Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-01-31

small The progressive Democrats
continue to believe that, while Mr..
wilson's policies and arguments will
De progressive. he will use every paci-
ncatory effort to bring the conserya.
tive Democrats to a determination to
support his policies in order that the
Iuture OF tbs party may not be ieop-
ardized
Tlan OF Progressive Democrats.
me plan OF the progressive Demo
Gratis in the senate stands today lust
as II stood when 1t was outlined in
tnese dispatches some time ago. Some
OF the most important committee
chairmanships will be given to the
conservatives and thus seniority of
service will be recognized. The pro
gressive Democrats who will be I'M
control of the majority, however have
planned to so arrange things that on
all Important committees the majority
membership shall represent what is
called the more advanced wing of the
party. In other words, the intention
seems to be to give place to many of
the conservatives. but to deprive the
place of good deal of it's power.
There are eight of ten Democratic
senators who stand on the line be-
tween conservatism and radicalism.
these senators have shown a DISPOSE
ton to work in the main with the sen
ators of the more progressive school.
Those Democratic senators who are
described as mildly conservative and
also mildly progressive. have told
some of their more advanced brethren
that they recognize the party neces.
slty of putting through Mr.. Wilson's
recommendations even if they are
more advanced measures than it has
been the habit Of the mildly progress,
sive ones to smile upon In the past.
Conservatives May "5e Good"
1t is said here by progressive Demo
cratic leaders that the conservatives
in the senate intend to be good to Mr.
| Wilson,; that most of them want to
come back to the senate, that some of
them have good chance to come
pack, and that therefore they will not
start their campaigns for return by a
quarrel with the leader OF their party
| on the matter of progressive legisla-
ton. OF course no one knows Just
what will happen, but with the old
time conservative leaders in the sen
ate seemingly willing for the sake of
harmony to accept the progressive die
tUm as to committee appointments and
organization generally. there seems
TO be feeling that there is a good
prospect of harmony in the Demo.
cratic party In the upper house OF
congress.
There is evident today in Washing
ton a determination on the part of
both conservative and progressive
Democrats to have 1t thoroughly I'M
derstood that Mr. Wilson's reiteration
of the fact that he is a progressive
does not at all interfere with his for
mer promise of non-interference so
far as regulation of party matters in
house and senate is concerned.
Dislike Munsey's Plan.
The leading Republicans and lead
ing Progressives still are suggest
ing means by which the two par
ties can get together in order to
present a proper fighting front to
the Democrats the next time they are
met in the field. The proposal OF
Frank A. Munsey, made some time
ago, is still being commented upon,
for and against" be Republican
members of congress and by leading
Progressives throughout the land. 1t
seems to be true that Mr.. Munsey's
plan has not met with an overwhelm-
ing amount of encouragement.
Men who have followed the course
of legislation in Washington during
the past few years are agreed that
there is little difference in legislative
endeavor between the Progressives
and the sive-Republicans, but
it is noticeable here that the latter.
good many of whom are in the house
of representatives., seem to be at outs
with Mr.. Munseys suggestion that a
holding company" be formed to take
over the rank and file of Progressiv-
ism and Republicanism. The Progress.
sive-Republicans now in congress
there are no Progressives as such in
the present body. but there will be
some In the succeeding congressl
seem to be deeply attached to the
name Republican, and the attachment
springs from two different reasons
Much In a Name.
A sentiment attaches to the name
and because of this a good many OF
the gressive-Republicans in con-
gress do not want to give 1t over for
any other name which can be pro.
posed. Others among them stand by
the name because of what seems TO
them to sc sound political sense. They
have no sentiment about it whatso-
ever. The organization in their dis
tricts and in their states did its pro
gressive work. they say, under the
name Republican, and that for organi-
zation purposes the name stands and
should continue to be effective.
MamharS of the Progressive marty