Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-11
FINDS OUT THEIR PRICE.
How Senator AIdrieh Tries to Work
Democratic Senators.

Democratic Senators.
Zach McGhee In Columbia State.
A day or two ago a certain new sem
Is Adams and that he comes from
Mississippi-ju for illustration-was
coming out Of the senate office build
ing late In the afternoon. At the mar
BILE steps In front he met, by chance,
he supposed, another senator whom
he had never met before but knew by
sight. The other senator, let us say,
also for illustration, was a new SEN
ator-Senator Baker from Pennsylva-
MIA. "Ah, this is a happy meeting"
exclaimed Senator Baker most suave-
ly. Senator Adams, believe. I am
Senator Baker" The two senator's
shook hands, said it was a pleasant
day, that 1t was better than they had
been having In the way of weather,
and that spring had come.
Which way are you going, sena-
tor?" asked Baker.
II am going to my hotel" replied
Senator Adams
"Ah, and where do you live, sena-
tor?"
Adams.
"I am just going up that way, SEN
would give me the greatest pleasure
If you would let me take you in my
automobile"
The two men got into a magnificent
car. the chauffeur turned the crank
and the steam devil, the pet abomina-
ton Of Senator Bailey Of Texas, sped
up the Avenue" Senator Adams was
astonished in a few minutes to find
that Senator Baker, a rock-ribbed Re-
publican from a rock-ribbed Republi-
can state, was abusing Aldrich and
this iniquitous tariff bill more bitterly
and vigorously than he had heard
anybody else since the session met.
All the way to the hotel he tore the
tariff bill into tatters, taking up all
the principal schedules, and abusing
Aldrich in such terms that Senator
Adams thought that surely the G. o.
P. was on the verge Of complete de-
struction because OF the dissensions in
the party Every now and then he
would stop and ask Senator Adams
opinion about this or about that. And
Senator Adams Joined in with him
heartily.
But what do you suppose? That
Republican senator was woefully dis
appointed. Aldrich sent him to the
new Democratic senator for the pur-
pose Of finding out what particular
article Of production the new Demo-
cratic senator wanted a protective
tariff on. And 1t so happened that
Aldrich's messenger found one out OF
about half a dozen Democratic sena-
tors who was firmly and irrevocably
ingrained in the fundamental princi-
pie Of special privileges to none, and
he was compelled to report that it
would be wasting time to make fur
~ 1o,
Mr.. Aldrich Is going to put through
this tariff bill. Don't you have any
delusions about his ability either. He
Is not boss by any accident. He has
messengers like Senator Baker to go
to each and every one of the senator's,
especially the new ones, to find out
their price. The price Of one Is to
protect lumber, Of another to protect
sugar; sea island cotton is what an
other wants, lead, gypsum. cotton
goods, and so on are the things In
other Democratic senator's minds.
Aldrich wants to know. His plan Is
to go to them. each one, in person,
and tell them that he will put into the
bill just whatever protection Is want
ed. He does not ask for anything In
return. He knows human nature and
especially a weak senator's nature,
weak and hungry one, I might say,
enough to know that with the partl-
cular thing Of interest in the weak and
hungry senator's state on the protect
ed list, that senator Is not going to
throw any great distractions In the
way Of passing the bill.
II make this prophecy" said Mr..
Aldrich on the floor a day or two ago,
that within twenty years the south,
through representatives who are now
here or through representatives who
will then be here, will join with US In
guarding and protecting the interests
of the United States as against all
comers"
Senator Money arose. He ignored
what was in effect the open expression
Of Aldrich's belief that the interests
Of that small percentage Of people en-
gagged in the protective industries who
must be protected not against foreign
corners so much but against the inter-
ests Of the great mass Of American
people.
II do not want to disturb the sena-
tor" said Mr.. Money, "but I think
perhaps that when he indulges In that
prophecy he has an idea as TO whom
he can buy up in this little business
And Aldrich did have an Idea, for
he has been taking pains to nnd out.