The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
FREE WOOL is
CRY OF BRYAN.
NehIaSkan Reads Riot Act to
Certain Democrats,
URGES THEM TO STAND PAT

Breach In Ranks Of House WIdened
by Circulation Of Advance Proofs Of
Editorial to Appear In commoner.
Underwood Takes Positive Stand
Against Outside lnterference-Says
outgivlngs Are Misleading and
Points TO Author's Vote.
Washington, May 31.-As the result
'0f w. ]. Bryan's entrance into the
affairs of the majority In the house,
the outlook for break In the
Democratic ranks is more seri-
Gus now than at any other
time since congress met In special
session. The bill revising the wool
schedule OF the tariff law. which has
been prepared by the committee on
ways and means, Ia the cause OF the
trouble.
Mr.. Bryan demands free raw wool
and has written a, scorching editorial
article for the Commoner, condemn
ing as protectionists the pemocrats
wllo fail to fall In with his ideas on
tariff revision. The article will ap-
pear In the current issue, but advance
copies we're handed out here by Rep
resentative Francis Burton Harrison
'sCf New York, one of MIR. Bryans free
raw wool followers.
Underwood Stands Pat.
Representative Underwood, leader
OF the majority in the house. has
openly taken a stand against Bryan
In this matter, and in an interview
clearly showed his resentment of the
Bryan editorial comment. He char
acferizes the Bryan outgivings as
misleading" and asks how the wool
revision bill proposed by the present
ways and means committee can be
protection measure" If It reduces
the tariff on wooden manufactured
goods as low as did the Wilson bill.
an favor of which Mr.. Bryan himself
recorded his vote when he was
member OF the house.
All Indications now point to a
close drawing of the lines between
abe supporters and opponents of Mr..
Bryan in congress- and upon this con
aest will undoubtedly depend whether
the Nebraskan will be able to force
she adoption OF his views In the
house In the future or whether new
leaders have arisen who are capable
of holding the reins.
What Bryan Wrote.
Here are few OF the gems culed
from the advance sheets OF the Bry
an editorial article handed out;
THE Democratic voters have a
hight to insist that the prote stlonist
Democrats shall be as honest as the
protectionist Republicans. The Re.
pubiicans want protection on wool be-
eause they believe In the principle OF
protection-but let no Democratic ad-
Vocate of tax on wool masquerade
behind the pretense that he Ii voting
for revenue tariif. Let him not add
hypocrisy to the sin which he com
mits against his party.
"There Is no reason why few
asheepralsers should bo shown favor
iitism at the expense of all who wear
WOODEN clOtnlnB.
-'If the Democratic party is to be
kAidrichized, let the charge OF policy
no made with audacity at least. The
unan who does wrong boldly may mis-
Bead a few, but the man who does
wrong by stealth and then tries to
conceal It by equivocetion. confesses
mis- consciousness OF guilt and can
mot hope for "A following
The Democratic voters know all
needed revenue can he raised In less
0pprew;iya ways. and they know that
the argument THAI tho tariff on wool
IN proposed as revenue tariff Is
merely n subterfuge employed be.
Rause those who employ II are
ashamed TO say that they favor pro
,Rection."
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