New-York tribune., 1911-12-20
iTrom The Trihun- buresu.l
Washington. TIE

" rom The Irinln- bureau
Washington, Tee. IT,
UNDERWOOD N THE LEAD.-Oscar
w Underwood s in tho lead for the Demo
cratic nomination. II the Democratic prog
uosticators I'm Washington are To DC ~
lieved. They declare that Governor no,
mon. Governor Wilson and Speaker ''''
ere being slowly but effectually bs'Reo q"
the map by the enterprising chairman "
the WAYS and Means Committee WHO -
winning the confidence Of the business w
terests in New York and will he the choi''
Of the convention n the. southern deiese''e
can onlv rid themselves Of the obsession
that Southern man cannot pe eie''''
President II Is pointed out by me East
ern Democrats. especially those from New
York. that Woodrow Wilson has gone SO
far IN bIs efforts to'secure the support OF
Mr.. BRYAN and his faction Of the parry 'n''
he has forfeited the confidence Of the bust
ness men. 70 whom, now that Presoei''
Taft has pursued SO vigorous a course IN
his enforcement of the antitrust law 'ne
ns,,oc,ste can most certainly look for sup
mort Governor Harmon Is described as en-
| towing the full confidence OF the business
interests. but as being unavailable oecHusN
Of tho opposition Of the Bryanltes' " -
admitted that were the Governor OF ONO
to be nominated he would suffer the same
fate as did Judge Parker. through the ois
affection of the Bryanites, Speaker Clarh
has alienated support through his recHiess
discussion Of Canadian reciprocity anu
moreover. It is questionable II ne can ss'
curs an undivided delegation from his own
state because Of the ambitions OF eX-GoV-
ernor Folk and the loyalty of many Mis-
| sourians to the former Governor Anu
anyway" say some even of Mr. Clark
most loyal friends. Champ does not meas
ure up to the job" The prediction tha'
| Mr.. Underwood will be the nominee Is not
confined to any faction, but is mace oy
many who personally favor some othei
candidate. including number OF Hsriioh
men,
VOTES AT ANY PRICE-The reckless
determination of the Democratic menloe'S
NJ tho House 10 make votes in thcir re-
snective districts. regardless OF the erect
or tho United States Treasury, was re-
vealed to-day by the innocent looking reso-
,,t,on introduced by Representative Shep-
nsrd. of Texas. chairman or the Conilhi.
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds whicn
authorizes that committee to MAKE u'le''
appropriations" Interpreted, TINS reso'u
tion means that II 1t Is adopted there WI"
| he no necessity of going TO the reg uid'
| Committee on Appropriations for the fuhus
with which 10 dcfray the cost OF pubic
buildings authorized in the proposed PORK
barrol" " The resolution is, Of course, the
ou,arowth of the opposition Of Representa-
|
this session. 1t will be recalled that MI
Fitzgerald recently declared that IL was
! time 10 call halt and that the idea OF
appropriatng from s2o,Wo'"V 10 s'o'"''"'V
for public buildings at the same SESSION at
" hich the House had voted 10 increase 'iie
norsion budget by SIS. 900 was indefensi-
bIe II is too early to determine the fdte Oh
,he Sheppard resolution. but II 1t is adopteo
# will be practically impossible 10 prevent
+he adoption of the pork barrel py the
Uouse. and n Il gets through the lower
body the chances are that n Will be passed
In, the Senate with some eliminations and
some additions. The obvious and almost
admitted purpose OF the Democrats Is frst
10 make political credit with their CON
stituents, and secondly TO injure the Presi-
dent by forcing him to veto the measure
if he feels it his duty TO DO SO. and they
are counting on the indifference Of the gen
eral p,Iblic 10 tho fate of the Treasury 70
continue Democratic extravaganza as long
az each voters district Is sbundantly pro-
vidcd for.
ADDITIONAL RECKLESSNESS. -- En-
tIrely I'm line with the general recklessness
of the Democrats is the proposition Of Rep
resentative John Z. Raker OF California
who has proposed fine and expensive
iunkct for tho Public Lands Committee of
n.hich he Is q memher. Mr.. Raker intro