Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-10
-Four Distinct Parties viii
WrestIe With National Prob
lens From as Many Different
Points Of View,
BRYAN STORM CENTER OF
DEMOCRATIC DlSC0Rn
Public Business Waits While
Ambitious Politicians Spar for
Advantage in Coming Con-
test for Presidency,
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lby Morning Journal Speeihi Leased Nircl
Washington. April 9.-it is daily
becoming manifest that congress IN
facing "a stormy session ana there
can be no forecast Of the probable
legislative results The fact that
both of the great political parties
are divided Is no longer denleu and
the leaders appear to have little hope
OF restoring anything more than sur
face harmony.
There are virtually four parties,
each with a large representation,
working ut odds in the present ses-
sion. The republican minority In the
house is divided between regulars
and insurgents, as was evidenced By
the vote In the speakership contest.
The breach between the two factions
is even wider In the republican ma
lority I'm the senate. A sharp line
has been drawn between the conserv-
ative democrats in the senate, who
are opposed 10 any attempt at dlcta-
tion bg William j. Bryan, and the
progressive democrats. including
practically all the new members and
several veterans like Senator Stone
of Missouri who are Bryan adhcr-
ents. The house democratic major
lty seems TO have escaped a beeak,
but the leaders fear the party con-
test IN the senate may at any time
spread to the other branch. The sit
uation has interfered with the sclec-
ton of committees and the beginning
OF legislatvc work.
Probably there has never been a
congress where 80 much uncertainty
existed and where the nneasiness has
A I44f
| the two major political parties. or
course this Is due TO the fact that In
the present congress the democrats
ares In power In the house and the
republicans In control OF the sentae.
The real cause of the anxiety rs be-
lleved TO be the proximity OF tho
party conventions which will select
the standard bearers Tor 1912, and
the knowledge that q slip by either
In the extraordinary session or tho
regulars session may determine the
result of the next national campaign.
So far as the administration pro-
grain is concerned there IL no room
for speculation, President Taft has
recommended the enactment of leg
slation to carry out the provisions OF
the Canadian reciprocity agreement,
and IL is no secret that he would be
glad to have congress stop at thnt
and defer the questions OF further
tariff revision until the regular ses-
sion next winter
Neither Is there any obscurlty
ahout the nrogram of Sneaker Clark.
panroeantative tfndnrwood chair-
man of the nev wnvs and means
romnittee and other democrats who
arn diracting the noIi,,, ~ ma bouse.
Their mans for nrn,ressive lcrjsla-
tion have heen eiven o,It
Now thar the new maioritv in the
house has odonted rules irving IL f,lst
~ m,,rh noyar ~ any maturity ever
entoved tbere is ma doubt that rnens-
ures on the subiect of direct election
nf senators, of the nubliantion OF
camnaiVn exnensee heforp election.
canadian recInrocity. revision of the
voo1len and cotton schedules and
XIX. rur,bar ohnnsaa the mainritv may
dnsirs viii no sent ~ the senate In
,'hat.,.o, ordor ,s dac,.ocd hc tho
vn,s ana n,eans eo,nmittse and the
ronnllinans wlll he noyverless n nrp-
vent The reai Ieyislattvs nrohiem
,hae.for. u,ln he ~ tha sepata ana
or tho an,,ni oniv timo vlIl telI
u'hat sort ~ une.,,r, there win he IN
tha s,,nata In tariff matters prevl-
'',,s ,o.,sions ha,a indirated mar there
arc inst ss ardent nroteetionists in
the damnnratin renrssentation as In
No ronnht,ean and lilse situation
,na,. davalan when tnrifr questions
ora ,alsan IN this session
Tha divislnn IN tha senate Il be.
culiar az fhe flftv reunhlicans there
ara tw.Iye who have prartlenIv form
od sanarata ors,anilatinu Thev de-
,nonded ma ,he en,umittae IN com
nityses viii nrobahl, accede IN their
re,nes, one-fonrtb of the majority
,lae,s
az the fortv-ona democrats--forty-
t,y,, ,,hen cnlorado elects Eseventeen
ar, AN ,nrord .s heir., n,,rnscd 10 tho
.,'ieotin, ~ sanatar Martls ~ V,rginia
as n,lnor,,e lender rbeir onnosi-
,io, v,ss hased nnon tho eround that
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