Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
COURAGE OF IOWA SENATORS
PUT TO TEST IN OPPOSING
TAFT TAX PLAN.
BREACH BETWEEN PRESIDENT
AND IoWANs is WIDENING
Conditions May Change When Taft
Policies Are More Clearly Defined
and Break With Aldrich Crowd
comes-Many Possibilities in Pres
ent Political Situation IN Washington
Especial correspondencel

Especial Correspondence
Washington, July 6.-Senators Cum
minis and Dolliver were of the eight re-
publican insurgents who voted against
the presidents corporation tax pro-
gram to the end. Only three democrats
stuck to the last call of the ron and
voted against the measure.
1t required a good deal more courage
than may be realized by people not
familiar with the inwardness of rela-
tions in Washington to do what the
Iowans and their little band of asso-
ciates did. The other republicans who
voted with them were Borah. La Fol-
lette, Clapp, Bristow, Hepburn and
Buckley. Add to this the fact that in
all human probability the two Iowans
will probably vote against the tariff bill
on its passage. and finally against the
less it makes vastly more concessions
to downward revision than may rea-
sonably be expected. and it may be I'M
derstood that something not unlike a
breach between the Iowans and the adj
ministration is in progress.
The effects Of such a breach are
likely to be of the most wide-reaching
character. Iowa has become the very
headquarters of national insurgency
The president made every effort to line
up the new Iowa house members for
Cannon, and tried to induce the sem
ators to help him How effectually
they failed to do it is indicated by the
record of insurgency which the Iowa
delegation made in the fight over the
house organization. In the corpora
ton tax fight the president vas very
anxious for the support of the Iowa
men, and again he lost it. It seems
certain that Iowa will cast majority
of its votes in congress against the
tariff bill
How will that affect Dolliver and
Cummins in the future? Apparently, it
will tend to bring them closer together
in an alliance of mutual defense If
within the next three years there shall
develop situation menacing the Taft
administration with serious opposition
in the national convention Of 1872 the
two Iowans will appear in the center
Of things as original opponents of the
Taft program. That Iowa might in such
conditions have a presidential candi-
date of its own against Mr.. Taft is one
Of the possibilities which is the subject
Of easily audible whispers in Washing
ton.
But it is too early to forecast 1912.
Mr. IA ~,
his mind for next session which seems
lations with the senate. 1t is not con-
ceivable that his alliance with Mr.
Aldrich can be made to serve mis- pur-
pose of passing a strong program of
| Legislation to control the corporations
Aldrich will be against that program
and the president. will find himself
compelled to turn to men who natural
ly sympatlize with him, TO fit his plans
TO their ideas, and to entrust it in
large part to their mana cement and
counsels. Both Mr.. Cummins and Mr.
Dolliver, and along with them Mr.. La
Toilette. come into mind as the natur-
/ al leaders Of such a contest. Therefore
the chance Is not remote that these
/ three men, leaders this session of an
insurgency which Mr. Aldrich has been
able to quell, may next session appear
as accepted advisers and agents of the
administration in a new program. In
! that case the tariff would be put aside
as an incident by itself, not a prece-
dent for future ~alignments and move
ments.
The name of the corporation tax was
relied upon to popularize it with the
country. and all reports agree that it
has failed to do SO. The country has
| listened to the confession of Aldrich
that he merely took up the corporation
tax as an expedient, to kill the income
tax 1t has not been convinced that a
corporation tax gotten up by the ex-
IRENE conservatives for such an
avowed purpose and opposed by the
,progressives, is likely TO have a very
large utility. The results thus far have
been decidedly disappointing, from the
standpoint of the administration.
But one thing about it is regarded as
certain. The president will sign the
tariff bill, because his corporation FAX
| is in it. There has never been serious
fear that he might veto the bill: now
that his pet provision has been insert
ed, it is considered certain that he will
sign the bill.