Evening star., 1909-05-31
.RAYNER IS SARCASTIC
"CitadeI of Protection" Beset
Within and Without.
"TUMULT AND COMMOTION"
Good -Natured Banter for Senators
Who Share in Tariff Debate.
ALDRICH CALM ABOVE CHATTER
Many Engaged in Undermining
tronghold-Suggests Coalition
of '.Ins and Outs

Characterizing the tariff policy OF the
republican party as citadel of pro-
tection." Senator Rayner today delivered
a notable speech. in which he INDUCED
in many humorous references TO senators
who have taken prominent part in dis
cussions on the pending bill.
Much amusement was created by his
sarcastic. but good natured. characterize
tioDs of the parts performed by these
senators either in attacking and attempt
ing TO destroy, or in defending the ci,a-
del Of protection from the many sallies
made upon it.
THE other day. he said, 'the senator
from Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich), when
great speech had been delivered at
tacking the rates Of duty in the wooden
and cotton schedule. remarked that to
change those schedules would destroy
the very citadel of protection.
A Look Inside Citadel.
Il want to look inside of this citadel
now for a moment and see what things
are going on from day to day within.
Never in my experience was a citadel
In such state of tumult and commo-
ton.
The senator from Rhode Island is on
the upper floor. and with him are his
warriors. The din and clatter are on
the floors beneath.
Il was gazing at the classic features
of the senior senator from Massachusetts
tMr. LODGE the other day when there
was the usual uproar in the citadel The
sturdy recruit from Kansas tMr. Bris-
tow. was hammering away at the lead
schedule.
1t seemed to disturb the Tranquility
ana repose OF the senior senator from
Massachusetts,. He appeared TO be al
most upon the point of prostration from
collapse when the senior senator from
New Hampshire (Mr. Gallinger). who Is
the surgeon of the post, and is always
ready with his remedies and nostrums
arose 10 administer stimulant TO the
senator from Massachusetts, who quick
ly revived under it's exhilarating effects
observed upon another day. when
everything seemed serene upon the up-
per moor. that suddenly the nerves of the
senior senator from Rhode Island became
distracted when the sturdy old revolter,
the senior senator from Minnesota (Mr
Nelson), who has admitted that the blood
OF Scandinavian pirates is in his veins.
and who is upon the ground floor. COM
menced to scuttle the citadel-if / may
use that word in connection with N
citadel-by driving with his sledSe ham
mer blows large holes into the bottom
of the structure.
When the muster roll was called. how
ever, and the vote was taken the damage
was repaired. The senator from Rhode
Island upon the upper floor resumed his
ancient Smile.'
800 Years of Protection for Iron.
Referring to Senator Crawford as q
volunteer from South Dakota" and az
having been engaged I'm dismantling the
citadel by tearing away the iron girders
he declared that the senators from
Michigan had assured the senator from
Rhode Island that if he would keep NJ
his courage they would guarantee tina:
the iron mines of their state would
furnish sufficient raw material to un-
derpin the structure for the next 6.Uoa
years. and. he added. on this floor a
compromise was struck and fifteen
hundred years was determined upon
the time limit within which all tna
ores from all the world should be eX-
cluded from our shores.
Then there arose the great fnsurgent
from Wisconsin tNr. La Follette) as mild
hammered man as ever cut throat or
scuttled a Ship. continued Mr.. Rayner.
He is also in the citadel. He is under
meath the structure all alone. plotting by
day and dreaming by night how to under
mine it's foundations. so that the entire
citadel would tremble from its turret to
its base. He arose TO make some inter-
esting suggestion in his usual modest and
persuasive way.
Mr.. Rayner at this point introduced 'the
great eX-Secretary of State fMr. Roof.
who. he said, seems always figuring and
writing.
Now. it must be understood he went
on. that the senator from New York
is not within the citadel. He has a little
citadel of his own.
And between his citadel and the main
stronghold. upon the upper floor of which
his client. the senator from Rhode Is
land, is located, there is a wireless sys-
0f fp1pCranbV fp whenever he
senator from Rhode Island is i'm mmi-
nent danger and peril there comes
hieroglyphic message from the senator
from New York-'Hold the fort; | am COM
ing
"In this instance there came upon the
waves message that startled and elec-
trified the senate.
He then referred to this wireless mes
sage as having been assurance to the
senator from Rhode Island that the Sem
ate was laboring under delusion by
holding him responsible for the bill. The
senator from New York limited his re-
sponsibility for the italics embracing COM
mittee amendments
He said the senator from New York
proved an alibi for the senator from
Rhode Island. Describing Joyous smile
suffused not only on the genial coun-
tenance Of the senator from Rhode Is
land. but on the countenance Of all his
relatives and kindred upon the committee
on finance" he declared that the senator
joiced because under this acquittal the
senator from Rhode Island was only re-
sponsible among all the duties affecting
California. for that which taxed imported
lemons at the rate of quarter of a cent
Puzzled by Beveridge.
He referred to the brilliant senior sena-
tor from Indiana" (Mr Beveridgei also
being engaged constantly I'm figuring and
writing and he could not make out what
it was all about
II do not know whether he is in the
citadel trying TO get out or whether he is
outside of the citadel trying to get in"
he continued.
He spoke of the action of this senator
as being a comedy or tragedy.
Continuing in the same spirit. he re-
ferred to the senator from Utah (Mr.
SmooO as the chaplain of the garrison.
holding daily his morning, midday anu
afternoon revivals.
He is not only the chaplain of the gar
riSon,'' he said. but he is the spiritual
adviser and comforter OF the senator from
Rhode Island. And this is perfectly right
and proper, because the senator from
Rhode Island. in his moments of remorse
and penitence for the work that he is en-
gagged in. is entitled to all the assuaging
consolation that religion can AFFORD him.
The moral of this narrative, said Mr..
Rayner, was pointed by the senator from
Nevada. who had suggested TO those who
are playing around the breastworks that
they should form a combination With