The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-07

sonai Advantage In Rule For Future.
They Are Aggravated by Bryan.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Jan. T. ISpecial.l-
Troubles big and little stand IN the
way Of the victorious Democrats. And
It may be said without exaggeration
that just at present it Is the little at
fairs that are giving the Democratic
statesmen the greatest worry. The big
things, like reducing the tariff and the
high cost Of living, suppressing or curb
ing the trusts, reforming the currency.
granting independence to the Philip
pines and few more important mat
tiers, can wait, and will also involve
and debate.
But right at hand is the distribution
of important places In the federal gov
eminent. the organization Of the sen
ate, the settlement Of who will be the
big and little bosses and quite mum
Der Of lesser things Cnriously enough.
more time is being spent by the Dem
ocratic statesmen Of the senate over
the subject Of whether Taft's appoint:
ments shall be confirmed and who shall
have the committee places than upon
the real problems upon which the elsc-
ton was won.
"pown With Seniority"
1t is still doubtful whether the pro-
gram OF the progressives and new
members with respect to abolishing
seniority rule in the senate will he
adopted The trouble Is that In about
two more years most OF the present
members will be among the seniors and
in line for the best committee places,
More than that. quite number OF the
senators who were ready to Join the
anti-seniority movement find that they
will lose good places themselves or at
least may lose the very places they
most desire.
Mr.. Bryan has complicated matters
somewhat by throwing himself into the
fight and rapping seniority rule. To
many senators the Bryan bossing is
very obnoxious, aud they will make
more determined fight than ever to
preserve the senate traditions and what
they claim are their rights.
Wilson's Great Task.
In the opinion of Senator Lodge. who
Is a historian as well as a statesman.
Woodrow Wilson faces more difficult
ties than any man who has been presi-
dent since Lincoln. Lodge thinks that
In handling patronage. in trying to
meet the demands Of the people for re-
duction In the cost Of living without
disturbing business and In handling
the problems of foreign relations the
new president will be hampered and
beset by. difficulties which will give
him many uneasy hours.
An Old Yank's Comment.
Former Governor Burleigh of Maine
IL anxious to become senator. His own
paper is supporting him and In re-
cent article pointed out that the COVER
nor's paper had continued to carry
Taft's name during the campaign and
therefore was regular. but, evidently
not wanting to offend the bull moOsers
Of the legislature, the editorial added
that Governor Burleigh did not con
tribute cent to the Taft campaign. .
ut reminds me-" said an old Yank.
long a resident Of Washington. "of an
old deacon down in Maine who had re-
formed. 4 was Wild he said. very
wild. l even danced, but l never fell
90 low as to help pay the fiddler"
Waterway improvements.
Advocates Of large appropriations for
waterways are already at work and
expect to put through river and bar
Dor bill early in January in order that
1t may receive consideration in the sen
ate. Usually when such bill is delay
ed 1t il defeated for want Of time. AL
ready the committee. of the house has
gone over draft of the bill and for
muiated general scheme. 1t has been
the announced purpose of the water
way men to have river and harbor
bill every year.
cubans Want Free Sugar.
Under our present arrangements with
Cuba the sugar Of the island Is grant
"a 20 per cent reduction. but that
IL not all that Cuba now desires. Al
ready efforts are being made to have
oil Cuban sugar admitted free by the
new tariff bill. The bill which passed
the house in the last session provided
for free sugar from the entire world.
II that should become Law tie Cuban
sugar would be injured. for thee would
be q large supply from fore: u mar.
kets. The principal opposition to free
Cuban sugar comes from the l.'et sug
aR interests. the Hawaiian interests.
the Philippines-and. Of course. the Lou
isiana sugar planters
"Ths Noung Turks"
Those new senators of the democrat
r party are called 1.-The Young Turks
BY some OF the facetious employees OF
the senate wlia have been watching the
program Of reorganization 1; is also
predicted that even II I'll, Young
Turks" overthrow the seniors they will
not be able to govern successfully
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