The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09
PRESIDENT EXPECTS NO sus''
NESS uPHEAvAL BECAUSE OF
TARIFF REVISION.
BUSINESS WILL ADJUST SELF
II Any Plants Are Shut Down. say
Democrats, It Will Be for Political
Effect-Expects Senate to Pass
Bill.
Nv GEORGE CLINTON.

rapidlv to a competitive basis and be
lust as prosperous as it has been III
the past, and this in the face OF the
fact expected by the Democrats that
prices will be lowered to the consum-
ers of the country. 1t will be remem-
bered that some time prior to his IN
auguration Mr.. Wilson had something
to say about hanging higher than Har-
mon men who maliciously should Gre
ate panics. The president was critl-
cised for saying this and was calleu
to account for it by a good many
newspapers.
There was no word from New Jer-
sey after this speech was made ana
the critics had been given chance
to say what they wished, that Mr.. Will
son was at all disturbed by what ne
read and what he heard concerning
his higher than Hannah" utterance.
It Is known today that he thinks that
II sugar plants or any other manufac-
turing plants shut down following the
enactment of the new tariff bill they
will do so for effect. and that they
will be glad enough to start the wheels
going after a short period of silent
and thoroughly understood protest.
Democratic senators and representa-
tives of the progressive kind are talk
ing today about the possibility of the
shutting down of shops with malice
prepense" after the tariff bill goes in
to effect. They seem to think that
Mr.. Wilson's words before his inau-
guration and his known feeling since
he became president, will check any
attempt on the part Of the protected
Industries to make what the Demo
Gratis call "a grandstand play" against
the new schedule.
Senate Will Pass Bill.
President Wilson has been receiv-
Ing reports from progressive Demo-
cratic senators which have given him
more cheerful view Of the probable
tariff outcome in the senate. The SEN
ators who have been cheering Mr..
Wilson may, of course. be overhopeful,
but they have given the president
what he apparently thinks are genuine
reasons for a belief that the upper
house will put through the customs
measure in the shape in which the
Democratic majority in congress ap'
parently desires it to go through.
In talking about the tariff measure
after they had seen the president the
progressive Democrats, whose hearts
are cheerful on the subject, prefaced
their words by saying that the senate
today is known to be more progressive
than the house. land If the house shall
pass the bill in the shape that Mr.. Will
son wishes why should not the senate
more progressive, put it through
also?"
The obvious answer of the critic tc
these predatory words will be that
while the house may be more conser
vative than the senate. as it is at pres
ent constituted the Democratic ma
jority in the lower chamber is over
whelming and commanding part O
their majority is willing to stick tt
the party program even though 1t doe!
not meet the wishes of individual Dem
ocrats. 4.
This view of the matter was pre-
scented to the progressive upper house
man and his reply was that all but on
or two of the conservatives In the ser
ate were going to be good. He name
Senator Simmons of North Caroline
the head and front of conservatives i
the senate, as one Of the "promised-tt
be-good-ones," then he added that
Senator Simmons was of mood t
stand for Mr.. Wilson's tariff measur
1t could be taken for granted that tn
less militant protectionists among tn
Democrats would surely follow suit.
Simmons viii Be Good.
Senator Simmons is acting mos
admirably" said the senator. III
was made chairman Of the financ
committee and was given the place
the face Of strong progressive opp
sition. or in the face Of what We
strong opposition at the outset. tt
fact that the progressives yielded ar
gave Mr., Simmons his place as chat
man ought to suggest that there W,
hope at least that he would not q
tempt to stand in the way Of legisl
ton which the majority OF the mel
bers who had honored him desired
see given place on the statute book
The president has been told tn
there will be no material chang
made by the senate In the tariff b
as 1t comes over from the house.
Some Of the progressive Democra
In the senate, men who have been
clined to hold fast to the free.tra
faith, think that Mr.. Underwood h
kept the rates too high on some ar
Giles of import. They say that sug
aud wool and few other things ha
30 occupied the attention that sig
has been lost Of some Of the 9th
schedules which they think we'll mis-
be given the surgeons treatment. j.
seems likely, however. from wi
some of the progressives Of the 8,
ate say. that If they can keep the W,
and the sugar legislation Intact as
Is drawn blythe house, that 1t will
lnjudicious TO attempt to carry ,
matter much further.