Willmar tribune., 1909-07-14
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Observations by Clarence

Observations by Clarence !!
The American people asked for
bread. Serene Payne handed them a
biscuit ''like mother used to make"
when she first began practising the
art of baking. Aldrich substituted
a glazed brick and gave it to the
people-in the neck.
The Aldrich high tariff measure
passed the senate July 8 by vote
of As to "a. All the democrats ex-
cept McEnery of Louisiana voted
against the measure. The follow
ing republicans voted with the
democrats: Beveridge OF Indiana.
Bristow of Kansas, Brown of Me-
braska, Burkett of Nebraska, Clapp
and Nelson Of Minnesota, Crawford
of South Dakota, Cummins and
Dolliver of Iowa and La Toilette Of
Wisconsin.
1t is pleasing to see that there
were a few republicans who had the
courage to stand out for a bill that
would embody somewhat the prom
ises made to the people. Aldrich
tried to bulldoze them all into line,
but he failed. He was given to
understand that he had not the
power to read anybody out of the
republican party. Nelson of Min
nesota was especially sassy" to the
boss from the Rhode Island pocket
borough" Clapp, Beveridge and
others also made faces at him and
dared him to hit them.
However, before ordering the
laurel leaves for crowning these
heroes, it is we'll to wait till the
last test comes vote on adop-
tion of the conference report, which
| will finally determine what kind OF
a bill shall be passed. 1t is safe
bet that Aldrich does not expect tc
get his bill as a whole thru the con.
ference committee. He has put ir
a lot of trading stock-duties sc
high that he can compromise or
them and still leave a protective
tariff bill at last equal to the Ding.
ley bill. The senate members Of
the conference committee are Al
drich, Burrows, Penrose, Hale, anc
Cullom- ultra-protectionists anc
believers in Vanderbilt's platform
They will yield on the trading
stock rates but on the rates Aldricf
really wants they will stick like
cookie burrs to Sleeps tail. Then
if the house will not yield to Al
drich no bill will pass, and the
Dingley law will remain in force
which will fully satisfy Aidrich''
masters. When the vote comes ir
the senate on standing by the sen
ate conferees the insurgent republi
cans will have chance to prove
whether they are in earnest or have
only been making grand stan<
play. Their vote against Aldricl
then will not accomplish anything
more than to show that they arr
willing to go on record without re
course as condemning the treachery
Of their party, for Aldrich ha
enough republican senators under
his thumb to get the vote he want
from the senate on any conference
report. If the insurgents stand pa
then they will show that they value
principle more than blind obedi
ence to a party boss.
| The following statement made b.
special committee Of the Nationa
Association of Clothiers will Civ
the people hint of what the pas
sage Of the Aldrich bill would mea1
to them:
1.-The advance prices on worsted
which have been announced, follow
ing the steady deterioration Of ia
brics in weight and quality, result
ing from the operations from tn
Dingley bill, will add approximate
ly $3.50 on $40 suit of clothes; S
on SIS suit, and S. on a $40 suit
or from 20 to Is per cent to the cos
of clothing to the wearer. The ae
gregate burden of the increased COS
of mems and boys clothing to tn
American people under the presen
advance alone will be $l2O, 900, 90
for the year 1910, which is twic
the value Of the annual domesti
wool clip.''