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Show WILL STAND BY PROMISES, , President Taft Declares Party Is Com-mltted Com-mltted to Downward Revision. of Washington. All doubt as to whero President -Taft stands with regard to tho downward revision of tho tariff fl was swopt away on Friday, when u statement was given out nt tho WSilto Houso sotting forth In detail what tho president had to say to twenty-thrco Republican members of congress who called to protest against putting raw materials on tho freo list. ! The president, In his statement, de-slnrcd de-slnrcd that tho Republican party is' committed to downward revision: that . IH he has never had nny other Idea of tho Chicago platform, and that ho per-sonnlly per-sonnlly has promised a downward re-vision re-vision to tho people. This abatement Is Interpreted in somo qunrtors hero as a direct nottli-cation nottli-cation to tho conferees on tho tnriff bill that If tho mensuro they finally agrco upon docs not constitute a inn-terinl inn-terinl reduction in specific duties tho-president tho-president will exorcise his power ot lA'ctat d IncseyETAOlN N !;(I1J Dlctnted In the. third pereon, tho statement concludes with this final word of the president's attltudo as outlined to his callers: "Ho felt strongly the call of thu country for a downward revision with-In with-In tho limits of tho protective prln-n'l'lo prln-n'l'lo and ho hoped to bo ablo to re-spond re-spond to that call as io hoard it, as well in tho Interests of thu party as of . tho country." |