The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
Ceofgia Members Action
 Still Discussed
CHARGES HAVE BEEN MADE
Some Disgusting Sides to The Scrap
 Unearthcd.
JAs Bolt It h Said Was Brought
 Aieut by Doss Murphy of Tam ...y s.l Be.. Mec,rr-. sf Brooklyn.
pYi AIrRED ,. srorER.

BY ALFRED J. sTOFER.
 h Warrington. Mar. 21--(Special.)- Not in many months will the rank and flo among the Democrats in the House cool down. They continue to say vit- rtclic things of the Democrats from certain sections who would not stand up to the rack when there was such a fine chance of administering squel- cher to Speaker Cannon and other Re- publicans who have been SO swelled up with authority that the individual rights of the members have been tram- pied upon during the past four years. .
 But 1t is the same old story. and those who have watched the course of events here for the past twenty-five years. readily understand that at the critical moment enough Democrats can be, coaxed away to enable the Repub- leans to retain their strong grip upon the organization in the lower branch of Congress. -., -..= t. At was SO when Carlisle of Kentucky was Speaker and Morrison of Illinois was floor leader. No tyranny in the chair was then exercised. It was sim ply a fight on revising the tariff The great body of the Democrats then thought tsrin reform should be accom- plished along certain lines. Randall and his strong protection followers from Pennsylvania and from Ohio. with sprinkling from other States of the West, and considerable encourage msnt from the South did not think the high rates of duty should be touch ed. and the consequence was that every time Morrison tried to do any thing Randall was able to master votes enough to block his plans.
 The ugly feeling engendered by the struggle of Monday last over the ques- ton of the rules has brought forth much talk of fiery and sensational character. Charges have been made, which if true. unearth some disgust ing sides to the scrap" It, has time and again been openly asserted in the capital that Boss Murphy of Tammany Hall and Boss McCarren of Brooklyn- bitter opponents at times up in their big town when 1t comes to test of supremacy between the warning fac- tions-managed to get together long enough to wire positive instructions to their fellows in the House that they must bolt the Democretic caucus and do whatever Cannon and his lieuten- ants wanted them to do. Now there must have been g reason for this. For two weeks or more the news went out from Washington that the Republican members of the Ways and Means Com mtttee were hesitating over two propo- sitions with regard to the final mak e. up of the tariff bill. Whisperings were heard that in view of the fact that the protectionists were insisting upon high duties on most manufactured goods that the law could not possibly produce enough revenue to relieve the treasury unless the tax on beer was about doubled, and a duty of from three to five cents a pound put on coffee. It was sent out that these two items were to be held in abeyance. and would probably not be in the bill when in- troduced in the House by Chairman Payne of the committee.
 Brewers Were Scared.
 This scared the brewers In all the large cities. and particularly those in New York and Brooklyn. They im- mediately got to work on Bosses Mur- phy and McCarren. Tammany is to have a fight of the liveliest sort soon. It means much to that organization to be solid with the whiskey and beer concerns. So Murphy and McCarren were asked to bring pressure on their fellows down here in the House. It Is no secret that they telegraphed every one of them to break loose from the regular Democratic organization and to save the day for Cannon and his combination. In consideration for this help the House Republican leaders were to let the beer tax remain at one dollar a barrel instead of increasing 1t to sI 50 or y2. When the bill was in troduced- no increase was found in the beer tax.
 Some of the Republican Senators who have heard this story and an explana- tion of. how the thing was worked, de- clare that a big fight is going ito be had over that question when the tariff bill reaches the Senate. The brewers through heir attorneys who have been lowering around the capitol contend that 1t Is simply going to be ruination for many concerns if finally this tax Is increased. They declare that the pro- hibition wave that has been sweeping over the United States has caused al- ready enormous losses to their indus Nry, and if the tax Is doubled. or even irfcreased fifty per cent, 1t will be a verttable hardship upon them.
 The average Democrat is So mad with the bolters from New York that he Advocates a movement to bar Tam many Hall from any further participa- tfon in National Democratic Conven- tions. He will tell you that Tammany in reality never did and never will care whether a Democratic President is elected. The bosses of that organiza- ton, he insists. look out only for what will enable them to retain their grip on the municipal government of New York City, and any deal they can make at Washington which will strengthen the organization is the main aim of Tamma invites.
 Refused to Obey.
 Representative Sulzer refused abso- lutely to obey the command Of Mur- phy He mentioned openly here that he had been wired to. but did not pro- pose to bolt the Democratic caucus plan of procedure Sulzer said If 1t should result in his defeat he would not wear the collar of Murphy or any other man. Sulzer Is very strong with the plain people of his dlstrict-and 1t ts made up mostly of the poorer classes