Methods. ana appears n the
current issue OF the outiooA
Twas secured by special fepresent
tive of the Outlook. and IS in part
as follows:
Not that 4 wish TO see the arili
question made the mere foolish o
politics. President TAFT explained
I've have had too much OF that d
ready But should like q haso
the people Of the. United States
pass their deliberate judgment on
the issue as 1t has been made fp
within the last year the difference
between the common sense way
and the haphazatd way OF making
tariff law. As you know, am
believer in the Republican policy Of
Iprotection I want to see It con-
tinued; but d also want to see DIR
party strengthen It by giving Il an
underpinning which can not be
swept away by the first passing food
of popular sentiment
'iAnd this purpose could be ac.
complished--how?D I asked.
First, by fixing the rate at AZ
ures not dictated by group Of dor
nestle producers for their own en-
richment, and granted in eYchan Sc
for party support, but based on the
difference between the cost Of pros
duction here and the cost Of prodiic-
ltion abroad, ascertained BY means
which preclude ali doubt Of the sub
stantial accuracy ofthe calcuIati onss
Second, by establlshing on per-
manent foundation the ma iiineEy
for collecting the data Of cost go
that 1t can be in continuo ns opera
tion and It's work ever more ana
more easily done. This machine
need not tell you, should be
charge OF tariff Commission or
board, corresponding in genera
way with the non-partisan tariit
board we now have.
"a good many persons evidently e
mink that the whole purpose Of 2
tarjff board is to collect material
for a single tariif bill or series q
bills: and, not unnaturally, those
Who wish to see the government
economically administered question
the wisdom of spending 80 MUCH
money and employing 50 many eAs
merits for the preparation Of the tar.
N legislation Of 1912, In view g
the possibility that all this Tork
NAV be torn up and done over g
soor MS a new set of hands takes
charge of our public affairs now
II is just such contingency ma
tho tariff board is designed 70 ayosa
The collection of data TO guide TINS
years legislation is only 2
step From now on, Il consFss
consents to prolong its existence tae
tsT,F board viii continue coilecaag
data through the channels it has ~
ready opened, and with the aid =
men trained in their duties,
alter reviewing the work Of sns
hoard at considerable Length the ~ 2
q III IT,
terview continues:
ITO turn to the broad queatlo9,ot
tariff revision, you are mot ol--
heartcned by what some critics sss
about the danger of keeping tas
country in perpetual ferrnens e
nervous apprehension resafatA
coming changes2"
NOTHING could do more TO pre-
vent such Torment than the yeEyfs3
Man we are now considering ign-
erto. we have seen the whole tarln
structure torn to pieces and repelas
whenever there has been c1anss
Of parties in control at Yasnin ss9ns
and even sometimes when the same
marty has remained responsible but
the personnel Of the gro u con-
tmand has changed sucn oye =.
lings are always accompanied by =
more or less violent conyulsion g
business, followed by a state p
stagnation protracted through ~
whole pcriod while the outeohls
continues at all in doubt The nss
hi Is talked about for q long time
before It is framed; there are
tended hearings in committees ale
afterward series Of secret ses -
behind barred doors and declares
At some length on the door Of Cor
cross. and after all Of these there e