Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
Democrats Launched by
Election onaStoTmySea,
Republicans Also Face Serious
Problem bot See Light ahead.
Plans to Save arty-.Roosevelt Not
Eliminated. coed Lesson.

To his paper: ITO tell the cold truth
about it, Republicans who have been
detected for the National House and
the Senate, and Republican Capitol
employees, are. broadly speaking, al
lnosI the only members OF their par
- WHO seriously regret the Demo-
cratic landslide OF Tuesday. Even
President Taft. although preferring
coEtnGous Republican success dur
ing his Administration. has reason to
congratulate himself that the prospect
for Republican victory in 1912 is bet
ter than before the ballots of Nov.
We're cast. In Il tWinkling the con-
troll Of legislation in the House is
handed over from North to South, from
conservative to progressive. If not
radicals. In the Senate the progress
sivc element apparently Will control
On the final votes. Nothing but sup
port of non partisan progressive legis-
iati0n can save the Democratic party
from W:ecking its own PROSPECTS in
the next two years; and the country,
although voting the Democratic ticket.
does not in its heart believe that the,
Democratic leaders have the brains
-
for their party.
Committed to Low Tariff.
Jnn Democrats. for example, are
committed TO- the introduction OF a
low tariff bill. but they can make no
attempt at tariff legislation on their
own initiative that will not conflict
with the Taft plan of revision by
schedule. after investigation by the
Tariff BOARD. a plan which the common
sense Of tho country already has APP
proved. The Democrats can present
10 sound issue in Congress that has
not already been anticipated by a
progressive Republican President. The
Taft program is essentially non-parti-
san and the Democrats cannot an
tagoniZe it without discrediting them
selves with the country. This philoso.
phv has had much to do with the re-
suits of Tuesday. 1t accounts partly
for the defeat of Republican regulars
~ democrats and it cheers far-siShted
Republican politicians where others
are black with gloom.
Washington is unanimously of the
opinion that although his virtual re-
pudiaton in Indiana. Ohio. New York.
Connecticut. Massachusetts and al
most every other spot he touched does
not eliminate Theodore Roosevelt as
an important political factor, it deals
the death blow to the King Bust
ness" Roosevelt is too virile and his
program too closely in step with mod
EN- progressivsm for his influence to
De more than checked by the events
of Tuesday, He is too ShreWd not to
..~1rl l, sc.
friends here expect of him change
of tactics, but not a lessening of
activity.
Many Radical Changes.
A rapid glance at the makeup OF
Congress discloSes that radical changes
will take place in the management of
the House. Champ Clark of Missouri
will succeed Joseph G. Cannon of I'LL
nois as Speaker. Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama will displace Serene
f. Payne of New York as chairman of
Ways and Means. Fitzgerald Of New
York or Burleson of Texas will sue
coed TaWney as chairman of the
App epriations. Whichever selection
Champ Clark makes will cause him
trouble. Sparkman of Florida. whose
interest in the Gulf of Mexico and the
Southern coast ports rather than the
River will take the seat
of tlexander of New York at the head
Of Rivers and Harbors. Foss of ILL.,
nois will give way to Padgett of Ten
nessce at the head Of Naval Affairs.
ard Moon of Tennessee succeeds
Weeks of Massachusetts as chairman
Of Post Offices and Post Roads. Smith
= IN. 1ar
of Kansas at the head of Irrigation,
which committee plainly should be
headed by Middle Western man, and
Clayton of Ala bama will take Judi
ciary from Richard Wayne Parker OF
New Jersey. Hay of Virginia. Flood
of Virginia and Jones OF Virginia will
head. respectively. Census. Foreign
Affairs and Insular Affairs. Sulzer on
New York is slated for Military AZ
fairs.
Control Moves South.
In almost every instance the change
VIII be from Northern to Southern con-
troll of the great committees Of Con
g-ess. This will not necessarily be
so in the Senate. but the Republican
Insurgents there will make a most
desperate effort to reOrganize the Com"
Ir1ittpe on Committees and trades with
tho Democrats are possible which will
almost completely roarranSe the Sen
ate charmapshipS. This outcome is
less likely i'll the Senate, however. for
the rule of seniority always has q ten
dency to preserve existing conditions
and the insurgents soon will come in
to their own without the necessity Of
a revolution which would plague them
later
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