The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-27

" Democrats Decide to Ratify Trade
Agreement Without Amendment,
Rebellious Republicans VIII Pre-
pare Tariff Revision Bills Of Their
own, but In End May Be Forced TO
Vote For Schedules as Drafted by
Minority Leaders.
Washington. June 23. - Canadian
reciprocity seems in a lair way to
profit by the muddle in the senate
following the coalition between the
Democrats and the insurgents, which
refuses to clear and promises to end
in the great discomfitore OF the insur-
gent:.
Several efforts have been made by
the insurgents and the Democrats TO
reach a common ground on which
they could stand in regard to reci-
procity the farmers free list bill.
the wool bill and other tariff revision
measures. but at the end there was
no definite prospect of an agreement
large majority of the Democrats
are in favor of dealing with reciproc-
| ity as separate measure without
amendment and rushing it through
without delay. With reciprocity out
| of the way these senators would
then take up tariff revision. Senators
Bailey of Texas Simmons Of North
Carolina and two or three other Dem
ocrats whose opposition to the reci-
procity bill is we'll known, are willing
10 compromise with the insurgents
and secure, if possible, an agreement
which will bring about an amend
ment to the reciprocity bill by way of
general revision of the important
schedules of the present tariff law
The we'll known opposition of Bailey
and Simmons to reciprocity have led
other Democrats to regard their prop
osition with suspicion. and indica-
tions now are that nearly all the
Democrats will stand for action on
the reciprocity bill without amend
ment.
Caucus Is Possible Result.
The Democrats who favor this
course were talking of calling eau
Gus within a few days to commit the
party in the senate to this course.
These Democrats point out :nat any
attempt to amend the reciprocity bill
and jeopardize its life will in effect
( be reputation of the Democratic
} program of the recently elected house
: of representatives in regard to this
3 measure. They favor not only the
! passage of the reciprocity bill in the
, form that it came from the house
but also the passage of the farmers
> free list bill and the wool revision
bill without any very radical change
The insurgents, on the other hand
! in deserting the regular organization
y and locking arms with the Demo
t Gratis, were actuated' chiefly by de
G sire to kill the reciprocity bill ant
:, to enbarrass President Taft. There
is no likelihood that they will accep
y either the wool bill or the farmers
II free list bill in their present form
a and they are already busy, in fact
D. in drawing up amendments of thei
e own covering most of the importan
q schedules of the Payne-Aldrich tarif
# law
If the Democrats with the possibl
exception of Bailey and one or tw
e of his followers, agree to stand b.
) reciprocity without amendment, tina
y bill will be passed. In that event tn
e situation will come to this: VIII tn
Democrats. for the sake of ohtainin
tariff revision legislation, throw thei
own measures overheard and consen
tc compromises which will have tn
support of the insurgents The gel
eral impression now is that they wi
not do this.
4 If any particular result in the wa
Of tariff legislation comes from tn
coalition it is apparent that the IL
surgents will be obliged to give the
support to out-and-out Democrat
at measures and not bills bearing tn
tb stamp of progressive Repnblicanisn