The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-31
SAY CHAMP CLARK
AIDED THE ENEMY
Speaker-Eleet Is Roasted for
Voting for Taft's Tariff
Commission Measure
REPUBLICANS REUNITE
IN VOTE ON QUESTION
One Bill AT Least, Fathered
by Administration
viii Become
Law

WASHINGTON, January sl.--A
sad. solemn morning after afflicted
the house democracy today, follow
ing last nights Legislative orgy
which terminated just before midnight
with the passage by the house of the
tariff board bill.
There was much over-indulgence in
political elimination and recrimination
on the minority side VI the house. be-
fore Champ Clark iDemocrat). of
Missouri. battered alike by Republican
and Democrat, led dwindlins hand
fui of thtrty-two followers to the sup
ninety-one Democrats present voted
against 1t. Clark sat stunned and
silent, while members OF the minority
bombarded him with charges of
billing and cooling with the protec-
ZIONIST ieaders' and flirting with
Payne and Daizell."
Clark shook his head sadly to-day
when asked to comment on the situs-
ton which the Democratic division
creates. While Clarke explained at
the beginning Of the debate that he
would make no attempt to sway any
ones vote, the bitter attacks on him
showed plainly that there are many
on the minority side OF the house who
DO not hesitate to question his au
thority
The temporarily reunited Repub-
lfcan side OF the house. formed n de-
lighted audience for the Democratic
exhibition. Not single insurgent
broke ranks on the final vote. although
Representatives Gaines and Hubbard,
OF West Virginia, both out-and-out
regulars. voted with the Democrats.
Storms of applause prom the Repuh-
fmA - ath r<f
against Clark. Underwood and the
other Democratic lea1ers-
Uncle Joe" CANNON Intensely en-
joyed tho discontinue Of his success
sor-elect.
The Democrats offered and secured
votes on fifteen am*ndments To the
tariff beard bill, and Lacy were defeat
ed on every one. 7'he bill passing
exactly as IL came from the commit
tee.
The attitude of the Democrats who
rsyoited against Clark was set forth
by Rucker tDemocrat). of Missouri
as follows:
When the Republican party is
about to be driven into the abyss of
political oblivion. this party, cham
ptoned and sponsored by the distin-
Eufshed gentleman from New York
(Payne). and the distinguished gen.
tlefnan from Pennsylvania (DalzelD.
billing and cooling with some Of naar
friends on this side, now proposes to
take this question out OF politics by
authorizing a Republican. stand pat.
high protection president to appoint
a bi-artisan tariff hoard. do not in
tend to follow anybody who goes arm
In arm with these persuasive gentle
men--the one from New York and
tho other from pennsylvania, who
never had a moments concern about
our friendship for revision down
ward ,.
Pieases President Cobb.
John Chandler Cobb, eff Boston.
president of the National Tariff Com
mission Association. to-day issued the
following statement:
The bill as adopted fs In every
essential detail in entire accord with
the position of the National Tariff
Commission Association, and the res
olution adopted at our recent con-
vention.
g. 1t is significant that the Derno~
Gratis who supported the bill were
those who have had the most expert
ence In tariff making and tariff mat
ters. In listening TO theh debate and
noting the pointiess nature OF most
OF the amendments offered my i'm
preston was that the Democratic op-
position amounted to little more than
boyish desire for fun"