The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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any one has the least doubt that Wood
row Wilson Is In charge of the Demo
cratic party let that doubter get the
Democratic leaders, particularly those
who did not want 50 much tariff re
duction, down to confidential commu
MICA lions. and he will find out who's
boss.
1--WE all supposed" said one of them.
that we could take the bills we pass,
ed last session, pass them as separate
measures or pass one bill based on
them. But no. street Nothing doing
at the White House. Free wool, said
Woodrow, or a row. OF course it had
to be free wool. and the rest Of the
tariff had to be built on the same
lines. The result Is we have the low
est tariff ever proposed by the party.
Talk about being firm! Why. in his
gentle. smooth way he seems easy, but
he is as hard as a rock"
An opportune Time.
1t is certainly an opportune time for
President Wilson to enforce his views.
Elected by such q tremendous majori.
ty in the electoral college and carrying
with him the house and senate. he had
a right to say what should be the poll
cy. Not only that the party was
pledged to tariff revision. An extra
session was called to revise the tariff.
and IL the Democrats halted or any
considerable number should have made
an effort to stop the downward revi-
sion he would have been placed 'in
bad" Immediately.
1t is mighty hard thing to fight an
administration right on the threshold
of its career. Besides, there was no
sort Of organization, no real leaders Of
influence, who wanted to stand up and
be shot at while battling the Wilson
tariff policy.
"Governor" or president"
1.-The governor is going to New Jer
sey." announced Secretary Tumulty to
a group of newspaper men at the
White House.
"What is the president going to dc
on those date" asked one of the cor.
respondents.
And Tumuity said he did not know
when he would say president instead
of governor when referring to Mr.
Wilson
No Place For Talbot.
There was large group Of people
in the grounds Of the capitol one day.
and Fred Talbot. going across from
the Office building, strolled up. whats
going on?" asked the Marylander.
They're planting peace tree" was
the response.
'Then it's no place for me-" respond
ed the veteran. I'm a big battleship
man and lots Of EN-"
Useless Committees.
Discussing the employment of men
to help senators, the subject of useless
committees came up. Two years ago
Senators Kern and Newlands made d
vigorous assault upon the number of
committees which gave employment to
clerks and messengers for senator's
Senator Hoke Smith said the other day
that many Of them should be abolished
But no one makes motion to that ef
feet More useless committees are Gre
ated at every session In order to give
chairmanships to senators. With them
they get extra employees But these
useless committees are also useful to
palm or on new senators. With a
string OF them he can look important
clayton's Side Line.
Henry Clayton Of Alabama as chair
man Of the judiciary committee made
good In securing the first successful
Impeachment that has been known in
half century. He has become known
as man Of good Judgment, particular
~ IN legal matters, and for that reason
no u said to carry a side line as chair
man-president Of the II told you So
club.
Oftentimes when his advice has not
been taken It has turned out that he
was right and he can say with truth,
Il told you So" Very deliberate in his
methods he studies deeply before he
decides.
Axes IL Grind.
Il have nothing in the world to ask
or the secretary. but am here merely
to pay my respects" You might have
heard that expression In the anteroom
OF every cabinet officer ever since the
9th OF March. and nine times out of
ten the person who uttered the words
was lying. Most every man who was
there had ian az to grind" He want
ed something: IL not just now he ex-
pected to ask for something in the fu-
ture.
In few cases the man may have
been there simply as an old friend to
congratulate the new cabinet officer.
but Of the hundred ! saw in different
Offices am sure that ut least 90 per
cent wanted something Occasionally
Q man would say right out that he
was there for himself. for his frien5
Or to get the cabinet Officer 70 do some.
thiAe.
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