Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
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eiledges And even the heavy Ollie
WINGED and he mad to step cut with a
speech IN defense.
Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan, was one of the Republican
debaters who helped make the Demo-
Gratis feel uncomfortable. He was a
ver;table whirling Dervish. The people
of Michigan are aroused over sugar,
because there is a great beet growing
industry there. He whanged away with
arguments that Democrats felt com
PEELED to try to answer.
Nominally the whole proceeding was
in the interest Of public hearings. Act
ually the debate had little to do with
the subject of public hearings It had
To do with radical features of the Dem
oere tic bill and the menace TO indus
try, AS a matter of fact Republican
senator's did not expect To get public
hearings. They knew it was inexpedi-
cnt. They knew Democrats, holding a
maj1rfty, would not permit it. But
Republicans wanted to talk to the
country. They thought the moment OPP
perfume The House had been thresh-
ing over tariff but Republicans are not
very strong in the House 1t was Just
as well to show that the Republican
party had not gone entirely to pieces
and that Republican senators were not
asleep at the switch.
Consequently the Republican speeches
in the Senate were spoken as some
little word of eneoura cement. This
came when petitions and letters by
the tens of thousands were pouring in
from the country. Manufacturers and
farmers seem to have been only arolls-
ed by the passage of the tariff bill In
the House tn a realization of what 1t
means to them. The debate likewise
has served as notice to the Democrats
that they can not get by without
some trouble. Ii is not to he easy. t.
pass a Democratic tariff bill III The
Senate. With two Louisiana senator's
voting with the Republicans. the Dem
ocrats can count upon oniv two ma
iorlty. There is no telling at what hour
of the day or the night some one os
these may be picked off The pressarR
iipon them from their constituents II
growing heavier and heavier. 1t is be-
coming very hard for certain Derle
Gratis to vote for the bill that Itepresen-
tative Underwood ard his WAYS an
means colleagues formulated. If one
more Democratic senator is picked off.
the Senate will stand tic and Vice
President Marshall must ne resorted to
to cast the deciding vote. If two Demo-
cratic senators are picked off the Dem
ocrais will be in a minority. which
would be embarrassing indeed. The
dominant party would then he in pc
sitien where even the Democratic Vice
President could not help.
!. This contingency is worrying tie
Democrats some, although there Is no
immediate prospect of its being realiz-
ed. nut he rough handling they have
had in the Senate for the past %eest
has given them a keen sense of what
there is ahead or course they have
accused the Republicans of holding IA
consideration of the tariff bill before
the finance committee. They wanted To
get down Ia work therefor. To them
ane inportant requirement OF the sit
VA ton is to get the tariff bill through
and done with at the earliest possible
moment. They think they can recon-
cile business To the new rates. ON the
otter hand, during the past Week. some