The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
Democrats Are Not Split On the Subject of Tariff
 Revision
HARMONY WILL CONTROL
 ALL LEGISLATIVE WORK
Clark and Bailey Have Different Ideas on Revision of Tariff But They Will Not Let This Affect
 Party Unity
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEy


 Washington, January 1s.-(special)- Democratic congressman who attended the Baltimore celebration yesterday read with amazement when they awoke this morning of the "irreconcilable differ ences' existing among democrats over the tariff. Probably the most astounded in the lot were Senator Bailey of Texas and Representative Champ Clark of Mis- souri, between whom 1t was made to ap- pear the ''gaunt spectre of the tariff' has stalked. This serious split" was made to appear by reason of the fact that MT. Clark in his speech yesterday advo- cated a revision by schedules, while Sem ator Bailey announced in favor of a re- vision of all the schedules in one general bill-a policy which has usually been adopted in tariff legislation On the prin- ciple of tariff revision the Missourian and Texan stand hand and hand and both will work in the new Congress 10 bring about harmony of details. There has been no question about this and both of them stated so today when their attention was called to what had been construed as grave divergence of views.
 Comment By Bailey Tt is impossible for me to understand how any man who knows anything about the tariff question could imagine that there is any radical difference between Mir. Clark and myself" was Senator Baiieys comment tonight over the news paper reports of their differences. MT Clark favors the amending of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill by schedules. While l believe in repeating it from pre- | amble to conclusion and substitutine q | democratic bill. But whether it is bet ter to revise the tariff in my way or in the way which MT. Clark proposes. the differences between us is plain, and only as to the method and procedure, and hardly suppose that any man with sense | efough to secure an election to -tr,ssc | House or to the Senate would conten,. plate for moment engaging in a serious controversy with his democratic broth CTS over such question:" the senator continued. While I am tenacious-sop,. | people think unreasonably so-in contend ing Tor what. l consider a principle, I would not divide my party for moment over simple question of procedure. and if the democrats of the House in which all tariff legislation must originate, deter mine upon the plan of revising 1t schedule by schedule. I shall certainly interpose no objection which could possibly interfere with the great work which we must do.' No Material Differences
 The prospective speaker, Mr. Clark. was equally emphatic as Senator Bailey in his comments. Each of us hopes to accom- pliSl tho ''our only difference lies in the manner or doing It. It Is minor question of detail and is of little importance as compared with the principles nvolvcd.''
 Representative Underwood of Alabama. who will be chairman of the ways and means committee, tonight authorized the announcement that he favored a revision by schedules. In view of the position MT. Underwood will occupy in the next House his statement is regarded as being of the utmost importance
 T do not regard the question of whcth- CT the Fnyne-Aldrich act shall be re- Vised by schedules or a whole as a principle" said Mir. Underwood. 'It is a matter of the merest detail and there Is no reason why there should not be the utmost harmony. In my Judgment 'hc must SdiisltStciS way IS 10 take schedule at a time. think tho mem- bers of the committee. of the House and the people of the country will understand the subject better in that way and to large extent the opportunities for trad ing will be eliminated.
 Trading has produced vicious features of tariff legislation. As far as can judge from talking with members who will comprise the next House about 90 cent n them ra in fax- vision by schedules"
 The Lorimer Case
 "The whole think stinks so." Thus Senator Newland summed up of the Lorimer case and exactly why there is such intense opposition to the Illinois sen- ator. It Is not an elegant expression but 1t is very descriptive and tells the whole story. Senator Burrows made A. lengthy defense of the committee in his speech today and he will be followed by others who may have the law on their side, but nothing else. Senator Bailey Will probably speak Saturday His re- marks will be brief. In word he will declare that the corrupted and corrupted vote when eliminated stiu leaves Lormer with an untainted constitutional majority.
 The precedent of not giving him his seat is, therefore. most dangerous one, putting as 1t does. the senator will con-
 
 co orrupt member of the legislature to make invalid the election of United States senator. The principle it Is also stated, if carried to it's logical conclusion would mean that. in the event of the ratification of the constitutional amend ment for the direct election of senators, a senator's seat would be endangered by the corruption of enc voter
 Result of Straw Vote
 The summing up of the test vote taken on train en route from the Baltimore love feast shows that one-fourth of the politicians from Washington favored Har- mon, giving him 24 votes out of a total of 96 Champ Clark was close second. with 19 ballots to his credit. Woodrow Wilson got for the presidency and 8 for the vice presidency. The conservative element is supposed to be largely repre- sented among the 35 who declined to com init themselves at this time. This group ing is supposed to also represent those inclined to harmony and those who are undecided. The democratic governor of Massachusetts, got no votes. while Gov.
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