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strongly opposed Alm- IL Is also
known that President Wilson offered
the position Of Ambassador &c Eng
land. 10 Mr. Olney. vino was Mr.
Cieveland's Secretary of State. and
who has always strongly opposed Mr.
Bryan. When Mr. OIney declined
the appointment, other men were
considered for the position. who were
not supporters OF Mr. Bryan.
Finally Mr.. Walter H Page, the
editor OF the Worlds Work, was of
fered the position. and he accepted
IL. The last issue OF the Worlds
Work severely criticised Mr. Bryan
in an editorial. IL is clear that when
Mr.. Page wrote that editorial that he
was not a candidate for the position
OF Ambassador TO England, knowing
when he wrote IL that Mr.. Bryan was
already Secretary OF State 1t Is now
suggested that President Wilson must
have decided TO select Mr.. Page for
this position after seeing his editorial
criticising Mr.. Bryan. 1t is not be-
lieved that Mr.. Bryan can much long
er submit to such treatment
There are not a few, however, who
criticise President Wilson for thus
treating the man who is responsible
for his nomination at Baltimore. In
fact, number who have never been
supporters or admirers of Mr.. Bryan
have expressed the feeling that Presi-
dent Wilson is not giving Mr.. Bryan
a square deal.
The Protest of the Southern Cotton
Mills.
Last week over five hundred lead
ing cotton mill men from North Car
olina and other Southern States came
to Washington to protest against the
new tariff bill which had been pre-
pared after consultation between
President Wilson and the House lead
ers. They not only interviewed the
President and leading members of
Congress, and made personal protests
but they held a meeting and passed
resolutions declaring that a reduction
Of so per cent in tariff duties on cot
ton goods would mean the closing up
of many, if not all, of their mills.
Mr.. S. B. Tanner, one of the lead
ing cotton mill men of Charlotte, is
reported to have said to one of the
leading Democratic Congressman:
you may put us out of business this
year, but We will put you out of Con-
gress next year.
These cotton mill men, however,
have no one to blame but themselves,
for nearly every one of them voted
the Democratic ticket last year.
Mr.. Erwin, Of Durham, another
prominent cotton mill man, is report
ed to have said that when they sup
ported the Democratic party they had
no idea it would pass any such tariff
bill. Mr.. Erwin should remember
that the Democratic party, in it's plat
form adopted in Baltimore, declared
that any tariff duties for protection
were unjustifiable and unconstitu-
tional. He should remember that the
only logical way for the Democratic
party to carry out this declaration is
to lay a tariff, for revenue only, on
articles not raised or made in this
country, such as tea, coffee, etc. In
that way the largest amount of reve-
nue. could be raised, for all of such
articles are imported, and then the
Democrats could escape even the
''evils of incidental protection"
| The fact is, that the Democratic
tariff bill Is not near as bad as their
platform declared for. Therefore
the only complaint which Mr.. Erwin
can make is on the ground that he
did not think that the Democrats
meant a word they said in their plat
form.
While President Wilson is free
trader, it is true that he has hae
enough mercy on the cotton industry
at this time, to make reduction O
the protection duties of only so PEI
cent, on the ground that he does no
want to hurt business any more thar
possible at the present. The cotton
mill men have, no doubt, reached
the. conclusion that it was unwise t
give him a chance to hurt business
at all.
Mr.. Hearst Attacks the Tariff Bill.
Hon. William R. Hearst, the edito
of the New York American, and
half-dozen other newspapers from tn
Atlantic to the Pacific Coasts, ha
published a signed statement pro
testing against the Democratic tarii
bill.
He says the bill will not only Sc
riously damage American industrie
of all kinds but that it is drawn S
as to help foreign manufacturers, 70
, eign laborers and foreign farmers an
all other foreign wealth producer,
He says in his statement that he hs
= a large cattle ranch in Mexico. an
= that he ships his cattle from there [
$ the United States. He says that til
2 present bill, taking the protection dl
: ties off of cattle, will mean a lars
profit to him on all cattle which b
4 raises in Mexico and ships to tn
f country, and that everybody else VII
1 raises cattle in Mexico, Argentine r
public, or any other foreign countr