New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-04
THE WA SHINGTOW

, come the question Of deciding what acton
will he taken on the resolution itself,
whether 1t shall be referred TO the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections. which La
Toilette VIII resist etc. II Is probable that
, the report Of the Committee on Contingent
Expenses VIII go over under the rule" to-
morrow. and that II viii come up next
Monday and will then DO the occasion of
vigorous struggle. The Committee on Priv
ileges aud Elections. II judged by It's for
uer action. would stand nine TO six in favor
OF Lorimer, but IL IL quite probable that the
new evidence developed b. the state inves-
tiration may have changed tho yicws OF
some OF the members
DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF.-it Ia
daily becoming more apparent that the
Democrats in tho senate have little pa o.
thence with tho Democrats IN tho House IN
their attempts 10 revise the tariif. That
Speaker Clark ard Chairman Underwood
have pursued a course which must inevita-
; bly, defeat an real purpose they may have
Of reducing ;ho tarin. when trey might
easily. by the exercise OF little sagaci'y,
have enlisted the support OF q considerable
number o. Republicans, is tho view OF
many Sagacious Democratic Senators.
These Senators point ont that by consul
tauon with the irsurgent Republicans. or
possibly by studying their attitude toHaro
the Payne tariff bill. the Democratic lead
ers could easily have framed free HIST
bill. for instance, which would have had
tine support az the Democrats IN tho upper
house and which tho Republican insurgents
would have been loath 10 vote against.
Then. too the Democratic Senators severe
~ criticize the loose methods which have
been employed in drafting the free list DILL
ard some Of them pronounce Il fagrnnt
manifestation Of the insincerty OF me
House leaders and OF their expectation 'hst
THEW bill would come 20 nothing and was
being passed solely for political purposes
The Democratic Senators are far from un-
Wiling 10 pass measures. or 10 attempt TO,
solely FOR political effect. but they enter
tain The idea that 10 achieve an ehsct
worth striving for sUca measures must not
hear on their face the evidence OF he in
sincerity OF their authors.
MAN WITHOUT 4 PAFTY.-1t is all
very vol TO 10 independent, but when on"
has carried his independence 70 point
where tho Republicans do not want him
and the Democrats won't have him. II IL
pathetic case, which deserves the tearful
consideration OF ali sympsthetic citizens.
At least. that ls the view Of Theron AKIN,
tho independent member from the 18th
District OF New FORK. Tho would like 20 re
n little Ia Toilette and set up sort %
Republican insurrecto faction in the House.
Despite the fact that 10 has. IN the est
nation OF his Republican colleagues, re-
pudisted hts party, Mr.. Akin is grossly In
suited when no is referred 10 ~ Demo
crat. even With Ito prefix independent
Ie sent TO-DAY for a correspondent, who.
with no malice whatever, had referred 70
the distinguished Representative from the
o5tr "a an independent Democrat and
in mournful tones chideG him thus: say,
what has YOUR paper got assinst me- in
ou'red the mournful DEPENDENT without
the 'Democrat''-who Is known In the
Touee as Or Akin the man who used
lemon as a campaign argument Not a
thing that 7 know o." replied the CORE
spondeni. We'll. vow keep calling me an
independent Democrat" replied the View
Yorker. in aGsrieved tones. NOW, amt
no Democrat and I do not want to 10
called one. I'm IN independent Republican,
] am ! made my race on that platform
You just look here. This Is soms Of my
campalgn literature Then he proudly dis
ola, Ell d pamphlet in which he set forth his
views as an ul'ra-radicsl Republican. And
the correspondent promised never again 70
refer 20 MIN as an independent Democrat,
although he declined To make any promises
~, behalf Of his paper. .. .. H.