The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-12
In Caustic Terms He De-
nounces BristoW and
Insurgents.
DENIES CHARGES
AS WHO'LL Y FALSE

DeT, ana Decks 70 Explain
Recent Increase Of
# Schedules.
Washington .. c.. August 1l.-Sen-
Ator Nelson w. Aldrich, OF Rhode Is-
land, cnumerating the counts under
which he was indicted by Senator Jo-
aeph w. Bristow, Of Kansas, II re-
cent campaign speeches, dealing with
tho tariff on rubber. In letter made
public tonight denies the charges Ill
their entirety. Incidentally, he pays
I his respects In causttc language to
Senator Bristow, and what he terms "a
little group OF men which entertain
opinions similar to those of the Kan
san
The letter is addressed to Hon. VIII
liam B. Mckinley. OF Illinois. chair |
man OF the Republican Congressional
COMMITTEES, and was sent TO the head
Il quarter OF the committee In this city.
The explanation OF the rubber du-
ties and the denial OF the charges
made against him by Senator Br!stow
are based upon the fact that 6ena- |
tor Aldrich was called upon by a Re-
publican candidate for Congress to
furnish the facts connected with tho
changes made in the recent tartfr act.
Referring to the charges made by
Senator Bristow as absurd misstate-
ments." Senator Aldrich said the per-
sistent resteration of them !mpelled
him to make full statement. AT the
outset OF his long letter. the Senator
divided the speeches By Mr.. Bristow
into ive parts. each OF which con-
tained a specific charge He then
dealt with them In order.
To Make Tariff Uniform.
In the nrst place. the Senator de-
clared the increase from 80 to 80 per
cent on small number OF articles
of manufactured rubber was for the
purpose of making the tariff Uniform
in klndred articles and facilitating the
labors OF the customs officers. In that
connection he made public Latter to
him from General Thad S. Sharretis. q
member OF tile New York Board OF
General Appraisers. asserting that
the change was advisable and had
been agreed to unanimously by the
the conferees on the tari IL bill dt th,.
earnest solicitation OF the tarir ex-
perts OF the Treasury Department.
Laying particular stress upon this;
charge made by Mr.. BristoW, tho
.ha:rman OF the Senate Finance Com (
nlittee. said that neither he nor any
mem ber of his family has ever had
the rates on manufactures OF rubber
were 80, 435 or 300 per ce. t. or wheth-
,r crude rubber was ION the free OF.
1utiable list.
Dealing then with the charges that
the Inter-Continental Rubber Com
pany. Of which he is a director. is q
trust, that 1t advanced the price Of
crude rubber. and controlled the
worlds supply. and that the company
had paid enormous dividends, Mr.. AID
rich treated each separately and at
great length.
Without raising any issue concerning
the Progressiyes. or cam paign general
ly, 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 have usually been called to
S meet In debate men with convictions
on the subtect-Democrats OF charac-
Ter, whose theories OF government diff
fered completely from those held by
Republican protecti ionists-men who
who had some regard fer the accuracy
Z OF their statements and some knowl-
edge OF the subjects they discussed
Prate About TaritK.
Now attacks upon q Republican
President and Republican measures
are led BY men whose political exist
ence depends upon their ca pacity-and
10 this there seems to be no limit
for MISREPRESENTATION and the igno-
rance OF their adherents. Strangely
enough, this little group OF men-verS
small IN numoer-has arrogated to
itself the leadership of the Progress
sives. and its members prate about the
treatment Of the tariff as "a mora
question: Si ,s
\ Mr.. Aldrich prefaced his letter t
Mr. Mckinley with the / statement tha
he had been asked by q. Republican
candidate for Congress in an Illinois
district to furnish him the facts Will
reference to changes in the rubber
duties in8the tariff act Of 1909.
THE persistent reiteratton OF the alb
surd mlsstatements Of Senator SBristow
reference to the tariff on rub
ber,. he continued, furnishes such {
\ characteristics illustration Of the mature
s8 OF theacriticisms and the character o
certain critics Of the tariff act of i 90!
ssthat 1T seems to me desirabl le that {
full statement OF the facts should b,
made in response to this inquiry.
ut is true that an Increase IN TIL,
rates took place In paragraph 463
II which Included certain manufacture
OF Ind la rub Der, with other tens. an,
B5 1T is also true that n am a stock
* holder and a director IN tn Q nter-Con
tlnentali Rubber Comp pany. '3 &. 81.
5 a Neither the Inter. Continental Rub
;ber Company, nor any Of Its subordi
nate companies have ever had s tn
slightest interest direct or indirect
In the manufacture Of any III articl
covered ~ the change In raj tes on rub
A her manufactures In the paragraph al
luded to. Or OF therwlse; and neither tn
slnter-Continenta RubbersC Company,no
any OF It's subordi CON mpanies hay
,5st ever mad any par In any com b1natlor
!, Agreement +. q rrang ena ent or und derstand
Ing With any company orS persona
reference 10 ny manufa actpred produc
lss Of rubber or til e price OF any sue
product. 3i
8 1ncrensed Demands.
] Senator Aldrlch then q dee clared tha
the price Of scrude e srub ar was goYerne
.SS by auction les In London and Ant
a lwerp and tha the Increased prtce II
ii the prod ucts was dues to the greatly,sgir
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