Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-09
OLD GUARD Republican, SEE
HOPE OF DEMOCRATIC WRECK
BY POLICY.
THIS HOPE STANDS IN WAY OF
REPUBLICAN, REORGANIZATION
Predictions Made That Business Will
Be Unsettled BY Tariff Tinksring
and Lowering Of Schedules Below
Protective Points - Commission
Would Be Next Movs.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, April 9.-Old guard re-
their seats and looking on the tariff
procession, wondering whether history
is going to repeat itself and give the
republican party one more lease of
life.
Many of them make no secret that
they are hopeful. AS matter Of fact,
the prevailing view Of the old guard
republicans of the sort who will not
listen TO talk Of republican reorganiza-
ton is that the tariff offers the one
real reliance of the republican party as
means of getting itself returned to
power.
Not few republican leg ders at the
capitol are predicting that the country
will object SO strongly to the democrat
ic tariff program that there will be a
republican landslide in 1914 when the
congressional elections are held.
Standpatters BaIk.
Efforts of progressive republicans to
bring about national convention
whose object will be the liberalization
of the rules of the political game have
some directions but on the other hand
they are baked at present by the oe-
sire of certain standpat leaders to
wait and see whether the tariff revision
program does not give rise speedily to
demand for return Of the republican
party to power.
If it were not for the fac. the stand
pat republicans are buoyed up by tho
hope that the tariff program OF the
democrats will prove unpopular. there
is little question the plan for nation
al republican convention would be cas-
lily brought to a focus. Senator Cum
minis, who is urging It, has found much
support but on the other hani is cls-
appointed at the disposition in some
quarters to sit around like Micawber
ana wait for tariff dissatisfaction to
turn up.
All the indications are that the tor11
revision now undertaken by the demo-
Gratis Is either the beginning OF 10"
tariff era in this coun,ry, with tariffs
in theory on the revenue basis. or that
it marks the prelude to scientific hand
ling of tariffs by strong commission,
such tariffs to be moderately protective.
II Business IS Disturbed.
Should serious financial and business
disturbance follow the revision of the
tariff by the democrats, then 1t is al
mos, inevitable the country Will decide
it wants no more experiences OF this
sort in the near euture. 1t VIII theh
probably 90 to the tariff commission
plan, for there Is little likelihood that
congress will ever revert to the Ola
Aldrich method Of heapinz on tar1H
rates as high as the manufacturers
want them.
The real question not vet answered
and the one to be answered AT TINS
session and soon following 1t Is whetn
er IL is possible to make general anu
large reductions in the tariff system
without upsetting business and throw
ing thousands out Of employment. II Is
q fact that many men in congress OF an
parties " no would De glad to sec sHcn
revision are apprehensive 1t can no'
successfully be carried thru without oe-
feating the party that tries II. II thls
corr of a revision is found impractic-
able. then there will be apparently
nothing left but to take up the com
mission plan and from time 10 tlu'e re-
wise a schedule or two, making 'he
changes SO gradually as to give no shock
to the country and working out rates
measured by difference In productioa
casts, as near as this may be possioie'
On the other hand, II the present re-
vision IL a success, If it disturbs the
country little, AMI i: it tends to reou1e
living costs, then it may be reSarae' as
certain that q long season OF tarlhs
sti,I lower than those now cohteih
p,ated is ahead. That the farmers oi
the country, once stripped OF protec,
ton. are going to demand more ana
more insistently the same treatment
for other producers is almost inevltaoio'
That is what happened in England IN
the '4O's and 1t will undoubtedly hap
pen in the United States.
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