Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-11
.DOLLIVER MAKES
RAFTERS RING IN
RAppING ALDRICH
IOWAN DECLARES SENATE BILL Is
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, -. c., June 6.-At
once taking the floor when Mr.. Aldrich
asked for an aye and no vote on cotton
cloth schedule today, Senator Dolliver
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
Dolliyer in opening, but I 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-
thorlty OF 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.. Dolliver 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
was quickly interrupted by Mr.. Aldrich.
Il sald," interposed the senator from
Rhode Island, that less than 10 per
cent. Of the total cotton importations,
which amount in the aggregate to $751;
100000 were affected by these pro-
visions"
Accepting this correction, Mr.. Dolliver
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.
II hope the senator will remain to
hear what l have to say" suggested the
Iowa senator in an appealing tone Of
voice,
Il had an engagement" said Mr..
Aldrich smiling and hesitating.
well, you have an engagement here"
retorted the Iowan. Il say you will not
turn your back upon what I have to say
without taking the moral consequences
that will naturally arise in such a case"
Mr.. Dolliver then exhibited copy Of
a petition Of merchants of New York,
which was a declaration against any in
crease of tariff duties. Responding to a
request by the senator from Rhode Is
land, Mr.. Dolliver read the names Of the
merchants.
please state which of them are i'm
WELL some of them are the leading
merchants of this country" responded
Mr. Dolliver.
A cross-fire of criticism and defense
followed, Mr.. Dolliver, Mr.. Aldrich and
Mr. Flint participating. 1t pertaine dto
ton, Messrs. Aldrich and Flint contend
ing that they were importers and inter-
ested in low duty, while the Iowa sena-
tor continued to urge the general repre-
sentative capacity of the petitioners.
Its a strange thing" declared Mr..
Dolliver rising to full height and speak
ing in his boldest tone, 'to find the lead
ers of the Republican party reproaching
the merchants Of the country with ex-
travagances which have grown up in
connection with the protective tariff. >
Senator Lodge Disappears.
Referring to a cartoon Of himself repe-
resented as exhibiting samples in the
United States Senate, he declared that
since that exhibition others had adopted
his method of reaching the intelligence
of his hearers" He referred pointedly
to Senator Lodge as having 'also shown
his samples" but while the Iowa senator
spoke his Massachusetts colleague passed
slowly out of the chamber without ap-
pearing TO notice the allusion.
Declaring that the cotton duties had
been increased in the pending bill over
those of the Dingley law, Mr.. Dolliver
read from a speech by Mr.. Smoot. He
declared that the senator told the peo-
pie that the duties of the cotton sched-
ule had been EQUALIZER but that the
rates had not been lowered. Likewise
the senator from Rhode Island had come
to the Senate to say the rates had not
been lowered Likewise the senator
from Rhode Island had come to the
Senate to say the rates had not been
raised.
He spoke of various people who had
dealings with the New York custom
house. saying it had been suspected that
they had had "agents on the pay roll
engaged in the administration of the
custom laws" Turning his attention
to the tariff act, he declared "the Ding
ley law was the Wilson bill plus a few
amendments added by Gov. Dingley in