Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1909 — CUMMINS URGES RATES RE PARED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CUMMINS URGES RATES RE PARED

Denies There Is a Combination With Democrats. BRISTOW HURLS DEFIANCE Senator From Kansas Says: "With the Help of What Physical Strength I Have I Intend to Be Heard Unless I Am Out of Order According to the F'l of This Body”—lowan Talks of L a. ; p Posts For Monopolists. V,: ton. May —An amusing : ■ ‘‘ nrjeil at the close of Senai sfe.’ch on the' tariff. '■ la- ds. asked lowa’s “Pro1 !■ : Jean” whether the sacti ■ : i ir a revision of the tariff <1 (1 li. .1 ■ rr..elated a plan with which .he, Democrats could unite in order to acooripHsh this purpose. It was p ■ o < i ~u t j iv Newlands that if the twenty Progressive Republicans united with the thirty-one Democratic

senators, they would have a majority I of the senate. Cummins remarked that. ■ the senator from Nevada had found I more Progressive Republicans than he I had. Responding to Newlands* ques- ’ tion, however, Cummins asked: “Is the senator from Nevada author- j ized to speak for the thirty-one Denio- j crats when he propounds such an in- I quiry?” i Denies Agreement With Democrats, i Newlands replied that he spoke only for himself, whereupon Cummins declared that the speeches favoring the highest duties had come from the Dem ; ocratic side, so that he saw little hope of help from that quarter. "The bill now before us, which, It may be presumed, presents the views of the finance committee respecting the revision of the tariff,” said Cummins, "will not be accepted by those who have favored revision as either a fulfillment of the party pledge or us a settlement of the controversy. "If this bill, or anything substantially like it, becomes a law, I predict that a campaign for lower duties will begin the moment the extraordinary session of congress adjourns and will continue with increasing zeal until the judgment entered In the court of public conscience is entered also in the Journals of congress." Cummins advocated lower duties on iron and steel and predicted that it monopolies continues unchecked people would find lamp posts convenient for ridding the world of the monopolists. Protests Against Haste. Senator Beveridge arose to protest against haste when a vote was called for on the lead schedule, saying the senate was not Justified in such haste. He reminded bls colleagues that, the tariff bill would be a matter to be considered before the people, “and," he

said, "those who are now demanding a vote will not be the ones who will be on the battlefield repelling the fire of questions.” j Senator Galllnger retorted that the senator from Indiana was not the only one who would be on the battlefield. He charged that Beveridge was bringing his own political affairs Into the discussion. Upon Beveridge disclaiming that he was so doing, Galllnger said: “The senator from Indiana never fails to advertise his wares.” “They are Republican wares,” promptly responded Beveridge, "and I am wearing out my life in this labor. I expect to defend this bill in the thick of the political fight before the people, and I want to know about it.” Bristow Hurls Defiance. Senator Bristow, rising as soon as Beveridge had taken his seat, remarked: “For the third time a vote has been called for on this paragraph while I have been attempting to get the recognition of the chair. I am a new member here, and perhaps it is considered that I have no right to be heard, but I am here just as are others who have been members of the senate for thirty years, and I have the same constitutional right to be heard that they have.’ “With the help of what physical strength I have, I Intend to be heard unless I am out of order according to the rules of this body.” Bristow then continued to discuss the lead schedule and a vote was not ordered.

SENATOR CUMMINS.