Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-04-27
THEY MADE GOOD
The Democrats Redeemipg the Pledge
They Made the People
BEFORE The ELECTION

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tire Country Have True Founda-
ton at the Scene OF Hostilities In
the City of Washington Where the
Battle Rages.
"The Democratic house is making
good" That's the sum and substance
of what you hear on every side In
washington and judging from the
press of the country the democratic
congress is regarded in the same
light all over the United States.
The amazing thing about it all Is
that this congress is doing things.
Proceeding with harmony, a eau
ton and wisdom, yet surely and
steadily, the Democrats are proving
bitter disappointment to the Re-
publicans, who predicted chaos and
discussion and disorder just as soon
as Champ Clark was inducted into
the Office of speaker. And through
out the country the doubling Thom-
asses" who prophesied that just as
soon as the Democrats took charge
of the house with ldriff legislation
pending, business and every thing
thing would go to the "demnition
bowwows," cannot be found.
But 1t is easy enough to say the
Democratic house is making good.
That's too general and may mean
great deal or very little. A man
may pass your corn field, riding in
day coach OF train, and at dis
tance view a few rows of growing
corn and the next time he sees you
tells you that your corn crop Is
looking fine. Again some man may
run across your son who Is on In
another city at college. He may see
the boy on the street and chat with
him and come back and tell you that
boy of yours is getting on fine. That
sounds well, when the facts may be
that that boy of yours Is more In
terested in baseball or pool than In
trigonomotry.
So why is it that the impression
thus early is gaining ground that
the Democratic house is making
good? It's because the majority
party In the lower branch OF con-
gress are carrying Que effectively the
manifest wishes Of the people OF the
United States-pr-lection promises
have actually become post-elections
obligations which are being met
suuarely and fairly. And in this
work of legislation the majority par
ty is showing a capacity and eif'-
cheney that is surprising.
Beginning with committee on
committees to select the proper men
for the various house committees
instead of leaving this power in the
hands of one man, the Democrats in
augurated economy by abolishIng
one hundred useless positions about
the house OF representatives, thus
saving the taxpayers s1SO,OOO per
wear. And by reporting that Canad-
ian reciprocity bill to the house and
agreeing on its passage, they have
elevated themselves in the eyes OF
the entire people.
And this move is good politics,
too. It will be the means of enter
ing the wedge that will effectively
omen the high tariff block. Just as
soon as the Canadian reciprocity bill
4 IS enacted by the house, the Demo
cratic free list bill, which has al
ready Be~u reported out from the
ways and means committee and
which has beeft- published, will be
passed.
The free list will offcSt the ciamor
Of the western farmer as~Lo taxing
his protection from him s9d yet
keeDing it on all the necessary hlngs
he has to purchase. And the Repub-
llcan party has buncoed the farmers
of the west So long with the fairy
tale of heaping up protection on
everything that he produces that they
believe. But in the face OF pracIl-
cal remedy to Offset the Canadian
reciprocity pact he will not lag be-
hind in the march of better times
and a more equal chance for all.
The Democratic house passed the
resolution providing for the consti-
tutional amendment for the election
Of United states senators by the dir
ect vote of the people.
The campaign publicity bill, to re-
quire that all campaign contriou-
tions be published prior to elections
and not subsequent to elections viii
be passed by the house. If the Dem
ocrats sustain their gait in shaping
and pass such remedial legislative
bills through the house, the country
will in all probability turn the Re
publicans out of power at the senate
end of the capitol and from the ex'
ecutive mansion in 1912.