Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-14
TAFT RELIES ON
nelson ALDRICH
The Rhode Island Senator Will Car.
ry Out the Taft Ideas on
the Tariff.

WASHINGTON, u Ct may
surprise the country '1 learn that
President Taft is relying on Nelson
W. Aldrich, senator nom Rhode Is
land leader Of the Upper House and
reputed Standard Oh rprcsentativc
I'm that body, to cary ont the Taft
ideas on the tariff. d. This instance
there are strong Indications that
President Taft has an idea that Sens
ator Aldrich stands with him for the
benefit of the consume
The reason for this faith in the
Senate leader, who never agreed
with President Roosevelt and the
new president may be summed up
briefly.
In the first place It is necessary
to explode, in part. the general idea
that Senator AldriCh is a Standard
Oil Senator. lie Is not. and never
has been, beyond his general inter-
est in ali American industry, say his
friends. As matter Of fact, the
Senator himself Is quoted as saying
recently that all his personal for
tune was invested, not in Standard
Oil or by Standard Oil interests. but
by the general opponents OF stand
ard Oil, meaning thereby the Thorn
as f.. Hyan crowd In wall street.
hldrioh Keen Politician.
In the second place. Senator AID
rich Is "A keen politician who likes
to have things coming his way. lie
rarely ever starts a fight, but he has
never been known to dodge one. As
o result when the Taft nomination
was hanging somewhat In the bal
ance early last spring, the Rhode
Island Senator was one of the first,
quietly and Consistcntll, but not
openly. to advocate his nomination.
As result, majority or the Sen
ate against the nomination Of Taft
became majority for him in the
days before the Chicago convention.
Senator Aldrirh. whose son mar
ricd daughter Of John d. Rookie
Teller. is said to have declared that
u thousand men knew Mr.. ROCkcfcl-
Ter better than he did. In fact, the
Senator has been quoted as saying
that, except at his daughters we'd
ding and casual meeting on Fifth
avenue. New York, one Sunday in
the curly fan. he has not seen MIR.
Rockefeller or learned his views
about the Taft candidacy through
out entire campaign last year.
Tried to StoD Rockefeller Letter.
Senator Aldrich was one Of tho
first 10 attempt to reach Mr.. Rookie
Teller to persuade him not to IN
dorsc the candidacv Of Mr.. Taft in q
public letter few days before rirr-
ton day. Tho senator failed In his
mission, but the president was Eru'.-
! ful.
Senator Aldrich, finally, in hor-
mony with many of the older Senate
leaders, is more willing to do bust
ness on an amiCable basis with
| President Taft. They welcome his
inCumbency on the ground that they
now have some one in the President.
chair with whom they can argue
their point without being scaIprI
before they begin.
Aldrich, it Is said, has the back
! ing Of the Senate organization In
his cndeayor to reach an agreement
with the president on the tariff bill
Tho senate finance committee, al
which Aldrich Is chairman, has been
1t is reported, for some time secret,
framing a substitute for the Puyu,
I bill, the lrsults being shown In pLl
when the committee made It's report.
Debate to be Confined to Bill.
! There being no rule Of closure IN Tho
senate, consideration Of the tariff bill
in that body will depend In part or
the individual attitude OF the senators
The dobat, is expected to be condnc,
In large measure to the bill itself anr
/ proposed amendments thereto.
In this connection II may be- wei
10 state that II took the senate tv,
months tn dispose Of the McKInlcy
bill after II was reported, while thrr,
months and ten days were devoted {,
the Wilron,Gormln bill and tvs,
months to the Biugley bill.
LEROY T, VERNON.