The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-01
THORNTON BOLTS
PARTY MEASURE
Louisiana Senator Is Against
Free Sugar Provision in
Simmons Bill.
CONGRATULATIONS
Senator Gronna of North Dakota Pre-
diets Republicans Again
will Triumph.

The feature of the tariff situation In
the Senate yesterday was the announce
ment by Senator Thornton of Louisiana
at the conclusion Of a long speech at
lacking free sugar, that he would not
support the observation-disclosures tariff
bill in the form in which 1t came from
the Finance Committee.
The dav in the Senate, set apart for
the tariff bill, was devoted entirely t.
speechmaking No progress was made in
the consideration OF the paragraphs OF
the bill The Senate still hangs upon
the paragraphs in the schedules relat-
ing to earths and earthenware. and this
probably will take the remainder Of the
present week.
Gronua Makes speech.
Senator Gronna OF North Dakota, a
Progressive Republican, also addressed
the Senate in opposition to the bill. He
attacked il as discrimination against
the farmers OF the Northwest, and in
dictated that the farmers along the Ca
madam border OF the Northwest, who
supported President Wilson in the last
campaign, would take the first oppor-
tunity to rebuke the Democrats for the
tariff bill
81 want to say right now that be-
lieve the people will not again be de-
ceived by your pretense and false PROM
ises nor by your pretended indiner-
ence to party solidarity" said Senator
Gronna The Republican party. which
at the last election was Inundated by
the American people. will again be tri-
umphant and reunited upon patriotic.
progressive principles as laid down by
Abraham Lincoln"
Senator Thornton Informed the Senate
that he held his first duty was to the
people OF his State.
Il owe to these people Of my State
a far higher measure Of devotion than
1 owe to the Democratic party" said the
Senator.
The Senator from Louisiana stated
that in his letter of acceptance and in
speeches he had promised the people
Of his State that he would not support
any measure looking TO free sugar.
Free Sugar Objectionable.
IT cannot vote for the passage Of the
present bill while IL carries the free
sugar provision without personal dis
honor and the attendant loss of my own
self respect. as we'll as the respect of
the people of my State and of my brother
Senator's said Senator Thornton.
Il repeat that the Democratic plat
lOrrn at
manded expressly or inferentially the
total abolition of the duty on sugar"
Senator Thornton called on Senators
Kern. O'Gorman, Walsh. Martin, Pome-
rene, and Clarke. all OF whom were men,
bers OF the platform committee at Balti-
more, to explain 10 the Senate why the
platform had been departed from.
The Senator quoted from a speech of
Senator Sharp Williams. In which that
Senator admitted that free sugar will
dismantle every sugar house in Louis
lana"
Democratic leaders were somewhat
restless yesterday over the continued de-
lay in expediting the bill. No one con-
versant with the situation now believes
that a vote can be had in the Senate
by August l.. Most of the Democrats
will be satisfied If they can get a vote
by September !.
1t was said positively on ahalf of
administration leaders in the Senate
that no agreement would he entered into
with the Republicans in the interest of
eXpediting the tariff bill which involved
postponing currency legislation until the
next session. a number OF speeches are
scheduled for today and tomorrow on the
Republican side.