The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-23
His Views Expressed on Tariff
Question Believed to Be a
Direct Slap Taken at Sena-
tor Beveridge.
SENIOR SENATOR NOT
TO BE HEADED OFF
He Is Opposed to Features of
The Tariff Bill and He In
tends to Air His Views on
The Subject.

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Indianapolis, Ind, May o. The
publication in the Indianapolis News
yesterday, of special telegram from
its Washington correspondent, follow
ing SO soon after the publication Of q
letter written by Winfield T. Durbin
of Anderson, former Governor. has at
tracted much attention, and is regard
ed here as exposing the true motive
behind Durbin's letter. Durbin said
in his letter that. it was time for the
speechmaking against the Aldrich tar
III bill to cease. He said business in.
terests over the country are suffering
from the opposition that is being Of.
fered to the passage Of the tariff bill
and that unless the speechmaking and
oratory ceases soon so the bill can be
passed. the party in power will hear
from the people at home In no uncer.
tain manner.
Not Headed OF.
The Durbin letter was taken as a
direct fling at Senator Beveridge. who
is the leader Of the Republican opposi.
ton to the standpat program Of Sen.
ator Aldrich and the rest of the reac-
tionaries. Senator Beverage has re-
fused to be headed off in this fight,
but has been throwing stones at the
bill ever since 1t was found that it
proposes to increase the tariff on near
ly everything instead Of revising the
tariff downward, as was promised by
the party speakers on the stump dur.
ing the campaign. From all over the
state there comes the expression that
Senator Beveridge is right, that he is
squarely in line with what the people
of Indiana want, and that he is making
good.
When Durbin's letter was published
few days ago the politicians began to
look around for the real animus Of the
thing, and the dispatch from Wash
ington, published in the Indianapolis
News, yesterday, is being discussed in
that light. The. Washington dispatch
was as follows:
start "eack Fire7"
Those republican senators who are
insisting that every item in the tariff
bill shall be examined. and who main
tain that while the republican party
is about revising the tariff it should
do the work well, regardless of the
time consumed, are feeling the pres
sure of the movement started in a
systematic way to discourage prolong-
ed consideration of the bill.
These senators say they have evil
dence to sustain the charge that the
back fire. was started at the sug-
gestion of beneficiaries of the protec-
tive system in the East, who feel that
their safety lies in having the bill
rushed through. Investigation made
here indicates that in every state rep
resented by republican senator who
Is showing an inquisitive turn of
mind, a movement designed to dis
courage such a course has been organ
lied at the suggestion Of some one.
indiana, For instance.
Indiana affords good example of
what is being done. 1t is alleged
here that persons in that state who
are objecting to a careful consider
alton of the bill with the view of ul-
timately getting something for the
consumer. were asked to undertake
the work in which they are now en-
gagged.
One Of the surprises of the cam
paign was the discovery that letter
had been sent to every republican
editor in the state, asking him to join
In protest against the course that is
being pursued by the so-called insur-
gent republicans. Many OF the edi-
tors have within the last two days
forwarded copies of the letter to
Washington. with notes saying they
are In sympathy with the attempt to
obtain an honest revision regardless
of whether the work consumes one or
six months.
Also in Other States.
The same sort Of letters, It is as.
serted here, have been sent to country
editors in several other States, whose
senators are insisting ON knowing
what the tariff bill means. Apparent.
ly Senator Aldrich has hope that the