The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-20
TAKE THEM s|NGLY.
THAT is DEMOCRATIC PLAN FOR
HANDLING ALL MATTERS OF
NATIONAL MOMENT.
THE WATCH ON THE SENATE"
BY This Method Attention VIII Be
Conferred on the Upper House While
II Considers Such things as the
Tariff.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.--Sh intimation has
been given to tie Democratic leaders
by the administration that it seems
desirable, from party efficiency
standpoint, to undertake no legislation
at the extra session except that reiat-
ing to ths- tariff. If present plans OF
the natiofal Democracy are carried to
their logical end 1t seems that all leg
islative matters of great national mo-
ment will be considered by congress
singly.
There ar, reasons for the present
planning OF the Democrats concerning
the mannec of handling the larger leg.
islative problems. 1t Is apparent that
the president, and the leaders with
him. do net wish to have the couDtrys
attention divided between the two
houses OF congress when vitality impor-
tant matters are up for consideration
Some che has called this plan the
watch On the senate"
In order to explain clearly just what
the plan involves. let the subject OF the
tariff be taken. The house will con-
slider tariff legislation, will pass the
bills and then will send them over to
gets through with the tariff, should
lake up some other piece of national
Legislation the country's attention
would be divided between the subject
under discussion in the house and the
tariff discussion in the senate. This Is
exactly what Mr.. Wilson and those
Democratic leaders who are staunchly
supporting him wish to avoid.
To Focus Eyes on Senate.
AS soon as the house gets through
with the tariff bills. il the present plan
is carried out. it will do nothing ex-
cept meet often enough to keep within
the laws requirements. and SO the
country can watch the senate and
thereby remind 1t that it's tariff tinker.
ing is under the public eye and that
nothing which should not be" would
be allowed to go unchallenged.
II the present plan Of the Democrat
ic leaders shall be made to apply to
the future it will not mean necessarily
that the house, after completing big
piece OF legislation and sending il over
to the senate, would simply mark time
while the upper house was giving the
legislation consideration. There are
bills and minor bills OF
various kinds which the house can de-
bate and pass while the senate is do
ng duty on some matter generally &C.
counted OF greater importance.
Now Definitely Placed.
IT Is possible now to give def |
nitely for the first time the names
Of members OF the next house OF |
who will stand in OPP |
position to extreme conservatism. |
ii manifests itself in the |
or in the Republican
party.
The ranks Of progressivism outside |
II the Democratic party fell under sew
eral designations. One man is writ
en- down politically as an Indepen-
lent; other men call themselves Pro
,ressive Republicans; other combine
he party names of Washington and |
Republican; others call themselves
straight Washington party men. and
he others are Progressives with
capital p.
There are lorty-seven members who |
fall into one or the othe- of these |
classes According to the list Of mem.
ters-elect OF the next house which was
by the house officials there |
will be l44 Republicans in attendance.
All of the men who appear in the list
which Is to follow are classed by the |
authorities as members OF |
the Republican party. but only few
" them speak Of themselves as Repub- |
Leans. Those of them who keep the
party name invariably put the hyphen |
and the word progressive before it.
SO II is that from this total number OF |
Republicans written into the present |
directory as such. there |
must be suDtracted forty-seven, a mum. |
Der which represents the strength of |
the contingent which either to a great |
degree or entirely has separated IT. |
self from republicanism as 1t has been |
understood in the past
The next house OF representatives |
therefore will stand Democrats. 2gl. !
Republicans. 81; Progressives pro |
4 sive.Republcans and Washington
party men. AZ. Total, 435
Opponents Of Conservatism.
Here Ia a list Of the members OF the |
parties, and factions which can be
said to stand In opposition to conser.
vatism OF the old kind and In support
or real progressive measures as they
view them, no matter in what party
they have their names written:
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