Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-03
'BRER BRYAN HAS SURELY
RAISED AN AWEUL RUMPUS.
Makes Charges Against Underwood and
Fitzgerald on Tariff Reyision=--Under-
wood Scores Erstwhile Peerless
Leader to the Queens Taste.

"Mr. Speaker, the statements contained
in that paper are absolutely false. If the
reflections which that article contains
rested only on myself l would not take
the time of this House to answer them.
But those statements reflect not only up
on myself but upon the Democracy in
control on this side of the Capitol and as
leader of this floor, 1 would be untrue to
my fellow Democrats here and to myself
if I did not reply to this attack
THAT interview" continued Mr.. I'm
derwood. referring to Bryan" charges
that there is a difference between the
Speaker of this House and myself as TO
legislation in this House. That state
ment is absolutely false. We have been
together We are together now and | pre-
dict that we will be together TO the
end
Underwood had read a telegram from
Mr. Bryan to Rep. James of Kentucky,
transmitting congratulations TO Mr.. IN
derwood for his great work"
THE gentleman from Nebraska did not
think l was trying to protectionize the
Democratic party then said Underwood.
1T was until | differed with him on the
wooden schedule that he changed his
mind"
1.-THE gentleman who has issued that
statement, Mr.. William Jennings Bryan
of Nebraska said Mr. Underwood,
"charges that the chairman of the ways
and means committee standing in the IN
terest of protective tariff has led this
House into lines that We're unworthy of
any Democrat in the land,
~ &c foJS EnaaIFar Won
know it is false and so do the Democrats
of this side of the House. But We must
let the country know ii is false The gen
tleman from Nebraska says that my
leadership of this side of the House
could not stand in the open.
There is not Democratic member
here that does not know that if for one
moment | misrepresented the Democracy
of this House, in bearing my commits
sion, l would send my resignation to the
Speakers desk.
THE reason why the ways and means
committee did not take up the iron and
steel schedule was that the country was
demanding a revision OF the textile sehed-
ules-Schedule X, in relation to wool and
manufactures of wool bearing an aver
age duty of 90 per cent. had not been
revised for many years.
Schedule /, the cotton schedule. bore
duty of 50 per cent. covering all cot
ton goods. and was proportlonately equal
ly high. The iron and steel schedule had
been cut by the Wilson bill. cut sby the
Dingley bill, cut again by the Payne bill
and although it needs, and will have fur
Their revision. the commission in its wis
dom. not myself. decided that it was
wiser to consider these other schedules
first.
"At the very inception | said to the
members of the committee: I will be
glad if you will take up the iron and steel
schedule now and lay aside the cotton
schedule until you have revised the iron
and steel schedule down to an honest
revenue basis
"I see members of the committee here
who heard me make that statement and
we will sustain the fact And yet the
gentleman from Nebraska proelaims To
the people of the United States that this
committee is being led by me in dishon-
est directions.