The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-24
"BEATEN At EVERY POINT"
Democrats Views ON Present Repub-
lican SituatiOn-That Democrats
viii Win i'm November.

1.-The Democratic slaughter pen will
be found in full operation from this
time on, and unless there is a first
class killing of Republicans in con-
gress before the frost falls again I
will be a much mistaken man"
This was the cheering statement
made here today by a member of the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee from the South, a man well
Informed on national affairs and one
of the last in the world perhaps to
predict something that he did not be-
GeVe would come true.
"Analyzed closely, the situation is
this way" this member continued;
there is little doubt in my mind that
the president and his Republican ad-
visers in congress will determine dur
ing the next day or two to withdraw
what is left Of the poor, old wrecked
railroad bill. There has been a smash
up just here-one Of the very worst in
the history of the company-Taft,
Aldrich & Co., and there is now hard
1y enough Of the debris left to gather
up. However, I think during the Next
few days the end Of that issue will
come, and it will be a dead failure.
Far Apart on Postal Banks.
CAS- to the postal savings bank bill,
the president has declared himself
greatly opposed to a central bank at
this time, and this bank bill in real
1ty is nothing but a central bank,
dress it up in whatever legislative
trail bank and nothing more. There
fore the president being on record as
opposed to such an institution, how
can he see congress enact this legis-
1ation? Besides this the many causes
the Republicans have held have only
showed them to be far apart on the
subject Of thrusting this on the peo-
pie as they did the tariff bill.
"It has already been clearly demon
strated that there will be no admis-
sion Of Arizona and New Mexico this
session, in al probability, and why?
For the simple reason that the adrais-
sion of those Territories would prob
ably send four additional Democrats
to the senate, or at least four sem
ators who would not bow to the AID
rich yoke, and that is not what the
administration is looking for just now
No, they. will not be admitted-not
now. -
~tThere will be no report on the Bal
7inger-Pinchot Investigation at this
session. It has already been fixed, I
think; for the matter to be carried
over until next winter, for reasons
that ought to be obvious to any n
familiar with current events.
administration Has Failed"
SHOW what is to be the result Of
this? I think that the president and
his advisers, seeing that they are
clearly beaten at every point. will
agree during the next few days to call
congress to IN end. Practically all
the big supply bills have been pass
ed. If it is agreed to wind up the.sea-
son it can easily be done by June /,
In my opinion, and, i believe this will
be the case. It ought to be for the
administration-even with the big Re-
j: publican majority in both houses Of
congress-has utterly and miserably
{ failed to put through what it attempt
ed. "
"HThe effect on the present Repub-
.Icans in the house will be that when
they go home and ask for reelection
they will go before the voters in their
respective districts abusing the in
and holding them to blame
for the failure to enact any Of the
program outlined in the early winter.
In addition to this they will make a
bold stand to make the people believe
the tariff a good one and will beg that
it be given a fair trial. I don't think
this is going to do them any good.
I look for a bloody slaughter in No
rsmber."
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