Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-17
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| What the Democrats here fear is that
the Democracy of the states of New
York, New Jersey. Ohio and West vir-
ginia will select men as United States
| senators who are known for their re-
dictionary tendencies.
Fear Effect on Next Campaign.
For the sake of adding strength to
the next national campaign. the Dem
ocrats now in official life here would
prefer that men known neither as
rampant radicals not yet as reaction
airy conservatives should be sent to
the senate from the four states named.
The Democrats have declared them
selves in congress as being members
of the real party of progress. On oc-
casion many of them have joined with
the insurgent Republicans to secure
what they consider to be salutary
changes in the rules, and. in one or
two cases, salutary changes in legisla-
| tive measures.
These leaders say that the country
looks upon the Democratic party as
really progressive, but that If four re-
dictionary Democrats are sent from
four great states of the Union to rep
resent the party in the upper house OF
congress the effect will be exceedingly
| bad and that even with the impetus
given by the recent victory the party
may have trouble in winning in 1912,
Democrats in the Washington service
say freely and publicly that the state
| leaders ought to be guided to some
| extent by the national events of the
last few years and should not allow
themselves to pledge allegiance to
men of type which thinks that the
CLOCK ought to be set back"
| Plan New Attack on Child Labor.
There is plan on the way to devel-
opment to bring again before congress
in an aggressive wa legislation In
labor Some years ago Senator Bev-
eridge introduced a bill to which he
gave the best of his efforts. The idea
was to put stop to the practise
which obtains in many parts of the
country of keeping little children at
work in the factories for eight, ten
and even twelve hours a day.
The method of dealing with the mat
ter which has been proposed is to de-
ny the right of goods made in factor
les where little children labor to en-
ter into interstate commerce. Some
lawyers hold that this is not within
the power of the national lawmakers,
while others hold to the contrary,
saying such an act would not be I'M
constitutional ~~
Weeks May Manage Taft Campaign
1t seems to have been accepted
of both parties that John w. Weeks
a representative in congress from
| Massachusetts, is to be the next
chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, succeeding Frank
H. Hitchcock, who now holds that of
flee in connection with his cabinet
position of postmaster general.
Why Mr. Weeks succession to the
craftsmanship Of the great Republican
party should be accepted as fact 1t
nothing yet but gossip and rumor and
a trifiing bit of activity back of the
report Mr.. Weeks conducted an able
campaign on behalf of himself in Mas
sachusetts at the recent election and
he succeeded In winning q contest the
outcome of which was admitted in
advance to be extremely doubtful. The
Massachusetts man, however, has had
no wide experience in national politi.
cal affairs and this, combined with
some other things which are sharply
pertinent to the present situation,
more acute party leaders whether or
not the congressman will be called to
the helm of the party ship.
Taft VIII Rely on Crane.
II can be taken for granted that
from now on Senator W. Murray Crane
of Massachusetts will be one of the
close. Il not the closest, political ad-
visers of President Taft, who as the
country knows is in the field definitely
as a candidate for reelection. Mr..
Crane has peculiar political capabili-
ties. He never was able 10 make a
speech which would direct more than
passing attention, but he is an organ
i2er and bringer together Of factions
of surprising ability.
There are men who say that there
is no other Republican in the country
who knows political conditions in all
h. al
senator from Massachusetts.
The president always has consulted
Senator Crane and If John w. Weeks
is made chairman of the Republican
national committee II will be on the
advice of his fellow Massachusetts,
man, the junior senator. Mr.. Crane
holds the key to the situation, but
there is a good deal of doubt as -
whether or not he will finally give
hiE adherence to Mr.. Weeks.
Murray Crane, who will loom large
in the next Republican campaign
probably as a manager without cam
paIEn Office" is known as "the Great
COMPROMISED" title (which was
given to the dead and gone Henry
City. Mr.. Crane, however. is no Clay,
ana perhaps if he is modest he viii
not pretend to be, but he is one OF
the shrewdest politicians In the Re
publican party and it is man of his
stamp rather than great statesman
whose services are required by a par.
ty that wants to win victories and es
pecially by party which must forge
to the front handicapped by recent
and, as some people declare It. q
crushing defeat.
Accordiro 70 Rules.