Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-06-16
ATTACKED
BY D0LLIVER
CONTRADICTIONS FOUND IN THE
Speeches OF PRESIDENT.
Pre- Sident UphOldS Those Who Stood
for Class Interests in Framing the
Tariff Law, Declares iowa Senator.
He Had Hoped for Better Things
From Taft.


From Taft. .-
WASHINGTON, June 14.-Charging
! President w. H. Taft with contradic-
law, Senator J. d. Dolliver of Iowa, in
the senate yesterday declared that the
president upheld those members of
congress who stood for individual and
class interests in the framing of the
tariff bill. Dolliver contended that the
principle of allowing interested men
to revise the tariff was wrong and
said he would like to hold an inquisi-
.. ton of the motives of the men in both
houses whose views the President
seemed to be following Gin the delu-
sion that he is their leader"
1t was a mistake. he declared, to
circulate Taft's Winona speech with
his Lincoln Day speech, as in these
two addresses the president had CIV
en- entirely different reasons for con-
sidering the Payne law "the best ever
enacted"
when he took the oath of Office -
said Dolliver, referring to Taft, Il
had but one sentiment toward him
and that was the Hope that God would
give him power to stand against the
conspiracyof greed and avarice that
would enslave the party"
Speech Challenge to Foes
Delivers speech was the reply of
the insurgents to the charge of party
| disloyalty and was direct challenge
to the regular organization. The
Payne tariff law, he asserted, did not
fulfill the pledges of the republican
national platform.
Beginning with the declaration that
the tariff discussion had been revived
because of the tariff law. Dolliver de-
clared there was no longer any free
dom of conscience or of opinion such
as had made the republican party
strong. Referring briefly 10 Speake
Joseph G. Cannon's declaration that
the insurgents should be hanged" he
declared that he would not let that
remark be taken seriously.
1t was evident that men entering
congress must become either under
studies or 1shmaelites. he said.
II reject the terms and shall con-
tend for independence within the par
ty. l do not fight to destroy the par
ty, but to upbuild it, he declared
Not DsIoyal to Taft
Discussing the presidents course
toward the insurgents" Dolliver de-
clared they were not playing for
popularity as had been charged and
speaking of his personal relations to
the president, he declared he never
had done anything "disloyal to the
administration"
"Such a charge does me the great
est injustice" said Dolliver.
81 did what could to promote his
candidacy for the presidency. l sup
ported him from one ocean to the
other after he became a candidate.
When he took the oath of office
had but one sentiment towards him,
and that was the hope that God would
give him power to stand against the
| conspiracy of greed and avarice that
would enslave the party.
81 have known many vicissitudes in
public life, but l never dreamed that
in less than a year l would be called
upon to defend myself and the little
group of men with whom l stand
against the charge of taking seriously
the presidents speeches and the plat
form pladges."
Silent Too Long
Dolliver said he proposed to tell not
only what had gone on in congress
last year, in connection with the tariff
but what was going on now to prevent
members following their consciences,
he thought If the insurgents had made
any mistake it was in remaining sill
ent too long.
81 notify all parties that l have no
intention of leaving the republican
party" he continued. ut is not nec-
essary for men to swallow every tar
iff bill and it would be impossible to
get me out of the party on such
charges. 1t cannot be done by lying
about me or calling me names, such
as free trader or democrat Least
of all can it be done by taking from
my neck the milestone of political
patronage. l share the universal dis
gust of making a great executive de-
partment the headquarters of the awk.
ward squad of politics"
Asserting it was his desire to learn
the public will. Dolliver then suggest
ed he would like to hold political
inQuisition of the motives of those in
both branches Of congress whose
views the president seemed to be fol-
lowing in the delusion that he their
leader.
He said is was true the republican
platform did not promise to revise the
tariff downward and If that promise
had been made, it would have been
easy to comply with it by reducing
the duties on articles protected by
patents or controlled by internation-
al trusts.
Dolliver referred to Maj. Lord. who
assisted the senate committee on
finance in drafting it's bill, and then
undertook to show that rates had been
raiSed-mOst of them. he said. by