Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-15
Dol1iver's Defiance
of Taft and A]drich

ination. / did what could to promote
hts candidacy for the presidency.
supported him from one ocean to the
other after he became candidate.
When he took the oath of office had
only one sentiment toward him, ana
that was the hope that God would give
him power TO stand against the cons
spiracy Of greed and avarice thas
would ensalve the party"
II have known many vicissitudes in
public life" con tinued Mr.. Dollivers
but I never dreamed that within
year would be called upon to defend
myself and the little group OF men
with whom stand against the charge
of taking seriously the presidents
speeches and the platform pledges
Mr. Dolliver said he purposed to tell
not only what had gone on in congress
last year In connection with the tariff
but what was going on now to prevent
members from following their own die
tates OF conscience. He said he thought
that IL the insurgents had made any
mistake it was in remaining silent too
long.
IT notify all parties that have no
intention of leaving the republican
party" he said 1T is not necessary
that is set before them, and It would
be difficult to get me out OF the party
on such a charge. It can not be done
by lying about me or by. calling me
names such as free trader or demo-
crat.
Least OF all can It be done by taxi
ing from my neck the miilstone OF po-
litical patronage share the uni-
yersal disgust OF making great execu-
tive department the headquarters OF
the awkward squad Of politics"
Thinks President IL "Dsluded."
Asserting that 1t was his desire to
learn the public will. Mr.. Dolhver sug-
gested he would like to hold political
inquisition OF the motives II those I'm
both branches OF congress whose views
the president seemed to be following.
:.in the delusion that he is their
leader"
Mr.. Dolliver said 1t was true that the
republican platform did not promise TO
revise the tariff downward and II that
promise had been made 1t would
have been easy to comply with 1t by
reducing the duties on articles pro-
tected bw patents or controlled by
international trusts.
Then 1t could have been defended
plausibly by stump speakers" he said,
lust as it was as Winona, when tho
president presented grotesque table
Of reduction In duties which was pre-
pared by paymaster in the army"
He referred to Major Lord, who as.
| sisted the senate COMMITTEES on financ0
in drafting its bill. Then he undertook
to show that rates had been raised
most Of them in An unnecessarily se-
| cret way and by subterfuge. Included
| in this list were the iron and steel. the
sugar. and wooden schedule. Many Of
| the estimate given out were intended
| to deceive, he declared.
Tariff Aided by False Figures.
Mr.. Dolhver asserted that 1t was q
| strategic mistake to circulate the presi-
| dents Winona speech along with his
Lincoln day address. as they were COM
| Trajectory in terms. The president had
given entirely different reasons In the
| two speeches for considering the Al
| drich law "the best ever enacted" he
said. He declared the tariH was being
bolstered up by bogus figures.
| Speaking OF the opposition that the
| insurgents had aroused by falling to
vote for the Aldrich bill, Mr.. Dollives
said their dereliction was due to their
! Ss.sSs =. Eat iaiieu fulfil the party
pledges. He said they had deliberately
taken their stand having fun knows
edge e =. TIC ss,!.::..:s! :;s;s.