The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-01
Revision VIII Be Radical From
Viewpoint Of Republicans.
It May Be Done Schedule
by Schedule Income Tax
Law Is Also Assured.
New Generation Of States
men Now In Congress.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

HIS purity WIS III uDSoiute COhlIol IL
| every branch Of the government which
deals with legislation 1t has beer
! twenty years since the Democracy me
| In the national capital under like con
ditions. Then, as now. they were call
ed in extra session by a Democratic
president. but under different condi
tons In fact, there is no parallel be
| tween the Democracy Of twenty years
| ago and the Democracy Of today, ant
this applies particularly to tho mel
| who were chosen as heads of the ma
| ton.
For sixteen years the Republicans
have had uninterrupted control In al
| branches of the government During
| this long lease Of power nearly every
Democrat who was in public life TWEEN
| ty years ago has disappeared from the
scene Of political activity. Just as Q
new generation has come into exist
| ence, so a new generation In public
affairs has been created. With q few
| isolated exceptions there are no public
men of twenty years ago who are shar
ing in the success Of the Democratic
party at this time.
What Will It Dor
The whole country has become q big
Interrogation point The people arc
wondering what the Democracy will
do with its new found power. Recog
nizing that action is expected and i'm
perative in order to carry out the party
platform, President Wilson has called
the Sixty third congress in extra SEES
sion, where 1t confronts serious prob
lens as 1t begins the task Of legislation
For two years the house of repre-
sentatives has been Democratic. but
the policies pursued In that body can
not be accepted as foreshadowing the
course now to be followed. for much
more is expected A Democratic presi.
dent is at the helm. and the party must
be guided by him. and in most matters
he will have his way. 1t makes the
situation more uncertain because the
new president has not been In national
life before. and 1t Is possible that his
theoretical views Of government may
have to give way to actual facts and
practical conditions.
Tho Tariff Why, of Course.
We all understand that congress has
been called in extra session to revise
the tariff. but no one can tell how much
of revision will take place nor just
how 1t will be accomplished But there
will be substantial revision down.
ward, make no mistake about that. It
will be radical revision in the opin
ion Of the Republican protectionists. a
mild revision in the opinion of the tar
LIZ for revenue men and slight reduc
ton as viewed by free traders But
there will be revision Of the tariff.
even il it Is not satisfactory to the
men who do the revising.
There is yet to be decided the ques-
ton as to whether there will be one
bill or dozen, and 1t may take a Dem
ocratic caucus to determine this impor-
tant matter. That it Is highly impor
tant is shown by the division over the
question and the wide differences of
opinion among leaders of the party.
What Is at Stake.
II passed schedule by schedule the
tariff ceases to be ''log rolling" prop
osition. In the form adopted by the
house in the last congress the Demo
Gratis can pass bills such as they passed
at that time, but 1t may be difficult to
avoid inequalities.
Some bills may fail, and the result
will be high duties In some schedules
and low duties in others. Men who
want to protect certain industries and
products in their states and districts
would be almost helpless under the
schedule by schedule PLAN But If
there is one general bill those who are
seeking protection or who hope to pre-
vent serious cuts in different sched-
ules may be able to form combinations
and prevent what they think will be
harmful revision.
Advocates Of real reduction will
strive for action schedule by schedule
Marrow Margin In Senate.
This becomes more important when
the tariff is considered In the senate.
where the Democratic margin is so
narrow that very few senators could
prevent the passage Of the bill unless
the rates In which they are particular
~ interested were fixed to suit them
Take sugar rs an example.
1t Is almost certain that a general
bill containing very great reduction
OF the rate on sugar could not pass,
yet sugar reduction bill could pass
as separate measure. as there would
be. Republican votes to make up for
the loss of Democratic votes from sug-
ar producing states. And then there
- the agricultural schedule. Demo
Gratis fear that they cannot pass bill
reducing 70 any extent the duties On