The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-08-03
AN ON-LOOKER IN THE
SENATE.
Written Expressly For The Bran
don News, BY Former Resident
Of Rankin County.

Written Expressly For The Bran.
don News, BY Former Resident
OF Rankin County.
The defeat of cloture in the Sen
ate was an index to lack OF
solidarity in the Republican ranks.
1t is true, only five Republicans
| voted with the solid Democratic
vote against it, but in the recent
defeat OF the Dye Embargo amend
menl, 1ourtee1, Republicans voted
with the solid minority. Some OF
| these, however, are still strong
supporters of the McCumber-Ford-
ney Tariff.
The New York Tribune. in a
late editorial, sees In the dlsaffect,
ION of LenIoot, of Wisconsin, and
Edge, OF New Jersey, towards the
tariff bills now under discussion,
s. very bright outlook for the de-
feat of the tariff in its present pro-
nouncements. Senators Lenroot
and Edge are not sensationalists,
nor professional Insurgents, but
are conservative business men.
/ Senators Borah, Johnson, (Cal.)
La Toilette and Mccormick have
repeatedly voted with the Demo-
Gratis in making cuts in the tariff
votes on specified articles.
| Two amendments are being
drafted to force another vote In
| the Senate On the Dye Embargo.
On Saturday, after disposing OF
the. Dye Embargo, the Senate APP
proved a minimum duty of 20 per
/ cent ad valorem and maximum
duty of 35 per cent ad valorem
on cotton thread Senators Len
root. (Rep.) Wisconsin, Simmons,
| (Den.) North Carolina and Smith,
| (Den.) South Carolina, leading
the fight. The Senate approved
reductions in proposed duties on
cotton cloths, as had already been
done on yarns entering into such
clot hs.
Democrats have not failed in
their discussion of the tariff piece
meal, to show the country just
what this high protection tariff
int nds putting over on it. They
are criticized for making speeches,
but most of them are natural ora
tors. They know what they are
talking about, for they have the
mat erial right at hand, and 1T be
hooves the minority to show the
country all the phases of bill
that the Majority is sure to pass
In the session, Saturday, the
18th, Senator Heflin, of Alabama
warned the Senate not to approve
the nomination Of Gov. Harding
/ of
Reso rye Board. He cited cases
whele bankers who had heen IN
timi lated into approving Governor
Harding. had written members OF
the Senate asking n m to d2fea1
him if APP o;nted. Senate" i4eIlll
accused Harding of grave mis-
management in his jurisdiction
over Federal Reserve Banks.
The Senate committee on Agrl..
culture voted down every prospect
for the development of the Muscle
lShoals project. Henry Ford's came
nearer to passing, being rejected
by vote of nine to seven. Cenato1
|Carraway said, ut was determined
by very narrow margin to permit
the fertilizer trust for years tG
come to take it's TOLL
What to do with the Govern.
ment's $1O6,OOO,0OO plant will be
fought out in the Senate floor. The
plans of Senator Norris am Henry
Ford will be submitted in the form
of minority recommendations from
the committee.
Mr.. Ford is not logical candi-
date for the Presidency, but he is
the one man who could carry the
Muscle Shoals project to sue
cessful conclusion. 1t looks as il
the Republicans, rather than see
the South get any good thing,
would defeat a project that would
be of benefit to a very large part
of the entire country.
The Republican split in the cot.
ton tariff, twelve voting with the
Democrats, is encouragln" to the
opposers of a high tariff. Recent
elections have served to disturb
the equinamity Of the old Stand
patter, the progresslves In the
party coming to the fore.
A few weeks ago, the Republl-
cans in the Senate had look OF
SNUG complacency. While the
Democrats were fighting hard to
get reductions of high rates, the
Republicans walked about in easy
fashion as though saying, Talk
as much as you please, we'll out
vote you in the end" But the
complexion of the Senate has suf-
fered change. Since the country
at large has been enlightened i'll
regard to- this high protection
tariff. it has grown in disfavor.
More Republicans are staying
| in their seats and attending to
business. Formerly, only Senators
McCumber and Lenroot seemed to
carry the burden of work on their
side.
The Harding Administrator has
grown increasingly unpopular.
Both Democrats and Republicans
fought to have kindly feeling for
the President, now, because he is
facing the greatest crisis Of his
administration. No matter what
he does. or does not, in the Rail
road situation, he is due to lie
blamed The Boston Papers say it
would be a fatal mistake for the
Government to take over the rail
roads, for that is just what they
are wanting. In that case, we will
no longer have a Republican form
of government. To arbitrate be-
tween the coal operators and the
miners will require the most deli
cate finesse. It would have been
better had the President taken
a hand, as Mr.. Wilson did, before