The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-10
If Democrats Should Capture
the Next Congress it Would
Weaken Them in 1912.
DEMOCRATS FEAR TO CONTROL
They Would Preserve Divided
Front and Would Accomplish
Nothing I'm Congress-A Strange
Spectacle Of Certain Republicans
be Willing for Democrats TO Com
troll and OF Certain Democrats
Fearing the Responsibility-The
Postal Savings Bank Bill.
Special to the Caucasian:

Postal Savings Bank Bill.
Special to the Caucasian:
A very curious and interesting po-
litical situation has developed at the
National Capital. A week or more
ago it began to be suggested in GER
tain quarters that it might not be a
bad thing for the Republican party
if the Democrats should control the
next House of Representatives.
The view expressed was that il the
Democrats had the next House that
they would not be able to unite ON
any policy. but would present a di-
vided front and be split to pieces
over every question for which the
party has claimed to stand, and that
that would SO thoroughly discredit
the Democratic party that there
would be no question about complete
Republican success in the next cam
paign, which would result in the re-
election of President Taft and Re-
publican House to support him in
carrying out the remainder of the
policies set forth in the Republican
platform.
Democrats Fear to Control the Next
House.
The next political development is
report from certain Democratic
quarters that the Democrats are
afraid to control the next House for
the reason that they admit that they
would present divided front to the
country and would weaken whatever
chances they might have of electing
a President in 1912.
Thus we have the strange spec
tacle presented of certain Republi-
cans being willing for the Democrats
to control the next House and of
certain Democrats being afraid to
shoulder the responsibility.
Chairman McKinley's Position.
When this situation wds called to
the attention Of Mr.. Mckinley, the
Chairman of the Republican Nation
al Congressional Committee, he said
that he took no stock in the views
expressed by certain Republicans that
the next House. He pointed out that
his committee was organizing for
one of the most vigorous campaigns
to elect Republican Congressman
that the country has ever seen. His
view Is that the people should re-
elect a Republican Congress to up
hold the Presidents hands and thus
enable him to carry out the remain
der of the policies for which he de-
clared, and that he believes that the
dorsing the Republican National ad
ministration.
The Postal Savings Bank Bill.
The Senate has passed the admin
istrati0n measure for establishing 6
system Of postal savings banks
| There was a lively fight in the Sen
ate over the proposition with th'
Democratic partisans lining up sol
idly against this great reform meas
ure.
| The bill as~it passed the Senate
while not in all respects what th'
friends Of postal savings bank
wanted, is, however. a very goo'
bill; that it will establish a system
that will grow in popularity, an
that the beneficial results comini
from it will enable succeeding Con
crosses to amend and perfect tn
measure so as to make the syster
an ideal one.
The next big fight that will com
up in Congress will be over the ad
ministration railroad bill.