The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-09
INFLUX ID CAPITAL
 WILL BEGIN SOON COngressmen Are Looking
 for Strenuous Times EVERY DAY BIG DAY Leaders of Both Parties Will Strug- gle for Advantage in View of the National Election Next Year
EVERY DAY BIG DAY
BY WALTER HARPER

BY WALTER HARPER
 Washington, November S.-(Special.)- Now tha, the fragnaentary elections fin a number of the states of the union have been pulled off, the politicians and the members of Congress, sometimes two in one, will turn their steps toward Wash ington.
 A large influx is expected during the latter part of this week and next week.
 A number of congressman and some of the senators have been engaged in the several state and other local campaigns. Some of them not engaged in a fight at home have gone to other states to assist In the scrambles where their respective parties have been on trial.
 Now that the various results have been tabulated and announced, these guardians of the public veal will hurry to Wash ington to explain how it happened, exult over their successes, consult together over the failures and begin to lay plans for the big campaign next year.
 The leaders of both parties will get busy early for the political struggle that is to be waged for advantage in the coming IcS ScSSiOii ol Soislc cSS. W III be uppermost in the minds and actions of the legislators during the coming session. It promises to be one of the most impor- tant in this respect in the history of the country
 The democrats, with all the advantage at the present time, will strive for still further advantage, and will attempt some
 
 ans will adopt a policy of obstruction to democratic accomplishment, and will seek some means of forestalling the democrats in some new legislation intended to over shadow the immediate importance of tariff revision as it is contemplated by the democrats.
 Trust Legislation
 Trast regulation ,trus prosecution, cur rency legislation and other like subjects affecting the business of the country will engage great deal of the attention oe tie republicans.
 They will be forced to large and con- stant consideration of the tariff for the reason that the democrats will force this issue to which they are pledged, though Aio hhciC SliiStiy tIdu tlc The stand-pat republicans will try to evade the issue and will seek every excuse for 6 further delay in the downward re- vision of any schedules.
 The insurgents are not sincere in their advocacy of tariff revision. They only seek to embarrass the Taft administration and will continue their fight for revision only SO far as it seems to their political advantage and the further embarrass- mcnt of the republican regulars and the President. H.e
 The democrats, led by Oscar W. Under wood in the House, are sincere in their contention for an honest revision of the tariff and will do all in their power to secure such revision during the next ses- sion. They will have many difficulties to overcome. There will not only be differ ences of opinion in the party, but all the power Of the republican administration and insurgent wing of the party to pre- vent democratic success will have to be met.
 The Contending Forces
 Three strong contending forces will dominate the political influences in .he next sess,on. The democrats have their plans for honest revision of the tariff and other constructive legislation. They can have no better political purpose than to accomplish their legislative plans. The regular republicans will be engaged in the half hearted duty of saving the face of the administration while the insurgent faction os the republican party will re- double it's efforts to snatch all power and credit from the regulars for the big 1912 fight.
 There Tjll be much fireworks. There will be something doing worth watching every day of the session from the opening of the session on the first Monday in De- ce,nber up to the close which will proba- bly be within few days of the meetings of the big national conventions. Indeed, the big political fights of the national con ven.ions will be begun on the two floors of Congress and will only be transferred 10 the convention halls for the final struggle.