Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-10
Of the government.

Of the government.
"The members Of congress are paid
to administer the affairs OF govern.
.ment, therefore why should they del
ega.e their authority to commits
sions?'' is the question asked by the
democrats Of those who argue In
favor of the commission idea. Also
they point out the great danger OF
such commissions exceeding their
authority, so that in time they, In.
stead of the congressme would
dominate legislation. AS proof that
this danger is. real, and not fancied,
they point to the way in which the
courts have usurped power which It
was never intended they should have.
Within the last few years, they ex-i
plain, the federal courts, from the
Supreme court down, have taken to
themselves the authority to legis-
late through judicial powers, until
the people, in their evaporation, are
demanding the recall in great
many states.
u Another feature Of the commits
sion scheme that is vigorously OPP
posed by thel democrats is the ever
present danger that these commission
win be made up, either wholly or in
part, of men who have a special in
terest to serve. The present tariff
board it is pointed out, employed
as an investigator man who s Is
known to be violently opposed to tar
If reduction, and who, while he
was drawing government salary to
investigate tariff rates impartially
was writing articles opposing tariff
reduction.
The majority of the democrats con-
tend that there Is nothing which
should be done in the proper admin.
istration OF the government that can
not be done directly by congress. BY
following that method the members
Of congress are personally doing the
work they were commissioned to do
by the people, and If mistakes are
made, or if other interests than those
Of the people are served, there is
no chance Cor congress to shift re
sponsibility.
The presidential hobbies referred to
are to be allowed to die natural
death, according to talk in congress
sional circles! They will not be kill
ed by legislation, but the House
viii neglect to supply funds with
which they can continue their work.
Coming in with the new year 1912,
year in which the democratic hos IS
confidently expect to elect a presi-
dent and march into the promised
land, the jackson day banquet in
Washington January 8 marks q
triumph in the ascendency of the
democracy that has not been signi-
| fled in any similar gathering IN
many years,
With an array OF leaders at the
banquet board such as the party has
not boosted fer perhaps half cen
fury; with 700 prominent party men
present from far and wide to add
Importance and brilMance- coupI
'ed with the knowledge of all that
the enemy is hopelessly divided and
dumb founded, makes the Jackson
day gathering an suspicious occasion
to every democrat.
On the list Of speakers are to be
found the names OF Norman e. Mack
of New York, chairman ,of the Ma
tional Democratic committee; Champ
Clark OF Missouri, speaker OF the
Democratic House; Joseph R. Folk,
ex-governor Of Missouri; James T.
Lloyd chairman of the National Dem
ooratic Congressional committee;
William ]. bryan OF Nebraska, three
times Dem ocratic candidate for pres
ident; Woodrow Wilson, governor
Of New Jersey; John w. Kern,
United States Senator from Indiana;
William, R. Hearst OF New York; ; Al
tm E. Parker Of New York; and
United States Senator's Chas. F.
johnson OF Maine and Alice Pome-
rene OF Ohio, with Senator James A.
.O,Gorman of New York City as toast
master.
When the banquet was first men
toned it IVES not expected that it
would grow to the proportions in
Importance that It has. Mich Of the
credit is due National Democratic
Committeeman Edwin A. Newman OF
the District of Columbia, who, be-
cause Of the selection of Washing
ton as the meeting place has been
practically wholly in charge OF the
arrangements.
Mr.. Newman, however, has had the
assistance OF two advisory commit
tees OF prominent democrats, one
named by Chairman Mack Of the
National committee, consisting Of Ma.
t,onal Committeeman ]. Taylor Ely
son Of Virginia, John T. McGraw OIL
West Virginia, ]. F. c. Talbot OF
Maryland and another named by
Chairman Lloyd Of the COMPRESSION
al committee, consisting Of Senator
VIM. ]. Stone Of Missouri; Senator
Robert L. Owen Of oklahoma' Rep
resentatiye Lincoln Dixon Of Indiana:
Ed. r. Taylor OF Colorado and Rep
resentative A. ]. Peters Of Maasa-
chusetts,
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