The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-28

There is the Greatest Diversity OF
Opinion Among the Members as to
the Policy the Democrats VIII Fol-
low Under the Democratic Admin
istration-PresidentElect Wilson
Having His Own Troubles-Pros-
poets for an Income Tax-Sim-
mons and Daniels.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, D. c., Nov. 26, 1912.
Many Senators and members of the
House OF Representatives are coming
into Washington every day for the
short session of Congress, which will
open December 2. Most of those ar
irving are Democrats. A number of
progressive Republicans, however,
have also arrived, while the stand
pat Republicans are very scarce.
1t is already apparent that there Is
the greatest diversity of opinion
among the Democratic Congressman
as to the policy that the party will
follow under the Democratic admin
istration. Nearly every one that you
see has a different view as to what
their platform pledges meant. Some
are in favor of slashing the tariff
right and left and going to practical
ly free trade basis. Others declare
hot for al 10
slogan, Tariff for revenue only" but
this class of Democrats are as badly
divided among themselves as any of
the others. Each one of this class
wants the tariff taken off of products
in the other fellows State, but not In
his own State.
There is still another class of DEM
ocrats who are practically for pro-
lection as a principle. They declare,
or at least admit, that this country
can never permit competition with
the cheap pauper labor of foreign
countries. There Is the most prom
Using outlook imaginable for an old
time Democratic row, with forty-sev-
en- different varieties of Democrats
and with practically nothing done.
If any tariff bill is passed under
the present administration, which
may be known as the "Wilson tariff"
it will probably be as great hodge
podge and a fraud as the Wilson
tariff" bill under the Cleveland ad-
ministration.
President-Elect Wilson Taving His
Own Troubles in Parkway Ber-
muda.
While all of this kind of trouble
is brewing for President-elect Will
sons administration, the news dis
patches tell us that he is down in
severe attack of Indigestion, which
has caused him to decline a number
of entertainments prepared by the
representatives of the English Gov
ernment in charge of that island. We
are also informed by the press dis
patches that he becomes very much
irritated when a reporter or photog-
rapher approaches him, and the last
report is that he threatened to whip
a photographer who took a snapshot
of him. It may be that Governor
Wilson, at that distance, realizes the
trouble brewing in Washington and
over the country for his administra-
ton, which is, in fact, an accidental
administration.
President Wilson was not elected
by a majority of the voters OF the
country. He received fewer votes than
Bryan received at any one of the
three times that he ran for Presf- /
dent. The fact is, that Mr.. Wilson is
a minority President and that his pol
icies lack two million votes Of receiv-
ing the approval of the American peo-
pie.
The Prospects for an Income Tax.
Much interest has been aroused
here among lawmakers by the fact
that the income tax amendment to
the Constitution lacks only the en-
dorsement OF two more States to be-
come part of the organic law OF the
land. 1t is thought that at least from
five to ten States that will have
Legislatures assembling this winter
will endorse the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution. which will
make the adoption Of this important
certain.
Several progressive Republican, in
cluding Senator Borah, have already
that they intend to tender
tboir sarvices IN make speeches before
the Legislatures of all of the States
that have not yet endorsed the In
come tax amendment which hold ses-
sions this winter. In fact, 1t is clear
that the progressive Republican Sem
atora are determined that the In
come tax proposition shall become
part of the Constitution this winter,