The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
Fight FREE SUGAR
PROTECTION DEMOCRATS ASSAlL
SCHEDULE
TAKES Shot AT WILSON
Letter Characterizing Advocates Of
No Duty as "Accursed, Unpardon-
able Apostles Of Democratic Faith"
and Sugar Schedule as Boomerang
to Knock Out Democratic Party.

to Knock Out Democratic Party.
Using an "original Wilson man"
from Michigan, with a fluent pen, for
an oracle, the anti-free sugar Demo
Gratis, led by Senator Ransdell, Of
Louisiana, assailed the Underwood
sugar schedule in the Senate Wednes-
day, despite strenuous efforts OF SEN
ator Simmons and other Democrats
to stop the flow Of the attack.
Republicans enjoyed the efforts Of
the Democratic leaders to prevent the
reading of long letter submitted by
Senator Ransdell, written by Lewis
C. Rowley, OF Lansing, In which free
sugar advocates were characterized
as "accursed, objectionable apostles
of Democratic faith and the free
sugar schedule as "a boomerang to
knock out the Democratic party.
With Republican votes Senator
Ransden was aided in getting the
long epistIe before the Senate as part
of an argument against the proposed
sugar tariff. 1t precipitated lively
discussion between the Louisianian
and Senators James, Meyers, Sim
mons and other Democratic leaders.
In his plea from Michigan Presi-
dent Wilson's attitude on sugar, the
party platform pledges and the Presi-
dents campaign pledges not to hurt
any legitimate industry were recalled,
the writer declaring there Is al
most imminent danger that in his
almost hilarious enthusiasm for the
Democratic ideals the President will
try to do too much"
The Democrats also were forced to
hear from this same trenchent Mich
igan protestant that "the statesman
or party leader, who, in formulating
important legislative measures, does
not take into consideration the ply
Geological effect as well as the ulti=
mate practical results of these meas
ures, is raw hand at the business"
He said he did not believe President
Wilson was "that kind of immature
leader. "I refuse to believe" he
continued, "that the President will
commit the party to radical courses
which-however sound theoretically
are calculated to alarm and alien
ate large numbers of voters in many
Of the most populous agricultural sec
tions of the country"
Republicans applauded when the
Senate clerk read '1is free trade, too,
inscribed as the party gonfalon.
which erstwhile bore the immortal
watchword of free sil7er?" And
again, when the admonition was
sounded that the Democratic party
had better effect changes moderately
and safely rather than hastily and at
the dictates of a caucus, too many OF
whose members leave their private
judgments and consciences where the
Mussulman leaves his shoes-outside
the door,"
Senator Penrose later injected lev
ity into the proceedings when Sena-
tor Simmons, on behalf OF the finance
committee, tried to get an agreement
for a vote on the question Of public
hearings on the Underwood bill. The
Pennsylvania Senator emphatically
denied that he had any idea Of con-
ducting a flibuster on the issue. He
had asked for public hearings, he
said, because he conscientiously be-
lieved that they should be held and
he felt sure that the Senator from
North Carolina had not entertained
any idea that he ever had captained
any Legislative piratical craft.
While Senator Simmons was en-
deayoring to fix time for a vote the
time for the consideration Of the mat
ter expired and it went over until
Thursday, when the Democrats en-
deavored to bring the reference OF
the bill and the Republican public
hearing amendment to vote.
Discussing the attitude Of the DEM
ocratic party toward the sugar tariff,
Senator James asked Senator Rams
dell if he did not think that the plat
form Of the party gave fair warning
to Louisiana. Mr.. RansdelI emphatt-
cally replied, mo" The Kentucky
Senator then proceeded to read from
the platform endorsing what the par
ty did last year and demanding re-
ductions to reduce the cost Of living.
In this connection the Louisiana Sen
ator referred to statement in the
Rowley letter, which said:
"Neither in his campaign for the
Democratic nomination nor for his
election did Mr.. Wilson pledge him
self to give the country free sugar.
On the contrary, whenever he was
asked about his position on the su-
gar tariff, he distinctly declared that
he was against any tariff changes that
would injure or destroy any legit-
mate industry"