Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-22
Points at Issue.

Inc main pOlnts at ISSUE III inc SaA-
in bill, OF course, are free wool and
free sugar II small duty on wool
were provided by the present bill and
the free sugar at the end OF three
years clause were eliminated the
Democrats probably would have no
difficulty at all In putting their bill
through the senate with full party
majority back of IT. AS It is they are
likely to put II through with mar.
gin Of two votes, but II even this
small majority were to fail them
there are the four Republicans, SO 1t
is said. who are ready to help out.
What is It that makes the progress
sive Democracy of the senate so GER
tain that 1t is going to put the tariff
bill through, free wool, free sugar
and all? When the present senate
was In the formation stage the sub
ject of the chairmanships Of the prin-
cipal committees was discussed free
ly. The matter Of seniority entered
into the situation and 1t was believed
for some time that conservative SEN
ators Of long service were not to get
the promotion which seniority sup
posedly entitled them to get. They did
get the promotions they wished how
ever with the exception of Senator
Tillman who wanted to be made chair
man of appropriations but who final
ly was compelled to take naval az
fairs. The South Carolinian would
have been given the appropriations
Craftsmanship IL his health had been
better
Progressive-Democr senators In
discussing the tariff bill in cloak room
and corridor do not hesitate to init
mate, but Of course not for publica-
ton with their names attached. that
Il was determined definitely In adj
vance that II the rule of seniority In
chairmanships was followed II would
be with the distinct understanding
that the men to whom preferment
was given would "be good" on the
tariff no matter what their personal
predictions might be.
II seems. therefore, that the Pro
gressive-Democrats expect Senator
Simmons and Senator Martin. neither
one OF whom Is called a progressive
nor low tariff advocate, to stand by
the will of the majority when the Un-
derwood bill comes to its Anal vote.
Debate Tame In Senate.
In the, United States senate the
discussion Of legislation is much
more dispassionate than It Is in the
house. The tariff bill which the SEN
ate now has in its keeping will bring
forth possibly the interchange OF q
few personalities, but there is no
chance that the discussion will get go
near the actual fighting line as it did
In the house.
The Republicans and the Progress
sives in the house Of representatives
formerly were together In one party.
Today they are In two parties and IL
is apparent that the feeling between
them is stronger than that between
either one of them and the Demo
Gratis who sit on the other side of the
sisle. In truth, the Democrats of the
muse SuOW soEt VI CuuShiiuS uC-
light In pitting the Republicans
against the Progressives or the Pro
gressives against the Republicans by
making sly remarks intended to rouse
the slumbering animosities. The
Democrats on their part do not es-
cape. for both the Republicans and
he Progressives frequently forget
their own differences to take q
whack at the other fellow"
In the house there always has been
greater tendency to personalities in
debate and to occasional physical mix
ups than there has been in the SEN
ate. although the upper house has not
been entirely free from bitterness in
exchange of speech and from person
al physical encounters.