The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Republicanism Described as
dead, Damned and
Lost Forever"
THREE CORNERED
TARIFF DEBATE
Democrats, Republicans and Progress
siyes Mix i'm Debate on Under
wood Bill--Wilson's Cock
sureness Attacked
SENATE
In session 2 p. m,

senator Lane served notice on
finance committee democrats he would
refuse to be bound by caucus action
on tariff If free wool is retained in
the measure.
President Wilson conferred with
senators regarding nominations.
President Wilson sent number of
nominations for confirmation.
Republicans in caucus determined
upon no reprisals on democratic nomi-
nations.
Passed Smith resolution calling upon
President for report of claims of
American citizens for loss of prop
erty In Mexico.
Adjourned $50 p m. until noon
Monday.
HOUSE.
Met at II a. m.
Resumed general debate on tariff
bill.
Representative Hill introduced bill
to appropriate 100000 for rebuilding
and strengthening levees at Cairo,
Mound City included.
Adjourned at 610 p. M. until IL
m. tomorrow
Washington, April "a -RepubIicanism
vas described as dead, damned and lost
orever": democracy was accused of rush
ng to "elean its feet on the progressive
,arty doormat," and the progressive
,arty was characterized as a branch.
hot from the dead republican trunk, !"
n the three cornered tariff debate in
he House today.
Representatives Hamilton and Fordney
If Michigan took up the cudsels for the
'epublican minority, the latter bitterly
lssaling the sugar schedule and the
Tee listing of lumber and wool as ruin
,us to American industry Representa-
i've Hamilton ridieuled the democrats
and criticised the President.
with a cocksureness of man accus-
.omed to instruct the immature mind OF
youth, he said, "the President in his
ADDRESS TO Congress undertook to settle
Il, eight minutes problems that have
rexed the minds OF statesmen for more
than hundred years
Hinebaugh Leads Attack
Representative Hinebaugh of Illinois
and Hulings of Pennsylvania attacked
.he Underwood bill on behalf of the pro-
gressive party. Representative HuIings
declared the bill would not curb monop-
,ly nor reduce the cost OF living, though
he hoped it would. He predicted that
4 President Wilson could convince the
public that the democratic tariff views
aere right "the democratic party will re-
main in power for the next 20 years. -
Mr. Hinebaugh charged that the pend
hill .uaS scofnprotnisa hatWaaD tha
power of special privilege and the power
If political patronage" and he accused
the democrats and republicans of falling
over themselves in an attempt ito clean
heir feet on the progressive party door
nat"
Honest Effort
Representative Hammond of Minnesota
md Peters of Massachusetts defended the
oll on behalf of the democratic ways
and means committee, asserting that ii
was an honest effort to tighten the bur-
lens of the people and that it stripped
The tariff of its Determinations and priv
eges to the favored few. New demo-
rrats. among them, Representatives AS
we'll of Louisiana, Quinn of Mississippi
and Barkley of Kentucky. expressed 10y
atty to their party and the bill and de-
fed the progressives to create discord
in the democratic party. Mr.. Barkley
declared that their party had been
damned and lost forever
The debate was kept up until late in
the evening, when the House adjourned
for the republicans to hold a scheduled
caucus.
Representative Aswell a new democrat
from Louisiana, declared that the pro-
gressives were "only 1 per cent bull
moose and the other 80 per cent were
merely trying to disrupt the democratic
party by sowing discord among the new
members in the House.
Representative Iuilngs of Pennsylva-
mia. progressive, criticised the Under
wood bill as an 'open, undisguised at
tack on the tariff doctrines of protec-
tion.'
A general attack on the rates of the
bill and on the democratic
was made by Represen-
Lative Hamilton Of Michigan.
Large and Definite Purpose
'In his inaugural address. leaning down
from the heights of altrnism, the new
said MIR, Hamilton, told his
followers in a language that none OF them
understood that the nation was intend
nt. to use them for a large and definite
purpose This gave general satisfaction
antil il was explained to them that it
cid not involve their employment In an
official capacity. The Postmaster Gen
eral, however. Is the connecting link be-
tween altruism ard appetite and Is UNDER
stood TO be giving diiigent consideration
to a method of simpllHep civil service
elimination of fourth GLASS postmasters,
designed to give tine government an OPP
rnrtunitN TO use the brethren more largely
rnl definite purposes.
Mr.. Hamilton said free raw wool would
drive the American wool grover out OF
business.
Representative Hinebaueh or Illinois.
speaking for the progressives. denounced
the bill as compromise Between the
power Of special privilege and tire power
of political patronage
This bill, he declared, "cS.ld not lie
passed without the trenendotD power Of
political patronage. The prospect of pat
ronage plune 10 be handed out as soon
as The tariff bill is passed is exceedingly
effective. Every special interest in the
nation has fled its brief and used every
ngnce of pressure to have certain sched
ules of tie bill defeated In this House
and they win naturally keep up their
ight In the Senate And when the meas
IRE becomes a law 1t will represent a
between the power of special
and the power of political pat
rcnage.
The two old parties.' he declared. in
arguing for a tariff commission, ''are
lCO4tlnued on Pago Ten)