The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-10
D0LLlVER MAKES
/ RAFTERS RING IN
RAPPING ALDRlCH
ROWAN DECLARES SENATE BILL IS
II NOT JUST TO AMERICAN
MERCHANTS.
SPEAKS IN BOLDEST TONE.
Catches Rhode Island Man Leaving
Chamber and Insists Upon Him
Remaining to Hear Charges.
SMELLS GRAFT IN NEW YORK.

WASHINGTON, d. O., June 5-At
once taking the floor when MIR. Aldrich
asked for an aye and no vote on cotton
cloth schedule today, Senator Dolliyer
made the senatorial rafters ring with de-
nunciation of the speech made by the
Rhode Island senator last night on that
schedule.
Il desire TO avoid any harsh criticism
of what has been DONE said Senator
Dolliver in opening, but / am not able
TO avoid plain, straightforward statement
of what this committee now asks the
Senate to do"
Men are asked to cast their votes
here not upon testimony, but upon au-
thority OF n committee and it becomes
my duty to inquire into the sacredness of
that substitute for facts and figures.
Saying he had had no opportunity to
read the speech Of the senator from
Rhode Island Mr.. Deliver commented
on the statement that only 10 per cent.
of the cotton cloth schedule had been
Changed"
Denying this by counter statement
on the authority Of Senator SmoOt that
only 80 per cent. were unchanged. he
was quickly interrupted 10y Mr.. Aldrich
Il said interpOSed the senator from
Rhode Island, that less than 10 per
cent. of the total cotton impOrtations
which amount in the aggregate to SIS
100000 were affected by these pro
visions"
Accepting this correction, Mr.. Deliver
declared that thirty years ago he had
gone everywhere carrying in his Satchel
speeches of the senator from Rhode Is.
land upon the tariff SO that he could re.
fer to his statistics, in which he said,
he then had faith which was gradually
slipping away.
Aldrich Starts to Leave.
Mr.. Aldrich then rose to leave the
chamber
Il hope the senator will remain to
hear what | have to say suggested the
Iowa senator in an appealing tone OF
voice
II had an engagement said Mr.
Aldrch smiling and hesitutng.
well, you have an engagement here,
retorted the Iowan. II say you will not
turn your back upon what | have TO say
without taking the moral consequences
that will naturally arise IN such a case
Mr.. Deliver then exhibited a cc,y Of
a petition Of merchants Of New York,
which was declaration against any in
,creasc of tariff duties. Responding to Il
request by the senator from Rhode Is
land. Mr.. DollIvcr read the names of the
merchants.
porters," said Mr.. Aldrich.
"WelI, some If them are the leading
merchants Of this country, responded
Mr.. Dolliyer.
4 cross-iire Of criticism aud defense
followed. AIR. Dolliyer Mr.. Aldrich ana
Mr.. Flint participating. II pcrtaiuo dto
the interests Of the sIguprs Of the prri-
1iou Mcs-rs Aldrich and Flint contend.
ing that they were importers and inter
cstcd in low duty, while the Iowa seua.
tor continued 10 urge the general repre-
sentative capacity Of the petitioners.
ITS a strange thing" declared Mr.
DoIlivcr rising to full height and speak
Ing in his bpidest tone, ito find the lead
ers Of the Republican party reproachiug
The merchants of the country with cX-
trayagances which have grown up IN
connection with the protective tariff.
Senator Lodge Disappears.
Referring to q cartoon Of himself repc-
Resented as cShlhItiug samples IN the
United States Senate, he declared that
since that exhibition others had adopted
his method Of reaching the Intelligence
Df his hearers" lie referred pointedly
10 Senator Lodge as having also shown
his samples but while the Iowa senator
spoke his Massachusetts colleague passed
SLOWLY out Of the chamber without np-
peariug to notice the allusiou.
Declaring that the cotton duties had
been increased IN the pending bill over
those Of TIA" DIugl"y law, Mr. Deliver
read from a speech by Mr.. SmnOt He
declared That the senator told the pco-
pie that the duties Df the cotton schcd-
nlc had been "rVuaIIZcd' but that the
rates had not been lowered Likewise
the senator from Rhode Island had come
20 The Senate 10 say the rates had not
been lowered. Likewise the senator
from Rhode Island had come to the