Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-28

| selected as an eligible. Woodrow
| Wilson also bolted in that strenuous
time, but he, with Champ Clark and
Joseph w. Folk, are put at the very
head of the Bryan table of fame.
The day that interest was aroused
in the Bryan list Judge Alton B. Par
ker, who shares with the Nebraskan
the glory of being the only living ex-
presidential candidate, was In Wash
ington. He does not appear In the
Bryan Valhalla, but there were many
| among the congressman with whom
he talked who expressed the wish that
he might again head the ticket There
Is indeed feeling that Judge Parker
was Ill used in his candidacy-a feel
ing that developed shortly after the
hearings in the insurance scandals
justified the charges made by him
against Roosevelt and which that gen.
tleman denounced as lies.
Why Is Underwood Left Out?
Neither does the name Of Oscar w.
Underwood appear for either first or
second place, though 1t is on the
tongue of every politician here I'm
derwood, In fact, has no chance of
nominal ton because he comes from a
southern state. It could not have
been this, however, that deferred Mr..
Bryan, for he mentions Hoke Smith
of Georgia, Culberson, Randell and
Campbell of Texas, Conner of Ala
bama, James, McCreary and Beckham
of Kentucky and Clark of South Caro-
lima. Perhaps the fact that Under
wood alone of all the prominent house
Democrats responded in kind to Mr..
Bryan's savage attack upon those who
supported a revenue tariff on wool
may have just little bit to do with
this omission.
Governor Foss of Massachusetts Is
given place far down the list as a
presidential possibility, along
with Louis Brandeis, who incidentally
was among those who failed to vote
the Democratic ticket in 1896. Mr.
Brandeis is the gentleman who pro-
fessed to be able to save the railroads
of the United States a million dollars
a day If given authority There is un-
doubtedly room for genius of that sort
In the White House.
Chicagoans will feel mild amusement
at the appearance of the names of
Carter Harrison and ex-Mayor Dunno
In this list. Not that either one is
not fit. Indeed there is a great deal
Of cuiet talk about Harrison as a dark
horse down here. But the relations
between these two Chicagoans have
not been SO friendly of late as to
make their names side by side in a
presidential list look other than queer
BrantIey Wants Long Session.
About the only man In public
life here who openly avows the
opinion that congress should con-
tinue in session Indefinitely is Repre-
sentative Brantley of Georgia His
opinion on most subjects is held in
high esteem by his colleagues except
when it takes the form of voting for
a high tariff on lumber, which he did
in the last congress. To that error
Brantley now adds that of declaring
for a prolonged extra session, and
rapid discharge of "pop-gun" tariff
bills at the senate. "The Democrats"
he says, should remain here until
ord for this congress. They should re-
port bills revising the tariff affecting
every one of the well-known trusts OF
the country. We ought to get some
positive tariff legislation at this ses-
sion" sa3
But majority of Mr.. Brantley's as
sociates on ways and means do not
join in this idea. Mr. Underwood, the
chairman, certainly does not While
he Is going ahead with the prepare
ton of new schedules for senatorial
consideration, his position is that ac-
ton on the wool schedule is all that
can be hoped for this summer And
incidentally Mr. Underwood hopes
that the senate will pass and the
Some of the Democrats think we
would be better off," said he, eff our
bill went through congress and was
vetoed by the president. don't agree
with them. The record Of reducing
taxation by more than so per cent on
articles of universal use without re-
ducing the revenue will be enough for
us to go before the country on, even
If we can point to only one of our
schedules enacted into law. 1t is our
legislation, originating in a Demo
cratic ways and means committee.
passed by a practically unanimous
Democratic house. If a Republican
president wants to sign it, so much
more wisdom on the part of the presi-
dent, and the more credit to the party
that sent him the bill"
Only Two Enactments Likely.
There is really more force in that
part Of Mr.. Brantley's plea for a con-
tinued session in which he calls at
tention to the great amount of bust
ness which will come before the reg
ular session next winter if this one
adjourns with only reciprocity and
wool disposed of.
Yet that is precisely what is likely
to happen. The admission of Arizona
and New Mexico, the direct election
of senators, the congressional reap
portionment, the free list bill are all
in such shape that scarcely one can
be carried to enactment this summer
But If all go over and are added to
the general revision of the tariff prom
Uses for the regular session the next
presidential campaign will be well
under way with congress still trying