Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-09
LOST
BYREPUBLICANS
No Certainty that Dominant
Party Can Show Majority.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

second session of the present congress
that there was mo longer a Republican
majority In the house of representa-
tves," although a majority Of the
house had been elected as Republicans.
That was when the insurgents Joined
the Democrats and overturned the
speaker.
1t al be said with more truth now
that there is no working Republican
majority in the senate, although there
is an apparent majority Of twenty-six.
But no one can count On hat majori
ty. The vote Of the vice president
was necessary to save the Repub-
leans, backed by the president, from
an ignominious defeat on the ship SUBJ
sidy bill. On a number Of other mat
tiers the Republicans as a party have
gone down to defeat because the SO
called insurgents and the Democrats
have been voting on the same side.
Party Lines Broken.
In the next congress it will be still
more difficult for the Republicans to
exercise control, for there will be more
Democrats and more insurgents than
there are in the senate at present.
"There do not seem to be any par
ty lines any more,' remarked Senator
Scott of West Virginia. when a roll
call begins nc one can tell what will
be the outcome. The Republicans are
no worse off than the Democrats, for
members of that party break away
just al do men of our party
Old Issue Not Interesting.
1t Is very hard to rally a party on an
old Issue. This has been attempted in
the matter OF the resolution for cleo.
ton of senators by direct vote. 1t Is
asserted that the proposed amend
ment as reported means that the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to
the constitution, guaranteeing the
right OF the negroes to vote, will be
wiped put If 1t Is adopted.
'sThis is what the civil war meant"
said a senator. ut was for equal
rights that we went through that greaa
struggle
And yet the majority Of the pea
Die, and especially = lsrSe si~xAsnt J
was much easier t arouse the ave1
age citizen twanty-one years ago oysl
these issues than It ~ at present. The
male children born twenty-one years
ago are now voters, and they do not
care very much about the struggle to
give the negro q. ballot.
Papers For Reciprocity.
Reports indicate that the newspapers
are generally favoring the Canadian
reciprocity agreement, and the oppo.
nents of reciprocity are saying that the
prospects OF free wood pulp and paper
would naturally incline the papers to
support the measure. But any one
who has read the agreement and the
correspondence submitted with 1t can
readily see that free pulp and paper
depends upon different provinces of
Canada.
These separate governments, some
thing like our states, but with more
power. will have to remove the export
tax before there can be free pulp and
paper. While the agreement leaves q
way open for this end it appears to be
some distance in the future.
Frye Would Retire.
IL there were not q Democratic Iegis-
iature In Maine Senator Frye would
resign. He had that intention In mind
last summer when his health was none
too good, and he has confided to a
number of friends since the present
session of congress began that only
the political complexion of the Maine
legislature has deferred him from
leaving the senate.
AS Frye's term will end two years
from March q it may be taken for
granted that he will end his public
service at that time, as 1t is expected
that"he will not again be q candidate
for reelection.
Head of Many Parties.
Senator Bourne of Oregon has a de-
sire to be the head of many parties.
1t is said that he has been chairman
of four different political organizations
In Oregon and that therefore be takes
kindly to the leadership of the new
organigation-ths Republican Progress
sive league-which has thrust itself
into public notice and seems to have
many supporters.
DIsoIaImed Responsibility.
Idaho. sent to Senator Hepburn the
notice of her action in ratffying the
Income tax amendment, and he brought
1t up In the senate. Hepburn Is not
an ipcqme tax advocate, and during the
discussion he said as much. He re
marked-although he was mistaken as
to the faet-that Idaho was the first
state to ratify the amendment.
"Idaho is a leading state sarcasn-
caIly INTERCEPTED Senator Hale.
\. Il Will o ut this time express my
views as TO the wisdom of this action
said Heyburn. IF Idaho sees fit 10
curtail her field of taxation that is
Sher rasnousihtftv NOT mineo