Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-13

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WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1s.-Those
who know the attitude Senator Camden
has steadily occupied toward the tariff
bill regard il as nothing short OF an out
rage that his name should have been in
cluded 10 the list OF Democratic Sena-
tors who are denounced as enemies OF
tariff reform and traitors 70 their party
In the address which the Democratic
State Committee Of Minnesota has is
sued to the country. The injustice OF
thus bl acklisting Senator Camden, as It
we're, has only been eQuallad Of late by
the New York HCyOl0'S egregiOus blum
der Ia including a picture OF Senator
Berry, OF Arkansas, among those Dem
ocratic Senators who we're supposed 90
be bnlldozing the Finance Com
mittee 10 the interests Of the protected
man ufacturers and the trusts. Instead
OF being engaged in this sort Of bust
ness, Senator Berry, who is one OF the
MOST ARDENT TARIFF REFORNERs
In Congress. absolutely refused to go
before the Finance Committee in the
interest 'of certain industries in his
State that thought they couldn't get
along without help from the govern
menL
In Senator Camden's case the facts
are about the same. Senator Camden
declared from the hrst that be was
ready as loyal Democrat 10 support
any bill the Democrats Of the Finance
Committee might present 70 the
Senate. He made no suggestion even
that his support OF the bill would
not be continued. More than this,
he never personally asked the mem berS
OF the Finance Committee 10 put duty
on any article or 10 increase any duty
All that he did ia the matter OF the coal
duty was 20 90 with a delegation Of
Senators before the committee in the
interest OF q small duty on that article.
This request the committee readily
granted, as will be recalled by those
who remember the proceedings while
the Wilson bin was 10 the Finance Com
mlttee. All the time.
THE WILSON BILL
was under consideration bY the Finance
Committee, Senator Camden was active
in trying 10 harmonic the differences
between the committee aud those SeEa-
tore who demanded concessions 20 In
duStries ia their States He had con-
stantly in mind the absolute necessity
thai existed for the passage OF tariff |
bill without prolonged delay and be |
sought 20 bring the members of the |
committee and the dissatisfied Senator'S /
together, advocating mutual concesS- |
ions aud pointing out that 10 was Of I
vastly more Importance 90 the party /
and the country that business uncer- |
tainty should DO speedily ended than |
that hair-SDlitting nicely in /
fixing rates in this schedule or that /
schedule should be observed. Senator I
Jones, chairman OF the subcommittee |
that had charge OF the revision of the /
bill, repeatedly recognized the value OF |
-theserviceS which S. tlOr Camden thus !
rendered 20 the committee Ia bringing /
about reasonable understandings by in /
ducing the dissatisfied element 20 mod |
ify their demands on the committee. To 4
fact, no Senator not on the Finance /
Committee. did more than Senator Cam |
den 10 settle the
DIFFERENCES OVER THE TARIFF
bin in committee, and since the bill has /
been 10 the Senate be has been repeat /
odly consulted by the managers about |
the best means of meeting the Opposi- |
tion on both sides Of the chamber.
In view of these facts, which can be |
readily and fully substantiated by any |
one who has watched the tariff strug- |
gle in the Senate, 1t can be appreciated |
how great an Injustice is done Senator |
Camden 10 chasing him with the ob- |
structionists. If there had been az any !
time any doubt whore the Senator
stood, there might be some excuse for
accusing him OF hostility TO the Wilson
bill. But no one acquainted with the
alignment Of Senators on the question,
has ever had reason
TO PUT SENATOR CAMDEN
even in the doubtful column. he was
always recognized as a Senator who
could be depended on TO vote for any
tariff bill which the majority OF his
Democratic colleagues united in sup
porting. That is where be stood all
along, and he still holds the same posi-