Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-19
Robert NJ. New

WASHINGTON, April l8.-Thc bat
tie royal in the democratic house eau
Gus over the sugar schedule has to
a certain extent opened the way for
the determined fight that is expect
ed to be put up by the congressman
whose constituents are more or less
deeply interested in the wool ques-
ton. Free wool is the issue that they
have confronting them, and it is Il
positive fact that they are not a bit
COWardly in facing it, or any of the
collateral side issues that are some
how mixed with it. Whether or not
they will abide the verdict Of their
colleagues is the question that both,
ers Underwood, and Is now and then
a little pcrplexing to the president,
both Of whom are in thorough &C.
cord on this as on almost all other
matters Of public moment, connected
directly Or otherwise with the tariff
schedules.
Some Of the blame, wrongly or
%rightfully, is laid by some Of the dis
pntants at the door Of Representa-
1''' NA"' tIS i'hulI AIl'JIbIl VI Ill'
House Ways and Means committee,
because Of the strange and remark
able fact, they say, that wool was
made free by that body at his in
stance and the fleece OF goats favor
ed with a duty. Some ill.natured
folks insinuatc that Garner was par
tial to the goat fleece duty, simply
FnGrnJICn M WnG nt. ma finn m, IN
other interested in Angora goats,
and was the owner Of the biggest
herds of goats in the country-all of
which, SO far anyhow as the owner
ship is concerned may be a bit apo
cryphal. However, the handsome
Texan does no appear to be worry
ing very much over the suggestion.
The sitaution as it has developed
shows that the, wool duty men have
blood In their eyes, and are aroused
over the pitiful fight made by the
legislators who fought against free
sugar, pitiful because those who were
anticipated by the farmers In Michi-
gan as being their friends and advo-
Gates turned out to be all the other
way. In some of the dope, called
news, that has been sent Il by some
Of the press associations from
Washington, particular stress was
laid upon the assurances that "a dcs.
perate fight was made against free
sugar by the Louisiana backed by
the Wolverines" some OF the state
ments being to the effect that 1.-The
Michigan democrats fought wickcdly
and desperately for at least a fifteen
year term or period, instead OF for Il
three year period, as fixed by the
president and the house ways and
means committee The actual facts
are all the other way. There are
only two democratic members of the
house in the Michigan congressional
delegation, Representatives Frank E.
Doremus OF Detroit, and Samuel w.
Beakes Of Ann Arbor-and both OF
them voted and fought for free sugar
with the three year %addendum. Not
n word did they utter agains' the
Underwood contention, and in their
subsequent chats with ME on the sub
ject they have lever at any time,
or upon any occasion wavered from
their original stand for free sugar.
If the Michigan farmers who are so
heavily interested in the cultivation
OF beet crops banked on their support
in the caucus, and on their influence
with their fellow democrats to care
for their interests, they have reckon
ed without their usual sharpsighted-
less. And if the wool r~aisers, farm
ers and others, are counting in the
same manner upon the probable sup
port Of their congressman without
having some sort of distinct pledges
from them, they are likely to get in
to the same ugly and unsatisfactory
mess.
AS the decision of the cancus went
for free sugar, so, too, will it be re-
corded for free wool; and, so will it
60, also, for free cotton and for ev-
erything else along the lines decreed
by President Wilson. Let that be
distinctly understood. Everything