New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23
What the Democrats Did.

what the democrats SlO'
I'M positive way the Democrats put
through. bv means OF their disastrous al
lance with the insurgents, the following
measures. which We're promptly and en-
uraucauy vetoed by the President
wool bin which in character was
-eitber a proteCtionist measure nor "A mea-
sure designed for revenue only hyorlu
r.u1rrOmise between the tarin views OF tne
senator from Wisconsin and the revenue
views Of Chairman 4 Underwood, the Demo
cratic leader -
: free list bin which the Democrats after
v,uug for the reciproclty ps sI.r,I mSu s ue
,,rirh would prove alike disastrous 70 the
inner the manufacturer and the national
Statehood bill. likewise vetoed by the
President which tacitlv approved OF the
principle Of the recall Of the IudiciarN
A cotton bill loaded down with re
vision Of the iron and steel scnedule Whlc1
rac been framed ny q single senator anu
which mad never been considered DE
committee or by either House. REVISION
O. the chemical schedule done ny clerk III
.5e treasury Department at the request
ri Democratic Senator who sdmitteu ina |
h. know nothing about n ana oHeIeu II
fh rna sole purpose OF NllllN IN 49,
Nin and other amendments equally as non
a campaign publicity bill originated by
.ra Democratic House wnicn was Sent
fe-tad ana made 20 effective that the Dem
orrsfir House accepted 10 with reluctance
and Under protest.
Whatever has been accomplished by me
expiring session Of the present congress If
due to .ho efforts OF the administration. To
Tho Democrats is left only the solsce OF
massage through both houses with the ald
OF the insurgent alliance. which at the last
moment WAS rejected even by the Demo-
Gratis themselves. Of the nondescript 'arln
measures which are neither Democratic nor
Republican. the creation Of eXpedience, the
fruit or the desire % play politics At the
sacrifice Of the great industries affected
for the sake OF embarrassing the President
To The House the Democrats looked TO
sustain their hope for the future. Even
f there. where they had a free hand, their
course. begun in the anticipation Of tri-
umur. ended in anti-climax At the last
moment. when il was believed that the
Democratic leaders We're moving with GER
's.ntv u purpose. the shadow of William
Jennings BRYAN interposed, and frightened
by this ghost OF three Presidential cam
paigns. the House leaders quailed and
sought to placate the spirit Of the annoying
peerless one by approving an iron and
publican Senator Reduced TO a state OF
tacillaton. the Democratic leaders Of the
House could not even make up their minds
TO adjourn for fear that they had leit
some loophole for criticism by the quon-
dam leader OF the Democratic hosts.
Investigations Disastrous, Too.
Not less disastrous were the numerous
so, Of ne fvn
Quoted by Democratic committees. In the
beginning Of the session the House Demo-
crats fambovantly announced the dismissal
of several old employees for the sake OF
economy They then quietly proceeded TO
appropriate thousands Of dollars 10 conduct
Investigations by committees in the hope Of
ending material rejecting on the admins
raton for use in the forthcoming cam
plgn At one time there were more than
twenty Of them IN progress.
The results Of those Investigations are a
rs-t # history Practically all Of them
achieved nothing more 20 add redundant
commentary 20 the record of events already
published ON the recommendations Of on"
of the committees the House suggested the
dismissal of two employees OF the State
Department because Of the alleged irreg-
uauty in connection with voucher for
several hundred dollars. the only effect OF
which was to reflect on the memory OF
Schn Hay. Secretary Of State, who APP
proved Of the transaction.
The investig cation Of the Controller Bay
affair found TO be- based on a fake later
was stopped before il was ever brought To
a. end and the Investigations OF the army
anc navy and other departments Of the
executive branch Of the government
achieved little more than 10 bring 20 hght
mas II irrelevant detail which, II II
served any purpose. has only accentuat@d
tne efforts OF the Republican administra-
ton 40 bring into effect reforms on Which
tHo Democrats had vainly hoped TO DaS"
their policies for the future.
The one investigation which has revealed
ANYTHING OF Importance is that conducted
N the Committee on Expenditures III IN"
department of Agriculture into the aHalrs
oi the Bureau Of Chemistry And even tI''@
IS as supcrfuous. tor thc reason mat u't
President. through a recommendatlo" "i
noe Personnel Board that Dr whey w
D. mitted 10 resign. had discovered ln9'