The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
PRESIDENT TAFT
GROWS WEARY OF
TROUBLE MAKERS
Ia Letter to Senator Brown the
Executive Sharply Criticises
Legislators
CalfSkin Products and the Like
VIII Be Given the Re-
duCed Rates


plain that it was the intention OF some
81 'the senators, both "insurgent" re-
pubiicans and straight democrats. to
have every word of the long report
read, which meant great delay.
what does it all mean?T was asked
L pne of the insurrectionist republicans.
-. -"It means" he replied, that If this
Sin becomes law it will not go be-
B yond the next election
How are you going to insure the
fesul12' was the inquiry.
9By ventilation" was the reply.
=. Further inquiry failed to develop any
understanding among the original in
@ruEgeats" and their allies. the hidemen,
WHO were represented by senator Hey
burn. That they would be able to get
together so there would be enough of
II hem when united with the democrats
10 defeat the conference report. was
s-scertaln. No one OF them was willing
10 claim SO much.
Much depended upon what Brown and
$Burkett and Crawford of the "insurg-
tentsS. and Carter. Warren. Clark and
l9sxon Of the range" senators would
4 By this time nearly all the senators
t~had taken their seats and the reading
was resumed. as those who declared
= themselves in favor Of the reading Of
f.eFery: word OF the report apparently
7aid 10 further attention to it.
At the conclusion Of the reading of
ne: report, which consumed three and
a half. hours, Senator Daniel. senior
&c emocratic member Of the finance COM
eslflttee, warned the republican members
Eot cne' finance committee that it would
Ene wise 10 remain and hear what he had
10 say. Daniels speech mainly arraigned
ss9e cQn1erence committee for excluding
Fzhe democratic members.
Regarding the exclusion Of the demo-
rcratie >rieLnbers Of the conference Dan
kSef SAID "a peculiar fraud had been
FSQlnmltted on both houses OF congress.
s1BETwEEN. GALLOWS AND GRAVE
~:I'his country stands at this moment
PetW.een the gallows and the grave"
fSslq' Daniel in commenting on the
f9aethoQs Of the majority. I hope mercy
f1llaEs be sought and may BE found.
fchaTge. that the senate is apparently in
ethe control Of lynch law"
Daniel also charged bad faith in the
7ttcelon- OF. the committee in signing the
YconfeFenGe report without allowing
ta3mself and mis- colleagues on the COM
iaal ftee TO meet them and to vote upon
II, as: agreed to by Chairman Aldrieh.
eBX this arrangement he said he had
MAST Thursday gone TO the room of the
-7lEaHce' committee.
I. 3: "A: solemn and honored bonds had
lJoeen; entered into by word of mouth. -
he added, "between the chairman of the
llpanee- committee a. democratic con-
1erees thar they would be called as
fsoon. as the report was read with a
view % pefmitting them to cast their
Netes. for or against it. We were told
ttllaf there were five or six things in
I2le. Die upon which they had not
+ ssea-shed a conclusion"
.EROLOGY FROM ALDRICH
Daniel stated that Aldrich's clerk
had called upon him and apologized to
ntme Tor the failure TO allow the demo-
cratic members Of the conference to
7eTgn the report.
-: I stated" he added. that if the
Chairman wished to see me about this
lie e-coUld come and see me, but should
NOT cali upon him. 1t seems strange
that we should be given a pledge and
el1ar some reason that pledge unre-
Geemed.".
i Aldrich declared his committee had
followed the course that had prevailed
since: the beginning of the government.
AT the meeting referred to by the
SenatQy from Virginia, he said, he had
remarked 10 Daniel that he supposed
Ftbe democratic members would nor 5ofn
Ale republicans in signing the report.
Tile senator said he guessed not -
Continued Aldrich.
NOf- course we All knew the demo-
crafs on the committee would not ioin
.rns IN assuming responsibility for this
Rgitation."
He said emphatically he never had
promised that the democratic cOuferees
Tar rr~ff1 -
Senator Bailey interrupted the colo
guy. He said while he had never con-
1ended for a right to sit with the re-
publican members he did believe the
agreement was adopted that the demo-
Gratis should have an opportunity TO
vote against the conference report Re
derring to the influence exerted bv the
president in lowering tariff duties,
Bailey said
t'SHAM RATTLE SAYS BAILEY
II think / can make il manifest that
the people Of the United States have
been entertained with some mock he
roics and that this battle. which has
been waging here for days and weeks.
was nothing more or less than a sham
battle"
Recalling incidents in the late ma
aohai campaign, IN which he had taken
part senator BristoW declared that
President Taft in Kansas had favored
q revision Of the tariff downward and
ne lBristow) had been elected to the
senate on that issue
1t was then said the cost. OF. produo-
ton had been reduced and that the
rate Of duty should be reduced Apropor-
tionately.7 he explained, @and I have
endeavored TO keep that pledge"
no REDUCTION OBTAINED
The fact was. he said. that practical
ay no reduction had been obtained.
The tax" said Bristow. has been
taken off hides and il has been added
10 the sole leather suit case that the
American citizen buys. And yet il has
been advertised that a reduction has
been made on the leather schedule for
the benefit OF the American citizen.
Apparently" he continued, the only
thing considered in formulating the
cotton schedule has been the greed of
the cotton manufacturer OF New Eng
land
As e republican senator / viii not
be q party 10 placing Taft ia the most
embarrassing position in which it is
possible for a president 10 be placed:
that is, to require him either to sign a
bili that Is not what was promised the
people or 10 compel him to repudiate