The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-14
DEF ENDS
NSURCENTS 5
DoIliver Delivers Ring
ing Speech in the
Senate

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Dolllver answered the critics OF the
insurgents" today In speech de-
livered In the senate during the dis
cussion OF the provision Of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill providing
S250000 to enable the president 10
gather information bearing upon the
operation OF the new tariff law.
Senator Clay's motion to strike out
the provision was lost by party
vote OF 13 to "A. Mr.. DolIver and
his fellow progressives voted with
the regular Republicans. The sun
dry civil bill. carrying appropria-
tlons aggregating Sl1S,000,00O. then
was passed
Mr.. Delivers speech attracted
great interest and was listened to at.
tentively by senators on both sides
OF the chamber. 1t was the reply
of the insurgents" to the charges
of party disloyalty and was direct
challenge TO their opponents. The
presidents name was freely handled
and his speeches were referred to
without reserve
Ao to Cannon.
BEGINNING with the declaration that
the tariff discussion had been re,
Viewed because OF the tariff law. Nit.
Dolliver declared there was TO longer
any freedom of conscience or of opIn.
Ion such as had once made the Re.
publican party strong Referring
briefly to Speaker Caunon's Geclara.
tion that the insurgents should be
hanged be declared he would not
treat that remark seriously. Here.
after. said Mr.. Dolliver, II was evi-
dent that men entering congress
must become either understudies or
Ishmaelites.
L reject the terms and shall con
tend Tor independence within the
party | don't fight to DESTROY the
party, but TO upbuild it," he said.
Discussing the presidents course
towards the insurgents" Mr.. Dol
liver declared they were not playing
ior popularity, as had been charged.
and speaking of his personal rela-
tlons with the president. be declared
the little group OF men with whom
stand against the charge or taking
seriously the presidents speeches
and the platform pledges"
The Tariff Question.
Mr Dolliyer said he proposed 10
toll not only what had gone on In
congress last year. in connection
with the tariff, but which was going
on now TO prevent members following
their consciences. and said be |
thought II the insurgents had made
any mistakes, 1t was In remaining
silent too long.
notify all parties that have |
no intention OF leaving the Repub-
lican party" he said
, lt is not necessary for men to |
swallow every tariff bill set before
them aud II would be difficult to GET |
me out of the party on such a charge
lt cannot be done by lying about me /
or by calling me names. such as
tree trader or Democrat. Least
oil all, can it be done by taking from
the neck the millstone of political
patronage. ] share the universal dis
gust OF making great executive de.
partment the headquarters of the
awkward squad OF politics"
Asserting II was his desire To learn
The public Will. Mr.. Dolliver suggest
cd he would like to hold a political
inquisitlon OF the motives of those
In both branches of congress. whose
views the president seemed 10 be
following In the "deluslon that he Is
their leader"
Mr.. Dolliver said 1t was true the
Republican platform did not promise
10 revise the tariff downward and
IL that promise had been made II
would have been easy to comply with
II oy reducing the duties on articles
protected by patents or controlled by
trusts
Ihen 1t could have been defended
plauSibly by stump speakers" he
sald' Just as IL was at Wlnona. when
,n9 president presented a grotesaue
.sole ol reductions in duties which
was prepared by paymaster in the
MI Dol'iyer referred to Major