The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-29
IN TOO MUCH HA STE,

The Democrats o! the House of Rep.
rcscutatiVcs arc in too much of hurry
with their metal tariff revision bill.
They are too arbitrary about IT, also;
for il was clearly unfair 10 choke off
the amendments proposed, especially to
the lead and 2iDc items That sort
of arbitrary work is not good in the
framing of tariff bills; shat is the sort
of work that brought tho tariff bill
of 1909 into disrepute and caused the
country 90 repudate it The stand
patters in both houses of Congress ~
the extra session Of 1909 which passed
this repuliated bill, would not listen
TO reason. They declined 70 get any
scientific or accurate information either
about She tariffs. the markets, or the
difference in the cost Of production be
tween this country and other countries.
They refused all enlightenment. and
passed a bill which WINS not only an.
afrliction TO the country. but "A direc..
population OF the pledges of the party
which had TO stand sponsor for that
hunko law.
And NOW the Democratic House of
Representatives is proceeding in lust
that blind, Gatuous way 10 amend the
metal schedules without having any in
formation, any scientific reports or tos-
timonv, any real idea of the facts or
principles involved in ..bc changes which
il makes. In short, this Democratic
House rs passing metal revision in
precisely the same ignorant, stupid, and
reprchcnsiblc way that tho Republican
standpatters passed the present law in
1909. The repudis.ion by the country
Of that vicious law was rcpudiation
not only Of the terms Of the law itself,
but Of the methods whereby il was
passed. The people Of this country have
passed bevond the stage when they are
blind TO what Us going on. When they
see tariff law enacted without any
regard Whatever TO effects, and with.
out any effort TO get the knowledge
necessary TO pass Just AMI fair tariff
law. they rebel, and they will rebel
against this Democratic yiciousness lust
as stnrdIlY and as generally ms they
rcbellcd against the standpat vicious.
ness,
Back of all that. however. we find
a Republican Senate confronting this
Democratic House, and not in the least
likely 60 conform 10 its lead. The Sen. |
ate will certainly amend this vicious
House bill, and viii amend il in the
very particulars in which the Hopse
refused to do the fair thing in its pro |
trscted session on Saturday. Indeed. |
the Senate may become so lisgustod |
with the whole matter as to refuse to !
pass any tariff bill at all
But. IN case the two houses should !
2 gree on any revision OF the metal |
schedules. the President stands ready.
and is reported in the dispatches as de.
termined, TO veto any bill of the kind !
lie has laid down plainly and soljdly |
his attitude on he question OF tariff
revision. He VIII have the revision
made on scientific lines. on tho advice |
Vt experts who know what they are l
talking about. and not BY ignorant dem. |
sgogues for political purposes For the n
irst time ~ the history Of the country Il
sc have President who Is determined Il
o have trriH law framed on scien.
i6e and practical lines; not a revision Il
made nj hophszard and for the purpose
II political advantage IL i, well that
yc have this. aud il J. well that the
'onntTN has the assurance that the
resident will veto such an abortive II
measure a. this passed bv tho House.
he Tariff Board has made no report
'pou the metal scheiules President
Iait dee larcs that he will not sign
nv tarir bin that is not based Ipon
ne recommendations of The Tariff
3oard. The clear duty Of Congress.
therefore,, -. IL II j. in earnest in
cyising the tariff law. TO proceed 10
he revision Of the wool and cotton |.
ehedules. upon which the Tariff Board
as reported. II it refuses 10 do this.
t. work viii be abortive, and the
resident will be fully justified bv the
American people in adhering 10 his
purpose 20 veto this metal !
evasion stupidity. az well az anv other .
egislsiion NOT approved hy the ex