The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-11
TARIFF IS BREACH
BETWEEN BRYAN
AND HOUSE LEADERS
Peerless One Demands
Free Wool-Clark and I'm
derwood Opposed to So
Drastic Revision.
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the Democratic ranks. He was once
. supporter Of Bryan. He realizes TO.
day that II Bryan attempts to solidify
instead OF disrupt the party he can
WELD a wonderful influence but the
fact remains that there are dozens OF
Democrats In the house and senate
who regard Mr.. Bryan's activity with
reference to wool as a direct slap at
those who are doing their best to
bring about Democratic harmony. and
who are attempting to revise the tar
IN as they think II ought to be re-
vised.
There are some who predict that
Mr.. Bryan will eventually forgive
Speaker Clark for his insistence that
a moderate duty shall be imposed on
wool. but there are many others. fam
iliar with the political situation who
are inclined to believe that the part
Nebraska leader and the present head
OF the Democratic house.
II the latter theory Ia correct, II IL
expected that Bryan will soon an
nounce that his favorite candidate Is
Woodrow Wilson, and the Wilson
stock In the states where Bryan is
strongest will Immediately receive a
boost.
viii Clark Be Forgiven
The friends OF Speaker Clark In the
house are counting upon the record
made by the. house to aid him rather
than any Endorsement that may come
from Bryan. Political prophets are
disagreed as to whether Clark can win
the nomination without the aid of Bry-
an. Other prophets. claiming to be
just a. astute, say that Clark will
lose 40 much as he will gain in the
event that he eventually receives the
O. X. Of the Peerless One"
Out Of the apparently legislative
function OF revising the wool schedule
q big political battle has grown. Al
though not member OF congress. Mr..
Bryan has his followers in both
branches OF the national legislature.
and even his enemies are plainly dis.
turbed that he has seen At to take an
opposite view from the tariff makers
on the question of wool
Mr.. Bryan's latest editorial almost
read out of the party those who stand
for even revenue duty on wool. The
reply Of Representative Underwood
was equally as caustic. The Demo.
Gratis. says Mr.. Underwood. are going
to follow closely the duties laid down
In the Wilson bill Of 1894 on the manu-
featured wool products. A revenue
duty 10 to be imposed on raw wool.
Mr.. Underwood says that II Ia impos-
sible for him to recognize the business
Of Bryan's complaint at this time.
since Bryan. when q member OF the
house. voted for the passage Of the
Wilson tariff bill.
A definite idea OF the width OF the
breach between Bryan and some OF
the leaders Of his party is gained by
Representative Underwood's state
ment In which he accused Mr.. Bryan
Of being unjust and unfair to the
Democratic members of the ways and
means committee. and those Demo
Gratis who will support the wool bill
prepared by that committee.
Meanwhile both Champ Clark and
Woodrow Wilson booms are In -four
fishing condition, while that Of Cover
nor Harmon II sailing along almost Al
gracefully. The next move Of Mr.
Bryan who says that he himself 1,
not q candidate. IL eagerly awaited
since II will clarity the atmosphere
and will draw more closely the linel
between the tentative candidates ant
those factions supporting them.