The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-05
SENATOR DOlliVER MAKES A.
SEVERE ATTACK UPON THE
WOOL SCHEDULE.
SPIRITED TILT OCCURS
Representative From Iowa and Mr.. Al.
dr'eh Engage in Wordy Battle That
Grows Highly Excitina-Merits and
Dement'S Of the Payne -Aldrich
Measure Are Discussed in Detail.

Washington, May 4. - Notable
speeches causing interesting debate
characterized the session of the senate
| today. Senator Dolliver of Iowa at
| tackled the methods under which pro-
| tective tariff bills are formed and had
a lively tilt with Senator Aldrich.
Democratic senators remained silent.
| AT times the republican debate threat
| ened to become acrimonious, but the
Iowa senator was ever ready with
humorous retort which called forth
laughter when angry words seemed un
avoidable.
Senator Borah concluded his speech
on the income tax, delivering an ex-
tended legal argument to show that
there was ample reason for believing
1lat the supreme court might reverse
itself If the constitutionality of that
tax should again be presented to it.
strong plea for the extension of
the protective tariff system to jute
was made by Senator Bradley of Ken
lucky, who declared that with the pro-
tective policy covering products of his
state, Kentucky would be safely re-
publican in the future
Attacking the wool and cotton
schedule of the pending tariff bill
as containing deceptive provisions
increasing rates of duty on many
articles containing but a trifling
quantity of wool, Senator Dolliver
of Iowa, today delivered one of
the most notable speeches presented
to the senate since the revision of
the tariff has been under considera-
ton.
A considerable portion of his re-
marks was addressed directly to SEN
ator Aldrich, chairman Of the COM
mittee on finance.
If / speak the TRUTH" said Mr.
Dolliver, III I deal with things as
they are, I suggest to the senator
from Rhode Island that 1t will not be
an adequate answer to reproach me
with the errors Of my youth or to dis
parage me because in other years I
followed without question in the foot
steps of our party leaders,
Referring to the recent exchange
of words in the senate between him
self and Senator Aldrich, Mr.. Dolliver
said
IF the senator from Rhode Island
intends to humiliate me because my
course in these matters is dictated by
present conditions at home he uninten-
tionally pays me a compliment which
I sincerely appreciate, because this
nation has entered upon new era
of direct responsibility ON the part Of
presidents and congress and alike to
that enlightened public opinion, which
ought to be the real government OF
the United States"
Referring to the several tariff acts
that have been passed the senator
said
Speculation Trust.
rs it possible that a man because
he voted for the Allison tin-plate rate
in 1889 and heard poor Mckinley ded-
icate the first tin plate mill in Ameri-
ca, can be convicted in this chamber
of treachery to the protective tariff
system, if he desires that schedule re-
examined, after seeing the feeble en-
terprise Of 1890 grown within single
decade to the full measure Of this
market place, organized into great
corporations, ver-capilalized into
speculative tIuSl anu IeHStH OU-
loaded on the United et~.n~ Steel
company with rake-off TO the pro-
moters sufficient to buy the Rock Is
land system? III transaction like
that has made no impression upon the
mind of congress, 1 expose the Sc
cret in saying that it has made a very
profound impression on the thought
and purposes of the American peo-
pie"
More Mysterious.
Saying the origin of the wool sched-
ule was more mysterious than that
of the cotton schedule, Mr.. Dolliver,
referring to Aldrich, said that TT
was evidently handed to him by 9TH
ers just as ii was to me, and the diff
ference between us is that I have
grown a little more curious than he
has been to see what was in the
package"