The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
ton bill is reported to the Committee
Mr.. Crumpacker said:

q oaut"o0 NoheioSo anu ehc Souudy |
upon the fret opportunity In the his.
tory of Federal legislation to enact
a tariff law formed Strictly upon the
commission method OF collecting in.
formation respecting Industrial CO.
ditions here and foreign countries.
The bill offered by the minority
members of the Ways and Means
COMMITTEE is the first real bust
ness tariff measure that was ever |
submitted to Congress for consider |
alton. II is framed in such a fash
ion that the duties shall only cover !
the difference in the cost of produc-
ing wool and wooden fabrics here and
abroad, thereby affording adequate
protection to American producers
and prohibiting the increase of prices
by monopolistic combinations to a
point not justified by the cost Of pro-
duction at home. This is in strict
conformity with the standard of pro-
lection fixed in the Republican nat
ional platfrom in 1908. The report
submitted by the majority members
of the Ways and Means Committee,
in support of the bill they suppose,
declares that the people at the gen.
eral election in 1910 repudiated the
policy of protection and gave an I'M
mistakable Endorsement Of the Demo
cratic policy of tariff for revenue on
ly. That Interpretation OF the result
of the election in 1910 will not bear
the test of historical analysis. The
only time since the Civil War that
the people of the United States at
a general election abandoned the Re
publican tariff policy and accepted
the Democratic Party was In 1897,
and that abandonment was temper
airy only, for in 1896, by unprecedent-
ed majority, the voters returned the
Republican Party to power and gave
is tariff policy an unqualified In
dorsement
In 1908 the Republican Party In
it's national platform specifically re-
affiremd the doctrine Of protection
and fixed the standard of duties to
be imposed upon competitive COM
modities. The platform declared
that the incoming administration
should revise the tariff in accordance
with that standard at special SEES
sion of Congress Immediately follow
ing the immigration of President lait
No tariff board or commission mad
been provided to collect information
respecting industrial conditions mere
and in foreign countries so that Con
press might be able to measure the
duties according to that stahuaro
with practical certainty.
President Taft had no discretion
hut to call Congress together IN ope
dience to the pledge of the party
which elected him to the PRESIDENCY
and to recommend an immediate re
vision of the tariff schedules. con
gross was compiled to undertake tina
work under the old method OF tarii
ravision II supplied itself with M
information that was available AM
enacted the Payne tariff law. ina
law was a disappointment to man.
people throughout the country pnt
was impossible under the existing
circumstances and with the materla
at hand to have made tarin Ina
would have satified the country EA
President Roosevelt in speech In IN
Northwest few days ago, Guote
from n speech he made in 1910 favor
ing the commission method OF tari'
revision. The quotation is as 10
lows:
AS n means toward the attainment
of the end in view we nave as ye
revised nothing in any way 30 e
fectiye as tariff commission. Ther
should be a commission OF weilpai
experts, men who should not rel
resent any special interest or indus
try, who should be masters OF the'
subjects, men of the very highe'
character, who should approach ID
matter with absolute disregard OF e.
cry outside consideration
If it had occurred tothet mind
the distinguished ex-President as ca
" as 1906 that commission wa
necessary for the proper revision
the tariff, and if he had used his COZ
handing influence toward securin
the creation of such a commission OF
would doubtless have been create
and Congress, when it ment in spe
ial session in March, 1903, would ma
hoan eunnlied with trustworthy ]