The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-29
Protest Against Rule oi Bosses.
HOLD MEETING IN NEW YORK
Murphy and Mecanen May Not
 Be Bosses.
Protest Against Action of Congxessa men Who Gave Comfort To
 Cannon-Brewers Are Dis.
 Gusted With Party. I
BY ALFRED J. STOPPER.

Washington, March 2S-(SpecteL)- As a result of the interference of Bosses Murphy and McCarren. of Tam many Hall and Brooklyn. respectively. in the contest the House Democrats made with a view of curbing the pow CT of Speaker Cannon and the Rules Committee. there Is going to be held in Cooper Union in New York tomor- row night. a rousing Democratic meet. ing.
 This meeting. 1t Is said, is to be held under the auspices of the Municipal League of Democratic Clubs of the biG city. From all accounts they are go- ing to protest against the action Of Bosses Murphy and McCarren. end the reports are that the riot act will simply be read to that pair.
 Several of the best takers among the Democrats in Congress have gone over to address the meeting. Among the number are Ollie M. James. of Ken. lucky; Albert Burleson. of Texas, and Thomas w. Hardwick, of Georgia. These are all speakers far above the average, and they are men of pro- nounced views, theif Democracy beinss of the fierce, enthusiastic sort. They are reported to be primed for animated statements when they get up before the New York Democrats. A number of the best local orators will also be on hand to add their protest against Murphy and McCarren. who dipped in- to this fight down here in Washington and literally commanded Fitzgerald, Harrison. Goldfogle and others 10 break away from the party orsanisa- ton and help to uphold Speaker Can. non and his assistants in their gag-ruis policy.
 Interference of Bosses.
 The more the House Democrats heal about that deal, which 1t Is claimed was arranged by the sugar trust. the oil trust and the New York brewers, the hotter they get over 1t. some oi the henchmen of Murphy ana MeCas- rem have tried to spread the impress sion that they did not send instruct. ions to the holters. They are also try ing to make it appear that the brew CTS had. nothing to do with Che raetter Democrats in Congress say they know positively that teiegrams wers received from both bosses, and If nee essary. copies of the messages can DC furnished.
 A prominent agent of the labor or. xanizations who looks after legisia- lion for the workingmen makes tnia statement regarding his futile enorts last year to obtain money from tns New York brewers in aid of Democratic friends of his running for Congress:
 \ New York brewer, last summer, Tor contribution. He had formerly given rather Aberally when appealed To. ana having been for six years supposee Democratic members of Congress from one of the Tammany districts you can imagine my surprise when ne natiy turned me down. 1 reminded him that he was always considered Q Democrat. hut he said that while that was true, 1t was not to his interest to help elect n. Democratic House of Representatives. and he did not hesitate to declare that so far as he and his business friends were concerned, they hoped to see the Republicans remain in control or the House and re-eIect Cannon as Speaker.
 "He told he that as long as Uncle Ioe' was in the chair the brewing ana liouor interests felt certain that Can non would not permit any of the anti jouor hills to either be reported or nassed by the House. He said the bus. mess. therefore. did not want anything to happen to Cannon, and the brew. CTS and distillers knew perfectly well that fl any other man was put in his place there would be prohibition leg islation that might wipe out the indus try with which he was connected.
 Democrats and Liquor.
 This man went on to say:
 "Ruppert and others showed me theif circular that was sent over the coun- trv in which the plain statement waa made that they could count on only forty-seven men in the House wha would stand by the liquor interests II was pointed out also that during the last Congress sIxty-seven bills relating to the liouor traffic were introduced In inc House but attention was specially called to the fact that Uncle Joe had hacked all the committees to which they were referred so that not one or them ever reached the House calendar. They had simply been kept In pigeon holes irf the rooms of the committees
 rhich they were referred. They II
 wise impressed upon me that far ah
 of the election of the present meinb
 of the House that if the Republicans
 tained central and Cannon again
 came Speaker they were certain that
 the tariff bill to be framed there wo
 be no increase made In the peer
 Their prediction has become true.
 ConRressman Sulzer. of New Yo who defied Murphy and refused 10 D the Democratic caucus. was refuset nomination by Tammany In iSs6. Sul- ger ran as an independent Democr1l- that is independent of Tammany-ano he received more votes than the Tam many and the Republican canoiasts. combined. And Sulzer and his friends insist they can repeat the performances any time Boss Murphy makes up his mind that Bill is not to receive the en- | dorsement of the Tammany organiza- ton. Sulzer says he's straight party 1 Domocrat. both in National and State matters, and for that reason he does not intend to take orders from Murphy i or Tammanv.
 l May Censure Rebels.
 | All the reports indicate that the rank and file of the Democrats of New 1 York and Brooklyn have made UT l their minds to have reckoning with | FitxKerald Harrison, GoldfoEle and the 1 other members who have allied them selves with Speaker Cannon and ac- ! cepted places in which they are ex- 1 pected to do the bidding of the Repub' | iican leaders in the House.
 The talk around Washington is thai i the beer tax Is apt to be increased when the tarif bill is reported to the Senate. Some of the Republicans like Scott and Elkins. of West Virginia who complain bitterly that the indus tries of their State are not properly protected in the measure, intimate pret' | " straight that changes in the meas
 ure have got to be made. and that they | do not see how Congress can gel | around raIafna the hear tax if the n0w