The Caucasian., 1913-08-14
Vote to Approve Tariff, Though
II Means Defeat at Home.
CAUCUS is ALL POWERFUL
Senator Bryan Opposes Further Ex-
tensions Of Parcel Post-Says It Is
Too Costly to Government-Bris
Secs Opening Of Another Fight For
Higher Postal Rates.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington, Aug. r. Especial. J.
The caucus is mighty and will nc
doubt prevail on the currency bill as i,
did on the tariff bill. Enough Demo
Gratis to change the political complex
ion Of the house." said a member OF
that party, "rose in the caucus and
said the tariff bin would surely de
feat them for reelection" Those
Democrats could have defeated the
tariff bill, but they bowed to the man
date Of the party caucus.
At least dozen Democrats declared
in the senate caucus that certain re-
ductions and free listing certain prod
ucts meant disaster to them and the
party in their states, but only two
stood, out and said they would vote
against the bill. Senators who de
nounced features OF the bill in the
caucus supported the bill In the sen
ate.
There Is nothing quite SO powerful
as we'll regulated caucus.
Second Class Rates Again.
A forerunner Of what may be ex-
pected in the coming regular session
OF congress was developed in a speech
by Senator Bryan OF Florida, who was
opposing further extensions Of the par
eel post, He said that it cost the gov
ernment 7.39 cents pound more to
carry second class mail than it receiv-
ed for the service, which is l cent a
pound. He also said that was the rea-
son why the country could not have
one GENT postage.
Commenting upon Bryan's speech,
Senator BristOw, who is newspaper
owner and who has always opposed
an increase Of second class rates, says
that 1t is the beginning Of another fight
for increased rates. He says the way
the parcel post Is being managed will
largely increase the postal deficit and
congress will look around for some
thing to make It up, and the fight for
an increase OF second class rates viii
be the result; that under the system
adopted no one can tell what the ex-
pense OF the parcel post will be or
whether 1t pays for itself.
Marshali's Reform.
After the senate had wrangled for
two hours one day about newspaper
extracts and editorial comments Vice
President Marshall remarked to a
friend: I'VE must have reform in the
senate. am going to suggest that
only half an hour each morning be set
aside for exercises relating to the out
put OF the clipping bureaus"
lnformers and the Truth.
Senator Reed Of Missouri, who has
been conducting the examination Of
Mulhall, says: Il have great deal Of
experience with informers first and
last, and, while many Of them give
valuable evidence, It Is a characteristic
Of informers that they cannot tell a
straight story nor tell the whole truth
They may tell q great deal Of truth.
but at times they will wander. They
cannot bring themselves to confess
some OF their own infamies connected
with their story and thus break down
and get tangled with the truth"
Shedding Tears.
It was In the discussion Of the
Caminetti case that Minority Leader
Mann, In closing the debate on the
Republican side. said: II shed my
tears for. those who have been led
astray: I shed my tears in behalf Of
the innocent while you protect the
guilty :
Congressman Clayton. on the Demo.
cratic side. called attention to lapses
by the Republican administration in
similar cases In which leniency had
been shown to indicted people. THE.
gentleman from Illinois, according to
his own statement, shed half bushel
OF tears over that California case We
have the very ludicrous position OF the.
gentlemen getting down before this
house and shedding tears and keeping
on shedding tears You are ashamed
OF your miserable performance and
you come here now and shed peniten-
t1al tears.
4 Is not very often that they get the
best OF Mann In the debates.
Galiinssr and Gronna.
Senator Gronna Of North Dakota is
one who often proclaIns that he Is a
farmer. He voted for free granite.
much to the displeasure OF Senator
Gallinger. who wanted protection for