New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-07
CLARK ON TARIFF In
CALLS MINORITY Iry,r.
Says Payne Fooled Himself
DO1cn5card Re1is;on Va

Washington. Aug SIN rsn,,.
the misrepresentation Of Democra.. 'nat ne ts,.
Champ Clark. leader OF the mInor,.,., us pap.,s
OF Representatives, to-day gave 49,. "a The Hon.
regarding the course OF the Denoo...' Satsr.,
OF the HouSe IN connection With tbs 3. msnas,
OF 'ne Fayhe tarin BILL 1t follows IN 0aas'a'r
Some newspapers. either through -.
Dannocrats ~ SO Iar as to say bat
paired. we would have defeatad ~ Sc Numbers =
port on the tariff bill There ISM eonierenc. =
truth in it, and to so charge Ia sitba. sygab.
malice or criminal negligence lesser unadults,,.1
Now, mark how plain tale will -. =
biiI with las1 spring to recOmmt IN DON
tute comprehensive Demoerssstt lotions cor.f
far as the tariff is concerned-al1 NJ platform
TOT ~ exSept IouT on the Payne bIlI ,,.ssis Vs
on immediately after my motion ~ -. lIsef vr.
defeated, the Republicans LOST ON ~ lecommt -
Democrats lost four. a net loss ~ vote and u
~ ". "a re-. more nearly Unanimous hpssnOc'ss
vote tnan mas been cast on a tariff SniD srnorss
Grafton True that on some ~ ~ V ~. N D.
democrats new the track, but 80 did len. lens /,
Let's examine into ths comuars.,. '''
democrats and Republicans. on NJ rpnisy ann,
lion 10 recommit the conference "a : Alnes \,
Democrats except one voted for 4. port al a.
Republicans voted with us so tba. y and tsss
machine was victorious BY ONLY A., aeplaa.,,
though they had majority OF for,ysn ~ sort, I.
House On that vote there were ah.ass.-nEe "a d,
Gratis and five Republicans Ano @ose ny sx D.ns'
FOUR democrats were paired with fSrr ~ aosstiA,
IeaVihg TWO Democrats and one rhnsseploica-i
without pairs III the two Democrat ~ an aes,s
out pairs had been present and had aossnt va
We would have been defeated bv tS-s so'eo VIII a
the one Democrat who voted with - n,oss IA
also voted with us, ne would stir .sVpaahzs,
feated oy one vote. On that vote h 80 ossn a
conference report the Democrats votss oSonml "a,
than they ever voted on anv tariSs - nore shfr
the close OF the Civil War uhile 49, -nss'oa m
were worse split up. Ole HepuoEss,
ON the vote on the adoption Of IT, -
report Lne House machine won bv twsI,aa' III ssas
only. There absent afv maisr,
Republicans. AS on the motion M. asss and ~
Democrats were paired with fer,r plnl ~
ana two Democrats were absent ;.sssepuo1tf
and two Democrats voted with tbs pli rsa
II the two impaired Democrats had b.s.gs-ol.I
and voted with Us the machine r1sio~s Nss
nave been reduced 10 ten: and n az , ~
Gratis who voted with the Republics,ss " NJ ~
voted with us the machine majority wais =
been reduced 10 six That was closs s-s5aei =,
machine. but nothing could have 49,. al ,ef q
have turned their hardlv won vieto-- uo.s
defeat N''il I1
The reason that Mr. Chairman pawn.
recommir was that he fooled himself me- $3.50
lief that we were going 20 offer a ,s. w
recommt with Instructions and he 49,, Q
mead that on and b. an arrangement vs.ss
speaker undertook 70 do so. but Nc "a ~ y
OF moving 20 recommit with insfr,,c,S,ae =
cause the situation absolutely forbade h y. Z
Republicans who voted with US In fsrc- " ~ ~
Payne motion 20 simply recOmmit worrsN ~
voted with the Republican machinsts sssi-,, ~
motiOn 20 recommit with instructions 4
structtons would have been Democrats r~.,1
TONS. or course. Mr.. Payne voted against bs =.
motion TO recommit
Mr. Clark denied thar the Payne Iaw ,..,..
the tariff downward