The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-05
Aldrich Is Again the Target fol
the Insurgents.
DOlliyer Addresses the Senate
on Cotton Schedules.
EQUALIZING RATES.
He Says, Consists in Leaving the
High Ones Up
And Raising the Low Ones Near
er Their Level.

1
floor when Mr.. Aldrich asked for an
aye and no vote on cotton cloth sche-
dule today, Senator fDolliver made the
senatorial rafters ring with his de-
nunciation of the speech made by the
Rhode Island senator last night on
that schedule.
/ IT desire to avoid any harsh critic
ism of what has been DONE" he said
| in opening his remarks, but I am
not able to avoid plain, straightfor-
ward statement of what this commit
tee now asks the senate to do.
Men are asked" continued Mr.. Dol
liver, "to cast their votes here not upon
testimony but upon authority of a
committee and it becomes my duty to
inquire into the sacredness of that
substitute for facts and figures"
| Saying he had no opportunity to read
the speech of the senator from Rhode
Island Mr.. Dolliver commented on the
statement that only 10 per cent of
the cotton cloth schedule had been
| changed
/ Denying this by counter statement
en- the authority of Senator Smoot that
only 8 per cent were unchanged, he
was quickly interrupted by Mr.. Aid
rich.
4 "I said,' interposed the senator from
IRhode Island, that less than 10 per
cent of the total cotton importations,
which amount in the aggregate to $7S,-
LOCO 600 were affected by the provisions"
Il Accepting the correction, Mr.. Doll1-
yer declared that 80 years ago he had
gone everywhere carrying in his
satcheI speeches of the senator from
! Rhode Island on the tariff SO that he
could refer to his statistics, in which
he said he then had fai|l, which was
|; gradually slipping away.
: Aldrich Starts to Leave.
Mr. AIdrich arose to leave the
chamber.
IT hope the senator will remain to
hear what I have to say" suggested
the Iowa senator in an appealing tone.
"I had an engagement" said Mr..
!; Aldrich, smiling and hesitating.
well, you have an engagement
here" retorted the Iowan. IT say you
will not turn your back upon what l
have to say without taking the moral
consequences that VIII naturall arise
| in such q case.
Il Mr. Dolliver then exhibited a copy
of a petition of merchants of New
York, which was a declaration against
any increase of the tariff duties. Re
! spending to a request by the senator
from Rhode Island, Mr.. Dolliver read
: the names of the merchants.
please state which of them are
importers" said Mr.. A1drich.
4 "Well some of them are leading
merchants of this country" respond
! ed Mr.. Dolliver.
"A
followed, Mr.. Dolliver, Mr.. Aldrich
and Mr.. Flint participating. 1t per-
tanned to the interests of the signers
! of the petitions, Messrs. Aldr1ch and
Flint contending that they were i'm
porters and interested in low duty,
while the Iowa senator continued to
urge their general representative pc
tition.
), "Its a strange thing" declared Mr..
Dolliver. ito find the leaders of the
/ ID rfN ranTOqrhinQ
merchants of the country with extra
J vagances which have grown up in
connection with the protective tariff"
Exhibition of Samples.
, Referring to cartoons of himself
represented as exhibiting samples in
the United States senate, he declared
that since that exhibition, others had
adopted his method of reaching the
intelligence of his hearers" He re-
ferred pointedly to Senator Lodge as
having "also shown his samples" but
while the Iowa senator spoke his
Massachusetts, colleague walked out of
the chamber without appearing to no
tice the alluSion.
Declaring that the cotton duties had
been increased in the pending bill over
those of the Dingley bill. Mr.. Dolliver
read from a speech by Mr.. Smoot- He
said that the senator told the people
the duties of the cotton schedule had
been "equalized," but that the rates
had not been lowered. Likewise the
senator from Rhode Island had come
to the senate to say the rates had not
| been raised. Ridiculing the possibility
of "equa1izing' the rates without rails
ing some or lowering others. Mr.. Dol
liver launched upon comparison be-
tween the Dingley law and the Wilson
bill. He commented on the Dingley
law as interpreted by Mr.. Aldrich and
by the appraisers.
"Then we have two Dingley laws"
interposed Mr.. Tillman.
EYES," responded the Iowan, zone on
the statute books and one in the i'm
agination of the senator from Rhode
Island
Mr.. Dolliver ridiculed talk about
average rates when some rates actual
1y had been increased.
Equalization of Rates.
fHThe equalization that had been
effected" he said, had been leaving
the high rates up and bringing the
lower ones nearer their level. Speak
ing of the need for accurate in
convert the senate of the United
States from deliberate body to an
| aggregation of intellectual come ons."
Responding to side expressions of
surprise by some senators near him,
he added: THAT is green goods
He spoke of various people who
had dealings with the New York
| custom house, saying it had been sus-
E pected that they had agents on the
: pay roll in the administration of
Y customs laws"
was the Wilson law plus few
amendments added by Governor
Dingley in the house of representa-
/ tives.''
The Dingley law. he declared.
t originated with Colone! Tichener