Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-14
poLLlyER CRIES FOR ACTION.

his address will attract attention.
DOLLlvER CRIES FOR ACTION.
| The plain truths presented to the
United States senate yesterday by
Senator Dolliver will prove one of the
most notable tutterances of the present
session before the echoes and rever-
brations have completely died away
tSenator Dolliyer has but to follow UP
/ the attack he has made in the cause
OF reciprocity and he win become the
foremost leader among American stat
esmen of the present time.
Senator Doliiver had witnessed the
senate's efforts to evade the reciproc-
lily treaties and prevent their ratifi-
cation until he was exasperated at the
tgreed of protected interests as mani
tested in the shamelessness OF such of
their representatives as Senators Hale
and Aldrjch. He had doubtless heard
something Of the Iowa idea and his
temper had not been Gained to any
degree by reading the historical edi-
torials of the stand patv press. His
feelings rising for expression within
him, the orator from Iowa arose and
without notice or previous preparation
proceeded to tell the senate few
things that the country has known for
a long time but which no senator
heretofore had had the nerve to say.
| Senator Dolliver was a. member OF
the house and very influential mem
Der OF Mr.. Dingley's ways and means
committee that drafted the present
tariff law. More than that, he says
that sub committee of that commit
tee was appointed, with Mr.. Hopkins.
of Illinois, chairman, to consider the
reciprocity features of the bill and that
he, Mr.. Dolliver, was a rpeinber OF that
subcommittee. From this it may
fairly be presumed that Senator Doll
liver knows what he is talking about
With this information set forth he de-
| clared:
But it is true that in the bill which
he (Dingley) reported from the COM
mittee on ways and means. of which
at the time had the honor of being
a very humble member, he did put du-
ties UP for the express purpose of hay
Ing them traded down. refer espec ).
tally to the provision In the house bill
reported April !, 1897, in relation to
sugar duties"
Senator Aldrich, who has long beer.
looked upon as the special represent
tative Of the sugar trust, replied:
ut is not true that prospective du-
ties We're put high for the purpose of
reducing them by reciprocity treaties
And then he followed with a declara-
ton that will sound in Iowa for all the
world as tho 1t was stolen bodily from
one OF Lafe Young's editorials: THE
intention of the reciprocity section of
the Dingley act was to make agree
ments upon non competitive products
and he never expected republican
administration would negotiate treat
les which struck at the heart of pros
lection"
1t is presumed that smile went
around the senate at this suggestion
OF William McKinley's negotiating
treaties that "struck at the heart of
protection"
At no time has this contention about
reciprocity upon .'non-competitive"
products appeared more ridiculous than
when used by a man like Aldrich in re-
ply to the man who had as much to do
any other living man. Governor Cum
minis tried to show that since non
competitive products must be furnished
by the foreigner anyway tariff duties
upon them caused him little concern,
and that, unless the foreigner was
fool he would not trade tariff conces-
sions in his market without getting
from us concession of tariffs in re-
turn, which were really hardship upon
him. But Immediately the Cummins
argument. was branded as dangerous
free trade doctrine" and the contention
became the old wrargle OF Cummins
and anti Cummins. while the merits of
the tariff discussion were lost sight Of.
What hurt Aldrich, and it will con-
tinue to rankle in the hearts of the
champions of the protected interests
and rise in the night to disturb editorial
slumbers of the stand patterS' for
some time, was the reading which Dol
liver made from the remarks of Mr..
Hopkins, when as chairman of the reci-
procity subcommittee he defended the
purposes of the reciprocity features of
| the Dingley bill and said: 1--WE stand
for protection first and foremost, and
1--we desire to couple with that the prin-