The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-02

This may be democratic ADMIN
istration in the course of time but
it is not one yet
There are entirely too many re-
publican faces hereabouts to suit
your uncle and he is getting tired of
1t. This thing of meeting Repub-
lican clerks and officials at every
turn is wearisome.
The other day | called at one OF
the Departments in the interest of a
Democrat who wanted a certain Of
flee. | was received by an official
who, | supposed, was a Democrat as
he represented Democratic official
and his place was not under the civ
II Service | did not for moment
think that one occupying such con-
lldential relations as that man occu-
pied could be other than a Demo-
crat.
l unfolded to him what had come
for, which was to get for a Democrat
a place that was held by Republic
can. 1t was explained to me that the
Republican was giving perfect salts
faction and that there was no
thought of transferring him.
"Why, that man talked like Re-
publican" l said to friend as l
left the office.
"He is Republican" was the an
swer ..,.
Now, how long will it take to get
Jobs for Democrats if we are to be
met on the Threshold by Republi-
cans? Yet that state of affairs ex-
lists in several of the departments.
q
1t looks like the Democrats are a.
raid to do anything. They are let
ting the Republicans bluff them to
IL standstill l feel like calling it
sowardice.
The worst instance of this sort of
thlng that has come to my notice is
che way the nomination of Col. Will
ham j. Harris, of Georgia, has been
held up at the dictation of the Cen
sus office crowd. The Census Office is
the most grossly incompetent outfit
IN Washington and has wasted mil
lions of dollars on the worst Census
shat has ever been gotten out.
There is Census ring in Wash
Dngton, however, and outside Wash
ington, made up of alleged stats
ticians who are on the pay roll and
they have managed to delay the con-
tlrmation of Colonel Harris in order
70 give time to cover up things in
she Census Office and get Republi-
cans switched around to the best
places and to do other things that
may embarrass Colonel Harris
The Senate Committee is Demo
cratic but that does not seem to
snake any difference. In this as in
everything else the Democrats seem
30 have no nerve.
l know one Senator who is collect
ing some dynamite and if there is not
an explosion in the vicinity of the
Census Office pretty soon | shall be
surprised
The Tariff fight is going to bC
long and hard. At the opening O.
the session thought everybod!
would get together, rush the bill
through and adjourn and give tn,
country rest but it does not lool
that way now.
The bill will go through the Hous,
very easily but it will be consider
ably modified in the Senate Mos
tremendous pressure will be brough
10 prevent some of the radical re
auctions that will be made in tn,
House bill The beet and cane suga
interests and the wool interests will
be most prominent in the opposition
=
The Tariff is a most tiresome sub
5ect to me. A good deal of protection
~ downright thievery but the tariff i
the poorest thing to strengthen
political party with that | know OF
Stump orators that do not know any
thing about it can speak on eithe
side but the party that raises it i
cursed and the party that lowers i
is cursed. Raising it beat Taft an
lowering it may beat the Democrats
When Woodrow Wilson, in hi
speech accepting the nomination
said the revision of the tariff shout
be gradual, extending over suficier
time to enable the business of til