Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-12

IOWA MEN ATTACK TARIFF
Cummins and Deliver Go After Bill
and Framer.
ADDRESSES MADE AT DIES MONIES
Ten Thousand ProEressives Gather to
Hear State LeRders-RhOde
Island senator Main
Target.

DIES MONIES la, May 11.-Ringing de-
nunclations of the tariff bill and the men
who passed it, characterized the speeches
of Senators Jonathan p. Dolliver and Al
bert b. Cummins who opened the pro-
gressive campaign in Iowa last night at the
Coliseum. over 10000 progrcssives attended
the meeting.
| The meeting last night was preceded by
district conferences throughout the day,
at which steps were taken to reconstruct
the old Cummins' organization and to or
ganize the state by counties and precincts.
Even President Taft did not escape the
sarcastic shafts of the two Iowa solons,
while Senator Aldrich was named as the
leader Of the corporations Of greed and
avarice. Senator Dolliver referred to the
president as the "titular leader OF the re-
publican party, which meant, he said, "a
good man surrounded by people who knew
exactly what they wanted"
Both senators declared that, il the re-
publican party continued the policy advo-
Gated by the reactionary leaders, it would
spell ruin to the party.
shot Mt AIdrich.
Among these leaders, Senator Aldrich
was frequently mentioned as the man
"allied with the Gusgenheims and the
Ryans and Paul Morton in a mammoth
trust incorporated as a rubber company,
which is allowed by the articles of incor-
poraton to participate in any kind of
business anywhere on the face of the
earth, and which is one of the holding
companies in the Guggenheim syndicate
| for the control of the wealth of Alaska"
These are the men who are responsible
for the tariff bill during the extraordinary
session." declared Senator Dolliver. THE
bill is only a scheme to rob the people,
and to increase the holdings of such gi-
gantlc syndicates as l have mentioned.
The troubles in the republican party
have come not because of what has been
said. but of what has been done. 1t has
been said that the tariff bill is good
law In fact we have it on high authority
that it is the best tariff bill ever passed.
But not only do l denounce such tariff
legislation; l am not particularly ena-
incurred of those who passed it.
IF a man protests against such a bill
and is derided and ridiculed. what can be
the moral status of such pirates who
threatened congress, and who have become
nucleus around which the republican
party is supposed to rally to preserve it's
solidarity
Hot Fight Called.
THE fight against such unfaithful lead
ership in the republican party is as hot in
Massachusetts as it is in Iowa.
II am not here to criticise the president,
or to say unkind words against him., but
count it no reflection on him to state
that ] find it sometimes necessary to dis
agree with him and those surrounding him.
\ tn 40 in lie
mnlstration, who have not had the well
fare of the party or OF the country at
! heart
Il am going TO have some trouble in
keeping inside the breastworks of the re-
publican party but l know something of
| it's doctrines. ] do not intend to retire
| from it, although I have been invited, and
declined the invitation. l do not recognize
Mr.. Wickersham or any other man who
comes out here into the west to read men
out OF the republican party who were
known before he was in it."
The meeting was presided over by Harvey
! Ingham editor of the Register and Leader
who was introduced by Robert Fleming
chairman of the progressive state head
quarters. Senator Deliver was the first
| speaker.
Mr.. Delivers Address.
! The senator declared close scrutiny shat
80 far as the public is concerned, the
tariff revision in fact carries rates as high,
or higher, than that of the Dingiey tariff
law on most articles of general use in their
| finished condition"
Most of the reductions" said the SEN
! ator, were so trivial as to be ridiculous
and were either upon articles which we do
not import TO any extent, but, on the con-
I trarN quantities.
were for the purpose of further protecting
| the manufacturer especially by reducing
the duties on raw materials.
I'm fact, careful scrutiny of the par
ticular items that were changed and the
exact triflng change OF rate in each case.
shows how cunningly the revision was ar
ranged, in order to deceive the public"
Senator Dolllver prefaced his review of
some OF the schedules and items Of the new
tariff by saying In the many attempts to
defend the Payne-Aldrich tariff, frequent
use has been made of very remarkable
table of figures quoted by the president at
Winona, indicating that duties had been de-
creased by the new tariff on articles circu-
lated in the United States. to the extent of
about $500 100000, while the consumption
value of articles upon which duties had
been increased amounted to only about
ss7S, $50 600 Cand that most of the latter were
luxuries,' such as silks, liquors and jew
elry),
Figures Deceptive.
This would indeed tend to prove a most
substantial downward revision If the fig
ures were accurate. Fortunately, the neces-
sary statistics to render such an analysis
comparatively easy are available in a pub
lie document prepared under the direction
of the finance committee by one OF its en-
ployes. Such an analysis Of the figures will
soon convince anyone how deceptive and
misleading this much quoted table really
/ Is"
! Taking up Schedule A-chemicals oil and
| paints-Senator Deliver asserted that two
thirds OF the showing of reduction esti-
mated at S4SS, O99 SS4, was made from the
consumption value of petroleum and its
products not embraced in Schedule a OF the
present tariff or the old law, and used for
the manifest purpose Of padding the amount
! of the alleged reductions"