The Washington times., 1909-08-09
RECORD TEENS WITH
CAMP AIGN POWDER
Speeches of Insurgents Make
Excellent Arguments for
the Democrats.
ADDRESSES ALIVE
WITH CRITICISM
Cummins, Dolliver, and La Toilette
and Representative Mann Fur
niShed Best Material.

When the Democrats IN the next Con-
gressional campaign go hunting around
for material with which to lambast
the tariff record OF the Republican party
at the special session, they will not have
10 go much farther than to the Con-
gressional Record Of Friday. August 6.
There. thsy viii md some Of the sharp
est words spoken in the entire course
Of the special session against the tariff
bill. In the language Of an insurgent
Senator who picked up the Record Of
the date named, the issue is a hum
mer"
Briefly, Il may be said that the Rec
ord Of August contains the speeches
OF Senator'S Dolllver and Cummins made
in the closing hours Of the tariff de-
bate in the Senate; the speech Of Rep
resentstive Mann of Illinois, telling the
House why he would not vote for the
conference report; and the speeches Of
Senator La Toilette early in July on the
tariff commission and on the need for
amendment Of the wool schedule. These
speeches are alive with pungent criti-
cism of the course Of the leaders on
ldrlu IN the special session.
Are Full of Interest.
Moreover, these speeches are interest
ing and significant in the warnings they
gave 10 the leaders that the public
would not endure for long the presel.t
tariff policy. Senator Cummins. for in
stance, IN speaking out against unnec-
essary duties. said he believed the ma
jority Of the people Of the United States
hold the same opinion on that subjest
ss he
They have not yet lifted their voices
in sufficient volume and with sufficient
directness to penetrate these legislative
halls" said Senator Cumnins, but they
will They win find some way TO make
Senators understand their conception u
protection and when they do. / doubt
not that every Senator here will yisld
implicit obedience TO this direction Of
me only sovereign recognized under tine
flag OF America -
Senator Cummins declared his belief
that after March 81, print paper would
bear duty Of SIS per ton instead Of
1910 per ton. under the operation OF the
maximum and minimum provisions of
the new measure. He closed by saving
he intended 10 fight for the Republican
party in the future as In the past. but
he added;
Il never shall forego for a single
moment my right 10 point out the err
rorS OF the party to which / belong or
cease my efforts 10 bring II to the po-
sition which I think il ought 10 OccuDv
While 1 shall always defend the priyci-
pies that underlie this tariff bill / shall
never attempt TO excuse what believe
10 be its mistakes and excuses"
Delivers Strong Language.
Senator Deliver used in his speech in
the closing hours Of the debate on the
conference report, probably the strong
est language employed by any Senator
against the tariff bill. He was scoring
especially the cotton and the wooden
schedules. He spoke Of his Indignation
at the efforts 10 dupe with humbug
and misrepresentation" concerning the
changes in the cotton schedule. He
charged that the cotto.. schedule had
been changed by "subterfuge and fpdf-
reckon and he declared he did not
propose 10 become party TO "a petty
sWindle He predicted, in connection
Win the WOODEN schedule. that there
would come a day of reckoning
Ihere is coming day of reckoning"
said Senator Deliver. NO English
speaking people viii commit the manu-
facture Of their clothing 10 a syndicate
with license embedded in its laws. 10
make its own terms with It's customers.
wholly uninfiuenced by the market con
oillons or the outside world"
he reminded the Republican party
That it had a bigger business on its
hands than tariff schedules
The party" said he, his larger bust
ness than this i'm the imn@.5iate future
IL must deal with problems Of popular
education To must promote a better un-
Outstanding between those who earn
their bread by daily work and their en-
plOyers. II must stand guard over the
American market place 20 prevent capi-
TAI. maSseu ia great corporations from
exercising the evil Influences which fol
low monopoly and the Injurious re-
stralnt Of trade. il must see TO II that
preludlces based on race and color are
not permitted 10 degrade American la
Dor, as slavery once degraded il. The
Republican party is face TO face. as I'm
me DAYS of its youth with the ele-
and liberty