The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-17
RxEAA AND UNDERWOOD AGAIN.

"AAN AND gNDE RNQOD
"
Ia -Wha1e country was surprised
znuz Gays ago to read CT Represen-
dAr1Se Oscar U~nderwcod'A attack
qgGn Hon. William Jennings Bryan
an Ghe floor Of the House and many
@NnS1y ZEN UWondeFing what the for
zexhadsaid to provoke such a scene
szs mat Which followed the latter's
IHhsmpered war of words. There are
arxz sides to every controversy but a
E sRrEan-hating newspapers have
seTEsm only what Mr.. Underwood had
raSrSxN jeayingethe inference that Mr..
Rr<xSn had 9aen. guilty of an unpar-
in against a party assC-
~
.eyf-E puI readers Will be in
uAE4RA IN knowing what Mr.. Bryan
szM shat SO erraged Mir. Underwood.
We print helow the article in the
GnRzm0ner and report of caucus
!. u~zsreahing prompting the same. Here
liz eke Bryan editorial:
The zaction~of Chairman Under
~tssd in opposing an immediate eff
nzh 10 reduce the iron and steel
aEHeduIe reveals the real Underwood.
Speaker Clark and other tariff re-
tnEuzHrs tried to- secure the passage
g q resolution inStructing the ways
azk1 Eeans committee to take up other
mekEa7u1es, including the iron and
EHEE schedule, but Underwood n
NAgEraid, of New York, hee Fftzger-
an Who saved Cannon in the last
EwETess-succeeded in defeating the
~R1udion-
LNE. Ktch1n. a member of the COM
awzIR reminded Mr.. Underwood that
shd told the country that all his
eEGE1RE goods were tied up in the
&z98R and steel industry and that a
EEfxzEe to report a bill covering that
&E3sdnle might be attributed to his
G~zHzzsCtion with the business, but
aEEH IN din not move him
sEaE1e of the Democrats thought
He Bryan did Mr.. Underwood an in
IExEsce when he charged him with
@he5ng tainted with protection-what
4A3a these democrats think now
&Nzaa BIZ. Underwood has put him
@aE * the head of the opposition to
@1saker CIark's tariff reduction pro-
%gE&zHs
The tariff on wool was the cam
z5gz nos The animal is trying to
aAz1eE the tent. The unmasking of
sGRz1TBaRD Underwood will serve a
purpose if it arouses the De-
39xs-TatS to IN understanding of the
Eaxaz&ke made in putting Mr.. Under
xxsm. at the, head of the committee
Ii q %SOndiies his policy Of delay.
Ezaa most effective way ITO shear
zzu Ok his power is to change the
re@zEz9 rules so as to require a pub
~EzT~I cote on every question af-
z4E3IH he party's policy. Protection
sa y animal; it shuns the light. A
Ssgzx4 ute, pen to the newspapers
~aExS e cav enabled Clark to have
>=zz' XII ii, solution. The caucus
ZzB&Nasht &c be changed at once. ***
oove article apperead il the
~ Of august 4, and was bas-
sd * Glowing special dispatch
Euazx zlngton to the Philadelphia
1KEz2E n"der date CT July 20. The
Es a5d-
Clark. speaker of the
hzsR2E " Oscar w. Underwood,
KEzsT FER # the democrats in that
1aAEs sic ID the parting of the
~aEa n = xhc democratic caucus to-
"a after a bitter fight the forces
~<HERK22 by Underwood were vic
GEsrEeEA
The battle in the caucus was the
HE8E serious the democratic party
has Witnessed since it came into con-
~fEK0E 81 the house. Speaker Clark had
2~&EEGEfEed a resolution calling on the
NHEE and means committee, of which
Underwood is chairman, to report
/, bills revising the steel and iron
@hEHuIe and measures revising all
sEG ether schedules; he was compile
tIN bowled over by the Underwood
Furc@ and the sum total of positive
NEfTc4 in the caucus was theh unani-
Nra1s vote in favor of considering the
~Gofkm bill.
II Ws decided, as a result of the
VU0E dat doWned the Clark resolu-
~E1Gml TnzE the democrats of the house
NV1UM mot pass any more bills revis-
DE@ tariff after the cotton bill has
$780, &Hed upon. The vote upon this
NupG1Ez0n was close; though ft was
~E%AH viva vcce, the Underwood vic.
@ W clear.
Gzn5A Kitchin, of North Carolina
"msaaER bitter speech In which he said
rhG ue chairman of the ways and
WE committee, Mr.. Underwood
@ acclaimed to the country the
M@ all his money was tied ur
Nm uE steel business his district in
1nE the big mills at Birmingham
- 1n that unless the eteel and
49, MAsdules were revised the ma.
En4n gather the fmnrnaafnr