Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-07
SUGAR TARIFF
HAS MANY Strong
FRIENDS READY
By G.. S. ALBERT


Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
WASHINGTON. d G.. Nov. %
The announcement by PreSident-elect
Wilson that be will convene the Sixty
third Congress in extraordinary ses.
sion not later than April - has given
due and formal notice 10 Big Business
the reactiOnaries and those Ohio adj
vOcate a tariff for revenue only. All
! the different factions are now prepar-
/ ing for the bitter struggle that will
consume a greater portion of next
summer
| 1t is believed that Governor Wilson
made his declaration against his bet
ter judgment and firm convictions. 1t
is known that he did not favor 4
wholesale Strengthening of the tariff
A majority of the Democratic leaders
urged him to take the step. A vast
majority of the people were obsessed
with the idea that the cost of living
would be lessened. He really had no
alternative except disaster at the out
set or an extraordinary session. He
considered it preferable that Big Bus
mess should know the worst and the
people the best at the earliest pos
sible day
Two Splits Certain.
1t has already become apparent
that the Democrats. in Congress will
split over two important tariff stheG-
| ules. These are sugar and cotton
Removal of protective rates will ruin
the cottonspinning INDUSTRY. which
| has grown to immense proportions
! throughout the south. Any material
charge in the duties on refined sugar
will ruin the planters of Louisiana
and place that state hereafter in the
Republican column. Several south
ern Democrats sympathize with the
people of Louisiana and will not vote
| for any sweeping reduction in sugar
duties. 1t seems certain there will be
a sufficient number of defections to
prevent any radical changes.
The real conservative leaders among
the Progressive Republicans are bus
lily engaged in seeking to arrange for
the reorganization of the Republican
party. They propose to give it Pro
gressive twist and flavor, thereby
bringing in all the old line element
and reuniting the warning factions
Following a conference in Des
Moines between Senators Cummins
and Kenyon, of Iowa, and Governor
Hadley, of Missouri, an invitation has
been extended by Mr.. Cummins for a
large number of prominent men to
meet him here soon after the assemb-
ling of Congress. Included among
those invited are former Senator Mar
ion Butler, of North Carolina, who
served as a Populist, and others who
have been for years wandering in
strange pastures. '.-
1t is asserted that by uniting al.
these various factions, and giving o
brand new name to the reunited party;
the Solid South would at last be
broken. 1t is said North Carolina
would Immediately sweep into the new
organization, possibly followed by
Louisiana and one or two other States,
naturally including Tennessee, which
now has Republican governor.
Smoot Reads Riot Act
1t remained for Senator Smoot, of
Utah, to read the riot act to the tEi.
umphant Democrats. In giving his
views regarding the future, he said:
The Democrats can't carry out the
promises they have made in the cam
paign without bringing about an in
dustrial revolution.
with the responsibility upon them,
/ do not believe the Democrats are
going to be as radical as their prom
ises have been. But as surely as they
do, they will bring about an industrial
revolution.
The country is protection cOun-
try. Even tie last election, which re-
suited in a victory for Mr.. Wilson,
showed that. He and the Democratic
tariff principles received only a mi
rority vote, even a less vote than Mr..
Bryan received four years ago.
"The attitude an actions OF the Re.
publicans in the Senate will, think,
be practically the same as they have
been during the last two sessions,
when the Democrats have had ma
jorlty IN the House. They will con-
tinue to fight for protective tariff and
other Republican principles.
The Republican party will certain
ly live: there is no doubt about thai.
Republicans will get together as they
have gotten together in the past
The returns from the election
show, | think conclusiVely, that with
either Taft or Roosevelt as the Re-
publican nominee and no third party
the Republicans would have won hands
down. Wilson received only a mi
hOrity of the votes. And look at the
thousands of Republican votes he re-
ceived, just to make the election over
Roosevelt sure. | have received hun.
dreds Of letters in which Republicans
said they would vote for Wilson for
that reason.