Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-17

one view, while the details compiled from the official records. thus give the same account of the situation, in words:
 ''The leaders of neither side have been able to hold their forces in line. Democrats from Georgia. Louisiana and Florida have frequently bolted their party to vote for protection of some special interest in their locality, and the republican managers, when they needed help. knew how to tempt them. Republicans from Kansas. Michigan and Minnesota have organ ized meetings to demand separate votes on such articles as oil, coal, lumber, hides, tea, coffee and beer. Many republicans have declared themselves against all the counter vailing duties provided for in the present bill. Senator EllSins has ral- lied the republicans from West vir ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, who are interested in coal. to fight the pro posed reciprocity arrangements be- tween the United States and Canada.
 Republicans quit the party organi- zation to vote for lower schedules than the Payne bill provides; demo crats leave their party organization to vote for higher duties. Both par ties are working at cross-purposes within their own ranks.
 Representative sparkman of Flor ida makes a plea for the retention of the Dingley duties on lumber; Rep resentative Pujo of Louisiana for protected lumber; Representative Clark of Florida, who proclaims him self to be a Cleveland Jefferson dem ocrat, for high duties on lumber; Representative Tawney, the republi- can whip who has been busy all week driving the republican members into line, leads the fight for free lumber against Representative F'ordney of Michigan, and Representative Cusn- man of Washington, both republicans. When it comes to a vote thirty dem ocrats are recorded against free Ium- Der, Representative Clayton of Ala bama who presided over the last dem ocratic convention of which the plat form declared for free lumber and free wood pulp leading the bolt and Representative Pou of North Carolina, a democratic member of the ways and means committee, following him. With the aid of democratic votes Mir. Payne scores a victory over the com bined democrats and republicans who want lumber on the free list.
 "when it comes to the question of hides. which the Payne bill makes free. the republicans from the agri- cultural sections of the west, who have been fiery tarin revisionists. de- mand a protective duty, and demo- crats from Texas second them.
 Alabama democrats favor protec- tion for steel and iron products; Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin republl- cans oppose it. One of the bitterest attacks upon the Payne bill was made by Representative Nye, a Minnesota republican, who denounced it as not being revision downward, opposed it because it admits z small quantity of Philippine sugar duty free. Florida democrats call fer higher duties on fruit. Virginia democrats on peanuts
 Party lines have gone to smash; party leaders vainly try to lead and their followers refuse to follow. Pro tection has added to the demoraliza tion of the democrats and tarif re vision to the demoraiization of the re publicans."
 i Democrats are wasting time scold
 ing because they are not permitted to participate in the preparation ol the tarir bill Let the republicans
 have their way and assume ever,