The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-15
Use "Original Wilson Man.
With Fluent Pen for
Oracle
SENATOR RANSDELL
LEADS THE FIGHT
Forces Reading of Long Epistle De-
spite Strenuous Efforts Of Sim
mons and C0horts-Republi-
cans Enjoy the Scene

Washington, May 14.-Using an
Original Wilson man. from Michigan
with fluent pen for an oracle, the
anti-free sugar democrats led by Sem
stor Ransdell of Louisiana assailed the
Underwood sugar schedule in the SEN
ate today despite strenuous efforts OF
Senator simmons and other democrts
to stop the flow of the attack.
Republicans enjoyed the efforts OF
the democratic leaders To prevent the
reading of long letter submitted py
Senator Ransdell, written by Lewis
G. Rowley of Lansing, Mich, in whlch
free sugar advocates were character
ized as "accursed. unpardonable apos
ties of democratic faith" and the free
sugar schedule as a boomerang TO
knock out the democratic party"
With republican votes Senator Rams
dell was aided in getting the long
epistle before the Senate as part oil
the argument against the proposeu
sugar tariff. 1t precipitated livery o's-
cussion between the Louisianaian anu
Senators James. Meyers, simmons anu
other democratic leaders In this plea
from Michig gan President wilson's at
titude on sugar, the party platform
pledges and the Presidents campaign
pledges not to hurt any legitimate IN
dustry were recalled, the writer de-
claring there is almost imminent dan
ger that in his almost hilarious enthus-
iasm for the democratic ideals, the Pres
70 dat az
Psychological Effect
The democrats also were forced 10
hear from this same trenchant MICH
iSan protestant that tine statesman OF
party leader who in formulating inn
portant legislative measures. does not
take into consideration the psyeholog-
ical effect as well as the ultimate prae-
1ical results of these measures is raw
hand at the business. lie said, he did
not beleye president Wilson was that
kind of an Immature leader Il refuse
10 believe" he continued, that the
President will commit the party to radi-
cal courses whieh--however sound the
oretically--are calculated to alarm and
ALLEVIATE large numbers of voters in
many OF the most populous agricultural
sections of the country"
Republicans applauded when the SEN
ate clerk read sis free trade. too, in
erstwhile bore the immortal watchword
of free silver?" and again when the
admonition was sounded that the DEM
ocratic party better effect changes
moderately and safely rather than
hastily and at the dictates of eau
Gus too many of whose members leave
their private judgments and consciences
where the mussulman leaves his shoes;
outside the door,"
No Idea of Fillibuster
Senator Penrose later injected 1evity
into the proceedings when Senator
Simmons on behalf of the finance COM
mlttee, tried to get an agreement for
vote on the question of public hear
tngs on the Underwood bill. The Penn
sy1vania senator emphatically denied
that he had any idea of conducting a
filibuster on the issue. He had asked
for public hearings. he said. because
he conscientiously believed that they
should be held and he felt sure that the
senator from North Carolina had not
entertained any idea that he ever had
capitalized any Legislative piratica1
craft"
While Senator Simmons was endeavor-
ing to fix time for vote the time
for the consideration of the matter ex-
pired and again II went over until to-
morrow, when the democrats will en-
deavor to bring the reference of the
bill and the republican public hearing
amendment to vote.
Discussing the attitude of the demo-
cratic party toward the sugar tariff.
Senator James asked Senator Ransdell
II he did not think that the platform
of the party gave fair warning to
Louisiana. Mr.. Ransde1l emphatically
answered mo" and the Kentucky sem
ator then proceeded to read from the
platform indorsing what the party did
last year and demanding reductions to
reduce the cost of living. In this con-
nection the Louisiana senator referred
TO a statement in the Rowley letter
which said neither in his campaign for
the democratic nomination nor for his
election did Mr. Wilson pledge himself
to give the country free sugar. On the
contrary whenever he was asked about
his position on the sugar tariff he
distinctly declared that he was against
any tariff changes that would injure or
destroy any Legitimate industry"
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