The Mena weekly star., 1911-01-26


 Baltimore, Jan. 19--Champ Clark and Joe Bailey of Texas came into di- rect conflict at the big democratic conference here and on the vital issue of the tariff.
 Clark unqualifiedly declared in ia yor of tariff revision by schedule. With equal insistence Bailey demand ed a straight forward and complete revision in one comprehensive meas ure. This was the net result of this much advertised gathering to cele- brate the victory of last November.
 The Clark Way.
 There are two ways of revising the tariff,s declared MT Clark at the big meeting at the Lyric theater, which preceded the immense banquet. "One by a general bill, the other by partic- ular bills for particular schedules, or even, particular bills for particular items. The concensus of opinion among democrats seems to be that the latter is the preferable method and that we should proceed to revise it by separate bills. taking the most obnox- ious schedules first. In fact, 1t may be necessary in order to get rid of some of the monstrosities and crudi- ties of the yne-Aldrich-Smoo bill to pass separate bills for particular items. l am in favor of that meth od."
 When it came Senator Bailey's turn to speak, his words were awaited with anxious interest. He was not long in bringing out in all its boldness the point of difference between Clark and himself
 Bailey's Rule.
 ''If the speaker will permit me-" he said, turning to Clark, "I will lay down rule according to which they may frame tariff bill Lay every duty for revenue and no duty for pro teetion
 "The way to revise bill like that, he continued, referring to the Payne Aldrich bill, lis to cut it's head off don't know which Is the worst sched ule in that bill Between rotten apples there is small choice.
 Every schedule is bad. Let's takt 1t all out That's what the people commanded LIS to do. Let's do 1t. Le us prepare tariff bill and pass i through the house exactly like we't | do if we had the house, senate ant presidency Then if the republican heathens and infidels refuse to take | up 1t will be time for us to revise tn tariff schedule by schedule. Mean f while if we confess that we are unabl to prepare bill from Genesis to Rev citations we will disappoint the hop of tho country and dash the prospect of our party"
 1 Cheers for Both The big crowd in Lyric theater ar plauded both gentlemen with equa vim so that there was nothing to shoN on the surface of things the state O opinion among the rank and file of tn party on the issue thus raised.
 Governor Harmon of Ohio, in hi address prior to the speeches of bot | Clark and Bailey, assumed a neutra stand and demanded tariff revision without outlining any method Late he declined to discuss the difference between the Bailey and the Clar methods.
 Harmon of Ohio alone of all tn new leaders summoned to the iron last November, managed to get to Bal tlmorc Dix was not there, nor wa Wilson, nor Foss. nor Baldwin: neith CT was the new democratic goycrno of Maine. Marshall of Indiana, nor an. of the new democratic senators-elect Of the big lights of the party ther | appeared only at the Lyric theate gathering in addition to Clark. Baile. and Harmon. Tillman of South Carc lima. Foster of Louisiana, Rayner anl Smith of Maryland, Joe Blackburn o Kentucky aid Uncle Henry Gassawa. Davis of West Virginia
 A big delegation of democrats, sen ators, congressman and congressman elect journeyed over from Washing ton for the banquet which was lovt | 1 1.-t.. ...f