New-York tribune., 1909-06-08
DINGLEY HOSIERY RATES
RESTORED.
Democrats Resent BrydH's Lecture
on Party Regularity y-WOoI
Schedule Comes Up To-day.
IFronr The Tribune Bureau.I

There was short debate on the amendment Of
the Finance Committee. Senator's Penrose.
Scott and GaIIinger favored the House rates
and Senator DOlliver favored the Dinxisy
duties. The amendment was adopted without
rOllcal1- The wool schedule will be taken up to-
morrow.
For five six hours the Democrats Of ths
Senate were in happy frame OF mind. owing,
TO clash the Republican side. The leaders
and the insurgents" spent the greater part of
the afternoon discussing the meaning of the
Chicago platform. the underlying principles OF
protection and the duty Of Republicans toward
tariff revision. The differences on the majority
side made the Democrats chuckle with gles.
but just before recess until evening
taken Senator Stone. of Missouri. made few
remarks that shifted the scene OF trouble 20
the other side Of the aisle and transferred the
laughter 10 the Republican side The tariff
bill almost forgotten in the meshes OF ex-
traneous discussion. and the lack OF actual
progress was a disappointment TO the leaders
FIGHT IN DEMOCRATIC CAMP
The most interesting feature OF the Qemo-S
cratic squabbIe was the sharp criticism Of
William J. Bryan made by two leading Demo
cratic Senator'S. both Of whom are members OF
the Finance Committee. Senator's Bailey I'D
Money served notice on the Nebraskan that
was not in a position to criticise members OF
his party for their failure be bound by plat
form pledges They suggested that it would
be we'll for him TO straghten out his own record
before criticising other Democrats. and pointed
10 a specific instance Of MI Bryan's failure 20
follow the platform pledges OF the Democracy
Even Mr.. Stone, Mr.. Bryans close personal
friend. said he did not believe Mr.. Bryan's
record as a party man was such TO entitls
him TO read lectures to Democrats who. acting
| 1afr frIc~r nd cor vote
party pledges
The trouble in the Democratic household arose
over Mr.. Stones speech. pointing out the bind
ing force Of party platforms The Missourian
directed his criticism against the Republican
| leaders. and charged that they we're not carry
ing out the pledges made at Chicago. Mr.,
Bailey. displaying extreme tenderness on this
/ subject. construed the speech attack
/ the Democratic Senator's who voted against
/ pfacinz lumber On the free list. ard replying 70
I ar stone. intirnatsd that ths Nftssourian vas
/ acting as spokesman for Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bailey
called attention to the fact that when Mr..
Brvan vas = member Of the House he rspu-
dated the plank IN the Democratic platform o.
1892 pledging the party TO repeal the ~ per
cent tax on the issues Of state banks When
the Democrats tried TO fulfil that pledge Mr..
Bryan refused TO be bound by it, and not only
voted but made a speech against IT, Mr.. Bailey
read an extract from Mr.. Bryan's speech. IN
which the Nebraskan said that party platforms
bound only those who them. and that
the pledges made by him to the people OF his
district were more binding than the declaration
Of the Democratic National Convention
BRYANS CRITICISM RESENTED
Mr. Bailey took the position that a national
convention has no business to work out the de-
tails OF legislation. saying the Jurisdiction OF
-
general principles. He said the folly Of the
free lumber paragraph in the Denver platform
vas well illustrated in the provision declaring
for free logs when the Dingey act placed logs
on the free list
It have no criticism To make against Mr..
Bryan except to repeat against him that crtti-
cism which he makes against others" Mr.. Bai-
ley asserted He added that in voting against
the platform pledge Of 1892 Mr. Bryan had re-
corded his vote against what many Democrats
regarded as a principle and not detail OF
legislation.
RESPONSIBLE ONLY TO LEGISLATURE
Mr. Money indorsed Mr.. Baiey's statement.
and added that there were several rscomnen-
datfons in the Denver platform that he would
not support He said he was Independent OF
that platform. and in determining his legislativs
course would use his own Judgment as Demo-
crat in all instances He asserted he was re-
spOnsible to nobody except the Legislature or
mississippi He would resign his Office if that
LEGISLATURE directed him to do thing he could
not do and preserve his self-respect and intel
IectuaI integrity
Mr.. stone resented the suggestion that he
controlled by Mr.. Bryan any other man. He
was opposed 10 specifying details OF legislation
in a party platform and as member OF the
committee on resolutions at Denver did every
thing in his power to keep out the free lumber
clause He said he was thinking of the Chicago
platform and not the Denver platform when
he criticised Senator's for not keeping party
pledges. He not criticising Democrats who
voted against free lumber
Mr. Bailey said he supposed Mr. Stone war
talking about the Democrats. because he heard
this morning that the MissOurian intended to
attack his colleagues who wanted duty on
Iun,ber Mr. Stone wanted to know where the
Texan heard this report and Mr.. Bailey replied
that il came from Senator Clarke. of Arkansas.
MIR. Stone himself being present when the state
rnant was made Il asked you not to do IT.
added MIR. Bailey.
For a minute Mr.. Stone abashed. After
saving that all this lis wholly immaterial and
unin,Dortants he intimated that if he had made
any, observation as to a purposed attack his
Democratic colleagues it was in a jOcular sense.
The Nissourian was in the midst of a lons
exclamation when the presiding officer
nounred that the hour had arrived for a
until evening.
Oil was poured on the troubled waters at tbs
night session After the roll had been called Mr.
stone took the floor. He referred to the colloauJ
between himself and Mr.. Bailey as a disagree
able occurrence. and said it had grown out %
the repetition of conversation in the Demo