The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-16

This fact shat his daughter was
married 70 a son Of John ID. Rockefel-
Ter served TO strengthen the popular
impression that scnator Alorich was
IN some way peculiarly friendly TO the
oil maenate. and c~onsidcfate OF the
so-cailcd 'Rockefcller i1lcrcsts.' Yet
when a friend Of the senator once
asked him Gov a letter 70 SIR. Roche
fellcr, Mr. Aidrich replied;
IA / have met Mr.. Rockcfclfer only
twice IN my lie l fear the istter would
ne Of but little u any assntanee TO
you
In leglslation he was ehareed With
being sectional. This u hardly borne
out b. the facts aad more than once
he gained his points by utilizing the
conflict Of interosts between west u
south and east.
A temporary opponent within his
own party when suddenly deprived OF
the noor during @ debate on proposed
currency reforms cxpostuiated In vain.
As he took his seat he said. The sem
ate no longer Is the great forum OF
free speech. at least not When the
senator from Rhode Island n here"
studlously avoiding Nscussion or
reading attacks upon him, Mr.. Aldrich
practically invited adverse criticism.
a well known writer Of Wall street
tales devoted ono whole winter 60 n
study Of Aldfich and thea wrote a
long biography for a popular maya
zine. The article was profusely H.
Illustrated and a highly colorcd photo
graph was used on the outside cover.
a.. ...aAAa Aa.IW.1 e.. IntNtH
what Aidrich thought 81 the article,
and a friend sought "a find out. A
copy Of the magazine was handed to
the senator. Hc looked az the cover
and his face depicted DISGUST. Il
never wore a green waistcoat In ms
life" he said. and forthwith the Of
tending magazine was thrown Into the
waste basket.
Born In Foster, r. T., November 9.
isti. he FIRST appeared In public Of
flee as member Of tho common coun-
cl in the city Of Providence. He was
elected 20 tho Rhode Island assembly
IN 1916. ana four ears later sent 10
congress-. After two sessions ne was
elevated 20 the senate. as successor OF
General Ambrose r. Burnside.
Having begun his career as a bus
mess man.. Senator Aldrich continued
throughout his public service to dis
play business-iike methods and extra
ordinary capacity for crsanization. Up
on his election q the senate, he was
Immediately made chairman Of tho
committee on rules. and a member OF
the committee on finance and inter-
state m Later a. chairman
OF the nnnnec committee he was
/ called upon to assume n large share
Of the responsibility for all tarin and
financial legislation before the sen
ate. He participated In the prepara-
don OF no fewer than six reyisions OF
the tarIa and pore the burden OF Ia
Dor incident 90 them. The Payne
! Aidrirh tariff act was engineered
through the senate by him after many
weeks Of sknlful m%anoeuyering and
hard hRhting.
Mr.. Aldrich wss always ready "a
! seize upon ans trend OF public ousi-
ness 10 advance legislative causes IN
which he was Interested. The bank
ors panic" OF 1907 enabled him q
I give Impetus to his plan TO brins
about monetary reforms. The hrsl
/ fruit Of his labors in this direction
was the vreeland-Aldrlch emergency
currency law ~ 1905. put through the
senate by Aidrieh after an historic
| hubustcr directed by Mr.. Ia Toilette
the Progressive Republican froI
/ Wisconsin. who was aided ny Mr.
Stone a. Missouri. a Democrat. Sharl
parliamentary tactics enabled Mr.
Aldrich TO bring the bill to n fina
vote. but In taxing Mr.. Ia Toilette on
his feet MIR. Adrich made an cneml
who was relentless "a HIS opposition
during many subsequent Legislative
contests.
The emergency currency law wa
regarded by Mr.. Aldrich as the hes.
remedy possible Of speedy enactment
bgt he did not stop there. Tie begai
work Immediately upon a more per.
manent plan Of currency reform, CIV
ing most OF his time 10 the work o
the national monetary commission
lie was able 90 devote his time unrc
~servedly to his work because In 1871
he declined 90 be n candidate for re
election. giving nl-health as a reason
MIR. Aldrlch's friends %coatended ina
his effort to revise the currency sys
tenn Of the country WAS approached
In an aosolutc non-partisan way. IL
was exceedingly anxious that his worl
should stand up az o monument u
his public service. Ills disnpppint
mont was keen when in 1871 his part
lost control or the house ana tool
from the Republicans the credit o
putting through this f~ar-ronching leg
islation. Before the political com
plexion ~ congress- changed MT. a
drith was compelled to admit that hi
efforts were being frustrated by on
~tagbnistic sentiment In the oonntt.
Then he realized that the attacks u
had scorned TO answer had take
root. He could not understnnd ~,
the course he followed throush h'
public career OF judging what wa
best for the state itself was not al
proved by the people themselves.
MI. Aldrlch then undertook
speech-making trim IN the MIDI