Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-11
SENATOR ALDRIcH NOW CLAIMS
TO HAVE ENOUGH TO PASS
TARIFF BILL.
FOUR DEMOCRATIC VOTES
CONTROLLED BY DICTATOR
Aidrich Admits He May coneede Few
Things in the Way of Amendment
May Surrender His Position on Cot
ton Schedules Thru Delivers Ef-
forts-other Capital News.
Especial Correspondence

rich now has it all ribbed up
who have discussed the tariff situation
with him in the last twenty-four
hours.
The votes to pass the bill, just as it
now stands if need be, are surround
ed, corraled, ticketed, branded, listed,
sealed and guaranteed.
I've counted the votes to pass the
BILL" is his statement of the case 1t
can be put thru without amendment
unless 1 am impressed that the
amendment ought to be adopted, and
consent to it. 1 can let the republican
DIRECTORS have votes on all the propo-
sitions on which they want to make
records for home use, and in case at
any time they are strong enough. to
threaten trouble, there are four demo-
cratic votes that can call on to make
me entirely safe"
Just what these four democratic
votes are, or by whom they would be
cast, is not certainly known; in fact,
the impression has been that Aldrich
would be able to handle rather more
than that number if he actually needed
them. He has an imense amount of
sugar for the south, and can make de-
mands on senators who can not refuse
on pain of being denied the particular
things their states want.
Senator Aldrich's confidence that he
can pass the bill just as it stands car
ries of course the qualification that he
may concede a few things that strike
him as right That is always the way
of Aldrich. He always saves himself
from being walloped by holding off the
test until he is sure what is going to
happen; and then if he knows he is in
for being defeated, he gives way and
lets it be done by practically unani-
nous consent. This is the way of the
senate, and it is the reason why senat-
ors make records which 1t is hard to
assail. They talk, and talk, and talk;
but when they come to voting they
flock together; nobody aims to be OUT
side the breastworks when they are
rushed
The real question, assuming that AID
rich is correct in his pose-and he all
most always is-relates to the conces-
sions that he will make There is an
interesting rumor that, rather than
take chances of test on the Dolliver
amendments to the cotton schedule
Aldrich will himself bring in a COM
mittee amendmentor rather series OF
amendments, to grant what Mr.. Dol
liver has been demanding, and thus
avoid the dangerous test of his follow
ers' loyalty which would be involved in
fight against Dolliver. The general
belief is that Delivers speech has done
irreparable damage to the committee
at this point, as we'll as on the wool du-
ties. The ridiculous extension of the
wool duties to cover rubber boots, fur
niture and all manner of items in
which a trace of wool could be discoy-
cred, has attracted attention, and
there is strong backing for the prop
osition to have thorough inspection
and understanding of these matters. 1t
is thought more than likely that Aid
rich will himself offer some amend
ments to the wool duties as we'll as the
cotton.
Senator Dolliver, whose great two
days tariff speech is still a chief sub
ject of discussion at the capitol, has a
subtle sort of humor which ripens late
He hands out funny things of which the
| point doesn't appeal to his hearers till
he has got half way down into the next
sentence, and then the audience is apt
to wake up and begin to applaud or
burst into laughter. But once in a
| while he hat fol do
catch UP with him.
1t was two days after his tariff
speech before Dolliver began getting
returns on what he had supposed was
one of the best things in it, Then
somebody discovered the point, told
somebody else, and presently the SEN
ate was guffaWing about it.
The senator had launched into a
statement about sample of goods he
was displaying with all the JUNCTION of
a dry goods clerk Il have here" he
said, sample Of a very common
line of goods; you will notice that i,
is an extremely attractive article; we
can put it in for you at-'
u suppose interjected Senator
Smoot, that the senator is going tt
represent that that piece of goods is
subjected to an increased duty"
That was Delivers chance.
u 'Ah," he said, "the prophetic sou
of the senator foreshadows with mar.
Vicious accuracy my precise drift
There was laugh, but it wasn't g
whoop, as it ought to have been, and
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