The Washington times., 1910-12-17

j u ~ anu -a4-zl4S VIII De eteCreCf-
/ order that they may begin work on the
I tariff schedules at the earliest possibIs
moment
Assures Him of GaveI.
( Mr. Clsrk's statement has rallied 20
I his support every progressive Democrat
! who was disposed TO hold out against
/ hin. 50 long as the AissOuriaa remain
I ed undecided as 10 his attitude on the
committee on committees idea
Now however, u is doubtful II he viii
nave candidate against him Tor the
| SPeakership-
The caucus Of all the Democratic
mem bers-elect 20 the Sixty-second Con
gTess Tor January I9, 1911, viii be called
| 10 select at least tentatively the Demo
cratic members Of the Ways and Means
Committee in the SiXty-secOnd Congress
l The reasons for this contemplated &C
ton are clear and incontrovertibIe:
We have promised 70 revise the
IdFlI. winch promise should be reltg-
tousIy fulfilled. as all other aute-election
! promises should be fulfilled.
p It viii require months OF unremit-
ting ana intelligent labor to collect the
facts on which 70 base a tariff bill or
DIS as the case may be- such bill or
bills as VIII be wise and Just. and such
as we are willing 20 20 to the country
The people have a right 70 know
what We propose TO do at the earliest
inLelilgent preparation OF q tariff bill OF
! bills 50 as to reduce the v-Orrv of m
certainty 20 a minimum
Must Give Committee Time.
Il II would be Unwise and unfair 10
/ lay upon the members Of the WAYS and
Means Committee the Onerous and de-
| icate duty Of preparing a tariff bill
or bills and deny them sufficient time
4. N which 70 accomplish that task care
I IulIy, intelligently, and with credit 10
( Themselves and with satisfaction 10 rs
1 and to the country
In the foregoing remarks I have
used the words bill or hills haCe-ea
/ there are two theories Of tariff TeZ-f-
{ sion much discussed at the present
time ID Revision by one general bin
and ~ revision By separate bills for
sepeTate schedules This is q matter
not OF principle, but Of method. In
dlVlGuailys prefer the scheme Of sen
arate bills for separate schedules. tax
nOXiOus features first
The assumption, growing out Of ig-
( nora nee IN certain quarters that Presi-
dent Taft Or Senator C1ruruFns or suz-
other Republican has discovered Eor7e-
Jhlng new IN tariff revision by the sep
arate schedule scheme is preDOsterOus
Wants NewIy-EIects Present
For the reasons set forth. I an
decidedly in favor OF issuing the in
vitations 70 our newly elected brethren,
/ because am firmly OF the opinion
that We ought 70 begin this important
and II goes without saying that every
Democratic member-eIect TO the sixty
second Congress should participate in
selecting the Committee on Wavs and
Means. which viii ne charged win
preparing the tariff bill or bills
i arrived ID Washington Noveu Der
u Until the converting OF Congress
there were Few members IN the CITY
4 Certain Republican and neaT-Republican
papers undertook 70 force me 70 declare
OHhand programs, forecasts. plans and
l.
jeCt Of legislation I fatty refused 70 do
any such thing, stating that nobody had
commissioned ne as boss generaIisstmo.
or mOuLhDlece OF the Democracy OF the
, land that the proper authority 70 pro
nOunce on any subject OF every subject
IS the Democratic caucus and that in
the caucus 1 would be free &c express
my opinion as an individual member
. that any law enacted must be the result
OF the consensus Of opinion OF at least
lS6 member Of the House and OF at
least 4 members OF the Sonata
Pathetic SOIicitude.
Because would not consent to set
I'D as a boss before I was even uomi-
mated for Speaker some Of them have
been misrepresentinS and sIanderinS
ne ever since Nothing has happened
among men quite so pathetic as the
sOlicitude OF these Republicans and
near-RepUbliCan papers for the vel
fare OF the Democrats since Mark
Twain wept at the tomb Of Adam OF
course. their sole desire Is 70 breed
discord and factions among Demo
Gratis and Democrats should re
member the old saying Beware Of
the Greeks bearing gifts
Ny eUOTJS always. but particularly
Tor the last two years, have been large
y directed 20 the unihCatiOn Of Demo
Gratis We House Democrats got to
Sether at the hong session for the first
time IN sixteen years. and BY the bless
ing Of God We VIII stay together The
fart thai - House T1e---0--u~-
together in the House was one Of the
principal factors In our November tn
umph-
AS 70 the mode Of selecting commit
tees, IN the event OF nv own election
TO the SpeskerShip, I would not care
the snap OF my finger to exercise the
power Of appointing them have stated
that TO every. Democratic member who
cared TO inquire my opinion The eT-
ercise Of that power would uEdoubtey7-
" have certain unpleasant features
Must Consider Independents.
That there is considerable public
sentiment IN favor of the House select
ing its committees in some manner 70
be agreed on is manifest Il seems 10
be strongest in those debafabIe States
where We must get the votes 10 elect
4 PRESIDENT and the House Of the Sixty
second Congress in 1872 In all those
states the independent vote is decisive
and the tndeDendendent voters appear
~ AeANOA LAAC EAEGt4lL OF LLlF committees
by the House So let Il be The plan
meets ny appreciation. hope Il may
be worked out so carefully and wisely
as not to demoralize the House
Various schemes are proposed
Among them IS one TO have the caucus
elect the Committee on Ways and
Means, and an enlarged Committee on
Rules. and TO empower one Of those
committees 10 select the others with
the prOvisO that no member Of any
committee which selects Committees
shall be a member OF any other com
nittee- That plan or some other
equally safe, sane. and fntellfgently
wrought out should be adopted
We have golden opportunity cou-
pied with grave responsibilities In all
that we do We should remember that
he serves his party best who serves
his country well"