The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-08
WANTS
FEW CHANGES
I'm the Payne Tariff Bill and
70 Pass II All An
Early Date

WASHINGTON. p. q, ApI.if
EThe House Organization proper
wants . taFin oiil passed ii spsedIly
as possible. md with few c,tanges
from the Payne measure Ta,gns.,s
tells the committee that barley r,,,st
be put back 70 rs cents i bushels tl,,t.
hides must be restored Is the dutiaz
BILE list, that lllnfDer rnust be plaee5.
on the free list, and that bltnminoi,s
coal must remain free. Outside aid
lis coming to Tawney's support. rhe
Great Northern railroad is backing,
an OF his propositions During the
last week James !. Hill has been d.
washington. and now II Is made
known that Hill viii lend All Of his
Influence. which Is conceded to he
enormous. to further Tawney's plab.
No one would accuse Mr.. Tawney. Of
being tIiirs man, but 1t so happens
that Hin has good reasons for favor.
ing Tawney's proposal for free lum-
Der and free coal, and to get these he
is willing that hides and barley In
which he is not Interested, should ~
taxed. Hill has three lines which tan
1.-THE great Crows Nest Pass bltumia-
Gus coal fields Of Canada. the largest
on til continent The beds living as
they do east Of the Rockies, are far
moro accessible than the coal OF
Washington which lies West Of the
mountains. The haul to the markets
of the East Is much easier from
Crows Nest Pass. Canada, than frotn
Washington. Hence Hill wants coal
to remain on the free list. His roads
also reach the great timber forests OF
Canada, and II this lumber could be
brought in free II would mean much
In the way Of Transportation for the
Great Northern. Furthermore. the
road is a great consumer of lumber.
Tawney is backed By the sentiment
In his district. and 1t is this which
nerves him in his fight. He is spurred
on by an ambition to reach the
spcakership ultimately. There are
many of his friends. however, who
believe that his ambition may prove
Ihis downfall. They say he is handling
a two-edgod sword. He is arraying
against him many members who
heretofore have been his staunch
friends. They contend that he is In
spircd in his plans by selfish mos
ItNess and that toNrcach his ends he
il willing to sacrifice interests which
ydtally concern their constituents.
These are the men who want free
hides, who want the present duty on
lumber retained, ard the men VIII"
have, coal fields in their districts and
want duty upon that product. These
men Tawney brushes aside TO form a
comblnatlon OF those who want free
lumber, free coal ana tax on hides
iand barley. He IS willing to leopard
iSc other interests TO achieve his own
success. Some who are opposing him
call this seltishness, hu 1t is the game
OF politics. and Mr.. Tawncy is a past
master in the play. He has even re-
fused to heed the appeal Of Speaker
Cannon who Is responsible for the pc
aition which Tawncy occupies, to
withdraw his demands and allow the
Payne bill to go drought with only
such changes as the committee sees
nj to suggest. But Tawncy is con-
scious Of the power of the club he
welded and the position he occupies
and refuses to yield. Just now Taw-
ncy has the House beneath his iron
hand, He may be able to hold i
there. or 1t may rise 10 smite him and
dispel his ambition forever. It was
because Of his ambition that Caesar
foil, ana great as he is, Tawney is
not greater than Caesar.
/ II ~ Arn,stronrE or FLEETWOOD, Is