The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-08
LEWIS RECEIVES
 FAVORABLE NOTICE

United States Se4arar William r, Chiffon. of West Virginia. made o., of the strongest speeches heard i'll the senate Il behalf e. the Demo cratic tariff bill.
 Arising in his place shortly before the bill "as iassei ana holding the close attention of all present. he de ciared that the bif nas y.st im provement over tAs rayne-Aldri,A law. and that the p,Ho,fats were ready and anxious to so before the country cu their a,hi,.ee.. .t.
 Referring io tic ..a., fias4dae. N!lzo" has taken in the ta-..f t sis iat.on. Senat Chiffon said.
 The Republican party in 1909 Lssde. hat t1c Democratic party has LoN--- ioacer %ho knows the people and who has no strings upon his pledges |, serve them; who .s impressed t3ish their cssnestEess and in sympathy with their nee is: "ho is sure enough ef him-U- ani h,s party to De human and practical il flaming constructive legislation.
 The Democratic parry $ feaat ami wiling, c-4tinuaI Se.atGr Chi,- ton, to go 10 the c0uuiry n.oa ,h- proposition that it's theory of the tariff is right and that the Re. e.ub.s- can theory is wrong. l. is also ready and wiling 10 have ;he e3aa- try decide whether or rot it's in me tax measure IS sound.
 The country understands that thr iarty that supports high prutee- tive tariff. as announced by- the Payne-Adrich bill, has ea.neI its las, victory ill many Years. ii tha Demo Cratic parry las aas serious oa.osi- ton in the near future, it aill come rom the Progressive pafty OF from me party with more moderate views than the Republican art. It, on the tariff qu s;ioa. The Ke.ubff- can party cannot be brought to life a=ain hy pfo,ractius the de5ate up on this bill. The nes Progressive party ls pressing forward IT q hearing. Ii las bucneI its bf.ases beh.ni and EIs its bayouets flNel for the charge. and he reaetIoHaries can not Grile ii bA,E to the rule cf the few.
 Confident that this bill represents an effort madc in od faith 10 1e- deem its p.edges U the people; th4t it is on the rieAt track, that it aia bring ellie: tha; il aill help tha consumer; thai it will not injure legitimate business; that f aiH equalize tax burdens; that il Will give opportunity to those HoW bro5- beaten and htiI do&a by combinations that have mo&oDolizcd Iii st of the resources of the country and the avenues of distribution in most of the walks of lis. the Democratic party ,1 ais the issue here with composure anu welcomes an appeal 10 the country with confidence.
 Nv that the tariff bill has pass ed comment turns to the men P ho came out of the contest in the Sen ate with glory or insignifieance. Many men of whom much was ex- pec;ed failed lamentably. Others new to the operations of the senate arose unexpectedly to emincnce and 10 established leadership.
 The debate between James Ham iltol Lewis rom Illinois. and Elihn Root. the Senator from New York. took the high water mark of consti- tuti nal and senatorial elo4uence. 1t was rem 2rked upon by all tho senators as a revival of the old time Senatorial glory, The galleries were quickly crowded to the doors. the Hobbies were cIammed. and for the first tims in years the senators rushed back to their seats from com mittee rooms and in unmosed silence lelt attention and admiration to the great debate The attack was made by Senator R ot. He delivered a pre- pared speech on what he termed Was the inequality Of granting ex emption to the farmer. laborer ana to a certain class lf citizens who "Sre without great incomes. He quoted the constitution and the de bates of the constitutional conven- tion. He delved into the phi,osophy of government to the apparent satis. faction Cf his side. He pleaded 10 an attentive and admiring senate The Republicans were proud of him. He seemed to be victor. The senators, Williams of Mississippi, Chairman Simmons of North Caro- lima, Shively of Indiana in charge of the Income Tax amendment seemed to be confused, and were paralyzed to silence. Then the Dem ocratic side l-oked about for man. Senator Lewis from Illinois was re membere1 as the man who had say ed Secretary of State Bryan at the critical moment. It was when the Republican senators instituted reso. lutions of condemnation for leaving his post to speak at Chautauquas .or money. All the Democratic senitnrS turned tn Lewis He had