The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
DEMOCRATS KNOW THEY ARE 0N TRIAL Hence Tariff Legislation to
 Be Wary LEA BORN A SENATOR Boxing Will Not Be Abolished in the Navy if Dewey's. Influence
 Counts-Taft Made Red | Neckties Popular
By RALPH wHrrEs1DE.

| If the democratic leaders of the House of Representatives have their own way and 1t looks as though they would the House will approach the tarin legisla- | tion in a spirit of accomplishment. | While the idea of revenue tarin will
 prevail in such revision as is attempt | ed, it will be sought to make changes
 which will have chance of passing the l gauntlet of the Senate and becoming law, rather than the adoption of pol | itical tariff bill which Is foredoomed to defeat, but which will form a basis of | an appeal to the country. If the down. ward revision republicans in the Senate do not meet the democrats in friendly spirit, this plan may be abandoned ana sweeping tariff bill on purely revenue lines may be sent to the Senate and the issue for the next campaign made on It. There are, of course. divisions in the democratic membership. but the party has not been so. nearly .homogenlus and united for 25 years as 1t Is today. | If outward manifestations are true guides to inward feelings.
 The democrats realize that they are on trial and that upon how they con duct their part of the government for the next year and a half depends en- tirely whether they will have chance to secure the Senate and the executive after March 4. 1913.
 There are three men who are being very closely studied by. the democrats here. They are Governor Judson liar mon of Ohio, Governor Woodrow Wilson | of New Jersey. and Speaker-to-be | Champ Clark of Missouri.
 If the Democratic National conven- | fa ha ho1d iS | of next, one of these men would un- doubtedly be selected as the party's presidential candidate. with Harmon l first choice, Clark second and Wilson third. ae@. How it will be next year depends | largely upon what may happen between now and then. ,.s
 | Luke Lea, the newly elected senator | from Tennessee. is not only the youngest l man ever elected to the Senate of the 1 United States. but he has been headed | for the Senate ever since he was born. | When he was born his mother said her son was going to the Senate. When Luke was eight years old, he said he was going to be senator. and the first | time a senator was elected from his state after he reached the required age he was chosen for the place. He Is six feet four. an able lawyer, and an
 
 Is destined to become the leader on the dem mocratic side.
 A parsonage of great dignity and q good many years walked up to the doorkeepers. at the entrance of, the Sen ate chamber and said he wanted to sec l Senator Jeff Davis.
 l Where Is your card?" ,s.< Whereupon the oolored man produced l this. af.- .g+ f, t4r,
 George Washington"
 l The notion Of George Washington
 coming around to speak with Jen Davis was good deal for the doorkeepers, and they were more less overcome. still. they sent in for the Arkansas sen
 ator. and he came out to meet his dis
 tinguished visitor. t
 Boxing will not be abolished in the navy If Admiral George Dewey has any
 thing to say about 1t. and the word of l Admiral Dewey carries weight among our sea fighters.
 l In view of two or more deaths re- gently on board United States war vessels as the result of boxing bouts be- tween enlisted men. the question as to whether the sport should be encouraged
 has arisen. The practice has been con 1 demned in some quarters. but Admiral | Dewey says: -.Sssz tiase. t l "In the words of a famous warrior. | you cannot make an omelet without | breaking eggs. and how can you expect l men to fight without teaching them how?" Continuing. the Admiral told of the numerous bouts that occurred on vessels he has commanded. and said Why, many times, the chaplain of the cruiser or battleship would be referee and sometimes the chaplain himself
 would put on the gloves. think box ing is very valuable to the men of tn
 United States navy, and as sport it
 should be encouraged In every way pos
 sible. ts
 The deaths that are reported to have
 resulted in recent years were acci-
 dents. We have accidents every day
 in all walks of life. Men are liable to be killed In dozens of other sorts of 1 contests which call for tests Of physi- | cal strength. and man certainly can not become perfect physically unless he develops his muscles"
 Senator Beveridge during his speech on the Lorrimer case brought up the