Mr. Warburg—“No, not directly....”
Senador Bristow: —¿Fue consultado usted de alguna manera respecto al informe de la Comisión Monetaria?
Mr. Warburg: «Sí, el senador Aldrich me consultó sobre los detalles, y le di mi opinión con total libertad».
Senador Bristow: «Y con respecto al proyecto de ley que preparó el senador Aldrich junto con la comisión, ¿fue usted consultado al respecto?».
Mr. Warburg: «Sí».
Senador Bristow: «¿Qué participación tuvo
usted en la preparación de ese proyecto de ley, directa o indirectamente?».
Mr. Warburg—“Well, only that I gave the best advice that I could give.”
Most readers will recall that the name of “Aldrich” was, a few years ago, the synonym for the money power in government. Senator Aldrich was an able man and a tireless worker. His character for thoroughness and industry did more than anything else to disabuse the popular mind of the notion that such men were mere “tools of the money interest,” or engaged in their work out of lust for gain, or out of sheer pleasure in legislating against the interests of the people. Senator Aldrich led on tariff and financial matters because he understood them; and he understood them by tireless study of them; and, therefore, he was the master of other men who had not paid the price of knowledge. But, he understood these matters from the standpoint of the business interests only. He was sincerely desirous of the prosperity of the country,