Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-23

washington, April Ex-senator DOl-
liver yesterday afternoon took a hand
in the tariff debate and made re-
markable speech, lasting for more than
an hour. in which he served notice on
Senator Aldrich and senate republican
leaders that he would insist on a most
careful consideration Of those sched-
ulss Of the Aldrich bill in which there
have been increases.
Senator Dolliver practically made a
declaration Of war on some features
OF the Aldrich bill and made it clear
he would insist to the utmost on their
modification. Great significance is at
tached here to what Senator Dolliver
said. Hitherto Senator Dolliver has
with the leaders, but today for the
he aligned himself with those western
republicans who are insisting on gen.
rine revision. His course came as a
dlsagreeable surprise to Aldrich and
the leaders. They refused to put Sem
ator Dolliver on the finance committee
and 1t looked as If they would have
cause 10 regret IL. Dy SO uOlu6 IIISy
have left him free to pursue independ-
ent course with respect to the bill
Always an enterprising speaker,
Senator Delivers speech yesterday
was listened to with close attention by
the senators. Senator Aldrich and he
clashed and Aldrich come off worsted.
Senator Dolliver from his experience
twelve years ago on the ways and
means committee has deep knowl-
edge Of tariff schedules. Moreover he
has been studying for weeks with the
aid Of experts and has collected mass
Of information on tariff matters. For
one thing he attacked the cotton
schedule, which he showed had been
so redrawn that 1t was impossible to
tell what 1t meant and in one case
had been juggled so as to make the
duty six times as great as it was.
Senator Aldrich disputed Senator
Dolliver's assertion and said it was not
true, whereupon Senator Dolliver pre-
sented finance committee figures on
revenue to prove It, Thereupon SEN
ator Aldrich insisted there must be
some mistake. This phase of the dis
cussion redounded entirely to Senator
Delivers benefit and excited wide
comment in the senate. in other parts
OF the debate Senator Dolliver was at
his best and senators and galleries
were highly entertained with what he
had to say.
Other senators from the west, nota-
bly, Senator Nelson Of Minnesota
showed disposition to revolt at the
bill and on the whole the situation to-
night has Aldrich and leaders worried.
They see prospects of q long battle
ahead Of them. Downward revision
was what Senator Dolliver as we'll as
Nelson demands. With Iowa In the
limelight yesterday on the income tax
and today on the downward revision,
IL looks as If the two Hawkeye sem
ators would be much in evidence be-
fore the Aldrlch bill is disposed Of.
.For many years." said Senator Dol
liver, s.there has been growing con-
yiction that the protective tariff system
TO be perpetuated in this country must
& be made reasonable"
Senator Dolliver told senate leaders
nlainly that the country wanted re-
vision downward. After twelve years
of. prosperity under the Dingley law,
he said, 1t seemed that it ought to be
possible to reduce some schedules. II
--only for the sake Of advertising the
4 merits OF the protective system.
eve are here in extraordinary ses-
sion," declared Senator Dolliver, in the
course Of his criticism of certain
schedules in the senate BILL THAT fact
indicates that something was expected
4 to be done. i know that tariff bill
when once passed is no mans bill, but
is the result OF compromise Of differ
vyo
president In calling congress and OF
the perty in ordering congress to be
called together in Its platform last