The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-06
CUMM|NS ROASTS THE BILL
Iowa Senator Won't Vote for It-Wants
Taft to sian II, Thouuh,

iowa Senator Won't Vote for It-Wants
Taft to Sign It, Though.
Washington, Aug. 5-Senators were
tardy In their attendance on the meet.
ing OF the senate last night.
The session was consumed by
speeches of Senators Cummins of
Iowa and Daniel of Virginia. During
the evening a political debate was pro-
Jected into the meeting and REGULARS"
and insurgents" banded words and
accusations as to the effect their
course will have on the political fu-
ture or their party.
Washington, Aug. 5-Senator Cum.
Minis of Iowa last night discussed
paragraphs of the tariff bill generally,
not presenting his objections in detail.
He sought to establish his contention
that no substantial tariff reform Is ac.
complished by the changes the bill
makes.
Mr.. Cummins announced his deter
mination to vote against the bill,
though he confessed the belief that it
was superior to any bill framed for
revenue purposes, and so far as the
schedules go, better than the Dingley
law,
II am opposed to the conference re-
port and to the bill which it embodies
because 1t is not such a revision of
the tariff as | have expended the best
years of my life in fighting for, and is
not a fair and reasonable performance
of the promise of our PLATFORM" he
said, and added:
This Is not a court of bankruptcy,
and l am not willing to accept ten
cents on the dollar in discharge of the |
obligations of the republican party. It
always has been and is now a solvent |
and it is not only able, |
but its rank and file will insist upon
paying it's debt in full Its pledges
will be redeemed at par, and, although
the blindness of some of it's leaders
may at this time postpone the day of
redemption, I shall await with pa.
thence, confidence and serenity the
hour at which it will keep full and
complete faith with the American peo-
ple."
He expressed his admiration and ap.
olause for the courage and persistence
If the president Gin attempting to Sc.
cure, and to a degree in securing, low.
er rates in the range of dispute be.
ween the house and the senate" he
said:
"The range was very narrow and
he president has done all that one
nan could for the betterment of the |
,ill." ,
Speaking with the full conscious. |
less that the president will sign the s
ill and that it will become a law with
lis assent" he recognized, he said,
hat there is fundamental difference I
'etween the veto power and the vot- S
ng power. "An executive ought not"
e said, ito vote measure simply be. '
ause he would have voted against 1t t
ad he been member of the legisla- t
i've body that passed It," '
81 have always admitted" said the [
enator, that with respect to those t
commodities OF which we are capable d
I supplying the home demand, duties, {
owever high, do not harm, so long as t
here exists effectual competition be.
ween our own producers; and repeat I
hat admission now. have seen, how. |
yer, competition in the most import. t
mt fields Of production grow weaker d
nd weaker, until it has been easy to v
erceive that with many things prices e
ave not been fixed by the fundament. I
and essential law of commerce, but Il
ave been fixed by the arbitrary will Il
the producer, and solely with refer. n
nee to the utmost profit that trade
'ould bear, r
Under these conditions, it seemed t
} me that excessive duties would nee. |,
ssarily become a shield for a varity b
nd greed. 1t seemed to me that du.