Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-12
ALoRlcA IN DENIAL.
Senator Comes Back at Bristow and
Scores Enennies.


Washington, Aug 12-Senator Mel
son w. Aldrich, of Rhode Island.
enumerating the counts under which
he was indicted by Senator Joseph w.
Bristow, Of Kansas, in recent campaign
speeches dealing with the tariff on
rubber, in letter made public last
night. denied the charges in their en-
tirety
Incidentally he pays his respects in
caustic language TO Senator Bristow
and what he terms a little group OF
men, which entertain opinions similar
to those Of the Kansan.
The letter Is addressed to William B.
Mckinley. of Illinois, chairman of the
republican congressional committee,
and was sent TO the headquarters OF
the committee in this city. The eX-
pia nation of the rubber duties and the
denial of the charges made against
him by Senator Bristow are based
upon the fact that Senator Aldrich was
called upon by republican candidate
for congress to furnish the facts con-
nected with the changes made in the
recent tariff act
Referring to the charges made by
Senator Bristow as absurd misstate-
ments." Senator Aldrich said the per-
sistenr reiteration of them inpeiled
him to make q full statement. At the
outset Of his long letter the senator
divides the speeches by Mr.. Bristow
into five parts each Of which contained
a specific charge. He then dealt with
them in order.
In the first place the senator de-
clares the increase from 80 to 3b per
cent on a small number of articles OF
manufactured rubber articles was for
the purpose of making the tariff uni
form on kindred articles and facilitat-
ing the labors OF the customs officers.
In that connection he makes public
letter 10 him from Gen. Thad s. Shar-
retts, member OF the New YORK
board of general appraisers. asserting
that the change was advisable and mad
been agreed 10 unanimously by the
the conferees on the tariff bill at the
earnest solicitation of the tariff eX-
perts of the treasury department
Laying particular stress upon this
charge made by Mr. Bristow. the chair
man Of the senate finance committee
say that neither he nor any members
of his family ever had any pecuniary
interests as to whether the rates on
manufactures of rubber were 80. 35 or
500 per cent. Or whether crude rubber
was on the free or dutiable list"
Dealing then with charges that the
Intercontirental Rubber Company, of
which he is director is trust. that
it advanced the price of crude rubber
and controlled the worlds supply, and
that the company had paid enormous
dividends. Mr.. Aldrich treats each sep
arately and at great length.
Without raising any issue concern
/ ing the progressives' campaign gener-
ally. Mr. Aldrich referred to Mr.. Bris-
tow and his immediate associates as
follows:
I'm the tariff discussions of other
days the advocates of the protective
policy usually have been called to meet
I in debate men with conviction on the
subject-democrats of character. whose
theories OF government differed COM
pIetely from those held by republican
observation-disclosures who had some re-
gard for the accuracy Of their state
ments and some knowledge of the sub
jects they discussed.
"Now attacks upon a republican
president and republican measures are
lied by men whose political existence
depends upon their capacity-and to
this there seems to be no limit-for