Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
LEADERS ARE
CAREFUL IN
THEIR WORK
TO AVOID ALL THE PITFALLS
Pilots Of Democratic Party
TO Steer Safe

Washington, March I--Democratie
leaders in congress are steering their
control of legislation in the middle OF
the straight and narrow path. Dam
gers that are thrust at them from the
republicans have so far been straget-
ically avoided Democratic house lead
ers are playing the political game
trese days for all there is in it, and
with a rapidity and skill that has
caused CONSERVATION in the depubli-
can camp.
1t is true that the plans of the DEM
ocrats have not escaped the vigilance
of the old guard republicans, but many
of the newly elected republicans i'm
both the house and senate who have
not the experience that their older coll
leagues enjoy show no signs of real
izing what is happening, or of under
standing the effect ON the country OF
the program the democratic house
leaders are trying to put through. But
the more progressive and broad-guag-
ed republicans do understand the sit
uation and they do not conceal their
anxiety over it.
According to the gossip in the con-
gresisonal cloakroOms, the democratic
leaders in the house have shown =
capacity for good Legislation that was
generally anticipated. They have
dealt with various measures brought
up, for discussion in way to give en-
tire satisfaction to the country at
large, and have gone about their du-
ties in a conscientious and statesman
like manner. They have surprised
their republican colleagues by their
manner of taking hold of the control
of legislation.
Their decision to reduce the duties
on long list of ueDessaries of life,
and the plan to revise the tariff sched..
ules, particularly those relating o
wool and cotton, which will undoubt-
edly be carried out, will unquestion-
ably have the approval of the voters
of the country at large
From the way that things are going
now in the halls of congress it is the
general trend of opinion that the
democrats are going to do exactly
what they said they would do at cleo
tion time, and those things that the
public demands. Consequently in the
campaign of 1919 the independent vot-
ers will not forget the activities of the
democrats along these lines when
the democratic candidate is put M for
election to succeed President Taft in
the white house.
Naturally the question has risen s1d
been much discussed as to what the
republicans are doing to win the pop-
ularity of the people and to counter
act the prestige that the democrats
are obtaining by their policies?
Nothing This is the general onin-
ion in Washington
AS far as the situation looks today
the republicans in the house and SEN
ate show no indications that they are
doing anything adequate to meet the
conditions. On the other hand they
have been accused of following an
obstructionist policy, especially in the
house, but owing TO n democratic ma
the senate, where the regular republi-
cans hold the balance of power. there
is no disposition on the rart of the
~enuNl'csn senator's to Weld anything
in tariff reduction that is not compul-
-orv This is shown eonclusively by
the determination of the regulars" in
tie senate to insist on keeping control
Of the finance committee and to bring
in high tariff measure, protecting
the ideas advanced nv Senator Aldrich
and other high pcotectionists. On
campaism publicity, on direct election
of senators, and other Questions arart
from the tariff the regular republican
leaders are pursuing and viii continue
to pursue a course of obstruction and
delay 1t has been stated bv some or
| ing right into the bands of the demo-
cratic leaders by pursuing these tae-
tics.