The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-14
they ARE A UNIT
The Democrats IN the House Vii Stand
Together on the Tariff.
TIE WOOL SPLIT FIXED

THE WOOL SPLIT FIXED
the Individuals Are Wiil-
ins to Subordinate Their Personal
Preferences to the Public Policy,
and Have the Republicans Guess
ing What the Outcome viii Be.
The Washington correspondent of
The State says the House Democrats
have the Republicans guessing. Long
before this it was the fond
hope Of tbs latter that a split would
occur which would send the fol.ew-
ers of Thomas Jefferson to the c.er-
nal bowbows, but the spectacle OF a
perfect organization among the DEM
ocrats is the thing that is worrying
the Republican leaders as they con-
template the 1912 situation. The:
latest example of what organization
can accomplish is afforded 3y the
house caucus on the wool tariff.
In this instance the members o.
the Democratic side, seemingly d.
yided hopelessly, went into a meet
ing and, instead of throwing brick
bats and coming to blows, got
through a resolution on which both
the friends and the enemies of a
duty on raw wool were able to stand
and present at least a semblance OF
peace and unity.
1t had been hoped by the Repub-
licans that the Democrats would
split irreparably over the question
OF q tariff on raw wool. The Repub-
licans, therefore, are deeply disap-
pointed to see that the democrats are
not going to make any bad breaks
prior to 1912, and that the result
will probably be the election OF a
Democratic president and Demo
cratic senate and another Democratic
house.
Shrewd observers perceive, OF
course, tnat the Democrats are IN
reality split over the question of tar
if. More particularly, there is a
wide division Of opinion over the
question of free raw materials. But
from the standpoint of practical poll
tics the question that is facing the
Republican leaders is whether the
Democrats are going to be able to
conceal their differences in the main
until after the 1912 campaign.
Some indications are given that
the Democrats will be able to do
this. The house Democratic leaders
in particular are bending every ef-
fort in this direction. That is why
they are so mad at Bryan for stirring
up the free raw wool issue.
But having for the time quieted
things as to- wool, the house lead
ers hope there VIII be peace. AS the
result Of their efforts, most of the
house Democrats are fully convinc-
ed that the one thing Of supreme
Importance now is to have the Dem.
ocratic party win in 1912, and that
for this reason individuals should
subordinate their views and promote
the party welfare. That is why the
leaders are able to call caucuses on
important matters and bind pract!-
cally the entire Democratic member
ship to a certain course of action.
Republican members of the house
especially the insurgents, are pro-
testing against the rule of caucus by
the Democrats. They insist that the
sway of the Democratic leaders II
the house today, though in different
form, is just as tyrannlcal as the
rule of Cannon. They say the steam
roller was never applied more ruth.
lessly in the days of Cannon than
It is being applied now by the reign
ing forces in the house. They say
that through the medium Of the
caucus the control of the house b.
small coterie of leaders is made
possible, and this is just what is
happening.
But, however. much kicking there
may be among insurgent Republicans
or Democrats against the method OF
rule by caucus, it looks as though
this method would continue in the
house for the present. So long as the
Democratic end of congress is con-
vinced the party is going TO win in
1912, differences Of opinion will be
sunk to considerable extent. Al
least this is what is happening in
the house In the senate there
is less sign that the cry of harmony
in order to win il 1912 will con-
troll senators. Already the senate
Democrats have split on reciprocity
and if general tariff revision comes
I'D, they will be more badly divided.
However, if the men of the senate
follow the lead of those in the house
the olive branch will wave, and the
Democrats will go into the White
House il 1912.