The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-17
DEMOCRATS DIVIDED
Thoushtful Denoerats Are
Not Jubilanf Over El~
tion-AHot Figha fcs
Spsaksrship. =
THE REPUBLICAN, VIEW


pr~~sde~s Tafs WIN M.ke n~~emn~a.
d.sicn Frosa R~pcss of T.rs6 cen-
m1ssaoa--nrmorr.s. VIII Have sa
sappers Recommendation a. Go
In the Heic-rrrsad~at TAfs In
PaaAma--Is rs~asea wish proxr~~s
Being Made os the Great Canal.
Especial TO The caacaSian.l
Washington. d. C.. Nov. is. 1910.
News has come TO washingson
from Panama that President Taft IL
greatly pleased with the progress be-
Ing made on the Panama Canal, the
most stupendous work ever undertak-
en- By man.
The officiai Information received
here is that there IL no longer ary
question about the success OF the
canal and its early completion. This
Is the Presidents yiew. who has sew
erai times before visited and inspect
ed the canal. and he is now making
another investigation and inspection
for probably the last time before liz
completion.
This enormous project, when CON-
pleted, will mean more 10 the South
land than TO any other part OF the
United States. or TO any other part
of the world.
Thoughtful Democrats Not Jubilant.
Quite a number of Democratic and
Republican Congressman from differ
ent parts of the country are arriving
in Washington for the winter. Their
explanations Of how il happened and
their views about the next turn OF
the political wheel are Just at pres
ent Of more than usual interest.
Some few Democrats are In a jubi-
liant mood, but the more thoughtful
and experienced wear a sober and
anxious look. They know that the
Democratic party'iE never assuccess
except when in the minority and when
In opposition. Indeed, all OF the wis
est and most thoughtful show from
their looks and manner that they
realize that they are up against Il be-
cause now they are required TO do
something more than talk. The only
jubilant Democrats that we have seen
are those who expect to get Office
upon the organization of the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives.
Mr.. Champ Clark, the avowed
Democratic candidate for Speaker,
has just arrived and is looking for
votes to elect himself. He has al
ready forgotten about his pair of
Democratic mules that he threatened
tc drive up Pennsylvania Avenue, for
now he is seeing ghosts of opposi-
ton. Already he has learned that
the Virginia delegation intend to pre-
sent the name OF Congressman Hay
for Speaker, and that the New York
delegation will present the name of
Congressman Sulzer Of that State
Besides, he has had notice served on
him from every quarter that unless
he stands squarely In favor of rob-
bing the Speakership Of all its Gar
like power and investing a committee
to be elected by the House with the
appointment of the House commit
tees. that he will be defeated for
Speaker. and that IL this liz to hap
pen that Mr.. Clark cares but little
about being Speaker.
The Republican View.
The Republicans who are arriving
In Washington. as a rule, wear
broad smile and confident air. Each
one says that he can afford to be
cheerful and happy because the Dem
ocratic House can not do the country
any harm, for q Republican Presi-
dent and Republican Senate stands
in the way. Their position, I'm short,
Is that the people who elected this
Democratic House would never have
dent and Republican Senate stand
BILE chance for them to carry out their
threats and put the country on q free
trade basis, which means TO close our
factories and force all labor to the
low level Of pauper labor abroad. Be-
sides. they say that the happiest thing
lndI ever udppSueu lot Elc country
and the Republican party is to give
the Democrats the House for one ses-
sion. TO let them see what they will
do with IL and to let the country see
what they won't do with It. In short,
every Republican Is in n pleasant
frame of mind. Is confident. and IL
jubilant for the future.
One prominent Western RepublI-
can. who was an insurgent In the
last Congress, to-day said:
Il opposed the present tarin bill,
but was in favor Of appointing q
tariff commission to gather the facts
so that hereafter every Republican
who believes in protection would vote
to raise or lower rates according TO
the facts which the President win
gather from every country in the
world. showing the actual difference