The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-05
MISS DEMOCRACY
MUCH WROUGHT UP
When Col. Bryan Swats Mr..
Harmony Over Bean
with Free Wool Club.
palladium Specially


Washington, June 5.-The Demo-
cratic caucus to tx the wool schedule
was a warm one, and the antagonis-
tic spirit that was shown throughout
the proceedings had its elimination
on a street car as the members were
returning home. when Representative
Roddenberry OF Georgia. INDUCED in
Speaker Clark and Representative o.
lie James of Kentucky interfered and
stopped what might have resulted in
another race tragedy, such as that
which occurred when Congressman
Hefiin Of Alabama. shot colored man
in almost the same spot under SINH
lar circumstances.
The fight in the caucus waxed hot
test between the Bryan free wool
Democrats, led by Representative
strange enough one of Murphy's Tam
many leaders, who was assisted prin-
cipally by Democrats from the east
ern manufacturing districts. that are
fighting for free wool. but are oppos-
ing equal reduction on the wool man.
ufactured products. The opposition,
or the Clark Underwood and anti-Bry-
an Democrats. valiantly led by Major
ity Leader Underwood, of Alabama.
IT, h. rst bat NOD
the fight of their lives to with stand
the militant onslaughts of the Demo
cratic minority. Representative I'm
derwood, in a two-hours speech, ex-
planned in detail the various provis-
ions of the majority bill. and argued
that the Democrats could not strike
of $21 .OO.O 900, derived from a light tar
IN on wool. on the present amount Of
the imported article, unless an equal
amount is levied upon some other I'M
ported article which the manufactur-
ers are also demanding to be imported
free.
A Clever Cartoon.
Former three-times.and-ou Demo
cratic candidate for president. Bryan,
Ia welding his large and stuffed free
wool" club with such power and dex-
tcrity that a local paper produces a
picture where Miss Democracy" and
mfr. Harmony" are just about to en-
ter into the holy bonds Of wedlock.
when Mr.. Bryan slips up from behind
and with a tremendous blow of his
heavy free WOOL club strikes "Mr.
Harmony" while Miss Democracy"
is about to 60 into Mysteries.
Senator Borah drove a hot shot into
the Democratic camp when he re-
marked to Senator Stone. during the
latter's speech on the Lorimer resolu-
ton, that considering certain activi-
ties around the halls and corridors Of
congress one might be led to suspect
that William Jennings Bryan was a
member of the present congress.
Senator La Toilette talked fully five
days on the Lorimer resolution, seek
ing to place the investigation in the
hands Of special committee, but in
the final roundup he secured only
eight or nine Democrats and about
ten progressives to sustain his posi-
ttOU, ne Scudle uOWeNeI mas ueClu-
ed by a vote Of 4S to 20 in favor of a
second inquiry, and subcommittee
Of the committee on privileges and
elections will go into the matter.
There arc renewed rumors that Mr..
I.orimer will resign. but the Illinois
man Is standing Fat.
While the house of representatives
Of the Sixty-first congress unanimous
ly passed the New Mexico statehood
bill. after the committee on territor-
les had Endorsed the measure without
a dissenting vote. yet the measure as 1t
has been sent to the senate at this
session. contains numerous amend
ments to the original constitution. and
the Democrats have succeeded in al
most hopelessly involving the terri
tory in the controversy surrounding
the Arizona constitution. and 1t is op.
emily charged in the capitol that poll
tics OF "class A" are being played in
order to prevent New Mexico from
gaining statehood and thus increas-
ing the Republican membership Of the
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