The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
Mac Veagh's Speech Stirs up Speculation.
MUST ACCORD WITH POLICY
Secretary of Treasury Opposes AL
 drich's Tariff Views.
Many People Declare That Mir. Mac yeash IS Democrat and That He
 Used to Train With
 Grover CieveIaua.
BY ALFRED .. sToFER.

Washington, June I3.--tSpecis& )--- And you and l must agree--for we cannot escape the conclusion--that it might become at any time the duty of any great party leader to create for his party new majority and con- troll"
 This utterance by Franklin Mac Veagh, Secretary of the Treasury, in a speech a week ago last night. caused for five or six days thereafter about the liveiiest speculation that has been been indulged in here since the tariff bill has been under discussion in the Senate. And 1t has not yet stopped by any means. It gave rise also to ru- mors that President Taft would take the bit in his mouth and interpose veto if the bill as finally passed does not accord with the policy laid down by him as to tarin revision in the na- tional campaign of last year.
 People have construed that remark of the Secretary of the Treasury. ac- cording. to the view they take of the issue that has been raised with re- gard to revision of the tariff. Those who want an upward revision instead of a downward one. are blatant in in- sisting that if Mir. MacVeagh meant that things ought to be ripped up by the man in the White House. he was talking more in line with his own hopes than anything else. Such peoele have also taken occasion to declare on every hand that the Secretary of the Treasury Is Democrat. and that he used to train with the late President Grover Cleveland. and that, of course. he does not like the Aldrich way of revising the tariff.
 Most people, however, rather in- cline to the opinion that # Mir. Mae Veagh's addresses was not actually in-
 NNA knew pretty well what his Secretary of the Treasury was going to say at that notable Chicago dinner. While the tariff is under discussion 1t was certainly the appropriate thing to ex- pect something from the cabinet off, ficer who heads the department that deals with the revenues of the Govern ment.
 But whether the speech was inspired or not, that blast from Mir. MacVeagh caused the big Republican leaders in Congress to rush to the White House in a hurry. Senator Aldrich no soon- or than he heard the stories that veto might be expected, took pains to visit the President. and subsequently, gave out a statement to the effect that the Executive and Congress would work haFmoniously together. Speaker Cannon found 1t important to make two visits to che White Eouse during the past week Senator Lodge went there, too. and so did Leader Payne Of the House They are all worked up, and they will not get over the scare that the Macveagh speech caused until tke tariff bill comes out of conference, and they have a straight tip from the White House that 1t is acceptable to MT. Taft.
 Taft Approved Speech.
 N 1t probably Is going too far that to gay that President Taft has any idea of vetoing the bill, even though 1t may not suit him. but a great many well in- formed people believe surely that he understood and approved the speech made by the Secretary of the Treas ury at Chicago, and that the statement given above was for the purpose of sounding warning to Senator Aldrich and his followers who are endeavoring to force through tarin bill that is being hammered unrnercifully by the Republican Senators from a number of the Western States.
 No matter then what Secretary Mac Veagh meant by his speech. it has cSrtainiy complicated the situation for Mr. Aldrich and the other ultra pro- tectionists of the Senate, and has en- boldened the insurgents to keep up the fight they are making for lower duties. It will also doubtless have a tendency to postpone the date for adjournment
 An unusual demand has already sprung up for copies ofthe complete speech of Senator Deliver on the cot ton schedules in the tarin bill. The press associations, of course, sent out at the time liberal extracts from the remarks of Mir. Deliver. But there was one point made by him at the slose which probably has not gone to the country. It was a tribute to tho Eoutf's greatest industry, and 1t was fr haf f1aAr he, passing mention. Statesmen and eco. nomlc writers have for years dwelt on he fact that but for the enormous ex- porations of cotton from the United States to European and other couns