Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
BENEFIT or FEW
EXPENSE Of MANY.
The Blind Senator From Oklahoma
Addressed the Senate.
MASTERS OF MONOPOLY CONTROL
He Declared Senators In Measure
HypnotIsed by Environment Gre
ated at Washington BY Tariff
Beneiiclaries.

Washington. June 16.-Indulging IN
q vigorous denunciation OF the com
mittee ON finance because OF ITS change
Of front over night on the subject OF
tobacco importations from the Philip
pine Islands, Senator Burkett, OF Ne
braska, standing face to face with
Chairman Aldrich declared that Its &C.
tSon looked to him like a gang OF pet
" politics." He characterized this
rrtion as ian effort to hang the sena-
tor from Wisconsin up in the air" and
finally declared that this event ar
forded senators good opportunity to
vote a lack Of confidence in the COM
mittee."
This tart language followed Mr.. AID
rich's statement that the committee
we Id accept the amendment proposed
BY Senator Buckley to reduce the num-
her Of cigars to be admitted free OF
duty from the Philippines from 1867
100000 to 100000 and the quantity
Of filler tobacco from 100000 to
1,O00,0 pounds.
Senator owen delivered a long
speech in criticism Of the entire tarin
bill as formulated by the majority OF
the senate.
Charging that the masters OF mo-
nopoly in the United States were IN
control; that the tariff bill was written
to serve their purpose to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer, and
10 benefit the few at the expense OF the
many. Senator owen held the attention
Of the senate for several hours with
Q speech replete with denunciation OF
the Republican protective tariff policy
and of the majority members OF the
finance committee. Responsibility Tor
the unrest of the country he laid at the
door of "the recent giant monopolies'
engendered and sheltered by the pro-
hibitive tariff"
In his opinion, he asserted, the bill
ahould not pass because it violated the
pledge Of the Republican party and OF
ne Republican leader during the last
campaign. The Republican party plat
form, he declared, was "unequivocal,"
and its reasonable and natural inter
probation was plain.
Senator owen, reverting to the de-
bates In the Senate on the tariff, said
that when be had sought to ascertain
why the difference in the cost of pro-
duction at home and abroad had not
been compiled as q basis for the draft
ing of the bill, Senator Gallinger
''raises in his place and solemnly ad-
yises me that my inquiry is absurd :
He would not, he said, question the
intelligence Of Mr.. Aldrich nor would
he reply to him In kind, but, he said
appeal from him to the American
people. who will not hold him guiltless
for his callous and represensible con-
Duct in this matter" The failure OF
Mr.. Aldrich and his colleagues to fur
nish the senate with the difference In
cost Of production at home and abroad,
he bitterly denounced, remarking that
me request had been met with super
cilious Indifference" He charged that
Mr. kldsich had withheld information
upon that point. and that he hai ~
fused to Senator Daniel and to other
Democratic members Of the finance
committee the privilege Of having the
same information that he himself en-
joyed. The Republican leaders, he
declared, occupied a position absolute
" and utter indefenslble" While
they might not. have been hypnotised,
be said, they had been Overwhelmed
with the power Of suggestion envelop-
Ing them and creating the atmosphere
and controlling environment establish
Cd by q swarm Of attorneys, special
pleaders. and fascinating representa-
tiyos Of the high.tarln benenciaries."