The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-08-07
To- GO EASY ON
TARIFF REVISION
But Make the Reduction
Thorough,
ADVICE OF GOVERNOR WILSON
Is Against Cut at One SwOop
-FayOrs Gradual Chcp-
ping Down.
AS TO SCIENTIFIC FARMING


Seaeirt. n. J., Aug. 3.-Revision
of the tariff should not be made at
one Gwoop, but should be gradual
and thorough, is the opinion of Gov
ernor Wilson. The Governor so de-
clared in his first discussion OF the
question for publication since he
wrote his speech of acceptance, and
after a long conference with Rep
resentative Redfield, Of Brooklyn,
whom he considers one OF the best
Informed men in the country on the
tariff
1--WE are all agreed on that,
the Governor said when interview
ers asked him if his views coincid-
ed with those OF Mr.. Redfeld on a
gradual reduction o. the tariff. Il
found Mr.. RedGeld remarkably
inter sting man. Most people who
talk tariff. talk general principles;
he tklks facts. He knows SO many
facts about the tariff. He is a man
ufacturer and has sold goods all
overl the world, so that he knows
what he is talking about"
= After the conference Mr.. Redfield
told the reporters that he and the
Governor had talked on three top
ics-the tariff, the trusts and the
scientific training OF young farmers
as q means OF lowering the high
] cost OF living. On the tariff, he
saidt the Governors views coincid-
ed with his own.
I'VE talked of the need of a gen.
eyal downward revision on almost
every schedule in the tariff" Mr..
Redield said THE revision should
be thorough. but should be made by
degrees. We should make progress
slowly, in my opinion, instead of
trying to clear too much at one
jump.
For instance, If thirty-point
reduction is decided upon in any
one schedule, it would be better to
make two tifteen-point reductions
at different times instead of sim
gle reduction. We want to reform
the tariff, but we do not want 10 do
more harm than good. Business
men have money invested in their
plants, machinery and stock, and
this money cannot be turned over
like department store turns over
it's goods. A store gets rid of It's
stock quickly; a manufactures
slowly.
THE work need not be less thor
OUCH ii done By steps, instead or by
single leap. think the Cover
, ncr's views are clear and steady
and that lie has no thought of act
ing rashlv or hastily. The Govern
or has his own views as to thor
orchrcss ard moderation in deal
ing with the trusts. We talked
considerably about them.
1t is lily opinion that the Gov
ernor believes that the Government
should first establish its own pole,
so clearly that it can he readily un
derstood instead OF being misinteT
, preted.
, business men and lawyers ant
everybody else have been divided a
to what the Sherman Antitrust Law
really means. What this law mean
should be established clearly, thel
IL should be enforced impartially.
!. The Governor was deeply inter
ested, Mr.. Redfeld said. in scienti
: fc training of young men in farm
, ing. This the Governor though
q would mean much in reducing tn
high cost of living, inasmuch as tn
farmers of America do not produce
per acre, as much as the farmers o
! other countries. and are producin
no more, and in some cases less
: than they produced per acre year
e ago.
: "If the production per acre b
t increased" he said, the farme
4 makes more money and at the sam
: time the price of his products
h lowered"