The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-22
WITH THE SENATE
Chairman Aldrich Makes Open
ing Statement on Tariff Bill.
THE JUDdEsnlP SITUATION

President VIII Hardly Go Out Of the
Party. But is Considering Several
Prominent Republicans-If the
President Appoints O Democrat It
VIII Be None of Those Who Have
Been Measured-State Machine
Fighting Re-appointment Of Some
Efficient Officials While Urging Ap-
pointment of Others Less Worthy.
| Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, D. c.. April 20.-On
yesterday Senator Aldrich, chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee.
made his opening statement In sup
port OF the tariff bill recently report
ed to the Senate from his committee.
His speech is the opening of the real
tariff battle which will be waged In
the Senate day and night for the
next thirty or forty days.
Senator Alrich, in his statement,
declared that his bill had been franz
ed in harmony with the pledges in the
Republican platform and the prom
ises made by President Taft in the
last campaign, which, in substance,
was to reduce the tariff downward as
a whole, but changing each schedule
according to changed conditions,
which would result in raising a few
duties and lowering many. He fur
ther declared that his bill would
raise ample revenue to meet the ex-
penses of the governmnt, and that
an income tax and no other kind of
special tax would be necessary.
Mr.. Aldrich's bill and the speech
which he made in support of the same
will be vigorously attacked, not only
by certain Democrats, but by many
Republicans. The chief points of at
tack will be as follows:
First, That the bill will not raise
sufficient revenue
Second, That the bill does not
reduce enough rates downward in
the interest of the consumer.
Third, That if the bill would re-
duce some rates that are so high as
to make them prohibitive, that the
lower rates would allow some impor-
tations, and therefore raise more rev.
snue than the higher rates, and at
the same time lessen the cost of liy-
ing to the consumer
Fourth, That such reductions in
the rates would not only lessen the
tax on the consumer and increase the
revenue but it would make an income
tax unnecessary.
Fifth. That If, peradventure, the
bill should not raise enough revenue
after being so amended, it would be
wise to add an income tax provision
as a precaution and also in order to
give the Supreme Court another
. chance to pass upon the constitution
ality of such a tax
There are some Republicans as
we'll as Democras in favor of the in
come tax amendment, and strange to
say, there seems to be more Republi-
, cans than Democrats who are sim
, cerely anxious to lower the rates OF
duties in the Aldrich bill in the in
. terest of the consumer.
The Judgeship Situation.
President Taft has taken not only
long time but he has announced
that he will take even more time to
look over the field and be sure that
, he IS right before he appoints a Fed.
eral judge for the Eastern District.
The situation at present seems to
be that the President has abandoned
. his former idea that 1t was neces.
sary to go outside of his party to hn6
a man Of character and capacity FOL
. the position and tc appoint Demo
. crat.
A few days ago when Congressme1
4 Morehead and Grant were urging tn,
q appointment of ex-Congressman Set
e tie, of Asheville, they urged the Pres
= ident, first, not to appoint a Demo
# crat under any circumstances: and
: second, il he had not been able t.
q find any suitable timber in the Re
A publican party in the east for thi
= position, that then they wanted hin
y to go to the western district an,
n name Mr.. Settle. 1t is understood
n however, that the President intimat
h ed to them that he would make sc
D lection from the eastern judicial dis
A. trict. On the other hand, it is sal
le that the President has not fully de
" termined to confine himself to tn
D. eastern district, but that in additio
" to Mr.. Settle he has been and
le considering the names of Judge F
r. D. Douglas, Judge W. P. Bynum, Jr
,e and Hon. A. E. Holton, all of tn
Sc western district.
It. 1t is further said that If the Pres
it dent appoints a Democrat that b
l.. will appoint Judge Hoke of the Sta,
r Supreme Court bench; for that,
es he considered it necessary to go GU
I side of his party to select man, tn:
es he would then consider it his dui
Mt to look over the entire State and g
III a man who was more of Judge tha
'e, a politician-in fact, man who vi
IN a high-class lawyer, a man with
IN who would be judge in the highe
al sense, first, last, and all the time.
er
he o'io 'ee '''
in 1t has leaked out here that Il
re Adams and Duncan machine are tr
lot ing to have removed or rather n
re-appointed several postmasters WI