The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
BRYAN DENOUNCED
IN LOWER HOUSE
Democratic Leader Underwood il
cheered When He Stated Position
of Bryan is False.

washington, d. c., Aug. S.-Stand-
ing upon chairs and waving handker-
chiefs in the house applauded Demo
cratic Leader Representative Under
wood of Alabama for his denouneing
of William Jennings Bryan for his crit
icising his (Underwood's) position on
the extension of the tariff revision
program.
It was one of the most remarkable
scenes in the house since the begin
ming of the extra session.
Excoriating Bryan, Underwood de-
nounced the statements of Bryan as
false relative to Underwood's position
in the taking up the iron and steel
schedule.
"The statement here contained, de-
clared Underwood, ''is absolutely false.
If it is reflected on me alone l would
not take time to deny it, but the re-
Election rests on the entire democratic
party in the house and | would de-
nounce the statement and prove the
statement to be falsehood."
Mr. Underwood, amid cheers from
the democrats, said he had told the
ways and means committee that he
was ready to take up the iron and
steel schedule at the beginning of the
session, but that the committee voted
to take up wool and cotton first.
TN the same interview" continued
Representative Underwood, William
Jennings Bryan charged-that there is
a difference between Speaker Clark
and myself with reference to legisla
ton. That statement, too, is abso
lutely false. The speaker and myself
have been in accord since the begin
ming and I predict that we will be il
accord at the end
when I brought out the free lis
bill Bryan did not accuse me of being
protection democrat Not until
differed with him on the wool schedule
not until l refused to take his dieta
ton as to duty on raw wool did Mr.
Bryan bring these charges against nj
and attempt to make the country be
lieve that | was not an honest demo
crat attempting an honest revision 0
the tariff.
Mr.. Underwood then dramaticall,
called upon Representative Kitchen o
North Carolina to stand up and tell tn
house whether Kitchen had upbraide'
Underwood in the caucus and accuses
him of protecting the iron and stee
industries as charged by Bryan.
Mr.. Kitchen stood up. Bryan i
a badly misinformed man." declare,
Kitchen
81 don't know who his informer i
but in making public the action h
ought to make public the names"
Mr.. Underwood" continued Kitcf
en-, wanted to begin on iron and stee
but the ways and means committe
decided on wool first"
Kitchen has always been regarde
as a Bryan man and his reputation Q
the Nebraskan's charges was greete
with continued applause.
Representative Underwood then X
sumed his speech.
"The steel and iron schedules wi
be revised" shouted Underwood an
the Cheering broke out again and COZ
rs, Aued for fully minute.
81 The majority leader then explaine
that his holdings in the iron mills ar
small, that the plant located in Birn
ingham, Ala, manufactured only pi
iron and that he intended to revise thi
schedule along with every other on
on the tariff.
When Mr. Underwood had conclude
the business of the house was stol
ped while democrats and republican
applauded and marched up to TAX
Underwood's hand.