Arizona republican., 1915-04-30
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must have is permanent non partisan tariff commission
 A number of efforts have been made
 for tariff boards and tariff commis-
 sions both temporary and permanent,
 and numerous bills have been intrO-
 duced. None of these bills, however,
 have given the proposed commission
 the latitude and the power it must have
 if the country is to receive the relief
 and benefits it so sorely needs. Gen
 erally speaking, bills have simply pro-
 Videl for commission to study the
 question, and to speak when it was
 spoken to-" whereas power of initiative
 should be given, also power to hear
 complaints and to make reports or
 recommendations. If we are to have a
 change ill the method of tariff-making that is worthy of our day and genera
 ton, We must have On-partison tar if commission. the personnel of which will command the full confidence of the reople, ana it must be given authority and facilities to deal with the subject Tn q big way. Given this. public senti- ment will surely see to it that the recommendations of the commission are followed by congress
 The commission should be a sort of tariff court, to which the people of any industry may at any time apply; and upon demonstrating that injustice has been done and that relief is necessary. steps can be taken to have the matter promptly acted on by congress
 Under the constitution. congress cannot delegate the enactment of tariff rates to a commission. It can and should, however. delegate to such com mission general supervision over the preparation Of tariff schedules: and congress should be guided by the ex- pert advic, that such commission would be able to give. Congress has the power to wholly disregard the recommendations of such commis- sion. and absolutely ignore it: but as members of congress would undOubt- edly find such q course unpopular there would be little likelihood of their it
 Nothing is more important to the South and to our country as whole than to have this commercial congress- co operate at once with other commer- ciaI and industrial bodies throughout the country in movement to take the tariff out of politics through the estab- bshment of a permanent non- partisan l tariff commission
 While other countries, particularly ! Germany, have been fostering the up- l building of industrial units we have | been smashing ours, with a resultant | oss so large that it cannot be meas ! fred. For instance, at almost the mo- | nent that the Standard Oil company | vas being dissolved during the Taft | Administration the small German oil | companies joined in 'a petition to their | government, urging it to make haste i md do something to .repel the onward | march in German territory of the great Oil octopus of America pointing out the injury that was being lone to their business and praying for 'ellef. Can you ask for better proof hat the Standard Oil company was of cry great value to our country in for Ign trade than the fact that the Ger nan oil companies became so alarmed It It's success that they cried out in | lnison to their government for help?
 NOW l am not holding a brief for the standard Oil company It may have one any numbzer of things that were vrong and injurious; but it has been
 phenome nal commercial success throughout the world, and before realzing it up our government should t least have tried the experiment of egulating and controlling it, eradicat- le any evils that may have existed nd preserving for this country the asst power for good that existed
 "Gentlemen. every one of you and ! our associates at home are to a cer- { iin extent responsible for this state { affairs; responsible because you ! ave neglected your civic duties; be- luse you have let politics go hang. | ou have thought it didn't make any ! lfference whether John Doe or Rich | rd Roe went to congress from your ! { strict, YQu have allowed him to have ''