Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
WHAT IS REPUBL|GANISM
A Question Discussed by the
Chairman on One Side and
the Insurgent Chief, Mr..
Beveridgeand Messrs Cum.
minis and Doiliver.

Washington, June THE senate
chamber was again today the scene
of a lively cnotest. Mr.. Aldrich, lead
ing the conservatives, and Mr.. Bever-
idge heading the progressives, did
most of the talking. Both senators
were frequently on their feet and
there were many sharp conflicts be-
tween them.
Beginning the session with a vote
on the recommendation of his COM
mittee for a duty of three cents a
square yard and 20 per cent ad va
loren on the fabric known as win
dow hollands, Mr.. Aldrich was ap-
parently somewhat encouraged over
the prospect of making decided head
way with the cotton schedule. His
hopes, however. were doomed to
disappointment for only a few min
utes afterwards Mr.. Beveridge took
the floor and before he concluded he
had opened such a gap that the
Rhode Island senator himself could
not resist the opportunity to walk
in. Mr. Beveridge having said he
had been inclined to support the
recommendations of the finance COM
mittee, this admission led the chair
man from the committee TO say that
the Indiana senator had not shown
such inclination by his vote.
From that time forward the two
senators We're engaged in joint de-
bate much of the time during the
day. In the course of his remarks,
Mr. AIdrich while contending that
many prohib.tIye tariffs were justi-
fled, said he never had favored
prohibitive policy. He predicted that
in time the south would become the
greatest manufacturer of the finer
grades of cotton goods.
Replying, Mr.. Bacon declared that
if even such should prove to be
true, he would not favor any increase
Of the customs duties.
About the middle of the afternoon
the senate reached its second vote,
which was on an amendment by Mr..
DoIliyer to strike out the committee
PROVISION fixing a duty of one cent
square yard for the process of mer-
cerizatiOn. The amendment was lost
by the unusually close vote of 80
to 3S. The narrowing margin was,
however, owing to the absence of
senators rather than to the convers-
ion TO the progressives from the Aid
rich standard.
It was after this vote that Senator
Aldrich found occasion again to chal-
lenge the attitude of some of the re-
publican senators who were contend
ing for lower duties He charged
rnla rrirl ha ri of hTi
der for the democrats and speak
ing of Mr. Beveridge declared he had
associated with democrats so long
He characterized Mr.. Beveridge as
the leader OF the opposition.
Both Mr. Beveridge and Mr.. Cum
minis replied, the former asserting
that he was standing on the repub
lican platform. while the latter stated
he had so often been charged with
being a democrat that the charge
did not worry him
During the day Mr. Smith. of
Michigan found occasion to attack
the position of Secretary MacVeagh
as the mouthpiece of the admins
tration on the tariff situation. He
intimated that he did not consider
the second member of the presi-
dents cabinet a reliable leader on
this subject because of his former
Democratic proclivities.
The progressive republicans gain
ed a concession from the finance
committee in the removal of rubber
goods from the cotton schedule, thus
preventing the imposition of a duty
on such goods because of the cotton
in them.
The cotton schedule was completed
at the night session, which lasted un-
til 1908 sp. m. The Dingley rates
were restored on hosiery, making a
reduction of about 20 cents a dozen
pairs from the rates of the house
bill Tomorrow the wooden schedule
will be taken up.