The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-05-05
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Enough to Fight the Administration,
as Was Done Twenty Years Ago.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, May 3. -[Special.l -
Chairman Underwood does not expect
to see the tariff bill amended to any
extent in the senate; but, what is more
important. he does not intend to ac-
cept any material amendments which
the senate may make. If he sue
ceeds in keeping the tariff measure
practically as he framed it he will ac-
complish much more than any ways
and means chairman has done in a
third of century.
The last tariff law was so amended
in the senate that it was called the
Payne-Aldrich tariff. The Dingley law
was very materially changed in the
senate, although it did not get beyond
the Dingley name. The Wilson law
was changed almost completely by the
senate and became known as the Will
son-Gorman law. The Mckinley bill
was amended in many essential mat
tiers. Before that the various bills-the
Mills and Morrison tariff measures
were almost entirely changed by the
senate, but they were not accepted by
the house.
Underwood's Strong Position.
Underwood has a very strong posi-
ton. He has made his bill lower than
he really wanted at the insistence of
President Wilson. He went further
than he did in the bills of the last con-
gress because the president wanted
certain free listed articles and lower
schedules. Any attempted change by
the senate will be in direct opposition
to the wishes of the president, and there
is NO group of senators strong enough
to stand up and fight the admins
tration on the tariff bill as there was
when Cleveland was president twenty
years ago. Underwood can stand pat.
to appropriate protection phrase, and
the senate will have to come his way
But there is no assurance yet that the
senate will vote higher protection.
Gardner Aphorisms.
Probably the speech of Congressman
Gardner on the tariff attracted more
attention than that of almost any other
man in the house. 1t contained quite
a number of sentences which might be
termed aphorisms. Speaking of the
failure of the Republican party to ac'
cept a number of reforms advanced by
the then insurgents in the party, the
Massachusetts man said that they did
not like the manner in which the re-
formers presented their proposals. In
this connection he said:
mo man likes to be seized by the
throat No man who is man will
stand being threatened"
Other remarks on present conditions
were:
perhaps the new political physician
may turn out to be another DR.. Cook. !"
II see no reason to believe that the
Democratic membership in this con
gress is a gathering of rogues"
1.-THE day has gone by when legisla
tors can safely neglect the issues upon
which they have been elected
Prophecy belongs to the category OF
lost gifts
Leaders Are Disturbed.
Recent remarks by prominent men
show that Democratic leaders are dis
turbed over the slow manner in which
appointments have been made and par
ticularly the manner in which Repub-
leans hold on to so many offices. 1T
seems" remarked Senator Williams Of
Mississippi in the senate. that by
some queer coincidence Of politics with
civil service merit seven-eighths Of the
diplomatic and consular service and
three-fourths of the employees Of de-
partments are Republicans"
A Local Issue.
OF course this tariff is a local issue.
Congressman Bryan, Progressive Of
Washington, started speech compli.
menting the Democratic party on re-
ducing the tariff and enacting an in.
come tax. But don't take the duty off
Shingles he cried. s'That is a Wash
ington state industry, and our work
men will be compelled to enter into
competition with Japanese and Hindu
labor which the lumber interests Of
British Columbia employ"
There you see it. 1t doesn't matter
so much about some other fellows To-
cal interest. but it pinches when it gets
to home product
MarshaIPs Task.
1t begins to look as if Vice President
Marshall was going to have more trou-
BILE keeping order than Speaker Clark.
although he presides over about one
fifth the number of members. The
senate is developing into very disor-
derby body, rs senators talk to each
other instead of paying attention to
what is going on in the senate.
Browning Their Anchor.
Congressman Browning of New Jer-
sey is the only Republican from the
state in either house. AS a conse-
quence he is overwhelmed with work
from all over the state. The Repub-
licans of all districts turn to him, and
he works the departments and writes
the letters for his party friends
Browning is a busy man