Show TARIFF REVISION TO BE POSTPONED I I De-I Republican Leaders Have De Decided Decided De- De to Make New Schedules Schedules Schedules Sched Sched- I ules in 1909 I I EXTRA SESSION IS PLANNED Declare It I Would Ho Ito UnI Unwise Un- Un wise S I to Enact IJ Legislation Next Pr in Election Washington Dec 31 31 There will vili wJ lot lot ot be bc an extra session o of congress congro next spring spring to revise e the tariff The fhe tariff will wi be revised at a special session of congress cong Immediately following follow follow- Ins ing ng the Inauguration of the tue new President President dent ent on March arch 4 4 1909 This Is the decision of con congress reS When one says SS S'S con congress ress he means of or course the Republican leaders In tho time legislative o bo body It I is a program that will wi probably be accepted by President Roosevelt although h ho may D agree rec to it 1 reluctantly reluctant- reluctant ly b- y and the advocates of oC revision while the they are to doubt the he wisdom I of such n a patty part policy will wi have to to acquiesce In it I. I Doubtless s there thero will wi continue to be agitation In favor or of oC an aim extra sc session lon lonIn In n the thc spring but the decision of congress congress congress con con- gress is final Tho Timo President has repeatedly said sid that while he would ouid Ilko to speed the theca ca day of oC revision re ho could not see his wa way clear to call cH congress In 11 extra session session ses sos sion unless he could obtain In advance some ome assurance that It would do the tho th work it i was called caled to to todo do of Conference The he decision of or the leaders headers Jeader In con con- gress Is the result resul of many conferences confer confer- and not a a few arguments some of them heated Tariff arll became one o of the time leading questions time the hc day dar ay the time senators sena tots tors tOS tO'S and representatives returned here December 4 from their long vacation among their thell constituents uenta Many tany members members mem mom bers who left Washington last Juno June lukewarm on tho the subject of tariff changes came back enthusiastic re re- re They Timey had heard from their constituents Even tho the Bourbons Bourbon among amonS' the were wele willing to admit on nim their return for t the tho the session s session that the pal party 1 W t tf f c h a I f Ind s since convened con lh ever er oco congress sub has been In the time thrashing ploce process In private conversation on the floor fool of ot senate and house in the cloakrooms cloak rooms roms ot or two legislative halls In committee com corn rooms at dinners mid and at the White Mouse Political Wisdom i cul I S In the time course of or time there was imas general gen gell eral agreement that something be done lone This his decision ln brought th time thu leaders in iii the bo body up IH Inthe In u the thc question queston as mimi as to whether the revision should be undertaken before the thc next presidential election electon In thi this lon tion there that ton was wa general agreement if I f there thero was vas wa to tu bo be legislation on the subject in advance of election electon it i must be done clone at a a special specia session next spring and summer Finally after consider consider- time the It decided de do- lag InG ng subject carefully I was cl d that It l would be time the part of ot political wisdom to lot let Je the time whole mater matter matter mat mat- ter er go SO over O until a special session o 0 of congress Immediately latel f following lowing the thc In Inauguration in In- of the new president I The Tue announcement In fn the time President general geneia message to congress on ott time the second ca lay day of the thc session that when next the tho general system of taxation W revised an inheritance tax and an ala Income t tax x should be he mad made mada a part of the time sy system tel of or was WA taken Into I consideration by bv the Teo readers ers In reaching reach reach- ing the thc decision l announced above j i Firm In 11 UN Conviction Talks with the Pr President while the subject was as un under er general discussion t I Indicated he ime was firm Orm In his hil conviction that If any revision u of the schedules should be undertaken next nel year provision should be made for tor an un Income tax anti and anI an aim Inheritance tax tax This means a a general o overhauling of or the thc governments government's o system of vr taxation and anti It I was wa the time decision of or the time I leaders C ers that the the Patty party patty In mm power would be taking talc tak ta- ta taIng I ing log a n gre great t risk in making sUt such h a u general germ gen eral oral revision onto one no year a presidential election I There Thero was a n difference t of m mas as to how much muc disturbance of or business busi busi- nt ness nt's would r result uJ from such a radical overhauling o oC ot the tho system o of taxation but but everybody e consulted admitted that tho time party could coul not hope to effect such ouch a general revision without bringing bringing- criticism S S. S In reaching the decision lon to let the the question n go bO over until ul U after tho the election elec tion ton it was wa the judgment o of the tho leaders leaders lead lead- ers that the party part must give l e a definite promise to make the revision Immediately Immedi Immedi- atel after he the election electon If H time the policy policy- poley which congress has ha decided on Is la carried out by the thc party tho the next na- na I j s convention enton cn will vill wl promise In tn e ex cx fi f terms that the he pa patty pasty t will a at special session t to be called aled I S after March I 4 i. i r 1909 u under d i J th n Q I S rv aU t lt IU co Ii o the tariff as' as nE nn I for or the Democratic part party Revisionists Revision ne ma mad do tho time point that the country might n-might be unwilling to take tho the party at nl Its Us word old but thu th advocates of or tho the pole policy to let the question go over oven In InsIsted Insisted Insisted In- In 10 that once the time p party mal makes es a a. ad d definite promise to revise se re the tho tariff at ata a CL certain time the country will wIl trust It I to carry out the promise Will 1 be bc Guided b by lJ COI s. re 1 The President knows of or the of ot congress congress So far fai aa as l can en bo learned he Ji has not Id said whether or not It I 1 meets meers his approval al He Ho has remarked repeatedly to members of ot congress t that he must be guided In this matter mattei matei by the thc will wi of congress that congress that is to say a he has no thought of calling aln con congress gross In extra session n next spring sprint when ho he hohas has knowledge that the body Is op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed to doing anything on omi the time tariff before the time next election Of course courso r there them is it the Ion long session o of congress congre S 5 which comes on eu In December next year and nd will wi run until time to for I the national nominating conventions to i meet but tho the President has no thought thouGht i of or asking the legislative bo body y to take up UI the question of or revision at al that lint session He knows would no imo party parly unc undertake to change the tariff farl right righton Y on n the time eve cc of a a campaign Un Under el the tho policy that thal has has- hus boon been agreed upon MI Mr Roosevelt's r 3 IEn lons for 01 an inheritance tax lax tx and I an Income tax go over ovel until the next l j I 2 administration Some Hom of ot the politicians look for tor the two tuo subjects subJect to be discussed dis We- is- is II cussed with wih much fervor In the tue next not campaign Possibly they thay mu may bo be ci I treated In I each ach of If the warty platforms |