Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-11
Senator BurIeiah's Tariff Position.

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In an editorial entitled Names New
+ United States Senator Fails to Vote
on the Underwood Bill" the Lewiston
journal makes the following CON-
mcnts:
Our new United states Senator, Mr..
Burleigh, whose unfortunate illness
has prevented his attendance on the
Senate, during the present session of
Congress, did not participate at all
in the Senates vote of Tuesday on
the Underwood Simmons tariff bill
When senators are absent for causes
good or otherwise-and Mr.. Burleigh' S
absence is involuntary-it is their GUS
tom to pair with senators with whom
they differ. But if Mr. Burleigh has
been paired on any other issue before
the Senate in the last six months, he
neglected to pair on the Democratic
tariff bill. Accordingly, Maine in the
United States Senate, gives one vote
for the bill and does not further par
ticipate. We can easily conceive rea-
sons for Mr.. Burlegh,s hesitation fur
thor to go ON record on the tariff is
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drove him from public life. He has
many friends in the Democratic party
who have supported him at the ballot
box, and to vote against the Under
wood bill might ALLEVIATE some of his
Democratic friends
The above contemplate insinuations
are worthy of their source.
Senator Burleigh's position upon the
Underwood tariff bill was clearly stat
ed IN his open letter of Sept ), where
in he said
Those of you who share my belief
lin the principle of protection of Ameri-
can Industries and labor, should be
found shoulder to shoulder, working
Tor John A. Peters at the special cleo
ton, on Monday, Sept. s. Maine, of
IaH states, would suffer most severely
from the passage of the tariff bill now
pending in Congress. 1t deals a dead
lly blow at our manufacturing, COM
mercial and agricultural interests The
present bill which seeks to surrender
our markets to Canada and other
countries with no pretense of an
| equivalent is a menace to every voter
lof this State, and should prompt him
to act, and to cast his vote where II
Twill count. The administration al
Washington realizes the immense sig
Inifieanee of this special election in
Blaine's old district. It will be either
Ian endorsement. or reputation of
the pending tariff bill"
The foregoing letter was published
lin the daiies throughout the State.
The Lewiston Journal ignored it.
Senator Barleigh did everything in
his power to arrange pair on the
Underwood tariff bill, but was unable
to do SO. As early as August 6, Sem
ator Gallinger the minority leader,
wrote Senator Burleigh as follows:
~ have tried to get permanent
pair for you, but it is refused on the
Democratic side. II is the first time
during my service in the Senate whom
Senator who was III has not been
taken care of in that way, but in this
case it has been found impossible to
bring it about"
Senator Gallinger was kept fully al
vised of Senator ,Burleigh's physical
condition., and Of the reports of his
physicians. and on Sept. wired Mr.
Burleigh as follows ,i a.Fr
"Your friends feel that under the
circumstances you must not come to
Washington this session."
During the weeks and months that
Senator Bureigh lay PROSTATE in tbs
hospital at Baltimore, editor Dingle,
filled his columns day after day will
vitriolic abuse misrepresentation ant