New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
THEDA YIN WASHINGTON


tjment of the Republican voters In certain
Northern states in the matter Oh the ei.o
tIon of delegates" This statement OF MT
Dixon is decidedly offensive 10 huileio"'
Republicans. who take snarp issue WIN
him as to the sentiment OF a maJoTi'y u
the Republican voters, and VINO emphaueai
lv danv his right to charge them Win III
sincerity because they believe that larse
ma ioritv OF the Republican voters OIL inc
oo,,ntrv nrefer the nomination Of President
Taft They Insist that majority ol '"e
voters i'm the Northern states ld'oi III.
,,o,,,ration of President Taft ana theS
deny the right of any man 10 lihpusH 'no
ooo5 ,aitb because they entertain thls view
co,otor Dixon's statement that IN tne
.,o,os living west of the Mississippi ING
r,ooso,,oIt sentiment is Irresistible is also
.,.our,,,, contested by Republicans from lhat
-. ,,y of whom believe that MI
T,oosoveIt's nopularity has been vastly over
estimated. The Republican Supp
Mr.. Taft concede the rsh' y, 80
Diyon or any other supporter ol MI
volt to entertain any belief ne may e"oooe
regarding his political strens.h' o"'
INDIGNANTLY deny his right 10 lrhpu'e hio
ooro or inproper motives to those WHO uiA
fer from him.
T-NDERWOODITES ONEk1ol r'D-i ~, ~
s,,pporters of Representative osoai
Underwood are overioyed at what the!
GARD as a remarkable coup on MS P"''
namely. the presentation simuita"e"O'''
Of a free sugar bill ana an income '"N
measure They are convinced that thls
rioi, ,viI insure to the member from Ala
h,,,,o tbe nomination for President. iuey
odr,it that in operation an income taA Il
ant 10 prove burdensome ana 10 NM
onopo,es for its authors. but they pehe'e
that inasmuch as there Is not the sils "'-''
hence of the two Underwood 0ilIs peihg
adopted by the Senate their nero WIZ sum
oil tho credit and none OF the opProo'ui''
Tho massage of the twin measures oy 'i!o
House they regard as assured, ana III
,ho,,ob there Is certain to be serious anu
rrobobIv ,nsurmountaLle opposition In the
canatn not less from the Senators from
.onieiana and Colorado than from the He-
n,,bIcans they will still be able to 90 on
tbo stump and proclaim the fact that tue
Democratic House, under Mr.. Under"oou
leadership, passed these measures ana t''a'
they were prevented from becoming ID"
only by the Republican Senate
LOOKING TO BRYAN. 1t became
known at the Capitol to-day that MI oi'-
darwood was counting on his Tree sugar
and his income tax bill to win for ann me
eupnort of William Jennings Bryan ana All
,hn democratic free traders who stili re-
card the peerless Nebraskan as an aposue
Of light 1t Is pointed out on behalf OF MI
Underwood that Colonel Bryan has always
favored an income tax and ihht ne cannon
fail 70 lend his approval to Mr.. Cnder-
woods proposition, which, although uaV-
Cling under the guise OF an excise t"N'
is actually an income tax. MI ybrNah mas
i'm the past said some unkind Things ABOUT
Mr. Underwood because he taiied at the
last session to bring in a bill revising ne
steel schedule To allay the opposition oi
the Nebraskan Mr. Underwood has already
brought in n steel bill and it has been
passed by the House, despite its half
baked" condition. Now Alr. Underwood has
proposed an income tax. and ms tflenuS
insist that the NebraskaD must lend his
cordial Endorsement to the ALBANIAN am
bitions.
CREDIT DUE HULL.-Only those Ia
miliar with the inner workings OF the ways
and Means Committee realize that to Rep
resentative Cordeu Hull, OF Tennessee
ther than 10 Mr.. Underwood, belongs the
credit. or discredlt for the income tax
nroposition. Mr.. Hull has long been con
sistent advocate Of an income tax. so much
so. that he has come TO be regarded as
something OF a Joke In the House. Repre-
sentative Underwood. after deciding that IL
would be good politics 10 put sugar on inc
free list proposed an increase In the IN
terral revenue taxes to make up the dehclt
Such increase was opposed by certain prac-
tical Democratic politicians, who asserted
that the support of the tobacco and liquor
interests should not be lightly ahenated'
Then Mr.. Hull perceived his chance and his
eloouent advocacy of an income tax won
the day Mr.. Hull occupies the seat In the
House which was formerly filed by Benton
NcAIllin. who was prevented from peinB
chairman Of the Ways and Means Com
mlttee only by the opposition Of President
Cleveland. ir Hun. who was protege OF
his predecessor, came TO Congress obsessed
with the income tax idea, and he has never
failed 10 advance IL whenever opportunity
offered. Long a joke. he has now become
the savior Of oscar Underwood.
c. 6. "
Taft's guests at dinner at the White House
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