The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-09-01
FAITH IN DEMOCRACY.
Members of Congress Most
Optimistic.

DcI Vi the representatives DeiuR IRON
Tennessee districts.
In the distinguished party were Sep
ators Robt i. Taylor, known and loved
by every Tennessean; Senator Thorn
ton, of Louisiana, who is also well
known in this State, and who has sew
eral relatives in Memphis, and Repre-
sentatives Garrett, Padgett, Houston
and Byrns, Of Tennessee; Lamb, of
Virginia; Thistlewood, of Illinois, and
Kahn, of California.
All agreed in the opinion that the
extra session Of Congress will be brought
to close within week, and that, in
all probability, the efforts of the Dem
ocrats to secure reduction in the tariff
duties at the present session will prove
unavailing in the main, as it is antici-
pated that the President will veto the
tariff bills which will be sent to him
during this week, together with the
Arizona Statehood bill
This action is anticipated, but it will
leave the Democracy in fine position
before the people, y said Representative
FINS j, Garrett, of Dresden. The
Democrats have made their promises
good to the best of their ability. If
the reduction of the tariff duties is
prevented for a time by the action of
the President and of the Senate, it will
only make the people of this country
more determined to send sufficient
majority to the Congress next time to
accomplish these things.
BELIEVE DEMOCRACY CAN WIN.
Exactly" said Representative John
Lamb, whose home is in Richmond,
Va, and if we don't win the next
Presidential election it will be our own
fault. The Republicans are fighting
among themselves, while the Democrats
are together on all the great questions
before the people. -"
When questioned about the Arizona
Statehood bill, Senator Thornton said
he voted for the bill rather under pro-
test on account of the provision for the
recall Of judges
Personally" he added Il would
never vote for such a measure for my
own State, believe l will go further
and say that l would not live in a State
where they had such a constitutional
provision. But if the people of Arizona
want it, that is their own affair and l
think they ought to have it. J"
In other words, said Representa-
tive Houston, we are Democrats and
believe in Democratic principles Of gov
eminent, and some of us have linger-
ing love for State rights even yet. +"
Representative Joe Byrns, of Nash
vile, had his hands full during the day
meeting and greeting friends right and
eft, and it is said that some Of them
even went SO far as to suggest that he
would make a good candidate for Gov
ernor next year.
Senator Robt. L. Taylor, who assumed
he role of peace evangelist last year in
he interest OF Democratic harmony in
tennessee, was asked what he thought
Byrns chances would be :
lnder such circumstances. But the Sen
tor merely smiled one of his quizzical
miles and said that he hadn't gotten
lis own feathers well smoothed down
et and he preferred not to do any
as to Tennessee politics for
few months to come.
I believe Tennessee Democrats will
ct together next year, " he said, but
wouldn't bet on it as certainty"
But as to national politics, " he con-
nued, any man who keeps his eyes
pen and his ear to the ground, as poll
clans are supposed to do, can see with
alf an eye and hear with one ear the
round swell Of Democracy. The peo-
lie are behind Democratic principles
lis time, and the Republicans, who
ave been making political blunder r
fter political blunder for the past two
T three years, won't have to blunder
luch more to blunder into a worse de- r
at than they received last year-eyery- II
here except in dear old Tennessee. 2
The Democrats are right on the tariff h
sue, as they have always been, only =
DIV the people believe that they are =
ght and are saying SO at every con- u
,nient opportunity. The calling of
e present extra session by the Presi-
mt was a political mistake and Taft
Id his friends recognize it. President n