Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19
DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT MUCH ON
WHICH TO MAKE CONGRESS
SIGNAL CAMPAIGN.
WILL DEMAND RULES REVISION
AND END OF cANNoNlsM
Assault on Payne-Aldrieh Tariff Law
Also Will Be Made-can Not Prom
Use Much in Way Of Reform Even If
Successful in FaetionaIism
An Aid.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, March 18.-What will be
the lines of the democratic fight to
capture the house in the coming con-
gressional campaign?
In some Of the states, on the au-
thority of the leaders of the demo-
cratic congressional committee, the is
sues have already been laid down
That is, the principal issues have been
set forth. They are four in number,
as follows:
demand for revision Of the rules
of the house and general attack on
what is known as Cannonisrn.
An assault on the Payne-Aldrich tar
If law.
A protest against governmental ex-
travagance. An insistence that extrav-
agance and graft in the different de-
partments be stopped and that the gov
eminent expenses and appropriations
be curtailed.
A protest against Capitalization of
federal authority and against what the
democrats say is the tendency of Pres
ident Taft and his cabinet to centralize
power in the executive and his cabinet.
BaIk at Ono Issue.
To these, other issues may be added.
One that undoubtedly would have been
made much OF is the income tax amend
ment to the constitution. had it not
been for the fact that southern demo-
Gratis are showing signs of baking at
the amendment. Especially. the action
Of the Virginia legislature in rejecting
the income tax amendment has been
enbarra ssing to the democrats and has
made 1t difficult for them to employ
this as an issue.
1t is the expectation to make great
deal OF the issue of extravaganza. 1t
will be charged there is gross ex-
travagance in the departments. The
heavy appropriations will be attacked.
Senator Aldrich's recent statement
on the floor of the senate that he
could run the government at $780,
000, 900 less than 1t is now run for Will
be employed by the democrats widely
on the stump and in their literature.
In this connection. the democrats will
pledge the country that if they are
put into Office they will make stringent
inquiry into extravaganza in the con-
duct Of the government.
Can't Promise Much.
The democrats are not going to
promise that If they are given con-
troll of the next house they can do
much in the way OF getting legisla-
tion.. while there is a republican pres
ident and a republican house. But
they will take the position that they
can be Of great value to the country
by checking any harmful legislation
which might otherwise be forced thru
by the republican leaders in the SEN
ate and house. They will tell the voters
that with Aldrich IN control Of the
senate and the Cannon machine in
control Of the house, it is high time
for an obstacle against vicious legis-
lation to be interposed in the shape
of q democratic house.
Already the democratic congression-
al committee is getting out much lit
erature. Speeches are being widely
distributed Some Of the republican in
surgent speeches on the tariff bill, in
GLIDING those Of Cummins and Dolli-
yer, are being sent out by the demo-
Gratis, to prove to the voters that the
Payne-Aldrich law is not good one.
Confronted by Embarrassments.
One of the endorsements of the
democrats in the campaign will lie in
the fact that when the tariff bill was
before congress little effective work
was done against it by the democrats
For the most part, they sat by and
watched the insurgeit republicans stir
up the fight against the bill. Such ma
terial as was dug up to attack the bill
was largely obtained by the insurgents
This was especially noticeable in the
senate. Many of the southern senators
and members of the house, tho DEM
ocrats, evinced willingness to vote
for protective duties that weakened the
democratic position. On the Other
hand, the democrats contend that in
practically every case where they had