The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
REVISED SCHEDULE
ON WOOL READY
II is Expected Bill viii Be Reported
Next Tuesday With commenda-
tion Of Committee.

Washington, d. c., June 3.-The bill
TO revise the wool tariff schedule as ap-
proved by the democratic caucus was
introduced in the house yesterday by
Mr.. Underwood and referred to the
ways and means committee.
It is expected it will be reported
next Tuesday with a favorable recon-
mendation from the committee.
Democratic party history of the first
Importance was created Thursday
night by the pacifying hand of Speak
er Champ Clark.
The speakers blue eyes twinkled
humorously when late in the night he
read the nineteenth draft of resolu-
tion intended to solidify democratic
ranks upon the wool tariff. He put the
paper slowly down upon his desk,
reached for pen and struck out four
words. He handed the emasculated
document to Fitzgerald.
That's it," exclaimed the shrewd
New Yorker. l9
About II o'clock, after the caucus
had fought all day, and for three hours
in a night session, the speaker sum-
moned Fitzgerald, Kitchin of North
Carolina and James of Kentucky, into
his private Office. The object was a
last effort to politely repudiate Will
liam j. Bryan's theory of wool tariff,
to reject the doctrine which requires
free wool and yet to retain the unan-
imous support of the caucus. 1t seem
ed hopeless undertaking, but it was
virtually accomplished by one stroke
of pen.
AS changed, the resolution was ap-
proved by all comforting members, even
by Ollie James, most rampant Bryanite
in congress and leader of the free wool
forces. Quickly census of the eau
Gus on the final resolution was taken.
Thus it was that the "Kitchin resolu-
ton" had its birth, and the adoption
of this resolution won the unanimous
action, which afterwards followed on
the wool bill as prepared by the ways
and means committee.
Most important of the assertions in
the resolution 10 that of it's first sec
ton, which asserts that the Under
wood wool bill does not represent an
abandonment of democratic principles.
AS first drawn, the words 'As to free
WOOL were appended. The speakers
pen eliminated these words-and the
fight was over The Underwood
leadership had sacrificed nothing, and
the free wool people were satisfied. In
effect, the doctrine of free raw ma
terials" as an unyielding principle was
cut out of democratic policy, but its
proponents were saved the pain of
being steam-rolled.
In all quarters the belief was ex-
pressed that Speaker Clark had ac-
complished a huge step forward to-
wards democratic harmony in tariff
framing. Though his prospects as a
presidential laspirant may have suffer
ed, it is apparent that he has now a
stronger hold upon democrats in CON
gress, Yesterdays crisis recalled an
other such one to Mr. Clark today
DO you know how the doctrine of
free raw materials got into democratic
poliey?' he asked, while chatting of
last nights developments. well it
was in 1888. when the Mills bill was
forming. The democratic members Of
the ways and means committee stood
and on this very question Of free
wool
Finally they called in Speaker Car
Isle. After he had considered the
question three or four days, he cast
his vote for the free raw materials.
Here began the contention among
many democrats that this theory is an
essential part of democratic policy"
The question whether the doctrine
is or is not part of democratic policy
rests upon the construction to be put