Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
WESTERN INSURGENTS
CONTINUE ASSAULTS
New Senator From Iowa Latest TO
lambast Payne-Aldrlch
Tariff Bill.
COMMITTEE ALL STAAOPATTERS
Cunmins Handles Upward Revision
lists of His Party With Gloves Of.
West Virginia interrupter Gets Sc
we're Dose-Lamposts and Common
People viii Remed-: Laws Failure.
(Rv Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, ID. c., May O.
Commenting the course of his col
league. Mr.. Dolliyer. in his attacks
upon pending tariff bill, Senator Cum
Minis of Iowa, today in opening his
speech upon that measure turned to
Mr.. Aldrich. and said that the man
who challenged the repuhlicanism o.
senators BECAUSE they seek to revise
the schedules of duties forty years
old was taking a remarkable course.
Mr.. Cummins scented the idea that
adherence TO the wool schedule was
necessary in order to maintain the
protective principle. He said he had
been one of the Republicans who had
fought for a revision of the tariff.
And | intend to defend my faith,
he aid. with all the vigor of which
am CAPABLE The finance committee
composed Of honorable, intelligent
bright minded and experienced men is
still not the ark and covenant of Re
publican doctrine. It is not the only
repository of Republican faith
Finance Committee Hostile.
Not a single member of that COM
mitiee, he said, had been among those
Republicans who had demanded a re-
vision of the Dingley bill. They did
not believe revision was necessary.
and it was no wonder that they should
not now favor changes in duties.
Senator owen interrupted while Mr..
Cummins was stating that he had
special opportunities for understand
ing the affairs of the American Steel
and Wire Company with an inquiry. as
to how he had acquired such special
information.
Il was attorney for the company"
replied the Iowan.
Mr. Scott inquired whether the SEN
ator had received his fee as attor-
ney in money or in stock.
Lands Heavily on Scott.
IF ! had lived in West Virginia, -
responded Mr.. Cummins, land had
been surrounded with the influences
prevalent there, | fear | would be
ashamed TO answer. but as | live in
Iowa, where there is an honest at
mosphere. I can reply that my pay
was in cash, and had nothing what
ever to do with the capital stock is
sued by that company"
Lamp Pcets FOR MonopoIists.
Responding to a query ty Mr.. De
pew. Mr.. Cummins said that he had
not ventured to look forward ito that
disastrous day in which all the in
dustr.es of the United States and Of
the world are contained in single
hand. or single board of directors
When he said. the day should dawn
that a single man shall direct the
eneI gies of the earth and control the
for unes of mankind so far as manu-
features are concerned there will
still remain the lamp posts and the
common people. after the law has
failed. in order that the country may
he rid of these monopolists who CO.
cree the whole world
Mr.. Cummins said;
The bill now before us, which it
may be assumed, presents the views
OF the Finance Committee respect
ing the revision Of the tariff said Mr.
Cummins will not be accepted BY
these who have favored revision OF
she tariff as either a fllfillment of the
PARTY pledge or as a settlement Of the
controversy. If the bill. CT anything
Substantially like it. becomes a law,
! predict that campaign for lower
duties will begin tx lsomcLt the cx-
traoTdinary session of. Congress ad-
jouTns and ziu c-Btinue with in
creasing zeal until the iuC smeri en-
tered in the urts Of public cor science
is also cnircdc in the jourl-
ais Of Congress. n gives me
no pleasure 60 utter this pr-rhccy,
for have csrresiiy hoped
thai the revision now in progress
would end the dispute for years "
come. anc that the business Of the
country would enjoy he peace and
tranquility which is m--Sss5ic during
the existence OF movement to ma
ter.aiiy change duties upon the i'm
ports.
1t is~idic. worse than idle. TO spec
uiaic up-n the technical meaning "a
tac words and phrases employed IN
the las, Republican platform upon
this subject The declarsiioa there
found history. and that history IS
familiar 20 every member Of the Sen
ate.
Who insisted anon tariff rcvision2
II xas not the manufactures. y vas
not thc buabcrmzn. u was not the