The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-11
.RAkED SENATOR ALDRICH
AND OEFIED TAFT
Eloquent Iowa Senator Spoke
His Mind Without
Restraint


Des Molnes, Iowa, May 11.-Rng
ing denunciations of the tariff bill
and the man who passed it charac
terized the speeches Of Senators Jon
athan T. D0lliyer and Albert b. Cum
MINIS. who opened the progressive
rampaign in Iowa at the Coliseum
over 10000 progressiyes attended
the meeting.
The meeting last night followed
district conferences throughout the
day, at which steps were taken to re-
construct the old Cummins organiza-
tion and to organize the state by
counties and precincts.
Even President Taft did not es-
cape the sarcastic shafts OF the two
Iowa solons while Senator Aldrich
was named as the leader of corporate
greed and avarice. Senator Dolliver
referred to the president as the
'ttular leader OF the Republican
party, which meant, he said, "a good
man surrounded by people VINO knew
exactly what they wanted.
Both senators declared that ii the
Republican party continued the pol
icy advocated by the reactionary
leadcs it would spell ruin to the
party.
Aldrich Accused.
Among these leaders Senator Al
drich was frequently mentioned as
the man allied with the Guggen-
helms and the Ryans and Paul Nor
ton in mammoth ,rusu Incorporate
ed as a rubber company, which is al
lowed by the articles OF incorpora.
business, anywhere on the face Of
the earth, and which is one of the
holding companies In the Guggen-
helm syndicate for the control of the
wealth of Alaska
These are the men who are re-
sponsible for the tariff bill during
the extraordinary session." declared
Senator Dolliver.
The bill is only a scheme to rob
the people and to inc ease the hold
ings OF such gigantic syndicates as
| have mentioned.
Il am not here to criticize the pres
ident, or to say any unkind words
against him. but ! count it no re-
Election on him to state that | lind
it sometimes necessary TO disagree
with him and those surrounding him.
Men have crowded to the front in his
administration who have not had
the welfare of the party or of the
county at heart.
II am going to have some troublc
in keeping inside Of the breastworks
of the Republican party, but | know
something of It's doctrines. do not
iuteud to- retire from it. although /
have been invited and declined the
! Invitation ! do not recognize NJ.
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 ever
in IT,"
Most of the reductions, said the
senator were so trivial as to be
ridiculous and were either upon ar.
ticles which We do not import TO any
but, on the contrary. export in enor
nous quantities, o. were for the pur
pose Of further protecting the manu-
factUer. especially by reducing the
4 duties on raw materials.
''ln fact a careful scrutiny of the
particular items that were changed
and the exact triiling change of rate
in each case shows how cunningA
the revision was arranged. in order
1 To deceive the public
Table incorrect.
Senator Dolliver prefaced his re
view OF some oil the schedules and
items OF the new tariff law by say
/ ing
N the many attempts to defend
the Payne-Adrich tariff, frequent
use has been made Of a very re-
markablc table of Figures quoted by
the president at Winona. Mimi, in.
dicatmg that duties had been de-