The Detroit times., 1909-06-14
NEW BILL TO SHOW
ALDR|CH'S POWER
People of Country Dissatisfied with
Revision of Tariff, Says Senator
Cummins, of Iowa.
BY gibson GARDNER.


WASHINGTON. ID. c., June Ia
One of the first public men TO talk
about revision OF the tariff was the
present senator from Iowa, A. B. Cum
minis. So new was the thought when
he began to agitate II that II came to-
be known In the middle west as Tine
Iowa idea" By the turn OF the po-
litical wheel il has fallen out that
Mr.. Cummins Is able TO take part IN
the first proposition since the passage
OF the Dingley bill for "a revision of
the tariff at the hands of its friends"
How do you like IT," | asked Sen
ator Cummins, so far as you have
gomez"
Don't like It," the senator replied.
rs it your idea OF the Iowa idea'?"
The senator smiled YEARLY. 1T is
not" he said. MY idea, which was
called by some the Iowa idea meant
real revision of the tariff"
Then you don't regard this Aid
rich opposition as a real revision?"
1T is entirely unsatisfactory to me. ="
What Is the prospect at the pres
ent outlook for the completed bill?
VIII it resemble the present Aldrich
proposition"
1T looks as il It will be substantial
ly the Aldrich propostion-at least
whom II leaves the senate"
Shall you vote fer it?"
THAT is a question on which have
not yet made up my mind.
What do you think the people
think about the bill? ?"
II believe the country Is very much
dissatisfied with this revision OF the
tariff"
What will determine you in decid-
ing whether or not to vote for it?"
The question in my mind is wheth-
er to vote against the bill as protest
against the whole thing and keep on
with an agitation for a real revision,
or whether the total results will be
sufficient Improvement over the pres
ent law to Justify one in voting for 1t
and letting the agitation stop
Then you contemplate the posi-
bility that the law may still be inn
proved?"
II rather think that the net result
will be an Improvement over the pres
ent Dingley schedules. OF course, II
is not possible to tell certainly at the
present time. There will be some con-
cessions probably and some changes
In the bin for the better-we hope
before 1t becomes law
Assuming chat the law Is 10 be un-
satisfactory, who will be held respon-
sible %
Those who are doing it,
"You mean Aldrich?"
81 mean Aldrich and all the Repub-
leans who support the bill and help
TO make IL law"
"And President Taft?"
"Oh, don't think want to talk
about President Taft. What he may
do is still an open matter"
Then you think he may still inter
vene?"
There are intimations that he
may"
That he will veto it?"
"Oh, no; It's impossible that he will
veto it: at least, / don't think he has
any remote idea Of such a thing"
You think that he may use his In
fiuence after the bill gets to confer
ence TO improve the bill?"
That's about the only chance left.
"You think the president should or
could have taken a more active part
in securing a good faith fulfillment OF
the party pledges 2" ,-
well, that's largely matter OF
temperament A president has the
constitutional right or duty TO recon-
mend legislation. Some men In the
position would not be able to refrain
from using the actual influence at his
command to secure results which TO
him seemed right. Another man
might be satisfied with outlining GER
tain geAeral principles or calling at
tention to a general subject and then
leaving the task and the responsible
ity with congress"
And then exercising his constitu-
tional authority to approve or disap'
prove?"
eyes"