The Caucasian., 1913-08-12
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Aug 13.-lSpecial.] j
The prediction and denial department:
Of the two principal parties to the tar
iff debate are running overtime. The
Republicans are constantly predicting
dire disaster as result Of the tariff
legislation. The Democrats are just a:
busy denying and refuting these pre-
dictions. Meanwhile the country wait:
with some impa tience the closing III
Of the tariff discussion and the enact
ment Of the tariff bill
It Is a foregone conclusion that the
tariff bill Is going through substantial
" as it has been reported from tht
senate committee. The changes tha
will be made are of small consequence
It has been known ever since the Dem
ocrats swept the country in the elec
ton Of 1910 that the tariff was to be
revised on Democratic lines, so tht
country has been aware Of what tha
meant for quite long time.
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The election Of 1910 expressed dis
satisfaction with the tariff bill which
the Republicans had enacted. Tha
election was a forerunner Of Demo
cratic success In 1912. Scarcely any
man Of good political judgment ex
pected the Republicans to win in 1912
Even If there had not been a party
split Democratic success seemed to be
assured long before the conventions
named candidates.
Therefore it seems like begging the
question on the tariff question to ado
the votes OF Taft and Roosevelt togeth
er and assert that the verdict was no
in favor of Democratic tariff revision
It has been inevitable.
Who "Wised Up Wilson,"
''The fellow who 'wised up Wilson
on that lobby proposition ought K
have a good reward" remarked {
member of the house rather slangily
THAT lobby talk, more particularly
about sugar and the developments tha
money was spent lavishly to maintain
duty on sugar and also that the
manufacturers had maintained a lob
by for their protection, was just what
was needed to put the tariff bill
through the senate. Before that time
there were Democrats talking abou
holding out for protection on sugar
and wool, but they gave It up whe1
Wilson sprung his lobby sensation
While 1t was proved that the sugar
trust had also spent money lavishly
to secure free sugar, that cut mighty
little figure as against the main facts
sustaining the presidents original con
tention.''
"The Denial Courteous"
Shakespeare had it the "retortscOur
teous'' and the '.lie direct" But Sen
ator Stone, replying to Senator Pen
rose, made his the denial courteous.
Said the Missouri senator, This EN-
phatically denies the accuracy Of the
information upon which the senator
from Pennsylvania predicated his
statement" Now, that is real sena
torial courtesy.
Just Lewis Suggestion.
This Is the way James Hamilton
Lewis suggested that Senator Gronn;
suspend his speech for the day:
"Mr. President, may interrupt The
distinguished senator from North Da
kota? Having heard him state tha
he has not finished more than half 81
his very well prepared, studious ora
ton upon this subject, / should like tc
ask the senator II 1t would compor>
with his convenience that he resume
tomorrow, and that we at this time, al
6 O'clock, turn to some other business
perchance an executive session, on the
motion Of the senator from Georgia
and that the senator from North Da
kota resume tomorrow, If he is at the
stopping point Of his speech now
or course, the senate could not re-
sist IN appeal like that.
They Cannot Hear,
Outside Of the set speeches a dozeI
times a day Is heard the expression
= cannot hear the senator" This is
due to the confusion on the floor Of the
senate which prevails to q greater ex
tent than ever before. The stenog
raphers are not privileged to make
senators restate their remarks, and SC
they have to guess at what is said
The other day three senator's rose one
after another and had the record cor
rected on account of being misquoted
by reason Of 50 much confusion on the
door OF the senate and the hum Of con.
sersation in the galleries.
Mann, the "Law Giver."
Next to Moses Jim Mann has the
record, although have not heard that
Mann has conceded anything to the
Bible Law Giver." Speaking In the
house, the minority leader said: II
believe have written more laws upon
the statute books than any other mem
ber Of this or the other house. ! have
had charge Of more important bills in
this house than any other member .
He was emphasizing the fact that he
had never come In contact with lobby
lists during aH his important work il
congress