Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-15
SUGARSCHEDULE
IS ASSA|LED
Anti-Free Sugar Democrats
Stir Things to Lively
State in the Senate and
Delay Vote on Public
Hearing
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

WASHINGTON, Nav 14-Using the
original Wilson man" from Michi-
gan with the fluent pen for the or
aCle. anti-free sugar democrats. led
by Senator Ransdeu of Louisiana. as
sailed the Underwood sugar schedule
in the senate today. despite the
strenuous efforts of Senator Simmons
and other democrats to stop the at
tack. The republicans enjoined the
efforts of the democratic leaders to
prevent the reading of long letter
submitted by Senator Ransdell writ
ten by Lewis c. RoWley Of Lansing,
in which the free sugar advocates
were characterized as the "accursed
and objectionable apostles Of the de-
mocratic faith" and the free sugar
schedule as a boomerang to knock
out the democratic party
With the republican votes Senator
RansdelI was aided in getting the
long epistle before the senate as
part Of his argument against the
proposed sugar tariff In the letter
from Michigan. Wilson's attitude on
sugar and party pledges in the pre-
sidents campaign, pledges not to hurt
any legitimate industry. We're recalled
by the writer declaring there is al
most imminent danger that in his
hilarious enthusiasm for democratic
ideals, the president will try to do
too much"
The democrats We're also forced TO
/ hear from this same trenchant pro-
testant that the statesman or party
leader, who. in formulating import
ant legislative matters does not take
into consideration the physiological
effect as well as the ultimate practi-
cal results of those measures is a
raw hand at the business" He said
he did not believe the president to
be that kind of immature leader"
Il refuse to believe" he continued
that the president win commit the
party to the radical course which,
however sound theoretically is calcu-
lated to ALLEVIATE and alarm a large
number of voters in the agricultural
sections of the country"
The republicans applauded when the
senate clerk read:
rs free trade to be inscribed on
the party gonfolon, which erstwhle
! bore the immortal WatchWord of free
silver"
Again when the admonition was
sounded that the democratic party
| had better effect changes moderately
| and safely, rather than hastily and
! at the dictates of caucus, too many
of whose members leave their pri-
vate judgment and conscience where
the ''mussulman leaves his shoes out
side the door
Senator Penrose later injected lev
| ity into the proceedings when Sena-
| tor Simmons on behalf Of the finance
committee, tried to get an agreement
| to vote the question of public
| hearings on the Underwood bill. The
/ Pennsylvania senator emphatically
| denied he had any idea of conducting
la filibuster. He asked for public
| hearings he said, because he con
scientiously believed they should be
held and he felt sure the senator from
| North Carolina had not entertained
the idea he ever captained a 'legis-
| lative piratical craft
While simmons was endeavoring t
fix time for a vote, time for con
sideration of the matter expired. anC
gain went over until tomorrow al
| which time the democrats will en-
deaV0r to bring reference to the bill
and the republican public hearing
amendment to a vote.