The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-06-15
WOOL TARIFF
DEATH KNELL
TO SPONSORS
Democratic Party Viii Lose
the Many Wool Growing
States Next Year.
REPUBLICANS TO WIN
Hines, the Lumberman. Gets
Into the Case against
Lorimer.

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Many of states that have hundreds
of thousands of sheep and raise
many millions OF pounds of wool
and whose wooden manufactures
produce millions of dollars in wool
en- goods viii view with serious
alarm the attacks of the Democratic
tarifr bill upon their important in
dustries and, perhaps remember 1t
when the next election rolls around.
These States named have the follow
ing number of sheep: Ohio 2,Ss2,-
273; Pennsylvania. Sr2,O13; New
York, sos, sos; West Virginia,
564,37S; Indiana, SIP, Ol3; the ter
ritories have New Mexico, 1885,
2S5; Arizona, s4S,3ss. The con-
sensus of opinion OF the leaders of
both houses is gwen that the Demo
Gratis in striking down the sheep.
wool and wooden manufacturing in
dustries of many states by COM
polling all Democrats in caucus to
vote as unit in support of the
wool tariff reduction schedule, have
burned their bridges behind them"
and that most of the states that
gave Democratic majorlties at the
last election where these interests
are named will be so seriously in
iured as to sweep the Republicans
back into power with a large ma
iority in the next House. The viii
Ison-Gorman tariff bill caused the
same result. senator puts it I'M
this way: 81 look for history to re-
peat itself"
The smoothest working innovation
that has come into existence in Con-
gress during the late years, is the
ways and means committee of. the
House which makes the bullets for
the Democratic caucus's guns. This
committee has formulated practical
ly every plan that the Democrats
have suggested, and all the measures
coming from it are meeting with
success. This committee constitutes
veritable steam roller, so far as
the Republican members are con
cerrned, and in the language OF the
late car" Mr.. Cannon, has become
greater than the House itself. Up
on what meat doth, this our Caesar
feed that he hath grown so create
You Democrats shirk responsibility
behind points of order, but do not
imagine that because you hide your
heads, ostrich-like. in the sands.
that you have hidden the body Of
your purpose" commented Uncle
joe" Mr.. Cannon's expression Of
dlsapproval of the Democratic way
of doing things was applauded by
Republicans, but the members OF
the majority content themselves by
chuckiing in their sleeves, and are
enjoying their victories over their
helpless opponents.
Mr.. Dent has introduced a bill
providing that the Interstate Com
merce Commission he directed to in
vestigate and report in six months,
the necessity of adopting the AM
drews safety appliance on railroad
trains in the interest of traffic. Pro-
vision in the bill calls for tests with
train equipped with the appli-
ance. The sum of $3.50 is ap-
propriated to defray the cost OF the
Investigation.
The name of Edward Hines, the
Chicago lumberman, who was cred
tied with raising the alleged funds
which we're used in the eIction Of
Senator Lorlmer, entered into the
debate of the Lorimer matter in
the Senate a few days ago and in
reply to a question by Mr.. Kenyon,
of Idaho, as to why Mr.. Hines had
not been called as witness before
the original committee investigating
the Lorimer charges, Mr.. Nelson
stated that Mr.. Illness name had
not been brought into the case until
aftetEhhe close of the first inyesti-
CATION and the report made upon
the same to the Senate. He review
ed the disclosures OF Mr.. Kohl
staat before the Springfield commit
Tee wherein the existence OF n
Jackpot" for corruption purposes
became known