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Editorial
August 25, 1911
Ripley County Democrat
Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri
What is this article about?
The editorial questions the president's confidence in the tariff board's persuasive power, citing historical examples where Congress ignored recommendations from tariff, industrial, and postal commissions, arguing such bodies provide little unique insight.
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Commissions Do Little Good,
For a man of the president's common sense and sagacity this confidence of his in the convincing quality of the conclusions of the tariff board will come to is quite incomprehensible. Twenty-nine years ago there was a tariff commission-all protectionists, although some of them were Democrats. The commission recommended a reduction of 20 per cent. and congress paid no attention to it.
It has paid no attention to the work of the industrial commission or the conclusions of the postal commission headed by Senator Penrose. It is notorious that congress does not take its conclusions from commissions, and the information obtained by commissions is seldom better than the information any careful investigator may get from existing sources.
For a man of the president's common sense and sagacity this confidence of his in the convincing quality of the conclusions of the tariff board will come to is quite incomprehensible. Twenty-nine years ago there was a tariff commission-all protectionists, although some of them were Democrats. The commission recommended a reduction of 20 per cent. and congress paid no attention to it.
It has paid no attention to the work of the industrial commission or the conclusions of the postal commission headed by Senator Penrose. It is notorious that congress does not take its conclusions from commissions, and the information obtained by commissions is seldom better than the information any careful investigator may get from existing sources.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Tariff Commission
Protectionists
Congress
Policy Recommendations
Economic Policy
Commissions
What entities or persons were involved?
President
Tariff Board
Congress
Industrial Commission
Postal Commission
Senator Penrose
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Ineffectiveness Of Tariff Commissions
Stance / Tone
Skeptical Of Commissions' Influence
Key Figures
President
Tariff Board
Congress
Industrial Commission
Postal Commission
Senator Penrose
Key Arguments
President's Confidence In Tariff Board's Conclusions Is Incomprehensible Given His Sense
Tariff Commission 29 Years Ago Recommended 20% Reduction But Was Ignored By Congress
Congress Ignored Industrial Commission's Work
Congress Ignored Postal Commission Headed By Penrose
Congress Does Not Heed Commission Conclusions
Commission Information Is No Better Than From Existing Sources