Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-24
WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT?

~'N ~ "N""UIS NEWS ap&lously inquired
what the Democratic party would do
with the victory it had won. The Dem
ocrstic success at the election on the
sth inst was due most largely to the
spirit of unrest and dis abstraction that
prevails among the masses periodically in
this country. This spirit of unrest comes
during periods of prosperity as well as
adversely.
The Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri,
who is most likely to be elected Speaker
of the House of Representatives by the
Democrats, has given his opinion as to
what was the causes of Democratic sue
cess. He said:
The Democratic success at last Tues
days election was due to the fight on
the rules in the House and dissatisfac-
tion with the tariff law"
Taking these as the real causes of
Republican defeat, it will be interesting
to watch and see how the Democrats
will profit by the victory they have
won.
The rules in the House have been so
modified as to make the Speaker DOW
erless, even though he be the chosen
vessel of the majority party in the
House, and will place him at the mercy
of the minority party when is assisted
by insurgents from the ranks of the
majority party. So, Mr.. Clark, as the
Democratic Speaker, may possibly have
to contend with conditions similar to
those with which MIR. Cannon had to
meet at the last sessions of Congress.
1t Is net unreasonable to conclude that
there will be dissensions among the
Democrats, as discordant opinions and
conflicting interests are certain to come
IN the next Congress controlled by the
Democrats, as has been the rule in past
Congresses controlled by that party.
The election of the Speaker, the selec-
ton of chairmen of committees, and the
distribution of the House patronage
will most likely bring about discords
that will extend as the session pro-
crosses. These will be intensified by
the very fact that the Democratic
House will be unable to do any con-
structive legislation that will be accent
ed by Republican Senate and Repub-
lican President. This will force the
Democratic House to employ its time
and effort in trying to so direct legisla-
ton as to make favorable record and
win the confidence of the people for the
National election to be held in 1912.
Even the Hon. Champ Clark recognizes
this to be the situation. He has aserib-
ed Democratic succei to dissatisfac-
ton with the Republican tariff law, but
admits that this very cause must be
treated with great care, thereby con-
ceding that it was not sufficient cause
for Democratic success. In an inter
view at st. Louis on the 18th inst. he
said of the tariff:
1--WE will revise it, reasonably, eau
tiously and wisely"
1t has not been a great while since
Mr.. Clark declared on the floor of the
House of Representative that, if he
had the power, he would tear down every
customs house in the United States and
establish free trade with the world.
Now, he has grown cautious, and SAYS
ne and his party are for a reasonable,
cautious and wise revision of the tariff.
After 30 much denunciation of the pro-
tective tariffs framed by the Republi-
cans, it is rather ridiculous for this ultra
free trader to admit that he and his
Democratic colleagues in Congress will
not dare to make any bold or unreason-
able attack upon the protective princi-
pie upon which our tariff laws have for
SO many years been constructed.
Evidently, the Democrats have come
into possession of big elephant, with
no one qualified to handle and control it.
Well may the Democratic newspapers
inquire, What will we do with it?"
If people would have the respect of
others they must first respect them
selves, and they cannot do if thew in