Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-06-16
Washington
DOLLIVER DEFENDS
REPUBLICAN IDEALS
Has No Intention of Leaving
Party and Will Stand for
People.

People.
Washington, June 13.-''When It is
said that l fight against the republican
party, deny It; fight for the party"
This was the keynote Of Senator Dol
liver's speech in the Senate today,
made in continuation of the debate in
connection with the sundry civil ap-
preparation of $250,ooo to enable the
president to collect information con-
! corning the operation Of the tariff laws.
The speech was the reply Of the in
| surgent" senators to the charges of
party disloyalty. Frequent reference
was made to the presidents name and
speeches.
Mr.. Dolliver declared that there was
no longer any freedom of conscience
such as had once made the republican
party strong. Telling that he had sup
ported President Taft's candidacy. Mr..
DOlliver added:
Il never dreamed that within a little
more than year l would be called on
to defend myself and that little group
of men with whom / stand against the
charge of taking seriously the presi-
dents speeches and the party's plat
form pledges"
He exclaimed that he had no inten-
ton of leaving the republican party
and would continue to defend his posi-
ton and the interests of the people.
1.-The president is in error" said Mr..
Dolliver. 1T is not necessary for men
! to follow every tariff bill that Is set
before them, and 1t will be difficult to
get me out on such charge. 1t can
not be done by lying about me or call
| ing me names, such as 'freetrader or
democrat and least of all, 1t cannot
| be done by taking from my neck the
milestone of political patronage. 1 share
the universal disgust of making a
great executive department the head
quarters of the backward squad of
| politics"
Senator Dolliver said he was not
Boosting that "he could live through a
warfare in which so many had per-
! ished." He added that he must either
submit or quit the fight. He said that
the republican platform did not prom
] Use downward revision of the tariff, but
| that if it had, the promise could easily
| have been complied with by reducing
articles protected by patents or con-
| trolled by an International trust
"Then the tariff bill could have been
defended plausibly," said Mr.. Dolliver,
lust as it was at Winona. when the
president presented a grotesQue table of
reductions prepared by paymaster in
] the army" He referred to Major Lord,
who assisted the Senate committe on
finance in drafting its tariff bill.
During his speech Mr.. Dolliver re-
past year, the discovery OF the north
pole by DR.. Cook and the revision of
the tariff downward by Senator Aid
rich"
This sally was greeted with general
laughter
| Washington, June 14.-Representative
George w. Norris, of Nebraska. today
announced that he will not be can
didate for the republican senatorial
nomination, and will be candidate for
renqnination for the House. Judge
Norris has for several months consid-
cred a senatorial candidacy against
Mr.. Burkett, and has received great
deal of encouragement to enter the
| field. He would probably have done
so but for the fact that friends among
the insurgents in the House have urged
him that his work here, as the parlia-
| mentary leader of their group, is not
| finished, and that he will be needed in
the next congress. With some reluc-
lance Mr. Norris has yielded and today
announced that he will ask his district
for another nomination on his record
in the House.
Washington, June 13.-Representative
Kendall called at the White House to-
day, to find on. why it was the presi-
dent had withdrawn the nomination of
| George Clark, of Newton, for postmast-
er. Mr.. Kendall said he was at loss to
know. The report is current here and
is published in eastern papers that it
was done because Clark. is an insur-
gent.
1t is said that when the administration
learned he was a friend of Cunmins
and Dolliver his name was withdrawn.
| Washington, June 14.-As the result
! of President Taft's insistance that the
new railroad bill include some provision
looking to the control of the new is
sues OF stocks and bonds by railroad
companies, it was decided at a White
! House conference today to add a para
graph to the bill providing for a COM
mission to investigate the report at
the next session of congress as to the
best means of dealing with this situa-
ton.
] The president was told again today
that with all the democrats but one
opposed to giving the Interstate Com
merce commission supervision on this
subject, it was impossible to get an
| out and out provision for the control
at this session.
/ There were present at the conference
at the White House, Speaker Cannon,
Senators Elkins and Aldrich and Rep
resentative Mann, of the conferees, and
| Attorney General Wickersham
| -
Washington June 13.-Secretary
Balinger's final word of defense was
presented today in the form of brief
prepared by his attorney, John J. Yer
trees. After making an exhaustive re-
view of the evidence before the com
mittee Mr.. Vertrees concludes:
Mr.. Vertrees insists that neither the
Official nor professional acts Of his
client are open to criticism and declares
that none of the accusations made
| against him have been sustained by
presentation Of fact. He says the ac-
cusations are the result of conspiracy
against him.
First of all, 1t is to be borne in mind
that Mr.. Ballinger neither directly nor
Indirectly at any time was interested
In any coal lands In Alaska" says Mr.
Vertrees. He was not counsel for the
Cunningham claimants and others az
Mr.. CLAWS said. At the time he be-
came secretary he was counsel for no.
one Of them. The only connection he
ever had with the Cunningham claim
ants was the preparation Of the aft
davt In September, 1905"
Defending Mr.. Ballinger's "clearlist-
ing Of the Cunningham claims as COM
i missioner OF the land Office, Mr.. Ver-
trees says the action was upon recon-
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