Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-06
PARTY IS UNAFRA|D|C|T'S SHARE RAISED
Democrats Willing to Shoulder Over $4,000 Subscribed for
New Responsibility. Red Cross Endowment.
ARE NOT BADLY SPLIT NEARLY ALL PLEDGED PAID
Think Over 81 600 Excess OF Amount
Than Were Republicans Asked OF Washington
RA1IEy 1ssuE IN SENATE HOW MONEY WILL BE USED
Over
to Results in Local Committee Plans OF
the Democra Party national Ohdcers
Democrats Willing to Shoulder
New Responsibility.
ARE NOT BADLY SPLIT
Think Themselves in Better Shape
Than Were Republicans.
BAILEY ISSUE IN SENATE
Conflict Over His Leadership Not
Likely to Result in Breach in
the Democratic Party.

Democratic leaders in the House and
Senate are not dismayed by the proph-
Pcies of their possible failure TO meet
the responsibilities thrust upon them by
the extra session of Congress and the
problem of tariff revision. Realizing that
they have troubles of their own, they are
far from admitting that they will not
be able to solve them in their own way
and time
Vt any rate. and saying the worst that
could bc said, they claim they are not
confronted by the irreconcilable differ
rncrs which afflicted the republicans IN
the last session and promise to be car
ricd over into the next.
Differences of opinion to policies and
methods exist, il is true, but it is pointed
out that there Is nothing in the expert
rnce of the democrats since the last cleo
ton To warrant the belief that they can
not DO reconriled. They call attention to
the harmonious action which marked
their caucus resulting in the selection OF
the committee on committees and their
Speaker of the next House.
No Wide-open Rift.
There is, no wide-open rift in the demo-
cratic party at this time. but, on the con-
trary In the opinion of the leaders only
healthy and oommendable spirit of 1ndi-
vidualism which I'm the end will give
way to the voice of the majority.
Attention is called to the fact that the
democrats of the House have an efficient
steering committee" in their ways and
means committee. composed or seven
democrats from the south and seven from
the north "A fair division. This commit
tee will outline tariff policy TO be sug.
gested to the democratic caucus. and IL
the caucus reverSeS Ii the committee Will
follow whatever plan Is determined.
The essential fact. making for harmony,
is that there is no clique or coterte In
the democratic management bent upon a
rule or ruin policy: there is no stubborn
"standpat'' element invested with power
and defying the wishes of a considerable
section of the party, as was the case
with the republicans until the insurgents.
with the aid Of democrats, destroyed the
old organization.
In the Senate the democrats are threat
ened with trouble over the Bailey and
anti-Bailey factions. but thoughtful demo-
Gratis on that side do not apprehend seri-
Gus danger from the situation. 1t will
yield to conference, they say, and the
more readily from the fact that Senator
Bailey himself is not likely to allow the
party to become entangled over him.
Title an Empty One.
friends, is not so keen for the democratic
leadership which is. In fact, a very
empty title in the Senate, as to. embroil
his Iarty in factional dispute which
will endanger its usefulness.
There is possibility that the democrats
of the House and Senate may differ over
the tariff policy-that is. whether to be
content with passing the reciprocity bill
or to insist upon revision Of one or more
OF the schedules of the general tariff law
But it is claimed that even this need not
threaten serious consequences. but can
be made to yield to joint conferences.
1t is true that the democrats in both
houses would have preferred to have post
poned the issue until next December, but
now thar 1T is put sQuarely up to them
for earlier consideration they are show
ing disposition to meet 1t not only cour-
ageously, but hopefully, and they declare
they are not to be disheartened by the
dismal prophecies Of those to whom, as
they think, the wish for their discom-
future is father to the thought.