Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-14
Senator Do||iver Tries to
Answer Critics.
Reply to Charges Of Dis|oya|y
Becomes Challenge.
Sunday Civil Bill Carrying SIls,-
600, 900 Passes Senate.

Washington, June Ex-senator Dolll-
yer answered the critics of the ''InSur-
gents" today in a speech delivered in
the Senate during the discussion of the
provision OF the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill providing $25O,COO,OOo to en-
able the President to gather informa-
ton hearing upon the operation OF the
new tariff law Senator Clay'S motion
to strike out the provision was lost by
a party vote of IL to "A. Mr.. DolllVef
and his fellow progressives voted with
the regular Republicans. The Sundry
civil bill, carrying appropriations ag-
gregg ting $11S,000,000, an increase OF
IS, OGG 900 over the amount carried in
the bill passed by the House, then was
passed
Mr. Delivers speech attracted wide
spread interest and was listened to at
tentatively by brother senators on
both sides of the chamber. 1t was the
reply Of the insurgents to the charges
of party disloyalty and was direct
challenge to their opponents IN the
party. The Presidents name was Tree
ly used ana his speeches were referred
to without reserve. Beginning with the
declaration that the tariff discussion
was renewed because of the tariff, MI.
Dolliver said that there was no longer
any freedom Of conscience or Of opia-
ion such as once made the Republican
party strong. II do not fight to destroy
the marty, but to upbuild it," he said.
Speaking of his personal relations to
the President, he said he had never
done anything to injure the admins
tration.
such a charge does me the gravest
injustice" he demonstrated. "None re-
joiced more sincerely than I when he
won the nomination. When he took the
oath of office 1 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.
Il have known many vicissitudes If
public life," continued Dolliver, but l
never dreamed that within less than
year I would be called upon to de-
fend myself and the little group Of men
with whom I stand against the charge
of taking seriously the Presidents
speeches and the platform pledges"
Dolliver said he proposed to tell not
only what went on in Congress last
year, concerning the tariff, but what
was going on now to prevent members
from following their own consciences
and he said he thought that if the IN
surgents' made any mistakes it was in
remaining silent too long. l notify all
parties that l have no intention of leav
ing the Republican party" he said. 1T
cannot be brought about by lying about
me or by calling me names, such as
free trader or Democrat least of all
can it be done by taking from my neck
the mill stone of political patronage.
share the universal disgust of making
a great executive department the head
quarters of the awkward squad o.
politics"
Deliver said that it was true that
| the Republican platform did not prom
| Use to revise the tariff downward and
| if rha, promise had been made it would
have been easy to comply with iNby
| reducing the duties on articles pro
tected by patents or controlled by in
ternational trusts.
Then it could have been defended
pfausibly by stump speakers" he said
| lust as it was at Winona. when the
I tFcSlUtIlt presented Il STOltSuue tdDlt
of reductions in duties which was pre-
pared by paymaster in the army"
Mr. Dolliver said that the tariff was
being bolstcred up by bogus figures.
Last wear witnessed two important
hoaXes," continued Mr.. Dolliver. 1.-THE
discovery of the North pole by Dr.
Cook and the revision of the tariff
downward by Senator Aldrich." When
the laughter which greeted this remark
had died down he added that Executive
felicitations were rendered upon both
events.
Speaking of the opposition that the
'nsurgents' aroused by failing to vote
for the Payne bill Dolliver said thei,
dere.iction was due to their belief
that it failed to fulfil the party pledges
He said they deliberately took thei'
stand having full knowledge of the pol
itical machinery that would be set il
operation to bring about their defeat
Contending that the principle of al
lowing interested men to revise the
tariff was wrong, Mr.. Dolliver assert
cd th2t while the President understood
that principle his ideas of it We're
"fogry."
After quoting that part of the Wi
mona speech in which the President
upheld Messrs Aldrich and Payne, he
said that while men. "who stood Tor
individual and class interests were
being sustained the little group OF
men who have stood for the rights o
the public are to be kicked out"
Dollivtr closed with an expression of
confidence that the time was near
when the public would demand more
justice in law-making and higher
standards among legislators them
selves.
Bills amending the bankruptcy law
and requiring land grant railroads to
survey their lands so as to render them
amenablc to taxation were also passed
by the Senate.
The entire session of the House was
devoted to political speeches delivered
during the period permitted for gem
eral debate.
THE SENATE AGREES