The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-07
Simmons Stanchly De-
fends Party's Legis-
lative Career.
SENATOR WORKS
LEADS IN ATTACK
North Carolinian Resents Re
mark That Congress Is De-
privcd of It's Function by Ex-
ecutivc Dictation and Cau-
Gus Rule-Mexican Policy
Is Severely Criticized.

WASHINGTON. March e-An old fash
toned partisan debate on ono year of
Democratic rule to-day almost com
plctcly sidctrackcd nsideration of
TIC woman suffrage constitutional
amendment in the Senate. Senator
works hurled a broadsde OF criticism
;tt tho administrators record. while
senator Simmons. chairman of the
Finance Committee, stanchly defended
his party's Legislative career He drew
from Senator Smoot a counter attack
on his tariff remarks, the Utah Scna-
tor basing his statements largely on
Treasury statistics.
The arraignment of Democratic rule
by Senator Works, Republican, Of Cali
fornia, eliminated in an attack OH its
Mexican policy as hopeless. Senator
simmons avoided stirring up this dell
cate matter by limiting his reply to
legislative accomplishments. He re-
scntcd particularly the remark that
Congress had been deprived OF It's
function by executive dictation and
caucus rule.
tented the Will or the people" said
Senator Simmons, but that was when
Wall street and special interests con-
trollcd them.
Restore. Rule OF People.
The greatest achievement of Wood
row Wilson hes In the fact that he has
restored representative government in
this country; that he las taken the
government out of the hands OF those
special interests. and laid it once more
III the hands Of the people: and that
The people rule not only at the ballot
box. but in the United states Senate"
Senator Simmons suggested that
Senator Works's statement about the
American markets having been turned
IN aiC1 vi.
aggeration. due to disappointment on
his part that the lemon and raisin in
duStrics Of California had not been
given prohibitiye duty in the Demo-
cratic tariff bill. He insisted the Cali
fornia Senator had overlooked some
thing in stating In one breath that the
cattle. wheat, lemon and raisin Indus
tries had been turned over to foreign
ers. and In the next that there had
been no reduction In the price OF these
articles.
The Democratic party expected there
would lie Il falling off Of duties unde-
its tariff law, the Senator said. adding:
we intended 10 relieve the people
from the high taxes OF the Republican
rule"
Iniure. American Labor.
Turning TO the Republican side OF
the chamber. Senator Simmons de-
clarcd that the only importation that
admission into this country of ignorant
foreigners In response TO the demand
OF american manufacturers who had
for years appealed to Congress for high
protective duties 10 enable them to
keep up the American standard OF
wages"
lie defended the currency bin. stating
that IL had met general favor. particu-
larly with country banks that had felt
the enslavinE grasp OF Wall street
pirates"
Emphatic disarproval OF the admin
istration. the Legislation which it has
passed. and OF what he called the
coercion used by President Wilson to
compel action by Congress-" was voiced
by Senator Works, In delivering what
he termed friendly review of the
achievements of the executive and
Legislative branches OF the govern
mcnt in tho 'one year OF Democratic
rule"
The Senator reviewed the tariff bill.
and charged that. but for the coercion
used by tho President upon Congress.
II never would have passed"
Executive pressure had created in
the Senate, he said. an apathy>that i'm
paired that body's usefulness The
income tax law and the currency bill
were also mentioned In this connection.
Wnnt Some Good Rcnson.
IeierTinE 10 Inc lanaina tolls Quta
tlon. Senator Works said the people
who believe In the granting of free
tolls for American coastwisc ships will
want some good reason for this change
Of front on the part of the Democratic
party under the leadership Of the
President
However. If the President is satis-
fled for good and valid reasons that
the free tolls clause should he re-
pealed. his advice that II should lie
done in spite of the declaration Of his
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