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Show It is assumed by the opposition that the "stand pat" proposition of the campaign cam-paign was for campaign purposes only, and that now the President wants the tariff revised. The opposition la also feverishly anxious to have this done right away, even If an extra sessldn of Congress has to be called Immediately after March 4th next. These gentry evidently evi-dently can't get over the Idea that they did not win in the recent election. The people decided that the tariff la well enough for the present, and that If any revision ia necessary, that will be attended at-tended to at the regular session, which begins on the first Monday In December, 1905. So often do we hear that "the tariff tar-iff is the mother of trusts," that those addicted to that form of bad language will no doubt be paralyzed on hearhig that an international pool and combine has been formed, embracing the rail-makers rail-makers of Germany, France and Bel-glum, Bel-glum, and (marvelous to say!) those of free-trade Great Britain. The Iron and Coal Trades Review of London, announces an-nounces this pool, the idea of which is to control production and dictate prices. It seems that an effort was mude to Include In-clude tho U. S, Steel Corporation in that combine, but without success, but efforts ef-forts aro yet making to get that concern con-cern to "come Into the fold." The formutlon of this pool Illustrates very forcibly the truth of what The Tribune has, been saying for years, that the tariff tar-iff has precious little to do with the matter, and that the producers could very well get along without a tariff if only their monopoly could be , assured to them. |