Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-11-24

Democrats Who Will Run Things.
Presuming that in the Democratic
Congress the chairmaDships OF COM
mittees will be awarded by the Speak
er, who is expected to be Champ Clark,
of Missouri, in the usual way-that of
seniority in party service-it is easy to
name those who will run the affairs of
Congress, says Philadelphia Inquirer.
The great Committee on Ways and
Means, now headed by Payne of New
York, will pass into the hands of Un-
derwood, of Alabama. In case Clark
should not be given the Speakership,
he would take over the Ways and
Means Committee, since he is the rank
ing Democratic member of that COM
mittee now. Either the gentleman
from Florida or the gentleman from
Missouri would command the forces
engaged in revising the tariff law.
Clark is disciple of Bryan. Mr.. Un-
derwood believes in "a tariff for
revenue only. That is pleasant out
look for wage earners dependent upon
protective tariff for steady employ
ment, isn't it?
Next in importance comes the Com
mittee on Appropriations, which wilt
pass out of hands of Tawney, of Minn.
Fitzgerald, of New York, is entitled to
the craftsmanship, but there is no love
lost between Fitzgerald and Clark, for
the New Yorker bolted the leadership
of the Missouran in the contest over
the House rules and dealt with the
Cannon following, therefore the ap-
pointment of Burleson, of Texas, as
chairman OF this committee may be
looked for.
Arsene P. Pujo, Democrat of Louis
lana, is the logical successor of Mr..
Vreeland, of New York, as head of the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
AS chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs we shall have Flood of
Virginia, in place of Foster, of Yer
mont
Questions concerning immigration
and immigration laws will be turn
ed over to Burnett, of Alabama, as
chairman of the immigration Commit
tee, instead of to Howell, of New
Jersey.
Old soldiers and those interested in
the pension laws will have to look to
Richardson. of Alabama, and not to
Loudensage ger, of New Jersey.
Mr.. Mann, of Illinois, has been handl-
ing matters relating to interstate and
foreign commerce. Adamson, of
Georgia, is the ranking Democrat on
the committee.
The Committee on the judiciary will
be given to Clayton, of Alabama, and
Parker, of New Jersey, will be retired.
There will be little chance for the
building up of the American Merchant
Marine under the Democratic House
Greene, of Massachusetts, present
chairman of the Committee on Merchant
Marine, retires for CLARK, of Florida.
The Democratic policy will be free
ships, if it carries out any policy what
ever.
What will be the ideas Of the Demo
cratic House concerning the develop
ment of rivers and harbors can only be
coujectured. There is Especial commit
tee on the improvements of the Missis-
sippi, the Chairmanship of which will
go to an Arkansas Democrat 1t is
presumed that the Mississippi will be
well cared for, but what Of the inter
ests of the Delaware? The Delaware
and harbor and river developments
generally are under the control of the
important Committee on Rivers and
Harbors, and the chairmanship will
pass from Alexander, OF New York, to
Sparkman, of Florida.
The navy will be at the mercy of a
Tennessee Democrat, Mr.. Padgett;
Postoffice affairs, of Moon, of Tennes-
see; public lands, of Robinson, of Ar
kansas while the Agricultural Com
mittee will go to John Lamb, of Vir-
ginia.
Such is the havoc that Republicans
have wrought, for only by Republican
votes have the Democratic victories !
been made possible. All of the com.
mittees which have to do with the |
great interests of the United States
rivers and harbors, banking and cur
rency, appropriations, naval affairs,
foreign affairs, postoifices, the consider |
alton of the tariff and of the supply |
bills, immigration, public lands-all of |
these pass out of the lands of eastern
and western chairman, and the South |
comes into foil control.
There will be time tor cool second ,
thouubt before the Presidential elec-