Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-18
TREND OF EVENTS SHOWS THAT DEMOCRATS AND REPITRI1. CANS MIGHT INSURGE
 TOGETHER,
Democrats Cannot Hope to Hold Ma. jority By Caucuses and Gag
 Rules.
(By Jonathan Winfield.)

time since the House convened with the down-trodden Democrats in the majority. it really seems as if there might be an addition to the present Republican insurgency-an alliance of Democrats which would form the balance of power and incidentally cause Republicans and Democrats any amount of uneasiness.
 There is no one more directly re- sponsible than Representative Rod- denbery of Georgia He it is who has formed of himself an independent one man organization for the purpose of fighting pensions. It makes no diff ference to him whether or not he is aided. Sometimes his colleagues as sist him. Sometimes they quietly leave the chamber while he is orat- ing.
 Several months ago Roddenbery taught the Democrats that he was not to be guided and at that time he was regarded as a sort of harmless mall content whom might be choked off at any time it became necessary.
 This sweet thought continued until the beginning of the battleship fight, when Representative Sulzer of New York with his following (its strength is estimated at from to 50 members) declared in favor of a continuation of the naval policy
 It took Representative Hobson quite time to decide upon such a radical step as an insurgency from the sacred caucus of Democracy but when he finally went over he went with thud and is today one of the trusted fol- lowers of the militant New Yorker Then there are Martin of Colorado famous as fighter-Carlin of Vir- ginia, Pou of South Carolina and others.
 With this group definitely formed for the purpose of continuing the naval policy of the United States in this subsequent congress, one gets a first, glimpse of the insurgency within 7 the party.
 Then there is another faction less numerous, but equally dangerous. N When Representative Roddenbery climbed from the chest of several hundred maltreated private pension bills he gazed around for something which he might fight with a few of his friends. He was tired of single combat.
 Half a dozen Southern Democrats joined with him in denouncing the House for it's failure to consider inn migration. Their protest continued day after day and while he did no great good, it made Democrats of the regular rank and file feel uncomfort- able, for each and every man realized that if the Roddenbery pro-immigra- tion law Democrats joined forces with the Sulzer pro-battleship Demo- crats almost anything of startling nture might happen.
 Of course there is third insur- gency nominally led by Estopinal of Louisiana. This is the good old in surgency which began when Demo- cratic tariff experts began to talk about free sugar Representative Es- topinal is morally convinced that the great sugar industry of this state is going to be kicked to death at such time as the free sugar bill becomes a law. With other Louisianians, some Georgians and few sympathetic stFagglers, Representative Estopinal has formed neat little machine the motto of which is whats the use?' Estopinal has. occasionally voted with the Republicans and other Louisiana Congressmen nave done that since the days of the reconstruction. Hel isn't worried at all about his party since his party has shown no indica- tions of being worried about him.
 Of all these insurgencies the sulzer recvolt was probably the worst.
 What they indicate is this:
 That the Democrats by caucus and gag rules cannot hope to retain their full strength.
 The Democrats are realizing this. No man better understands the art of continuing harmony than Majority Leader Underwood. He is born diplomat. It is he who deserved cred .ln< ,rSl which have thus far obstructed De- mocracy's path. His tireless efforts Iyaye to certain extent nullified the rulings which antatgonized the in- surgents.
 What regular Democrats fear above all is that the Democratic revolution- Ists will decide to make cold break with their party some day and join |