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means committee for about January
IS. 1t means that in the series Of
hearings being given as preliminary to
tariff H has been combined with sugar
and its products. The schedule car
ries vines liquors and beverages.
The Democratic leaders, charged
with the duty of framing up tariff re-
vision legislation, have figured out
that they must leave rates sufficiently
high to bring in from 1925 100000 TO
10 $3.50, 900. 900 in revenues. This sum
will be required to keep the govern
mental wheels rolling in addition TO
the sums derived from taxing tobacco,
liquors and other internal products. 1t
is admitted that this will not go far
in the direction of free trade, or ma
terially slashing existing duties. An
income tax would help lot, offsettins
the placing of sugar on the free list,
if that were possible, but such legis,
lation is not yet in sight.
William J. Bryan has stirred up the
Democrats in the senate to a high
Fitch of indignation and unrest. He
wrote an editorial in his CommoneT,
referring at length to THE blight of
seniority in the Senate" He urged
the Progressive wing to seize on al!
the good committee places and rele-
safe the old timers to the back seats.
This was not naturally relished by
those who have born the heat and bur
zen of Republican control for sixteen
m lot
plums slip away now that victory has
been achieved and so many good
things are ready to be SHAKEN down.
After Visiting Wilson
The disturbing editorial was writ
ten after Mr.. Bryan had visited
President-elect Wilson and discussed
the Democratic party's future pro-
gramme All the older set of senator's
realize that Mr. Bryan probably re-
Elected the views of the next chief
executive and thereby their irritation
and ismay dhas been much increased.
The final outcome will be to create
ill feeling and leave the party divided
and devoid of harmony when the eX-
traordinary session comes along for
tariff revision.
The announced desire Of Governor
Wilson that his induction into office
be with the most simple of cere-
monies, and without undue ostenta-
ton, has caused a cold chill to over
whelm those here charged with the
preparations for the inaugural affair
and the others who are looking for
ward to some social prominence in
connection with the event. 1t has
been the invariable custom in modern
times to make each inauguration Of a
president Outshine that of his prede-
Cessor. New angles and side lines are
added each Succeeding four years I'M
til the function at Durbar shrinks to
the dimensions of a postage stamp.
And now comes Governor Wilson and
informs Chairman Eustis Of the in
augnraI committee, that he wants
everything in the nature OF display
held Gown to a minimum and all
friI1s cut out. The net result will be
that the ARRANGEMENTS for tho great
est affair ever will so ahead without
any rCgord to what the governor
wants or does not want.
Another Shock From Mrs.
Wilson
Another shock came along in the
nature of a statement from Mrs. Will
son that she had never witnessed an
innauCural and had no idea what they
are like. She could not make any
promise to wax enthusiastic over tho
coming event until fully acquainted
with details. This upset some good
women who were planning a number
of receptions on the side.