The Washington times., 1910-12-13
Cummins Appeals to All Re
publicans to Follow Only
Course Left" ]"
CHANGED SENTIMENT
IS CLEARLY SHOWN
Iowa Senator'S Rule Would Per
nit Taking Up of Amendment
TO Particular Schedules.

Earnestly appealing to Republicans O
all factions and elements 20 stand to
gether for the only course which =
believes could prevent ultimate revtsic
Of the tariff, oa a tariff for revenU
basis, Senator Cummins. OF Iowa. tOda
opened the long fight for tariff
vision.
The Senator addressed himself 70 IA.
resolution which he introduced a fev
days ago looking TO an amendment o
the rules under which il would be pos
sibIe % consider pop-gun tariff bill
without opening all the schedules G.
the tariff law 10 amendment This rul.
IS necessary in order that amendmen- g.
10 particular schedules may be taken
and Cuunned TO the specific schedul
without precipitating Congress into tn.
midst OF general tarin revision
1t is expected that the debate win De
long and ven Interesting. All Of the
progressive Republicans are likely 10
speak IN favor OF II, and they viii
be REINFORCED BY number Of
progressive Democrats In addition.
considerable group OF sJandDat
Republicans, who nave heard the re-
turns from the last election, ana have
read IL them -lauQ-te from the Couu-
the tariff or get cut Of the way, VIII
SIDE III favor OF the Cummins measur--
Probable Lineup.
While IL is as yet uncertain how the
Senate VIII fniIy line up, the expec-
taJi0n is that the old-IIne Republicans
and the oid-line Democrats. one eIemeEr
under the leaaership Of Senator Aldrich.
and the other under that Of Senator
Bailey, viii muster ample force 70 de-
Ieat the proposed rule
How greatly sentiment has changed
on the question. however, IS indicated
by fhe Lact that il was stated today
that So. good - sissDut standpa.z-er
as Senate AC-5e -y-sc nG4>e me H4st
speech supporting Senator CunITnIns
rule.
Two years ago and even a year ago,
Senator Lodge would have been about
the last man 20 take such a pos zion,
but things have changed since Aassa-
chuseIts went Overw heiTmngly Demo
cratic on the tariff issue and insurg-
ency reared her hydra head within the
sacred confines OF the great and general
court that. is soon 10 determine wneth-
er the schoIar-statesrnan shall continue
an ornament 10 the Senatorial cham
Der
me Republican platform Of Nassa-
chusetts has admOnished Senator Lodge
TO a more liberal view Of the schedule,
and other Senator's Of equally insist tent
Sldi4L- -sAL F4r-f5 a. 2 80 -AlI s'----A- t--1A
ton
Change Of Parties.
Senator Cummins stated as emphati-
cauv as he could his conviction that
unless the Republicans made IL pos
sibIe TO improve the present schedules.
while at the same time preserving the
protective idea, another party actu-
ated By the purpose to enact the tariff
for revenue, would be put In power
Il shall not attempt at this tine TO
discuss the meiits OF this proposed
rule began 5 y ttor. CUmmins, but
after & shall hav been referred 20 the
Committee on Rules. and in due pro-
cess reported as presume Il VIII be, !
shall crave opportunity TO address my
self 10 its merits. At this time. I am
led to accompany the resolution TO
the committee with a brief remark. be
cause Of the suggestion indOrsed a few
days ago by the Senator from Maine
Mr. Hale
with the customary richness Of his
posed rule as drastic, might say a
revolutionary change. which would on
most Of the essential business Of the
Senate, subvert all the rules now guid-
ing the conduct of their business
~ feel thar these SuggT~ -o---- con- ing
from 50 influential a Senator. might
easily result IN a prejudgment of the
merits Of my proposition and that
therefore. I ought TO explain briefly its
SCOPE and purpCsc
I do not intend 10 Drecipitate a tariff
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