| Show impair in 11 rut r 11 V Senator Aldrich AI as Leader I I Of Affairs Financial L J I 11 n n n n n n n n n n n nn Ulra When Aldrich first carne to ten tan no as a It member of at Ih the cure he ho was wasa 11 a wholesale grocer In Providence That runt was In 1819 he hI hall hail i l served rv d hit his ap up 11 in politics na DC II of ol the tho common council and nail for one year of ot the house hou of or of ot the Island Ills III reputation l was wai wa that of u a 1 good business JulIne man who lied had shown aptitude and he did very vary VOl little In tho Mouse HOUM Hou to Increase It ItOlle one Olle way or tho ho other II Ifs was recognized reM recognized an nn o It level I li hooded ade l r who would World tanks a rL very 01 r lye na nI go It WON was n It house with Samuel rum nat doll OB rIll speaker r and 11 thy they put Aldrich at the this foot of at tile the committee on the tha of or Columbia He lie was reelect Ml to tho the but Jut before he took hill hili test seat I a I he had been chosen to the Renate n nil as the sue slIe cursor to OCI his hiM legisla legislative h IAla tive he th hu brie been al nl almo I mo mall tuest t exclusively In the body hotly of ot which ho lie Is hI now ants the thu most mont Influential member Tho Senile Bennie when whon Aldrich entered U it its s was WM ns evenly divided politically and In Ia I n vid DavIs president pro Pr torn tern limo Tho loader lender of or the tho tide side was Oeo J JP P 1 Edmunds of or Vermont n 1 man elan almost 1 tho the exact opposite of Aldrich In III everything every thing that goon oos to make up II a n legisla legislative tive ivo louder Edmunds was Willi n II Great greM law lawyer lawyer yer 01 a n keen debater a I of or In delve I with a 1 mind like Ilko a n Stir sur Of ot politics In tho rho or ordinary dInnY r Bonso o ho he know lm ells nothing Ho Iro could no Ito moro marc have hao railroaded n II com complicated tariff Jill hill through the tho Senata therm he ho hale handled a n Taut Tam Tammany many district In N Nf w Toik 1011 York lie II knew ll shout about managing mot men me or tom rom combining bining Interests And Ana yet by hy sheer r acuteness of or intellect anti ma of ot r roil problems nr 1 dominated don t a e ed oil 1 1 lie thu th Senate Bonnie for tor many yearn Ills 1 vas aI unchallenged cul until there same cam a II new order Imler of ot things thin with the tho forcing nt or time the to br th Ille rout front when drover Cleveland sent seat In Iti his famous me RU 1 ia pI chairman of ot the tho commit leo on an anti the tho loading member of ot the coot com on foreign two taro of ot this the Senate enote In which Al AI Aldrich would probably find tint himself least at nl home When Aldrich entered th the the tariff question was waw beginning lt to 10 as us assume stuns sume an Important place In legislation Th This tariff commission which fronted tins till tariff of ot 1883 1588 was at tit work tail ami of ot Congress were talking about Moh and duties Aldrich as a a Ii man mAil representing I an nil Im Important state was van ap amp appointed pointed d to 10 n a place pines on arm tho time committee on finance with which he line has hn remained over OVal slice Mineo and of or which h ho hn Is I now lie ITa hid had already begun to study mini and nl before long It was clear clour that tho thin new senator was Willi going to 10 devote devola himself to that side of or legislation and to that alone It probably never nelor occurred to him himat him himat at nt that thul tints time that lint through that means he Ite ua Will destined e to grow BIOW Into Inlo time the post position position tion lieu of leadership Ho lie was Wl Interested In n looking look lilt out for Cor the lie Industries of or his own state Bin to rind In III order to do that lint effectively ho found It ft necessary to closely all the tho conditions which would affect them There urn not nol many men In III public life who are will willIng I IIII Ing III to give themselves up 1111 to that kind I of work worl but bul Aldrich was wao not only will willing I ing hug to do Ithe Itlie wan enamored of ot tho 1 Hr Ili ICI Ht at it It Ii until he hv lul W toa to 10 ft R Ju JIl t how un ir a ur ii It if r the lilt In hl In which he wa was in crested would be e by I an In III 01 or r ll In Jn Just JUKI JU L what of profit rested In ht nd ad valor valorem 1101 em emit or just what relation ono one try bore Jore to smother Then ho I wilt 1 r n I r r 11 nil all the tho hool books ho could Ii ml min In Iho of ot The helt I h baby ct no man In III Congress who I road rend rent more moo re thoroughly or II Ins y titan than ho Ills niB library o on n I I U time ono of ot the oo nr tho United M |
