Salt Lake Herald | 1908-01-19 | Page 11 | Beveridge's Tariff Idea

S I TARIFF IDEA Senator Beveridge has introduced in inthe Inthe inthe the upper house bouse of congress congress a bill pro providing providing viding for the creation of tariff com corn commission commission mission of five fhe members whose duty it shall be to investigate tariff conditions tit at home and abroad and suggest such sich changes ch as may be advisable in iii exist existing existing existing ing schedules The commission Is to be made up as follows One member who ho is a producer one lawyer with special knowledge of tar tariff tariff tariff iff customs and laws one man familiar with the administration of ot tariff laws one who understands conditions in foreign countries with special refer reference reference reference ence to possibilities of competition and andone andone andone one statistician and economist who Is Isan Isan isan an expert in prices and production cost Terms of ot seven sevan years with large salaries and nd entire separation from congress fUh th power U t make careful investigations are provided ed Many favorable comments have been made mad on the bill but it difficult is to see how it is going to result in the It is rea reasonably reas reasonably s certain that a Republican president would appoint as members of the commission only men in favor fn or of ofa ofa ofa a protective pr tariff It is equally certain certain tain tam that a Democratic president would auld appoint men who favored tariff t riff re revision revision revision vision of a more or less radical char character character character acter Again there Is no getting away awa from the fact that a Republican con congress congress congress gress would not consider itself bound by the report of a Democratic commis commission sion slon or a Democratic congress by the th report of a Republican commission Congress it must be remembered al always always alway ways way has the last say in matters of legislation The bill is doubtless a good thing from the standpoint of the party that thatis is in power for it would create five desirable offices not in time the classified service servIce to be used as rewards tor faithful party men IDen Otherwise as has lias been said we cannot say that we re regard regard regard gard it with much favor