Review of reviews and world's work . en a littleovershadowed by the prestige and the con-servatism of Senator Allison. The debatehas brought out Senator Warren, of Wyom-ing, in his capacity, to quote Senator Dolli-ver as the greatest shepherd since the daysof Abraham and as a remarkably skillfuldefender of the complicated wool and textileschedules. Mr. Clapp, of Minnesota, whohas not heretofore been aggressive in his de-mands upon the time of the Senate, hasshown bis real abilities in this debate; andMr. Smoot, of Utah, has done very well inthe difficult and not always popular role ofan unders
Review of reviews and world's work . en a littleovershadowed by the prestige and the con-servatism of Senator Allison. The debatehas brought out Senator Warren, of Wyom-ing, in his capacity, to quote Senator Dolli-ver as the greatest shepherd since the daysof Abraham and as a remarkably skillfuldefender of the complicated wool and textileschedules. Mr. Clapp, of Minnesota, whohas not heretofore been aggressive in his de-mands upon the time of the Senate, hasshown bis real abilities in this debate; andMr. Smoot, of Utah, has done very well inthe difficult and not always popular role ofan understudy for Mr. Aldrich in support ofthe work af the Finance Committee. Insurgentsand PartyStanding. „ The attempt of Mr. Aldrichfrom time to time to outlaw someof the dissenting Republicanshas not in the least impressed the great Re-publican States of the West. As SenatorClapp quite truly remarked, the so-calledinsurgents would find it much easier to jus-tify themselves and their votes before their 10 THE AMERICAN REyiEW OF CopyrigUt. 19US. by Harris A Ewing. SENATOR WARREN, OF WYOMING. (An able tariff debater and the greatest shepherdsince Abraham.) constituents at home than to justify the po-sitions assumed b\- Mr. Aldrich and theSenate majoritj. The insurgents have feltat times that they were more loyal to and his avowed wishes and views thanwas Mr. Taft himself; and that the Presi-dent had been too yielding in his attitudetoward the Congress leaders. But in takingthis view they were not always mindful ofthe fact that the Presidents position in thetariff-making of the extra session has to bewholly different from that of a the end it will probably be clear to every-body that Mr. Taft has done all that hereasonably could for tariff reform in viewof his position as President. It would havebeen neither dignified nor useful to have in-volved the President in each succeedingpoint of controversy in the long course of atariff debate. Mr. Root, in the Sen
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