New-York tribune., 1911-02-28
BRACKET HITS MAJORITY
Criticises Do-Nothing Character
of Session Thus Far.
GRADY MEEKLY REPLIES
Senate Adopts Resolution Asking
Taft to Gall Session for I'm.
|. mediate Tariff Revision.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune,


Albany, Feb. H.--By a strict party vote
the Senate tonight adopted Assemblymau
Cuvilliers resolution asking President TAFT
to call an extra session of Congress for
tho immediate revision Of the Psyne-Ald-
rich tariff. The Democrats mustered ex-
actly the requisite twenty-six votes for II.
Discussion OF this resolution gave to Sen
ator Bracket minority leader, an oppor'
tunty 10 criticise the squabbling, fruitless.
do nothing character OF the legislative ses-
sion so far. He suggested that the Demo-
Gratis in this Legislature mind their own
business and do some real business. rather
than interfere with the national Legislature
and the tariff. The best retort the major
ty could make-voiced, by the way. by
Senator Grady, who was thrown out OF
the leadership in a moment OF Democratic
''panderns 10 the moral element in the
conmunity-wss that, while the Democrats
hadn't managed their Legislature very well.
they hadn't done any worse than the Re
publicans frequently did.
I'VE are witnessing now an exhibition OF
party incompetency the like Of which has
not been seen In generation" declared
Senator Bracket, addressing the Demo-
Gratis. You all know 1t. and some Of you
admit II, privately. You have gone so far
as to call on the Governor OF the state to
save you from yourselves. You have real
lied into what q slough you have fallen
and have implored the Governor to help
you. When impartial history comes TO be
written, It will not be held against the
executive that he declined to attempt or
assume the roll OF party dictator. Yet
your great party journals. recognizing your
incompetence 10 elect Senator even after
you have caucused and selected q candi-
date, are calling on the Governor TO in
dicate his choice, so that a Senator. some
how, may be elected. Presently you will
be calling. after the fashion of old, for the
rocks to fall on you and hide you.
There are great problems confronting
this Legislature. IL you, the responsible
majority, were TO attempt TO solve some OF
the questions pressing here, would 1t not
be more In keeping with the business OF
the Legislature of the State of New York
than 10 wander afeld thus? When the
time comes when you can say you have
done something and done IL we'll 1t Will oe
time TO advise the President and Congress
on the solution OF purely national
problem. Until then we Of the minority
think IL oshooves you to be very modest"
Turning his attention to the tariff issue
for a moment. Senator Bracket said he
expected the craze" for free trade 10 die
out some time. II might be necessary first
for the country 10 undergo some measure
Of free trade That would produce such
a cyclone OF distress and business disturb
ance that you Will think any previous
panic just gentle June zephyr"
Senator Grady declared that he didn't
like resolutions of this character as
steady diet, but sometimes they became
necessary Turning his attention 10 Sen
ator Bracket he reminded him OF the time
when he and Senator Malby, 'the smallest
band Of insurgents on record" by convert
ing another Senator managed to put SEN
ator Stranahan. the Republican leader,
Into the bag on the issue OF biennial
sessions, which the two insurgents op-
posed.