The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
BRYAN TO TAKE
: HAND IN FIGHT
Comes Out Flat For Free
Raw W6Ol.
DRAWS UNDERWOOD'S FIRE

Advance Proofs Of Editorial In Com.
monsr Distributed In Congressional
clrclcs-urgss Democrats TO stand
Firm by Their Faith and Not Mas
querade Behind Pretense That They
Are Voting For Revenue Tariff.
says Democratic Voters Are Posted.
Washington, May s1.-w. j. Bryan
has again catapulted himself into the
affairs Of the majority in the house.
and as result the outlook for a
break in the Democratic ranks is
more serious now than at any other
time since congress met in special
session. The bill revising the wool
schedule Of th> taiR law, which has
been prepared by the committee on
ways and means, is the cause OF the
trouble.
Mr. Bryan demands free raw wool
and has written scOrching editorial
article for the Commoner. condemn
ing as protectionists the Democrats
who fail to fall IN with his ideas on
tariff revision. The article will ap.
pear in the current issue. but advance
copies were handed out here by Rep
resentative Francis Burton Harrison
Of New York, one Of Mr.. Bryan's free
raw woor followers.
Representative Underwood. leader
OF the majority in the house. has
openly taken a stand against Bryan
IN this matter, and in an interview
clearly showed his resentment OF the
Bryan editorial comment. He char.
acterizes the Bryan outgivings as
misleading" and asks how the wool
revision bill proposed by the present
ways and means committee can be
"protection measure" il IT reduces
the tariff on wooden manufactured
goods as low as did the Wilson bill
in favor Of which Mr.. Bryan himself
recorded his vote when he was n
member OF sthe house.
Lines to Be Drawn.
All indications now point to q
close drawing OF the lines between
the supporters and opponents of Mr.
Bryan in congress. and upon this con-
test will undoubtedly depend whether
the NebraslSan will be able tn force
the adoption OF ilis views in the
house IN the future or whether new
leaders have ariHen who are capable
Of holding the reins.
Here are a few OF the gems culled
from the advance sheets Of the Bry-
an editorial article handed ont:
'The Democratic voters have a
right 20 insist that the protestionist
Democrats shall be as honest as the
protectiOnist Republicans. The Re.
publicans want protection on wool be.
cause they believe In the principle OF
protection let no Democratic ad.
vocate OF tax on wool masquerade
behind the pretense that he Is voting
for revenue tanh. Let him not add
hypocrisy to the sin which he com.
mits against his party. -
There is no reason why n few
sheepraisers should be shown favor
itism at the expense OF all who wear
woolen clothing @
of the Democratic party is to be
Aldrichized. let the change OF policy
be made with audacity. at least The
man who does wrong boldly may mis-.
lead few. but the man who does
wrong by stealth and then tries 20
conceal It by equivocation. oonfesses
his consciousness OF guilt and can
not hope for a following.
"The Democratic voters know all
needed revenue can be raised in less
oppressive ways, and they know that
the argument that the tariff ON wool
is proposed as revenue tariff is
merely a subterfuge employed be-
cause those who employ ii are
ashamed to say that they favor pro-
lection" tu.p.n