The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-07
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NOTE OF WARNING
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| Cummins, who said he did not care to
give way for a speech.
AS the senator from Utah resumed
! his seat. Mr., Burrows. rising in his
! place and speaking i'm low tones, de-
| llberately SAID he did not think the
senator from Iowa chad been quite
courteous 10 the senator from Utah.
Dlsavowing any intention 10 be dis
courteous, Mr. Cummins returned to
the controversy. saying he was not
satisfied with Mr.. Smoot s explana-
ilon. He wanted something less thread
| bare.
Roasts Steel Trust.
Replying to Mr. Scott. Mr.. Cummins
said that the stock of the steel corpor-
| alton had gone mp so high because of
It's Hnlawful profits. "Unawful from
n moral standpoint. 7 mean, - he said.
lie further declared that from moral
standpoint the profits were dishonest.
Tic SAID that corporation could not
produce single ton of steel more
cheap'y than could its constituent com.
panles, or than the so-cnlled indepen.
dent companies can He denied that
~ was cooperative to any extent, saw
ing ITS employees had been allowed to
purchase stock as any one else could do
Responding TO query by Mr.. De
pew. Mr. Cummins said that he had not
vcntured TO look forward .'to that dis
astrons day IN which all the industries
of the United States and of The world
are concentrated Ia a single hand or
IN single hoard of directors. d" When.
he said the day should dawn that
single man shall direct thc energies of
the earth and control the fortunes of
mankind, so far as manufactures arc
concerned, "there will still remain the
lamp posts and the common people after
the law has failed in order that the
country may be rid Of those monopolists
who coeree the whole world. -
Some Pointed Repartee.
An amusing situation occurred at the
close of Senator Cummins IS speech
when he was asked by Senator New,
lands whether the faction striving for
revision of the tariff downward had
formulated plan with which the
Democrats could unite in order to ac.
complsi their purpose. The question
gave evident satisfaction to Senator
Aldrlch, but apparently Senator Culber-
son. the minority leader, was not so
well pleased
II was pointed out by Mr.. Ncwlands
That II the twenty progressive RepubE-
o..
Gratis they would have majority of
the senate. Mr.. Cummins remarked that
the senator from Nevada had found
more progressive Republicans than he
had. Responding to Mr.. Newlands s
question. however, Mr.. Cummins asked:
Is the senator from Nevada au-
thor'Zcd TO speak for the thirty-oue
DemocratSS when he propounds such an
inquiry?'
No. said Mr.. Newlands, "bccause
the thirty ono Democrats are powcrless
10 accomplish anything here by taking
the lead. The only way they could
succeed in bencltting the country
wonld be by following the lead Of pro-
gressivc Republicans. / think if that
Republican faction would get together
on programme for revision of the
tariff downward the Democrats would
respond favorablY to the proposal.''
- Are you making any official state
ment from the Democratic party or
merely suggestionl' asked Mr.. Aid
rich,
MIR. Newlands replied that he spoke
only for himself, whereupon Mr. Cum.
MINIS declared that the speeches favor
ing the highest duties had come from
the Democratic side. so that he saw lit
tie hope Of help from that quarter.
The despair of the senator from
Iowa as not being able to gain support
from the Democrats is not warranted
by the attitude of the minority on pro-
grcssive legislation said Mr.. New
lands.
Position Of the Democrats.
Continuing, he declared that the
Democrats had stood with the presi.
dent and in line with the position of
the senator from Iowa for progressive
action on such questions as the railroad
rate law and that they would be with
MIN for n downward revision of the
tariff, and he again expressed a hope
for tho cooperation of the progressives
Of the two parties.
"Upon what platform does the sena.
tor propose TO carry out this unlon?'
inquired Mr.. Aldrich
vice TO the people" replied Mr. New
lands.
! With the expression by Mr. Aldrich
that such Il union Of forces would be
ga combina tiop in restraint of trade,D
the incident closed
Senator Bristow renewed his attack
upon the lead schedule. He began by
asking why the duty on white lead
was higher than that on pig lead Mr..
| Aldrich replied that while pig lead costs
2l2 cents, white lead costs 6Ia cents
a pound, the white lead being product
of pig lead requiring much labor and an
elaborate process.
Hepburn for Lead Duty.
Senator Hepburn spoke in favor of
the duty provided in the senate com
mittee amendment. Without a doubt,
he said, the lead mines in this country
! would be abandoned until the cheaper