The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-06
junior Iowa Senator, In an Address Of
some Length, Gives His Views
Regarding the Aldrich
TarIff Bill.
WON'T BE ACCEPTED
cnmmins Says Present Bill Is Neither
FuIfllIment Of Party Pledge
or Settlement Of the
Controversy.

| WASHlNGION, May 6'.-Cummlns,
|pf Iowa and his colleague, Dolliyer at.
backed the Aldrich tariff bill in the
benate today. Cummins said:
This bill Of the senate finance com.
nittee won't be accepted by those IA
Eoring the revision of the tariff, as
kither fulfillment OF the party
bledge, or as a settlement Of the con-
oversy. II the bill, or anything sub
|0tantially like 1t becomes law, l
redict that campaign for lower du-
les will begin the moment this extra
rdinary session of congress adjourns
nd will continue until Judgment is
uttered In the court. Public conscious
also entered in the journals of con-
ress. 1t gives me no pleasure to ut
er this prophecy, for / earnestly
oped that the revision now in prog
ess would end the dispute for years
come. It is idle to speculate upon
10 technical meaning of the words
pd phrases employed in the last re-
blican platform upon this subject.
no insisted upon the revision? It
isn't the manufacturer, the lumber
kn, the woolman, etc. The demand
ne from those who believed that the
ties on many articles and commodi-
Fs are too high who believed they
Y fe paying too much for those things
y d that excessive export duties were
habling favored few to reap the ex-
fbitant profits. 1t is under this de-
hand that the party promised revision
the tariff. know that the voices
those clamoring for an increase of
ustoms were heard more distinctly
the corridors and committee rooms,
nut there will come a time presently
hen the clamor of the millions want
hg relief will sound like the roar Of
thousand Niagaras.'
The People Know.
He said he had heard remarked that
bose insisting upon lowering the rates
I'D not know whether the duties were
Po high or too low. He said the peo-
e knew In comprehensive way how
e wealth was distributed, and from
hat source 1t comes. what industries
Feed millionaires, and what do not
hying there are conclusions only
ss infallible that conclusions of the
mighty Himself" He lauded the
asst administration and the people,
pr what had been done in curbing cor.
pirate evils and the regulation Of
transportation.
ne continued that this administra-
had assumed the task Of tariff re-
IONS II 1t failed now to substantial
reduce the duties of important
pedules, he said, I'VE but postpone
tce due the people, which they
We power to enforce and which in
fuliness OF time they will enforce"
He spoke a. length on the iron and
Pel tariff. He produced figures to
ow the steel trust did not need pro-
ctlon If the trust needed no pro-
etion he said the independents would
amply cared for If the proposed
tles are reduced fifty per cent. He
q he would be liberal though, and
en- iron and steel paragraphs came
ore the senate, he would move they
uld be reduced thirty-three and
I'd per cent.
Wants no Challenge.
Jummins asserted the republicans
right to differ with the finance
nmittee without having their party
atty challenged. He shouted, .let
man challenge my republicanism.
~ resent 1t at every step in CON
sration of the bill, whether directed
me or colleagues who feel the same
'e said he intended to vote for
Dill as 1t is some Improvement on
Dingley law but not because 1t is
line with the republican nJatform