The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
POLITICAL POTPOURRI.


From the Philadelphia North American.
The senate committee reports that there WASH
enough bribery 90 effect Tine election o. I.orimer.
senators are ap, TO knox Just hoW much bribery it
takes TO elect Senator.
From the Houston Post
There is Not enc constituent IN . GO who knows
what the rules Of tho Houss are or shat The rils-
Of The HOUSE were uhen the vote vas last con
trolIed bg Democrats Is NOT the Commouers sug-
resJon one which asks Democrat who knows moth
ing about parliamentary procedure % direct The
course Of ooe who does know
Prom Tie NeE York Trit4ne
Representative Nicholas LongvortA has responded
10 President Tafts ur7 nt recommends ton q
permanent tariff ommtssioE and Is drafting a bill
which 60 IS hoD1d win command the s'ppon q both
regulars and prugrcasiYes with the cyoeptiou n
course. q certain "hsrislCii' Ngil2rs who aH ros
to BE- won over 20 ANYTHING that even lcoks like
DusrCaa
From The Omaha Bee
The Democrats have faied IN their fri sttemIH
90 decide definite poicy Of tariff revision. Cod.
WaJter0n puts the matter Significantly ~soa!s
b1EhSood ass sot oui o. thc vay and a clearing
standing. The WUst o. DO is thal prospects flF
ever grttng ont CT this labyrinth Of confusion and
misunderstanding ara not bright
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
B. establishing such a commission a. senator
Beveridge has long advocated. the ta16 ooad h.
taken out ct politics and considered IKE any other
economic problem. such a commission sh0uld D. ~
rousibie not 10 she President the existing board
is. but 20 Congress. It's members should serye If
not fer lie then for terms suficeutj5 long 10 make
the QUESTION II reaDnOinulent u most O. them al
ans one time a distant consideration.
From The Denver Fine
IL the Demoaatlc PARTY ezr~cts 70 redeem the
nation il must be guided by wiser c5unsels Than
those which proposed "a representative rslJ and
harmony dinner with Bryan left out a. the
gathering The Democracy has mauy leaders nov.
and more aspiauts. ID has attained It's coveted
rCsncctablity IN certain financial circles D. enjoys
the support Of maEy important journals Of the eoaa
t1. But also DO needs several million soters.
From the Philadelphia Public Iodear.
Uncle Joe Cannon. regulator o. his Tary-4 ma
jorp for many years adept in the car business.
n!miiabe bCss Of the lower branch % Congress vas
al bis best when ne was criiicisiHr Woodrow Wi
s1n. Of New Jersey. for his efforts TO have the
Democratic party and the reaple q New Jersey reap
the fruits q their victory IN November. Uncle
Joe knows What be IS talking about when he spezks
On practical party management and the actual bux-
ness Of g0VCumenL
From the Boston Transcript.
Henry Cabot Lodse. Of MAssachusctrs. aligned
himself with the tariff commission movement by
peeeh IN the senate. made particularly with nj.
erence to the resolution Of Senator Cummins. of
Iowa. providing for 4 joint resolution limiting
amendments to any tariff bill before either branch
10 the schedule under discussion. He said that
he did not agrec with the method proposed bv the
Senzior from Iowa Of reaching his object but thar
DE was in entire accord with the purpose Of the
resolution.
From the Springfield Republican
Il is nov apparent that lie next Speaker win m.
appoint The committees. II is evident the e5urtrv
generally believes that the Democrats elected 10 the
Sixty Congress pledged themselves To take
from the Speaker the power u Appointing commit
tees. The Democrats are going 20 redeem e7erv
pledge made in the campaign ana reform n the
Hlss is one # the pledges that will b redeemed.
The sentiment against the SPEAKER appointing the
committees has hon c9stAllizing and Is nov 80
strong that It. cannot be ignored.
From the Charleston News and Courier
.Iaf' Noung Is going to stand by the rSruiucrr
first. last and all the time the .u-sinoerr not ~
fcrring 10 a gentleman producing the com At the
psychological moment but 10 certain manufacturers
VINO have bocn' fattening under the present tariff
Law. II remained for "Laf'' to assume the ro5e
~ a radical siaDdTatteT. boldly plunginc INTO the
tide ~ popular disapproJal in order 20 give the
poor producer a chance. We think We are -Dng
70 Ike lar better than Hepburn anyhow
Doubtless he is a superior fellow in eYerv vav ana
Jeh Davis cannot compare with him.