The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-26
TIE Democrats Redeenl;ug the Pledge
They Made The People
BEFORE The ELECTION
Reports to that Effect Over the Ems
tire Country Fave True Founda-S
ton at the Scene of HostiIties in
the City Of Washington Where the
Battle Rages. ~: ~

3'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 a wisdom, yet surely and
steadily, the Democrats are proving
bitter disappointment to the Re:
publicans, who predicted chaos aadS
discussion and disorder just as sooni
as Champ Clark was inducted into
the Office of speaker. And through
out the country the 61.doubting Thom-s
asses who prophesied that Just as
soon. as the Democrats took charge
Of the house with Tariff legislation;
pending, business and every thing
thing would go to the "demnition
bowwows," cannot be found. -
But it is easy enough to say the
Democratic house is making good.
That's TOO general and may mean a
great deal or very little. a man
may pass your corn field, riding in a;
day coach OF a train, and at a 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 OF 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 i,
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 COM
gress are carrying Que effectively the
manifest wishes Of the people Of the,
United States-pr-lection promises
haye actually become post-elections
obligations which are being met
squarely and fairly. And in this.
work of legislation the majority par.
ty is showing q capacity and eff
cheney that is surprising.
Beginning with a 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 s1S0,0o0 per
year. And by reporting that Canad-s
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. 1t will be the means Of enter
ing the wedge that will effectively
open the high tariff block. Just as
soon as the Canadian reciprocity bill
is enacted by the house, the Demo
cratic Gree list" bill, which has al;
ready been reported out from the
ways and means committee and
which has been published, will be
passed.
The free list will Offset the clamor
of the western farmer as to taking
his protection from him and yet
keeping it on all the necessary things
ne has to purchase. And the Repub-.
lican 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 a practl-:
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 TOR the eolsIi-
tutional amendment for the election
of United States senators by the dir
ect vote of the people.
The campaign publicity bill, to re-
ouire that all campaign contrihO-
tions be published prior to elections,
and not subsequent to elections will
be passed by the house~1f the DEM
ocrats sustain their gait in shaping
and pass-sach remedial legislative
bills through the house, The country
yI in all probability turn the Re
publicans out Of power at the senate
end of the caritol and from the ex-
ecutive mansion in 1912.
STEAMER IS WRECKED.