New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
from The Tribune Bureau
Washington. May
DEMOCRATS TO sLAME.

Democratic leaders in both houses oi
Cororess arc seeking TO create the impress
sion that they will not be 10 blame 'i'eie
is a prolonged session Of Congress ana
thus 10 avoid the condemnation winch ~
certain 10 follow the prolongaton OF 'h'S
session until long after the national con-
ycntions. REPRESENTATIVE Underwood an
nouncod to-day that because OF non-actioh
IN, the Senate on any Ok the tariff bills
sent over by the House the ways ana
Means Committee would report 10 more
tariff measures this session, and Senator
simmons said that he expected carry ac-
lion on the tariff bills in the senate MI
Simmons is not wholly ingenious "heh he
makes this statement. In fact ne very
well knows that II he continues 10 PURSUE
his present tactics there VIII not ne No'e
on any Of the tariff bills anywhere IN Tue
immediate future and the session may i"S'
until fall The Democratic senators at
least such as are taking any interest," ]"
the matter, are seeking 10 piaN polO''
With the insurgents in the hope that some
injury may he done the President through
compelling him to veto some 'nsnreeh'
measure This the regular Republicans VIII
not tolerate They are ready now 10 vote
against the Democratic tariff bills II they
are offered on their merits, but If, as they
now plan 10 do the Democrats enter INTO
another deal with the insurgents Tor me
substitution Of their bills the debate will
ne greatly extended. The regular Repuhn-
cans are convinced that the Democratic
measures are so obviously bad thar thers
is r,ils necessity ri debating them at
ty,.i- -g.eS
for voting against them Tho insurGent
bills however. are neither good Demo
cratic nor good Republican measures. They
are not framed with any sincere desire 10
secure reduction n the tariff but solely
far the purpose OF putting the President
I'm hole" II they are % be pressed
through Democratic :nsincerlty and anxiety
II play politics the regulars will insist on
presenting bills " their own, which vould
revise each OF tho several schedules IN ac-
cordance with the reports q the Tarin Bcarh
So that they can make their records clear
10y victims for properly drafted measures
before they vote against the insurgent sub
terruree " Senator simmons and certain
other political Ngglers would listen 70 the
advice # their wiser Democratic colleagues
surcents. would press tho bills PASSED by
their own party in the House 10 an issue.
would etand squarely on them and permit
trc Republicans 10 take the responsibility
Of defeating them, but this they do not
appear 70 have the Wit &c do. And If they
do not the regular Republicans will insist
upon making their own position clear. While
the responsibility for unduly pro'ongins the
session will rest squarely on the shoulders
If th,ce Democratic politicians who persist
in their efforts 30 put the President and
his Republican supporters IN hole. There
arc indications, however that senator Sim
mons and those other statesmen vino favor
tie coalition with the insurgents viii he
abandoned by their Democratic colleagues,
in which case the regular Republicans will
probably permit some. ~ least, Of the
Democratic tariff bills 10 20 20 the Presi-
dent for his veto.