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

Il WASHINGTON, ID. C., June IL
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 10 agitate IL that 1t came to
be known In the middle west AZ Tine
] Iowa idea. By the turn OF the 20
! iitical wheel II has fallen out that
/ Mr.. Cummins Is able TO take part in
the first proposition since the passage
OF the Dingley bill for IA revision OF
the tariff at the hands OF It's friends.
How do you like it," asked Sen
ator Cummins. so far as you have
gomez"
Don't like it," the senator replied.
is II 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 poposition as real revision"
1T is entirely unsatisfactory 10 me"
What Is the prospect at the pres
ent outlook for the completed bill?
Will II resemble the present Aldrtch
proposition
1T looks as If 1t will be substantial
ly the Aldrich proposition-at least
when IL 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 wherh.
er to vote against the bill as a 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 IL
and letting the agitation stop -
Then you contemplate the posi-
bility that the law may still be i'm.
proved?'
Il rather think that the net result
Will be an Improvement over the pres
ent Dingley schedules. or course. IL
Is not possible to tell certainly at the
present time. There will be some con
cessions probably and some changes
III The bill for the better-we hope
before it becomes n law"
Assuming that The law rs 10 be tn
satisfactory, who will be held respon-
sble?"
Those who are doing it,"
You mean Alhrich ?"
Il mean Aldrich and all the Repub-
leans who support the bill and help
to make 1t 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 SUI inter
,yene?"
There are intimations that he
may"
THAT he will veto it,"
"Oh. no; It's impossible that he WIZ
veto it: at least. don't think he has
any remote idea OF such thing"
You think that he may use his in
fuence after the bill gets 10 confer
ence 10 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 ?"
We'll. that's largely a matter ~
temperament. 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 nus
command TO secure results which 70
him seemed right. Another man
might be satisfied with outlining Ger
tain general principles or calling at
tention TO a general subject and then
leaving the task and the responsible
ity With congress"
"ARd-then exercising his constitu-
tional authority to approve or-Aisap.
prove"
Yes"