New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
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washington. june a.
DEMOCRATS EXPLAININC-Th Dem
ocratic effort 10 hoodwink the people ana
To explain away the charges OF William
Jennings Bryan that they are imposing
duty on wool, not for revenue. but for po-
litical purposes. Is a painful and pathetic
affair, containing upward of one hundred
thousand words. II is the most vouminous
and labored diagnosis that has ever accom-
PANIED a single schedule OF n tariff bill
OF course. the obvious purpose of the
Democratic leaders is 10 use this as cam
paiCn document TO be sent broadcast AZ
government expense. The proiixity ~ the
explanation, however, IL due to the Bryan
heresy. The peerless leader and perpetual
Presidential candidate. who persists in
hanging like barnacle on the Democratic
ship OF state. has charged his partisan as
sociates with having been "Aldrlchized.'
and he could have selected TO term which
would infict greater pain on sucli patriots
as Champ Clark and oscar Underwood. To
have been told that they had become Re-
publicanlzed. that they had been converted
90 the protective theory, even to have been
charged with treason TO the Democratic
national platform, would have been bad
enough. but 10 have II publicly proclaimed
that they had become disciples of the man
whom they have characterized as the high
priest of protection" and whom they have
held up tn oboquy and scorn. was such an
insult that II IS no wonder II takes pages
and pages Of closely printed matter. % well
table on table Of statistics. none Of
which will probably ever be read, to refute
the charge. The Republicans have pre-
pared a minority report. but IL is hardly
probable tina, it will take one hundred
printed pages 20 demonstrate that the Tn
derwood bill Is neither good revenue nor
good protection measure. There is
strong suspicion in the minds of the Re-
publicans that the farmers who. il is as
sumed will be caught with the % per cent
duty on raw wool will, In view of the de-
pressed state OF the wool market. be Just
az indignant over reduction of one-half
as they would be Il the entire duty had
been removed point which Mr. Bryan
was probably shrewd enough TO perceive.
CLARIFIES DELIGHTED The in
dorsement which Governor Woodrow VIII
son gave Yesterday to the Underwood bill is
declared 10 be the occasion OF the utmost
satisfaction 10 the Champ Clark Presiden-
tial boomers who assert that Mr. Wilson's
declaration. uttered yesterday when he was
In Washington. that the imposition Of
revenue duty on wool was the practical
and only possible thing" for the Democrats
10 do at this time, will cause q split be-
tween the New Jersey Governor and the
peerless leader The supporters of Speaker
Clark now saw that thov have ALI alorc
feared that Bryan would lend his support
TO Governor Wilson. and that were he 10
do so it would make the New Jersey Gov
ernor a powerful factor in the Democratic
national campaign. Just how the House
leaders reconcile this with their former as
sertions that Governor Wilson had weak
ened himself by forming an alliance with
Mr. Bryan they will not say, contenting
Themselves with asserting that the unanm-
ty of view entertained by Mcssrs. Wilson.
Clark and Underwood will go far To prove
It's correctness to the people al large.
SENATE IN 4 iOLE.-Vice- President
Sherman went up TO Utica for the week
end as ia his custom. and failed to return
to-day. although lie Is expected back to-
morrow. As consequence Of his failure
10 return and Of the insurgent determine
ton that the candidate Of the Republican
caucus shall not he elected president pro
tempore Of the Senate. the upper house was
unable TO transact any business to-day.
There being no duly elected presiding Cffice",
tho secretary Of the Senate was called 10
the chair and two ballots for president pro
tempore were taken. There was practically