The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-13
DE-
MAND REVISION
Aldrlch May Be Forced to
Make Concessions
THATHE CONTROLS SENATE
Has Been Observation-Disclosures Bill
Must Satisfy President-Senate
Notifications Not Likely to
Be Important.

Washington, May ls.-The stand pat
leaders are telling the pressure Of public
sentiment. They may yield to It in
dealing with some Of the important tariff
schedules. Chairman Aldrich and his
finance committee are well aware that
the Republican newspapers Of the coun-
try are disposed 10 encourage those Re
publican senators who are lighting Tor
downward revision, and they understand
that President Taft il not satisfied with
the way things are doing The senator
from Rhode Island has demonstrated that
his organization is in control in the
Senate. The tast votes have shown that
he has the power to do anything he
may wish TO do with the various SEIZED
ules Having demonstrated that he is
IN command, he may begin to yield here
and there in Difference TO public senti.
ment, and because he realizes that the
finished bill must be one which President
Taft eonsiqn without stultifying himself.
Well informed observers here do not be-
lieve Mr.. Aidrich intends to yield
great deal, but they do expect to see him
and his committee rewrite some Of the
rates under FIRE. and they are assured
that he will offer amendments TO other
paragraphs designed 10 meet objections
that have been made. yes, we have
reason to believe that Mr.. Aldrieh in
tends to make some CONCESSIONS said
one Of the so called insurgent senators
yesterday rbut bis concessions win not
amount to much. And yet we feel that
we shall have accomplished good deal
II we compel him to make any conces.
siona az ALL The insurgents are going
ahead with their Preparations for attacks
on many Of the items Of the various
schedules regardless Of the word quietly
passed along that Senator Aldrich is
willing 10 yield here and there.
The attitude Of Senator Root has been
interpreted in some quarters as a reiec-
ton Of Taft and a. one Of the influences
leading Senator Aldrieh to consider with
more respect the demands for rednc.
tions. This estimate probably goes too
far. The president apparently has no
spokesman in the upper branch, while
the keen interest shown by Mr.. Root
in the glass schedule Tuesday was excit-
ia only after Mr. Cnmmins had ham
mered away al day with facts and fig |
ures intended to show that the rates
on window glass are too high II the
rates are reduced the victory belongs
70 the insurgency Of Mr.. Cummins. al.
though the aid Senator Root may have
given is entitled also to credit. Persons
following the tariff debate win notice
that III addition 70 the charge that the
farmers are largely responsible for high
prices the old guard now has added the
insinuation that most Of the profits
made possible BY the high tariff have
been gobbled hy the iobber and the re-
taller. This allegation does not dovetail
very well with the well known fact that
in many lines, notably groceries, tobae-
co, furniture, etc, the middleman has
been almost wiped out, through the com
effected BY the manufacturers
and their policy Of selling direct to the
consumer. The Senate Tuesday bristled
with charges against the selling houses,
but the recent history Of trade proves
that they are growing fewer every year
md that prices to the ultimate consumer
have been going up correspondingly. ow
ing in part to the elimination Of compe.
tition.