The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-08-10

House Leader Will Serve a ssfu
Purpose-U Underwood Brands Bry-
an a Falsifier.
Washington. ID. C., August q
Standing upon chairs. waving hand
kerchiefs and yelling al the tops OF
/ their voices Democratic Representa-
+ tfves to-day acclaimed Representative
Oscar w. Underwood, OF Alabama
Democratic leader Of the Hoa@e'
/ when he fired a verbal broadside 1t
William J. Bryan for criticisms MS
position on extension Of the tari.- re-
vision program. 1t was the most re-
markable scene in the House since
the beginning CT the extra session OF
Congress.
. Excoriating the three times can
, didate OF the Democratic party Tor
Presidential honors, Leader Under
= wood denounced Mr.. Bryan's state
ments as false, defended his (Under-
woods) attitude as to revision OF the
iron and steel tariff schedules ana
said BRYAN had placed upon every
8 Democratic member implications un-
founded in fact. He called on MS
Democratic colleagues OF the ways
and Means Committee for corroDora-
:, tion of his attitude in committee ano
a in caucus.
Mr.. Underwood was backed up Ii
, similarly striking speech by Repre-
sentative Kitchin, of North Carolina
long a devoted friend Of Bryan. Mr
Kitcbin expressed surprise that an!
Democrat should so malign Mr.. IN
derwood and the party.
It all came about from a publish
- ed interview, which purported to b
"authorized" by Mr.. Bryan, declar
ing itw as time Democratic Leade
- Underwood was "unmasked.
The action Of Chairman Under
- wood in opposing an immediate effor
to reduce the iron and steel scnedui
reveals the real Underwood said tn
-. Bryan interview Speaker Clar
- and other tariff reformers tried to 81
~ cure the passage of a resolution II
structing the Ways and Means Con
or mittee to take up other scheoule
-. including the iron and steel schedul
but Underwood and Fitzgerald, tt
Fitzgerald who saved Cannon in II
last Congress, succeeded in defeatir
o.. the resolution.
THE unmasking Of Chairman I
derwood will serve a useful purpose
added the interview, "if it arouses q
Democrats to an understanding
the mistakes made in putting N
jor Underwood at the head Of the col
esi- mittee if he solidifies his policy OF q
'm- lay"
hdC The House listened intently as t
~ entire interview was read from [
ok ,-1- al, Word of the ansN
II that Underwood was to make to b
an had been passed among Den
line Gratis and almost full MEMBERS
VIA on the Democratic side greeted
tariff leader. Cheers and appla'
ra'- that lasted for several minutes gre
sing ed him as he arose to speak.
Ill AS the clerk finished reading
1ass Bryan interview, Mr.. Underwood
80 calm and even tones, opened the VI
,+-;o of his wrath.
one Mr.. Underwood had read the
lished Bryan statement. and spe
,me- ing very deliberately said
TINS s'Absolutely False"
and,
Now Mr.. Speaker. the statements
tanned in that paper are absolu
false. II the reflections which
article contains rested only on my
would not take the time OF
nv House to answer them. But II
rlse- statements reflect not only upon
self. but upon the Democracy in
troll on this side OF the Capitol,
20 OIL as leader on this floor 1 would be
on true to my felIow-Democrats here
nlrai to myself if I did not reply TO
ID " attack"
lis III Mr.. Underwood said the tariff
Nasal iron and steel needed further r
shere ion and would get it; that when
ne WAYS and Means Committee or
WIN ized he told the committee tha
everything he had was investe