Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-05-13

decreased the powers OF that now pathetic
old man, Joe Cannon. Notwithstanding
my personal liking for him, II does my
heart good TO see him presiding over the
house without the power to coerce every
member into voting as he desires on every
| question. slr. "..H z r.,'.0
Four More to Go.
when you send Bycrs and Dnrrah and
| Brookhart down there--Prouty's nominal
ton, am told, isNassured they will take
| another step forward and remove from
the speakers hands the power TO appoint
| the committees"
Renewed cheering greeted this asser.
SG and iS S9snS ., M Cumming S% ms
guns down there at Washington. I wnA
only able to leave this time because Aid
rich In the ,plentitude OF his power, con
days, and took advantage OF his abb
| sence. ] am not afraid that the roll viii
DC called Tor vote ON the railway Bill,
are In our seats in the senate chamber
! next Thursday"
The senators were introduced by Har
vey lngham. who characterized Dolliver
MS the admiral of the progressive navy.
and Cummns as the general Of the pro
gressive movement
He Spoke of Tariff.
Much of Senator Delivers address was
devoted to a discussion of the course
followed fol- iu by the lowans With respect t9
with Nthe assertion that he had not come
to speak unkindly of President Taft.
Il 40 not come TO put into your minds
an inconsiderate word with regard to the
president of the United States he said,
He has great duties and responsibilities,
S Hna he IS not reelection. S9s in tnn ha
under solemn obligation to preserve the
public welfare find It necessary to dis
agree with him and the leadership to
which he Is committed"
Applause greeted this declaration Of the
he is the tltalar leader Of the repnSlis,
Is titular head; He is good man,
the advantage of knowing exactly what
it is that those men have crowded to the
front in the presidents counsels.. who
nG interest or the in sEE
Attorney General wickersham in no un-
certain terms and later on his criticism
ersham was characterized by Senator
Dolliver as man who had never until
recently recently been Identified with the repnb-
task Of reading ont Of that party men
who were in 1t before his allegiance to II
was contemplated. Senator Cummins de
elared that Wiekersham has for years
New York and has helped to establish !
practically all the big trusts and who |
nov . has taken up the work Of exEpnrgats;
that the people, of this country prefer |
the unexpurgated edition." he added,
After Senator Dollver had told the
history of the tariff legislation of the
extraordinary session Of congress, Sen,
ator Cummins said, You have heard
about the tariff law than any other man
In the United States, more truth than
ever before. fell upon your ears"
tariff w as did not
hers Of congress. lie referred to Presi-
dent Tafs WnGna speech In which tn
had been true, they did not prove the
case case 1.-The pledge Of the Paarty, Yin he
gard to the. conditions surrounding
the trade situation in, the United
States ass and the cost of production at home
MI. Delivers contention throughout
his tariff reference was that the tariff
bill was, written by those most closely
IN the and not
when he left Washing
ton at the end of the extraordinary SEES
sion, shook hands with his acquaintances
and asserted "G.ntlemen. that Is the best
silk schedule l ever wrote"
This and similar references to the in
side facts" in connection with the tarltf
dictate the audiences sympathy with the
stand of the senator. which he expressed
at one time as follows: -~..
May be I shouldn't raise my voice against
it. in order not to disturb the harmony
of the gathering. But intend, as long
as remain in the senate, to have some some,
shall be. When | can't I'll re-
turn to the arena of insurrection.
Not Test Of Party Featy.
1.-The present congress has made no
laws which the republican party is under
obligation to assmilate as the creed s ana
failed to make reductions that have
commercial significance in the business
if the people of the United States, but 1t
ignored the doctrines of the republican
party.
If there had been merely differences
If opinion as to how much reduction
should be made in certain schedules. and
.ussion of the details of the. tariff bill:
have no doubt that my colleague and
would have, had no trouble In voting
f the ' Leaders of he epnb dG " p
Flowed the revision of the tariff to pro.
eed without any reference to the DOC.
rine stated In our platform and the
Tnted States Senator Dolliver declared /
mid applause. :
Both senator's asked that the vote in Z
he coming primary be cast with an eye !
o the voters opinions of the course fol l
owed by the progressives representing {
owa in the houses Of congress. Rounds
+ cheering greeted their declarations in =,
when it comes to voting" said sena- I
or Dolliver. II want your permission, ex.
ressed in this primary in June. to let me
O some thinking for you on my own Il
ccount. If you want some, one to sit t
4 the smoking room. until the bell rings e
or the roll call and then to brush a the y
. Aldrich and ask him what's our vote? I
GU have my permission to send him down a
0 Washington. Bnt ] ask a.oi for myself myself y
ion ona representative from this state the n
pht to vote without reference to those II
zen who assume the leadership Of the
arty. and in accordance with their own !,
mt it." said Senator CummIns. but n
lvise these conspirators to HUSBAND thelr D
III i'll need ali their strength, and then a
,me.,' n
Abraham Lincoln Republicans. 3
During the course of his introduction s.
the two speakers Chairman Harvey "
,gham read two kilograms received by d
ebert j. Fleming. chairman Of the Dol O
YER Cummlns- Garst progressive repub- Ia
can committee. ,.,,,, II
One was from former Governor W'i'laia b.
nrrabee ana was as follows:
'"CLERMONT, Ia, May 9.--Robert J;
eming chairman I regret that 1t will
inconvenent for me to come to at t,
nd your meeting. l hope that our 81
.ope will turn out and show their ap. p
eciation of the work done by our Abra- c.
I'm Lincoln republicans in congress to Ct
tore orr government to to control Of ID