The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-31
Bryan's Demand For Free
Raw Wool Met With Conn
ter Statement =!
BRYAN DECLARES WOOL TARIFF
IS DEMOCRATIC hypocrisy
II the Democrats Intenf T. IoeAuk
Protection as 4gz9ast tks Rsxty
Doctrine Of Free Tn1le kafTha,n pW
So Openly Says Nehraskn

Washington, May 81-Amonx the
members Of the house Of representa-
ttves, Democrats and Rspxhanans
alike, the dispute over tho wool taEdff
stirred up by MI. Bryan'B attack on
tho Democratic leaders for dra4tng
revenue measure instead Of putt1nk
raw wool on the free last, was the
subject OF q Evefy d4Bcussaun today.
The answer Of Representattve Under
wood, chairman Of the ways end
means committee, 10 Nh. Bgyamb at
tack again brought the feeling In. the
party over the wool question to the
front but the Democratic Leaders In
sfst that the Caucus would ratify the
ways and means conrnttteea recon-
mendatinns and that the bill would 20
before the house with the parH COM
mttted to It,
Speaker Champ Clark declined DOS
fttyely to comment on Bryan's ap-
peal to the Democrats not to '<mas-
querade" under the guise of tartn for
revenue only in voting for the Under
wood revision of wool schedule. Nor
would he discuss the reply to Mr..
Bryan made last night by the ma
jority leader. The speakers close
friends, recognizing that his present
position Is difficult one. have ad-
vised him against becoming emhroil-
ed in the party fued. Chairman I'm
derwood- smarting under the Bryan
attack, is exerting every effort now
to insure the two-thirds vote Of the
Democratic members for the commit
tee at tonnrrow's CAUCUS. The new
bill closely resembles the Wilson bill
except as to raw wool, the duty on
which is cut from the present rate
lof IL cents per pound to above 5
cents per pound.
The Democratic voters" said Mr.
Bryan, know that all needed revenue
can be raised in less oppressive
ways and they know the argument
that the tariff on wool Is proposed as
revenue tariff is merely a subter-
fuge employed because those who
employ it are ashamed to say that they
fear protection"
The Nebraskan warned against the
drift of Democrats toward a protec-
tive policy which he said is most
marked in those Democrats who
"have among their constituents in
fiuential benefciaries of the system"
1.-The Republicans want protection
on wool because they believe in the
principle Of protection" he declar-
ed. Let no Democratic advocate Of
a tax on wool masquerade behind the
pretense that he is voting for a rev.
enue tariff; let him not add hypocrisy
to the sin which he commits against
his party"
This criticism apparently directed
at the party leaders in the house,
evoked no comment except the sug-
gestion that the votes in the caucus
would disclose that Mr.. Bryan has
only one-third of the Democrats in
the house behind him.
Mr.. Bryan insisted if protection was
to be accepted as a Democratic doc
trine that it be accepted openly and
applied to everythisg and to all sec
tions.'
He said there is no reason for ia
voritism to few sheep raisers at the
expense of all who wear woolen cloth
ing.
Before the Democratic party is
finally committed to the doctrine Of
protection" he declared, "it will be
necessary to consult the voters Of the
party and IL may be we'll to remem-
ber that the voters of all parties are
braver than the politicians. The Re
publican voters were brave enough to
turn out lot of Republican Aldriches
SO what reason have our Democratic
congressman to think that Democratic
voters are less cOurageOuS?"