The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-07
Democratic Chief Uneasy Over
What May Come Up
THE BA|LEY-0WEN BREAK.
II Is Thought the Breach Sets Up a
Bugaboo-Anxious to Win Conf
dence Of Voters for 10I.-House
Organization and Selection OF Men
TO Revise Tariff Huge Tasks.

Washington, March 6.-with th,
certainty OF an extra session only ;
month ahead; session which mus
largely make up the democratic side
OF the issues for 1s12-democrati,
leaders are much concerned for thu
performance they are to give.
A new set of issues has beer
forced on them by the .Bailey-Ower
breach in the senate In the last hours
OF the session. Until that incident
the responsible managers Of the
party in congress were confident they
could give such a demonstration on
teh tariff question as would com
mand the country's confidence, and
conserve their opportunity in 1912.
Arizona Issue to the Front.
But Senator Bailey has suddenly
raised the Arizona issue to the first
significance. The historical analogies
OF the present situation are apparent.
Maine and Missouri we're tied to-
gether in all consideration Of their
admission to the union; Maine, a
free state. Missouri, a slave state. 1t
was the contest between conserva-
tism and progressivism. The Kansas
war grew out of the contest TO deter
mine whether Kansas should come in
slave or free, and that Arizona war
is over the question of whether
Arizona shall be bound or free.
That is the issue as rs per cent. Of
the people of Arizona have seen and
voted upon 1t. Senator Owen would
tie Arizona and New Mexico together
as Maine and Missouri were tied to
maintain the balance in the senate.
Thus does one new and far-reach-
ing issue suddenly raise a menacing
head to alright party leaders and to
complicate their difficulties. II will
be brought to the fore Immediately
upon the meeting OF the extra ses-
sion, and whatever Is done or not
done. II will be projected thence to-
the 1912 campaign
Extra session Plans.
The immediate and pressing ques-
ton before the democrats. however.
is TO prepare for the extra session.
They must organize the house, and
that, under the new plan Of naming
committees through a committee, isl
no easy task. The democratic men,
bers OF this committee-naming body
have been appointed, but their work
j. by no means done.
A months respite to prepare for
the extra session was earnestly plead
ed for by the democratic leaders,
who told President Taft they simply
must have II. They were right. The
ways and means committee has two
huge tasks on hand. First, Ii must
make up the committee roll OF the
house, and that task will take up q
good share OF the months intermis-
sion. There will be little opportun-
~ for them to concentrate trade at
lention on the tariff schedules that
await revision. They will accomp-
ish maryels IL they are able TO have
! single popgun bill. covering an en-
Ire schedule. ready for report BY the
lime the house is in session.
This Is the embarrassment which
vas foreseen BY democrats and
,thers who urged that the commit-
authority be given. not
o a legislative, but to an overhead
like rules. 80 as TO free
ways and means from the double
iuty that now encumbers ii. But II |
s too late for q change. The work
must be done as il has been started |
Problem Of Finding Men.
Next | the problem Of getting az
he work. Is that Of finding men to
10 II. The real, illuminating. enlight-
ming, commanding work Of the 1909
ariff session was done By 4 little
group OF insurgent senator's: men
'Quipped for the analytical studies
hey made. and gifted with the power
p prevent their conclusions in force
'ul manner. These men won the
'ountry to their view or the tarin
ind the country went. not demo-
ratio. but anti-republican. on the
ariff Issue. because OF the work
hese men had done.
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