The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
ICLARK BOOM STILL ALIVE IN THE WEST Minnesota Democrats Cheer References to Him BRISTOW A REFORMER Has Cut off the Senate's Supply of Lemonade - Judge Farrar
 Talks on Tariff
 Reform
BRISTOW A REFORMER
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Washington. Hardly a day passes that something does not develop, showing that the heart of the democratic masses beats warm for the gallant Missourian.
 For instance. Hon. Winfield Scott Ham mond. the Minnesota democrat who succeeds regularly in breaking into Con- gress. who has just been home to attend a conference of democrats of the north western states. says:
 Speaking of politics and the sentiment of the great northwest, l was much i impressed with the applause which fol- lowed my reference to speaker Champ Clark during my speech. I had referred to him as the wise and watchful mi- nority leader in republican house. and as the vigilant speaker of the house after the accession of our party to power. There was an immediate ovation when I mentioned the speaker, and it was | spontaneous as well as impressive. It clearly indicated to me that our western states have been looking to Champ Clark as a presidential candidate. There was | undoubtedly a strong sentiment for Clark among all the members of our St. Paul conference, and much of that sentiment was expressed in private conversation. Tt was the more encouraged by the renewed announcements of MT. Bryan, | that he was not to be considered as a presidential proposition next year, and he made it clear that he was very much in earnest
 l Hence the inclination towards Champ Clark, which with Bryan present seemed the more significant Another member of a St. Paul conference given much at- tention was Governor Burke, of North Dakota. There was frequent expressions that if the next democratic nominee for | President should be taken from the east or near-east. Governor Burke would be 1 very much in line for the presidential nomination Western democrats have l known Governor Burke, and have ad- mred him for some time back. He is l lawyer. who has been elected the demo- cratic governor of North Dakota three l times, although it is strong republican state. Burke is what l designate a genuine democrat. reliable one the sort of man and democrat you can de- pend on. no matter what happens.
 "Of course, the republican organization
 in the state are for Taft, but ii will be | admitted among the strongest supporters of the President, that there is much sen | timent against him in his own party. It must not be overlooked that there is large following for Senator La Toilette, l l The La Toilette sentiment is well under stood and appreciated by the regular republicans of the Taft organization, but they feel confident that they can tighten things up when it comes to the election
 of delegates, so that La Toilette will not
 have single vote for Minnesota.
 "It cannot be denied that La Toilette
 has some able men on his side In my
 state, but they cannot reach in a contest
 xr+ifh tHa 1ar mic
 which will be ably aided. no doubt. by the full power of the administration here
 in Washington, and we all know what
 that means when it comes to the actual contest
 q can hardly admit that there is much actual enthusiasm for the President, but there is a general admission that he will have little trouble in securing re- nomination" Going a little further to
 the west we have this opinion from form | CT Senator Turner of Washington. 1 There is a strong sentiment for Champ Clark, as the coming democratic can didate for President. and the Washnton democrats are giving him much thought and attention. You find. not only in my state, but throughout the west an in- creasing admiration for the speaker and a feeling that he would make a great great campaign. MT. La Toilette l will probably get Washingtons vote in the republican convention.
 Senator Bristow of Kansas is having some hard things said about him. for | sad to relate, in one of the hottest early summers Washington has known there is no lemonade in the senate wing of the capital and this Kansas man is held
 largely to blame. For years past the senate has done everything but swim in
 lemonade during the hot season It has been supplied in the cloak rooms the
 committee rooms and even in the private
 rooms of senators. Not only lemonade,
 but all sorts of bottled mineral waters,
 with tons of ice to keep them cold Senatorial throats could be fabricated
 with these harmless beverages at almost every turn and corner of the north wiig. The lemonade season, according to pie- cedent, should have opened six weeks ago. But there is wave of reform. and the senate is closed as tight as Mayor Gaynor thinks New York is on Sunday. There is not even a lemonade side-door. Plenty of plain ice water is to be had, and that is all
 There is committee with the sounding title, "To Audit and Control the Contin- gent Expenses of the Senate" This is the committee that used to supply the lemonade. It is likewise responsible for shutting it off. There Is story going around, that the auashing of lemonade and mineral water priveleges Is saving the people of the United States 1000 a
 month, Political wise men point to this
 as another indication that the senate is undergoing fundamental changes and
 is breaking it's rusty chains.
 The five senators who are responsible
 for the dry tliroats and husky oratory in
 the chamber are Briggs of New Jersey; Dillingham;, of Vermont: Bristow, of Kan sas; Clarke of Arkansas and Williams,
 of Mississippi. Bristow is principally accused.
 Through it's control of the purse, the House of Representatives has the power to force the passage of it's tariff revision bills, and should insist upon these measures even if 1t means absolutely blocking the wheels of the government, " declares Judge Edgar H. Farrar, of New Orleans. president of the American Bal association.
 Judge Farrar is a free trader, in favor of aboishing all custom houses except ] such as are needed to collect taxes or imports of foreign liquors and cigars. 3 Tt was one of the greatest calamitie! in the history of the country when th Supreme Court declared the income ta, ] unconstitutional" said the southern jur I ist would favor an amenment to thu constitution taking away from the state
 and lodging in the central governmen q the sole right to lay and collect taxes ol incomes and inheritances.
 N ..The Democratic House was elected a r the result of the popular revolution las 5 year." he continued, and it has dut