The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-24
ALDRICH IS
 CRITICISED Democrats Think Him a z Poor Leader. COMMENT UPON SITUATION Probable Cause of Slow Progress of Tariff. Democrats Believe the Fight Between Merbers Of RcpubiIeaa pnrty should Have Been Failed or
 In Private.
 
COMMENT UPON SITUATION
BY ALFRED ,. srorER.

Washington, May 23.-tspeciaL)-- Most of the Democrats in Congress think that Senator Aldrich has man. aged thv tarin bnl with litt,e fore- thought, and that is why such slow progress has been made in It's consid- eration.
 It should be borne in mind that the mos. vicious attacks upon 1t have real. ly come from the Republican side or the chamber. Some of the Democrats who have been heard to comment upon the situation, say that if MT. Aldricn and his party associates on the finance committee had taken these Repubh. cans more in their confidence ana the bill was reported there would not have been one-tenth the debate and pickering that has been precipitated. The family lights would pretty much all have been behind closed doors, ana the public would not have had the benefit of the squabbles that have oc- cured almost daily since The discus sions commenced.
 But 1t Is well known in Legislative circles that Mir. Aidrich and the others in the New England and Pennsylvania combination that set out with deter imitation to rule the country when II comes to so-called tariH revision, had purpose in arranging the tarif bill in star chamber fashion. They did not want to make too many concessions. for then they would not have had so many things for trading purposes with the House when the bin goes into con ference. Really -thot gii the managers had no Idea that the Republican it- surgents, would riddle the bill all along the lina, Taey thought these kickers would be 30 sontent with mak- ing set speeches--and those over the measure would have plain sailing Tn set up opposition. and that they reck- oned would be crushed out by e prac- ttcally solid Republican vote.
 However, things have been very dif- ferent from what Mir. Aidrich thought they would be. While he as leader has been able to prevent any vexations atnendfnents from being adopted 1t has lowers to not only remain constantly on guard Id the chamber. but they have been compelled to answer attacks from Republicans and to do SO much explaining to sustain their position that the bill Kas been delayed to such an extent that the bosses of the Sen ate are threatening night sessions if there Is not a disposition to hurry along faster with consideration of the schedules The attacks that have been made by Republicans Ike Deliver and Cummins. of Iowa, Nelson and CIapp. of Minnesota, Burkett and Brown. of Nebraska. LaFollette. of Wisconsin and others the managers have realized would do their party great harm if not explained away in some degree at least
 TStclern Object.
 studious attempt has been made by managers of the biIr tn have the country believe that the Republican in- .snrgents are not protectspnists because they do not bow down te the will of the New England crowd This the they also have objected to being read out of. the Republican Party because they do not see fit to follow the or ders of the combination.
 President Taft has told a number of his callers lately that he expects 10 he able to attach his signature to the tar if bill by June 20. Nearly all of the think about 1t say they only hope the Presidents wish may be realized. but they have not the belief at this writ ing that it will.
 The President has mada extensive plans for the summer and they include some long trips he Is anxiouR tn sake. When Congress met in sxrra session OH GAdECH lO 1uEs 4AIt SNpESSSeQ the opinion to many of his callers that he calculated on signing the tarif bill not later than June 1. From expressions heard at the capitol the average Re- publican Congressman will consider himself lucky if the session can be brought to close by July Is. In 1897 the Dingiey. bill was not passed until July 24 at an extra session which met for the purpose of readiustinE the tar if on March IS.
 When the Dingley bill was passed there were absolutely no divisions ln the Republican party. Everything was smooth sailing for the leaders in both the Senate and the House. William Mckinley was President and tha ut most harmony prevailed between Con- gress and the White House And even if the Dingley law was not satisfac- tory to many Republicans its opera tion did not arouse resentment that would have occurred only for the fact that the very next year the United States got into little war with Snain. but it was war all tha same. and 'That is generally believed to have savea tha Republicans from getting waIIontne at the polls at the next election.
 WALTER HANsnn vv~