The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26
MONOPOLY SEIZED
BY REPUBLICANS
democrats No Longer Only
Ones to Be Wrong at
Right Time.
THEIR COURSE OF WISDOM
They Have Made Rings Around
6. 0. P. Leaders, and Arc
Nearing White House.
THEIR COURSE OF WISDOM
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Especial to The Times Dispatch
ushington. March 25.--1hc Demo
cratic purity. which for so long has held
I tenaciously TO the doctrine of doing
INC wrong thing at the right time IL
about to have its monopoly taken away.
ana THIS In open day. in full view oC
the leading men In the Republican party
una without even Il struggle In the
death Srapplc TO see which can be
victorious at the polls In November it
must be said to the credit OF the Dem
ocFats that they nrc making rings
around the G. o. Z. This is the way IL
Jocks to man on the spot, one who
in!ngles with all shades of politicians
Gay by day-DcInocrats, Republicans.
Socialists and others. \ man who fails
TO see IL this way needs an oculist.
Such situation is to be any
time IL ono Will go TO the House ana
watch Congressman Underwood aid his
. colleagues IN their daily task OF
turning tho Legislative. wheels ana
putting the Republicans In the hole.
Starting with the opening OF the
present scssion In December. Il has
become evident that little by little,
whatever might be the merits OF the
opposing candidates for the prcsi-
dency. the House Democrats under Mr
Underwood were slowly but surely
weaving very tangled web for their
opponents Economy has been the
watchword. and right we'll has the work
I OF curling Republican extravaganza
been done.
At frat there was to be heard the
CITY OF opposition to large appropria
lions, because for many years there
had been almost no limit to what Con-
KFess. under n Republican adm!nis;ra-
ton. would vote. There were dozens:
In fact. almost hundreds of useless en-
ployea here and there; supply b!lls
could easily have been cut In half. lazy
+ uttEr11p N cl ,.f- d to IN
around committee doors. volumes OF:
useless mntter found It's way to the
Government Printing ONCE. and was
printed simply 10 be either dumped
Into soine convenient trash heap or
Gent to the permanent archives never
20 be resurrectcd. This thing went on
until the Democrats get busy. They
turned out many OF tho lazy. useless
cmpNyesn, cut down the printing, be-
gan fixed pol!cy OF appropriation re-
':cnchment. and ;ha result liz that they
arc on the near road TO the White
House.
But what about the "untnxed break
fast table" that Is soon 10 become one
OF the issues OF the day? WIN free
sugar and other nccessaries OF life on
the free list there VIII not be "a leg
upon which the disconcertcd Republic
cans can stand. II put up 10 President
Taft he doubtless viii veto such a
proposition, but that will not In any
manner hurt the Democrats They
VIII SO before the voters OF the country
with record OF having passed auch
measure and what matters Il II Presi-
dent Taft does veto It? All the better
for the Democrats.
Few people anywhere Will object TO
tho "untaXed breakfast table" II you
can buy your eggs. hGcoon. hominy
ana coffee for three fourths OF what
81 costs you now, not to say anything
Of the sugar and other commodities
TINT one sees on the well regulated
Z table. there ought TO be 10Y in every
heart, and a glad acclaim to the Demo
Gratis for having brought about such a
condition of affairs after years with
the wolf a the door.
That the Republlcans--in Congress
and clsewherc--arc ratified IS patent
to any one who Will take the trouble