Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-31
PARTY TORN BY FAcTfoNlsM TO
GREATER EXTENT THAN RE-
PuRLlcANs.
CONTROL OF HOUSE WOULD
SHOW THEIR lNEFFIcIENcY
Republicans Can See Advantage to
Party in Permitting Election Of DEM
oeratie House-opposition Could Not
Unite on Tariff QUESTION:. o. P.
Reorganization is Seen.

of philosophic turn of mind are say
ing that the election of democratic
house next November would not be an
unmixed evil, so far as the republicans
are concerned. They point out that the
democratic party is just as sadly rent
and torn by factions as the republican
party. This condition of affairs has
not been particularly noticeable for the
reason that the democrats are not in
the limelight. They are in the back
ground, charged with no official re-
sponsibility, and for that reason not In
a position to attract attention.
But once let the democrats be placed
in control of the house. with the re-
sponsibility which such~control will
impose, and it is said by republicans
that they will shine out in the glory
of their discord and inefficiency.
Under such change of house af-
fairs. the shrewd and able parliament
airy experts of the republican side OF
the chamber, with no esponsibility for
constructive work will assume the at
titude of critics. an attitude in which
most of them are fitted to act with dis
tinction by reason of long service and
ters Then will come two years of
dem ocratic responsibility. and two
years also of more or less legislative
chaos. The people of the country, say
the republicans. will be just as dis
pleased with the democrats by 1912 as
they are with the republicans now, and
so the presidential campaign will come
on with the republican situation con-
~ . hot n
Republicans were TO remain in control
Of the house.
How much there is in this philosophy
lit is too early to say. Its significance
lies in the fact that 1t is being adopted
by good many of the republican lead
ers, thus indicating their views with
reference TO the probable outcome OF
the congressional campaign this year.
Four Issues For Democrats.
The democrats are preparing to make
their campaign this year for house con-
troll on four issues, which may be sum-
married. as follows:
Cannonisrn and the house rules. On
this issue the democrats will probably
not be as strong as they would be had
the recent revolt in the house not been
brought about by their assistance.
suit of their union with the insurgents.
and the latter will carry off the major
ity of the honoss Of the day,
The tariff Here the democrats are
as seriously divided as the republicans.
but they will hope to hide those d.
visions by declining to discuss the
Payne law in detail. and by focusing
public attention on the high cost of
m oh
bound up with high customs duties.
Extrayagance On this issue the
democrats will be on surer ground than
when they talk about the tariff or Can
nonism. The remark Of Senato AL
drich to the senate, that the business
of the government ought to be con-
the present cost. will furnish the basis
the coming fall.
point out the tendency TO Capitalization
OF authority in the federal government,
at the expense Of the authority hitherto
exercised by the states, and will say
that this tendency has been greatly
strengthened under republican rule Of
recent years.
The democrats would be glad to make
an isue of the income tax, but after
the action OF the democratic legisla-
lures of Virginia and Kentucky, they
viii be expected to be discreetly silent
on this great question.
And what if the democrats should
elect the house on these issues?
The chief purpose Of democratic
;~%x
would be the formulation. thru legisla-
ton in that bodf, of issues for the
presidential campaign of 1912, and here
is where the republicans referred to at
the beginning Of this article say there
sin be a fall-down of astounding i'm
portance.
II the tariff should be one OF the
chief issues Of the year, the democrats
coming to control the house as the re-
suit Of it, one Of the things demo-
cratic house would be expected to do
would be to pass tariff bill embody-
ing the democratic principles regard
ing that question. Many of it's strong
est members are protectionists, and
argued long and loud during the tariff
session of last year in favor of pro-
lection.
Senator Daniel. of Virginia, 1t will
he remembered. said in the senate de-
rates that he didn't know what name
il was called by, but that he wanted
the lumber interests of his state taken
into the tariff bill. He said that some
persons called that protection, but that
he didn't know and didn't care whether
that was the proper name or not; he
simply knew what he wanted, and
said he purposed working for it. A
long list of names of the most promi-
nent democrats in congress might be
given here,if it were necessary. show
ing their attitude in favor OF the pro-
tective principle on all occasions where
their states had things demanding pro-
lection.
Couldn't Unite On Tariff.
The republicans figure that it will be
almost impossible for the democrats to
get together and put thru the house
a tariff bill on which the entire party
could unite. On conservation the party
is equally divided, and so it is on the
question Of stronger federal control OF
the railroads. The old doctrine of
states rights, or the memory of it. con-
tinues to annoy the party, and anything
ii could accomplish in the way Of de-
GENERALIZATION, it is believed here, would
be regarded by the country as whole
as running counter, to the inevitable
ii drift OF modern business and industry
-as q turning back Of the hands Of
the clock OF progress.