The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-26
Statesmen In Both Parties
Counsel Moderation.
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.
Receptive Candidates For Nomination
on Their Good aehavior-"Why Not
Aribtrate With Little Natiens?" Asks
Senator cummins-The Outspoken-
ness of Senator Bailey.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

| Safulng the TRUSTS IL might naturally
| be supposed that the sole idea Of ey
cry party would be to smash the trusts
| Hasn't it been apparent for many year,
that the trusts alone were responsible,
for the ills affecting the nation? Ha,
| there ever been time when any poll
tician was willing TO say good wore
| for the trusts save one politician. #ht
| is an exception to all rules. and he
was In favor Of the good trusts only.
| Yet I have heard a number OF mel
in congress contending for a more
lenient policy regarding trusts Men
OF the Democratic faith have been try
ing to convince their colleagues that
the trusts have not been doing all the
bad and vicious things which have
been ascribed to them have heard
hot arguments between men in both
parties on the subject of the trusts
and the trusts have friends in both
parties. Perhaps it may have oc.
cured to number Of men that it is
not the best thing for the country to
destroy these big corporations.
Makes Them Serious.
Every four years large number of
statesmen and near statesmen become
serious. The men who are mentioned
for the presidency or even the vice
presidency believe that it behooyes
them to assume at once a different air
from their former demean0r. They be
lieye or seem to believe. if one may
judge from their actions, that il they
continue to be the same as heretofore
they will not be considered presiden
tial possibilities. They seem to think
that frivolous word will queer
them; that to crack joke will ruin
their chances: that to exhibit any
pleasure in life will keep them from
securing delegates
Your presidential possibility is one
OF the shiest creatures known among
the human species. Fortunately. there
are only six months more of this pc
Rod OF political seriousness before the
number will be reduced to four, the
men nominated by the principal par
ties for president and vice president.
Arbitrate With Small Nations.
Senator Cummins favors the arbitra.
ton treaties. but he says that it would
be good thing for this government to
arbitrate with small nations as well as
the powerful nations of the world. The
Iowa senator would have us arbitrate
with the South American republics
when any dispute arises.
The trouble seems to be that the
Iowa senator does NOT realize that thu.
small nations are to be kept In order
by the big nations, and arbitration he.
tween the big nations is necessary be-
cause war is too expensive for them.
Jokes on Senators.
It often happens that senator will
have printed as public document. a
paper which is handed to him with
that request. Not long ago such doc
uInent was printed, and afterward it
was found to contain attacks on sew
eral senators. though their NAMES ware
not mentioned
Ii recalls an occasion when Senator
Foraker received from constituent.
document purpofting TO be a chrome
logical history of seal negotiations and
laws 1t turned out that vigorous at.
tacks were made in 1t upon Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks and the late Senator
Elkins and other public men. The
senate suppressed the document he.
fore il gained any circulation.
Saying What He Thinks.
Senator Bailey has promised his
friends that before he leaves the sen.
ate he will make speech in which he
will tear the hide OF the cowarily poll
ticians who have been joining the hue
and cry OF popular government and
other fads. although they do not be-
lieve in any OF the newfangled ideas.
Meanwhile the Texas senator does not
hesitate to express his opinions on
these same questions at various times
when such subjects are under consid
GRAFTON. And, by the way. the out
spoken opinions of Bailey often re-
eeiYe distinct and emphatic applause
Correcting Records.
PHI. TO correct the military records
IL men who stand charged with deser
ion are receiving more careful atten-
ion than ever before in the senate
Thousands of such bills have passed
md men who were known on the rec
5rfs for years as deserters from the
srmy have had the bIemish removed
Dy acts of congress. But it is not so
Easy to pass such bills now. and it is !.
lue in measure to the fact that
younger men have been placed on the l
committee on military affairs in place
Il the old soldiers who have retired
rom the senate.
There was 4 senfimrntality abont
.assing such bills when the applicant
lad q story Of trouble and hardship or
mistake on the part Of somebody to
how that he was unjustly charged
xith deserfIon. and the survivors Of
be civil war on the committee could
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