The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-08
REPUBLICANS WRlNelE.
DOLLIvER AND ALDRICH EN-
CHANGE HOT WORDS.
rhe Debate ON the Tariff Develops
strife In the Republican Camp and
Senator'S Pass the Lie I'm Parliamen--
tary Terms.

"SAh8eohs Way 4.-SendtOr DOlil-
yer spoke on the tariff today and en-
livened the proceedings of the senate.
Mr.. Dolliver said he had been accused,
In pursuing the course he had taken
In supporting lower tariff duties, of
"a mere cowardly acquiescence in sem
timent In Iowa" He read an editorial
criticism to that effect. saying he would
not have done 80 "were 1t not an en-
thusiastic echo from the the senate
| chamber ITSELF" He said his course
was In pursuance OF contract enter
&c into with the people OF his State
nine years ago when he was first elect
ed to the senate.
When Mr.. Dolliver declared. as he
said. on the authority Of Mr.. Aldrich,
that schedules of the pending bill were
made by officers of the New York GUS
tom house and not by the committee
orr finance. Mr.. Aldrich promptly de-
MED that he had made statement on
which such an assertion could be
based.
When Mr.. Dolliver reiterated hfs
statement Mr.. Aldrich again protested
against what he declared twas abos-
lutely false" When Mr.. Dolliver still
declared that the senator from Rhode
Island had said that the officials had
written the schedules. Mr.. Aldrich a
third time rose to protest. He ex-
planned that what he had said was
that those officers. exeprts Of the gov
ernment, had been intrusted with the
duty Of calculating the amount Of the
specific duties imposed In place Of the
al valOrem rates. but that he had
turned over to them the making OF the
schedules he denied.
Mr.. Dolliver read from Mr.. Aldrich's
remarks and declared that his inter-
probation Of these remarks was war
ranted by man agitated in his feel
| ings"
III know he is agitated." said Mr..
Aldrich, looking over the chamber,
''and trust will not have occasion
to allude to It,"
Mr.. Dolliver proceeded. referring to
Mr.. Aldrich's remark on former oc-
casion to the effect that "he was cir
culating false Democratic tariff ru-
mors." His quotation Of Mr.. Aldrich's
remarks was again excepted to by the
senator from Rhode Island, who de-
ciared that the Iowa senator was
speaking from guilty conscience"
Mr.. Dolliver proceeded. and when
Mr.. Aldrich interrupted to say some
thing about senator's coming to him
with samples Of cotton goods. he was
sharply cut off by the senator from
Iowa. who refused to yield for what
he declared was intended to be an
answer TO an argument he had not
yet made, and he declined to permit
the senator from Rhode Island to
complete his statement, saying he
would not permit his remarks to be
sneeringly discredited In his own time.
With strong voice the words of the
Iowa senator sounded throughout the
chamber. Quick of retort he frequent
ly provoked laughter. When Senator
Warren undertook to give some in.
formation concerning the wool bust
ness Mr.. Dolliver replied that he had
studied the wool business from the
birth Of the lamb to the manufacture
OF the piece Of CLOTH"
After Mr.. Dolliver had criticised the
practice of applying the wool tariff to
articles Of clothing that have In them
a trace OF wool. Mr.. Aldrich interrupt
cd to say he wished TO controvert In
the record remarks by the late Sem
atcrs Jones. of Arkansas. and Vest, OF
Missouri. both Democrats, on precisely
the same. line.
The statement the senator is now
making. said Mr.. Aldrich. could have
been read word by word from
speeches of Senators Jones and Vest
and they would have produced the
same effect"
| MIR. Dolliver declared he was fol-
the Dingley cotton schedule and in
quired OF Mr.. Aldrich whether the cot
ton manufacturers when they went
before the house could say they die
not Increase these rates.
Mr.. Aldrich said that he did not
know what had taken place before
that committee.
When Mr.. Dolliver had spoken for
three hours. Mr.. Tillman requested
that he suspend until tomorrow and
permit the senate to adjourn. Mr.
Tillman declared that he was not IA
tigued. for. he said, he never had on
joyed anything more in his life. bu,
the session had run for six hours Mr.