Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-27

that the states could In no way interfere
with the federal control Of interstate COM
merce and argued that the control of capi-
| talization might be used for that pur-
pose.
Mr. Dolliver then declined Mr Rayner's
invitation with thanks. Taking up the
question to the disagreement Of the
insurgents" with the regular republicans
he intimated that there was room enough
In the republican party for all elements.
1T is a large party" he said, 'and it
has within the past fifteen years con-
verted very large number OF good peo-
: pie to it's faith
1T Is large enough and good enough to
carry ON the fight for good government
| But If l ever did feel any temptation to
| leave it / would have to look over a good
many things before I would pitch my
tent toward the democratic party, be-
cause / know that there is quite as much
discomfort In the democratic party as to
its leadership as in the republican
party"
Principles Rather Than Leadership.
Mr.. Rayner interrupted with the sug-
gestion that while there might be dis
satisfaction in the democratic party re-
garding leadership the trouble in the re-
publican party related to principles. Mr.:
Dolliver dissented. He contended that
his party was right in principle. and when
| ne was QTeSSeu Will TclcTcuCc " Tic
action Of the party on the Payne-AIdrich
tariff he recalled the course of the demo-
! cratic party in the enactment of the Will
| son-Gorman tariff law of 1904 saying
! that if he had ever felt any impulse to
embrace the democratic faith the trend
| of events in that direction would have
disillusioned him, because he declared the
democrats had then lost the opportunity
| to make good their promise to reduce
| the tariff rates.
..,They permitted the benefciaries to
write the schedules and punctuate them
with their own hands," declared Mr..
Dolliver He said the result was that
| in this one opportunity the democrats
| had given the country tarin measure
! which had been denounced by their own
President, himself a stanch democrat, as
| IAN act OF perfidy and dishonor."
| Mr.. Dolliver declared that he was bound
by only one alliance, and that was to his
public duty. Still. 1t had been a great
comfort to him to know.that some honest
minded men Of the democratic party had
| shared his views In that connection. But
| so far as making an alliance with the
democrats is concerned" he said, why
| bless my heart, that is the only handicap
we have ever had in the course we are
pursuing.
''The best that can be said for it (the
democratic party).' said Mr. Dolliver.
punctuation. Here and there 1t put in a
| comma, sometimes a semicolon and in
| 1892 full STOP.
| Mr. Dolliver concluded by again regret
| ting the invitation to join the democracy.
II am much obliged to the senator
from Iowa for declining" ironically re-
| sponded Mr.. Rayner. II just thought I
| would extend the invitation to see what
| he would say.
Senator Bailey Takes Part.
Il take no part in the banter between
the senator from Maryland and the sena-
tor from Iowa. said Senator Bailey. de-
claring that he was concerned only with
the statement which had been made by
Mr. Doliver that the democratic tariff
| bill of 1894 was higher than the repubii-
! can tariff bill Of 1890 and the bill recently
passed. He emphatically denied that
statement.
Mr.. Dolliver said that he did not intend
any comparison with the bill of 1880, but
meant to say that the Wilson bill was
higher than the Dingley bill of 1897 and
higher than the Payne-Aldrich bill
| Mr.. Bailey then discussed the merits of
the measures and referred frequently to
errors made by his party. Then he said
Hereafter the democratic party will be
| wise enough and democratic enough. in
| building tariff law, to lay the burdens
| upon all classes and all sections and all
/ industries share and share alike