The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-13

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coming.
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Washington, April 1.-THE factional
fight in Senate democratic circles which
resulted in the defeat OF the progress
sives and the election as leader of Sem
ator Martin. of Virginia, a r~eactionary.
whose candidacy was backed b EX-SENATOR
Bailey, is only begun. Martin mas a
hard fight on his hands for reelection
and it is declared that Colonel Bryan
will carry the war on him into Vir-
ginia.
AS viewed by Colonel Bryan and pro-
gressive democrats, the fact that is
Senate democrats refused to support
Martin in caucus will be a hard blow
to him in his own state and will make
his reelection difficult.
The Senate progressive democrats
are greatly pleased over the course of
Senator O'Gorman, of New York, who
lined up with them n against the
Bailey following.
Mr.. Bryan said Saturday that he re-
garded the election Of Senator Martin
as minority eader of the Senate as
very unfortunate for the democratic
party, saying Mr.. Martin represented
the reactionary element and the rule of
seniority invoked in his behalf would
not stand examination.
THAT rule" Mr.. Bryan said, may do
in the army In representative govern
ment the man who is still in the Sen
ate because the people have not had a
recent opportunity to put him out ought
not to speak with more authority than
til c s::s. who comes fresh fffeffirtif1 peo-
pie.
THE line, however, has been drawn
and we will make a much better show
ing this year h two ears ago. We
have seventeen progressives now. and
they include nearly all the new demo-
cratic senators. Unless the progressive
progressive republicans a number OF
progressive democrats will be substi-
tuted for Martin men two years hence"
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1t is daily becoming manifest that
congress is facing a stormy session and
there a be made no forecast of the
probable legislative results. The fact
that both of the great political parties
are divided is nc longer denied, and the
leaders appear to have little hope of re-
storing anything more than surface
parties, each with a large representa-
ton. working at odds in the present
i session. The republican minority of the
house is divided between regulars and
insurgents, as was evidenced by the
vote in the speakership contest. The
breach between these two factions is
even wider in the republican majority
of the Senate.
A sharp line has been drawn be-
tween the conservative democrats of
the Senate who are opposed to any
attempt at dictation by William Jen-
nings Bryan and the progressive dem
ocrats, including practically all of the
new members n several veterans,
like Senator Stone, of Missouri, who
are Bryan adherents.
The House democratic majority
seems to have escaped a break, but
the leaders fear the party contest in
the Senate may at any time spread to
the other branch. The situation has in
terfered with the selection of commit
tees and beginning of legislative work.
Probably there never has been a con-
gress where SC much uncertainty ex.
listed and where the uneasiness has
been so equally distributed between the
two major political parties. OF course
this is due in part to the fact that *:
ehc PlSScilI Soll6lSsS tllS dGIIlOCIdlS are
in power in the House and the republic
cans in control of the Senate.
The real cause of anxiety Is believed
to be due to the proximity OF the party
conventions which will select the
standard bearers for 1912 and the
knowledge that a slip by either in the
extraordinary session or the regular
session to follow may very easily de-
termine the result of the next nation
al campaign.
Discussion among congressman of
the letter written by President Taft
to Representative Mccall, of Massa-
chusetts. assuring democratic leaders
in the House that he had no intention
of p~roroguing congress Immediately
after the passage of the Canadian recf-
pretty agreement, 1ed TO an authoriza-
ton from the White House to Mr.. Nc
Call last night to confirm the presi-
dents views.
Mr.. Mccall said the president wrote
that lie never had an idea of adjourn
ing congress by the constitutional
prerogative, recently resurrected, in
which the president is empowered with
a prorogue of in event of a
disagreement between the two houses
as to the time of adjournment. Demo-
cratic leaders were appraised by the
president that there was no founda-
ton for the report. and it Is believed
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
will be acted Upon before general tar.
if legislation.
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