The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-15
SUGAR SCHEDULE
GETS ITS BUMPS
in The SENATE
ANTl-FREE SUGAR DEMO-
GRATIS ASSAIL THAT FEA-
TURE OF TARIFF BILL.
Have Letter From Original VIII
son Man. Assailing Free Sugar
Read Into Records Despite
Protests.

WASHINGTON. May 1i-Using an
Original. Wilson Man" from Nichi-
gan with fluent pen for an oracle,
the anti-free sugar Democrats. led by
Senator Ransdcll. o: Louisiana. as
sailed the Underwood sugar schedule
IN the Senate today despite strenu-
ous efforts of Senator simmons and
other Democrats to stop the How OF
the attack.
Republicans enjoyed the efforts of
the Democratic leaders TO prevent the
reading Of long letter submitted by
Senator RansdeIl. written by Lewis
[. Rowley. Of Lansing. in which free
81 gar advocates were chara cteriZed as
Accursod. objectionable apostates OF
Iemrraiic faith" and the free sugar
schedule as a boomerang TO knock
odi the Democratic party"
With Republican votes. Senator
Rarsdell was aided in getting the
long epistle before the Senate as a
part OF jh" argument against the pro
posed sugar tariff
Lively Discussion.
u rrecipitatcd Lively discussion be
tween the l.oLI~ianan and Senators
James. NJ er~. Simmons and other
Democratic leaders. In his plea from
Michigan. President Wilson's attitude
on sugar. tho party platform pledges
and the Presidents csmpaign pledges
not 10 hurt ANY icsi Innate industry
were recalled he writer declaring.
There l. almost imminent danger
thar in hi~ a,mos' hilarious cnthus-
l"sni for the D.mCcrdtic ideals. the
President VIII m 10 do TOO much o."
The Democrats also were forced 10
3D.. -.
gan protrstahr Thar "thc statesman or
party leader who. in formulating i'm
rortant legislative measures. does not
take into consideration the pscvcho-
loc!cal effect ~ well rs The ultimate
practical results Of those measures.
j. q raw hand ~ the business" lie
said h" did not believe thar tie Presi-
o""' was not that Kind OF an imma-
ture leader"
u refuse % believe" Le continued.
that the President will not commit
the party go radical courses. which
ho""y"T sound Theoretically are cal
cIlat'd to alarm and ali'aatr large
numbers of Vot"rs iu many o. The
most populcus agricultural sections
OF al" country"
Free Trade Party confalon.
Republicans applaulcd when the
s"nai" clerk read "i~ free trade ro be-
inscribed as o." party -oufd'Cu. which
90 tVhi!' bore f.e immortal wltch.
word oi free silver aud again whom
The aGmcuitICn w.s sounded that the
Democratic Uar't "hc't'r effect
change moderately and safely rath ~
than hastily aHi no tire dictates oi
caucus too iu %. of whose members
leave their private Judgments and
CCnsCicnccs where 'hc Nu~-ulil1u
leaves bis -loos-oL' side tho door
Senator PCnro-e later injected lev
tv into the proceedings. when Som
to- simmons. ou behalf of In" finance
committee tried 'o got au agreement
'rr vote on th" question of public
bearings ou tlc Underwood bin
Pleaded Net Guilty.
The Pluue' iyanii senator om-
ri1'.e''iy doui'I 'h1f ho bad aav idc1
o' ccudIriIne fibu-'e- ou tho Ia-
$40. lI' h.G asked for public hrrr.
iurs. rc said because na cor~rirufi.
rT-ir hoi'vpf 'rlf fr'. should bn
h"ll and ho f'' -u-o thar fna senator
from Norfh Carolina bad NOT enter
t1ir.d any 'Gna tra' t" over IfI crp.
tanned ary legislative pira"ea,
craft"
Wh'" Senator S.uwlrs wac cu-
doafor.r- fo fN a fimD f6r vote fHo
time f0r '1" cons I.r1ficu of fhn mat.
t'r expired ard lcau r won't over
until fo morrow. when ftc Democrats
VIII rnf..tor fp hrr. fto reference
of OH" h.i arf fre ~sprbl .an pullc
hearing aWtrIw'1f fo 90 vote
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENT
or. rI.' I.'f |" Was fI. fIrU.