The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15

jersey anu prOpaDly MT. meyers, the
new senator from Montana.
Senator Bailey is not the chair
man of the democratic minority. He
refused to permit his name to be used
Tor the office at the time Senator
Culberson was chosen and even be-
fore. After Mr.. Culberson resigned
the honor went to Senator Money of
Mississippi, who retired on March 4.
Part of the work before the minor
ity in the senate when the extra ses-
sion meets will be the election of
chairman Of the democratic caucus,
which carries with it constructive
leadership OF the senate minority.
Senator Bailey will not be a candi-
date. and If he were could hardly
muster a majority OF the democrats.
Whatever semblance of leadership ne
has enjoyed has been acquired by
the force OF his personality and
his reputation as a debater.
1t is expected that when the SEN
ate takes up the consideration of
Canadian reciprocity and whatever
amendments the ways and means
committee of the house may conclude
to attach to 1t the real conflict be-
tween the Bailey and the anti-Bailey
factions in the senate will appear.
Mr. Bailey is opposed to Canadian re-
ciprocity. He is likewise opposed to
free raw material as un-democratiC
and styles himself as an advocate Of
a revenue tariff. He has justified
himself in this way for voting for n
duty on lumber, coal. hides and 9TH
er articles which il is expected that
the ways and means committee will
endeavor to have put on the free
list in their new plan OF tariff revi-
sion.
II the new tariff legislation com
ing over from the house is to pass it
must command practically the solid
support OF the democratic senators
and gain a few votes from the re-
publican side. The necessary votes
from the republican side, it is ex-
peoted, will be recruits will not be
sufficient to save the measure unless
practically all of the democratic sem
ators support it. 1t will probably be
hA G.1,k -,
| the democratic ranks in the senate
will hinge. The house leaders and
some Of the low tariff democrats in
the senate are asserting that they
will drive out of their party and out
OF politics every democrat in con-
gress who votes against the pro-
gramme which includes Canadian re-
ciprocity.
Senator Bailey has long been dis
trusted by many Of the democrats in
the senate who express admiration
at the same time for his ability. He
has seemed too willing on many oc-
casions. they assert to do the things
that are pleasing to the republicans
and which have greatly aided the re-
publican leaders in carrying out their
programme of legislation. Only a
few days ago, after he had been
relied on by his democratic colleagues
in the finance committee to stand
firmly against the tariff board bill
and to prevent its passage, he ap-
peared to surrender in order to get
an agreemnt for a vote on the Lori
mer case. This apparent change of
front aroused much bitter criticism
OF the senator from Texas among his
democratic colleagues and Is said to
have had something to do with the
| fil;buster led by Senator Stone Of
| Missouri.
The vote on the Arizona statehood
was not In itself indicative of hos
tility to Senator Bailey, because 1t
IS stated on the best Of authority
that every democratic senator ex-
| cept three-Owen and Gore of Okla
homa and Newlands Of Nevada-is
opposed TO the Arizona constitution
because 1t provides for the recall Of
judges. but those who voted for the
statehood resolution did so on the
ground that Arizona was entitled to
make her own constitution, and be-
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self-government. that there was no
other course open to them.
Bailey May Resign Again.