Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-25
Miseellaneuus Readins.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.

| thol A|SiiiOSi ehSiS SSl q own
example for Democrats everywhere,
and that the party had redeemed ev-
cry promise it made in the campaign Of
I 1910, when the Democrats wrested
control of the house from the Republi-
cans.
Unanimity Of Action.
"At this session, the Democrats have
made record which has surprised our
friends and dumbfounded our enc
miles," said Speaker Clark. 1t has put
heart and hope into Democrats every
where. The extra session was extraor-
| binary, not only in the sense Of being
special session called by the presi-
dent, but also in the amount and quail
| ity of the work done in the house by
| the combined Democrats and insur-
gents and the combined Democrats and
Republican insurgents in the senate,
and especially by the unanimity of ac-
tion developed by the house Demo-
Gratis.
The Enemy confounded.
1T was predicted freely, vociferously,
enthusiastically and confidently by the
'standpat' press and orators that we
would go to pieces. On that account
and by reason Of that hope, they re-
joiced that the extra session of IN
gress was called, so that we might go
to pieces at the earliest possible date.
But we have sorely disappointed all
their expectations. They even set the
date when we would go to pieces,
which YVES the day Of the Democratic
caucus on January 19, but unfortu-
nately for them in that case, every
thing was done unanimously.
They then said surely we would go
to pieces as soon as we reached the
tariff question, but again they were
doomed to disappointment, and we did
not go to pieces at all. We are more
thoroughly united in the house at the
end of the session, if possible, than at
the beginning.
Example to the Party.
I'VE have set a good example to
Democrats everywhere. Sneered at for
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being utterly lacking in ability for con-
structive craftsmanship, we passed
through the house more constructive
Legislation, and better, than has passed
through any house in the same length
Of time in twenty years. We have set
the pace in that regard for future
houses.
Promises Redeemed.
I'VE redeemed every promise made
in order to carry the elections in 1910.
We have economical, we passed the
reciprocity BILL the wool tariff bill, the
free list bill, the cotton bill with the
senate amendments, which included
the iron and steel schedule and the
chemical schedule; we submitted for
ratification a constitutional amend
ment providing for popular election of
United States senator's; passed bill
for the publication Of campaign ex-
penses before the election; we liber-
allied the rules, making the commit
tees elective by the house; we passed a
resolution to admit New Mexico and
Arizona, and we passed a large num-
Der of other bills of more or less i'm
portance. 1t is a record of which we
may we'll be proud and on which we
will sweep the country in 1912.
Standpatters Demoralized.
ITO show how completely the stand
pat Republicans are demoraliZed, 1t is
only necessary to quote the newspa-
pers' statement that there was great
rejoicing and congratulation at the
| White House, because we failed by a
scratch to get the two-thirds majority
to override the presidents veto, al
though we have only siXty-three ma
jority in the house. To this complex
ion has it come at last, that the presi-
dent, who rode into power by huge
majority, is glad to escape the humil-
iation of having his vetoes overridden
in q house containing "a majority Of
only sixty-three. Small favors are
thankfully received by the administra-
| ton.
What's Writ Is Writ.
| Notwithstanding the fact that four
cabinet members were on the floor of
all their power, allurements and pa
tronage of the administration to help
them influence votes, twenty-five in
surgent Republicans had the courage
and manhood to override the presi-
dents vetoes. What's writ is writ, and
whatever the future may have in store,
the honor of having perfect unanimity
among the Democrats and of achieving
an extraordinary amount of construc-
tive craftsmanship at this eXtraordi-
nary session can never be taken away
| from us Every Democrat in the house
and every insurgent Republican who
stood up to the rack is entitled to his
full share of credit.
| I'VE honestly and persistently en-
| deavored to relieve the people of some
of their burden of taxation, but the
president would not have it. To use
sporting phrase he blocked the game
On these issues, we appeal to the coun-
try, feeling absolutely certain that as
we have stood manfully for the best
interests of the people, the people will
stand by u.s."
The four cabinet officers to whom the
speaker referred as having been on
the floor of the house when the tariff
revision vetoes were pending in that
body were Attorney General Wicker
sham. Postmaster General Hitchcock,
Secretary of War Stmson and Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
| The Minority View.
| Washington, August 22.-Republican
Leader Mann of the house in state
ment issued today gives the minority
view of the work of the extra session