Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1908 — REVISION OF THE TARIFF [ARTICLE]

REVISION OF THE TARIFF

Republicans to Declare Therefor, Says Payne— Urged Beveridge. Washington, Feb. B.—Both houses of congress had a Held day of tariff revision talk, to say nothing of other politics in the house. In the senate Beveridge spoke for an hour and a half, and when he v concluded his remarks Culberson (Texas) remarked that the senator from Indiana was to be congratulated because in some degree, at least, he had joiued the army of tariff revisionists. Beveridge's plea was a vigorous one for •* permanent tariff commission, and for the taking of the tariff question out of politics. In the house Payne was the principal speaker. He roasted the Democracy In true house style and paid his respects to Bryan, who, he said, was wandering up and down the country accusing Theodore Roosevelt of grand or petit larceny “In purloining his ideas." He declared Bryan had written the last three Democratic platforma," except the one that Judge Parker amended with hla famous telegram." When t&e time came for tariff t&yla-

ion. said Payne, speaking at the time of the grievance of newspapers against the paper trust, he would be willing to give all these paper interests 4 fair hearing, and “If necessary for the protection of American labor to keep this duty there, I shall vote to do it. If, however, It Is not necessary I will Inst as cheerfully vote to put white piiper and wood pulp on the free list.” Payne charged that the Democratic party is a party of negation. As for tlie Republicans, he said, they would be at the polls next November with a platform that meant something. They would declare on the tariff question in no uncertain sound. “I don’t mind saying today,” he said, “that it seems to me they will declare for a revision of the tariff.” Republican applause which continued for some time greeted this utterance. The strongest reasons imj>elling the Republicans to that declaration he »uid, “will be the fact that wc need a maximum and a minimum tariff for the purpose of negotiating proper trade agreements with the nations of the earth.” About thirty representatives of the National Association of Manufacturers conferred with President Roosevelt In pursuance of their desire to have him send to congress a special message recommending legislation providing for a tariff commission. After the conference .Tames W. Van Cleave, of St. Louis, chairman of the organization, announced that pledge of entire secrecy regarding the conference had been taken. It was stated at the White House that no special message on the subject of a tartff commission would be sent to congress by the president.