The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
.dr,lt. That He Wrote the Under
wood Scoring But Wants Omaha
4 eapsr to Share the
Blame.
WILL NOT WITHDRAW
criticism Of Underwood on Other 90
casIons VIII Stand II Present
Case Is Found to be
Mistake.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 4.-William
| jennings Bryan scorched Q trail OF siz-
| cling comment through Chicago as he
rushed westward to ignite another
| bomb ia slightly, different place un-
der Representative Oscar w. Under
wood Of Alabama.
While at the University Club
! the Nebraskan read with care and ris-
| ing Indignation Of the enthusiasm with
! which Congressman Underwood and
| other house democrats denounced Mr.
Bryan's statements as false.
\ Then, jumping into depot-bound
Y taxi he unburdened his mind OF many
things concerning the Alabama con-
gressman and steel magnate as in
terviewer and interviewed bumped
the bumps OF Chicago's streets toward
the union station.
III He met the issue squarely at the
|Istart by stating that he himself
|Iwrote the Commoner editorial ques-
(tioning Mr.. Underwood's motives with
regard to reducing the iron and steel
tariff. AS he rushed for the ticket
office he put the next move distinctly
up to Mr. Underwood by calling upon
the Alabama congressman to rise to a
question Of privilege and read and
deny the published material upon
which the Bryan editorial was based
Yes, read the report Of Mr. TN
derwood's speech said Mr.. Bryan
.The criticism to which he refers is
contained in an editorial In the Com
moner which wrote myself
The relish with which Mr.. Bryan
took full responsibility for the state
ments which stirred Congressman
Underwood was plainly evfient. He
then proceeded to grant Mr.. Under.
woods request that he make public
the information upon which the edi
torfal was based.
The editorial" he said, was based
upon a Washington dispatch which
appeared in the Omaha World Herald
last week after the house caucus OF
July rs. am not sure Of the exact
date, but 1t was not earlier than Wed
nesday of last week and not later
than Sunday morning.
Other papers referred to a contro
yersy In the caucus over the ques
ton OF proceeding with bills reducing
other schedules. The World Herald
dispatch said that Speaker Clark Of
fered resolutiona modification of
or substitute for resolution by an
other member instructing the ways
and means committee to proceed with
the preparation of other bills. The
World-Herald report states that Mr.
Clark was supported by number o
members. but that Representatives I'm
oerwood and Fitzgerald led a f1gh
against the resolution and defeated 1t
The World-Herald report ais,
anoted Congressman Kftchin as insist
ing upon the introduction of a bill
reducing the tariff upon iron ant
steel, and quotes Mr.. Kitchin as call
ing attention to Mr. underwoods hold
ings in steel company and as ex
pressing a fear that in case of failur,
70 proceed with the reduction of tn,
tariff on iron and steel such failur,
might be attributed to Mr.. Under
woods interest In the business.
My editorial was based upon thi
published report in the World Herald
Members interested In the subjec
can find the report in the file of tn
World-Herald In the newspaper room
at the capitol. If that report is In
correct I take it for granted that MI
Underwood will rise to question o
privilege, read the report in full be
lore the house and deny 1t.
II the World-Herald report is col
rect have nothing to withdraw.
u Is erroneous shall withdraw m
criticism Of Mr.. Underwood 80 far a
II is based on his action in that pal
ticular case.
Whatever the outcome In this pal
ucular instance said Mr.. Bryan a
ne boarded the train. Il do not will
draw my criticism of Mr.. Underwoo
on other occasions, and intend t
take early opportunity to give hir
some other things to discuss
Bryan In Iowa.
MT. PLEASANT, Iowa Aug. A.
William ]. Bryan spoke before tn
MT. Pleasant chautauqua and made
vague reference to the Underwoo
Incident He stated that some year
ago George Fred Williams, OF Ma.