The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-06-12
T|LLMAN IS UNHAPPY
BUT FAVORS REPEAL
Senator Explains His UnfOrtu-
nate Position on 1t.
REVIVES OLD HISTORY.
Now, He Saws, He Can Vote for the
Elimination of the ENemp-
ton Bill.

Washington. June 10.-The senate
today proceeded steadily forward to-
ward final action on the Pcnama
canal tolls exemption repeal bill.
Leaders tonight, however, wore un-
willing to prcdic, the day when
vote can be taken.
Even with a night session tonight
there was no certainty or a vote on
the first proposition TO be disposed
Of, the so-callCd Simmons-Norris
amendment qualifying terms of the
bill
Senator Borah, an anti-repeal
leader, predicted that this amend
ment alone would be debated four
or five hours. Action, however, with
In the next day or two is expected.
Senator Tillm2n of South Carolina
today spoke, criticising the President
for bringing the tolls issue before the
country at this time and endanger-
ing the chances of the Democratic.
party in congressional elections next
fall. He announced he would vote
for repeal only because he felt his
state party convention had freed him
from the tolls joke in the Baltimore
platform.
Senator Tillman first briefly out
lined the history OF the exemption
and the repeal bill He then went on.
to say:
"It will be hard to make the aver
age voter understand the contradic-
tion and seeming betrayal of the peo-
pie in not carrying out our pledges.
Democratic candidates in the next
election will be kept busy explaining
and apologizing, which is very un-
comfortable to have to do"
A REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE.
He talked at some length about the
policy of tolls exemption, pointing
out that ii was Republican doctrine
and not Democratic, in that it was
protection of the few at the expense
of the many. lie also urged that
steps be taken to repeal the law pre-
venting foreign built ships from op-
Grating in the American coastwiso
trade. This provision. he said, made
for an ironclad shipping trust.
Turning TO the question In hand
Senator Tillman declared that he had
the highest opinion of the President.
HE will go down in history as one
OF our greatest Presidents" the SEN
ator said OF the President 81 have
felt that as the first Democrat in half
a century-real Democrat mean, for
! never regarded Cleveland as a Dem
ocrat-it is the duty of every man
who claims to be a Democrat to sup
port him in all his policies, wise or
unwise. If he makes blunders, let us
all make blunders, and stand should
er to shoulder and fight it out on that
line and go down together"
STAGGERS HIS MASSIVE BRAIN.
at staggers my common sense and
i have been unable to understand
just why he projected the fight on his
party at this time" he said
1T is OF great importance TO the
Democratic party to control the house
at the next election, and / believe
the President should have kept quiet
until that election was over.
Until this issue was pressed to the
front the course of Democracy had
been onward and upward.
There are so many things of more
Importance that the Democrats ought
to do, that l must say in my opinion
1t was a great blunder on the part
of the President. The Democratic
party, instead of presenting soliG
united front, is split into contending
factions"
PARTY WILL REUNITE.
while the Republicans, too, dis
agree on this important subject, both
wings Of that party mean the Pro-
gressives and Standpatters-are
smiling complacently at the division
in the Democratic ranks. They had
well nigh given up all hope as far as
the next election goes. Now they are
% pricking up their ears and scenting
victory from afar. have been
glad to see that while Democrats are
very earnest, there has been no anger
or bad temper shown; and feel safe
in saying that. whatever the result
Of this contest may be. after the vote
is had a solid Democracy will move
forward behind the President and