Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-11

and Smith Of Texas, and Jones' Saun-
ders. Glass. Hay and Flood Of vir.
ginia.
Many others may come to the front
in the Sixty third congress. but the i'm
pOrtant point is that all these men
named were not even considered pos
sibilities when Grover Cleveland was
inaugurated They are only few of
that vast army of 1000 congressman
who have marched on the field Of ma
tional politics in the past twenty years.
They belong to the new generation In
politics. and they and their associates
are in charge Of the house of repre-
sentatives in this extra session called
by President Wilson.
Senate Shows a Change.
While man who links the last with
the present Democratic administration
is at the head of the house Of repre-
sentatives. the senate has not only
changed. but younger men are In
charge. The new element has gone so
far as to push that hoary old seniority
rule into the background and given new
men an opportunity to become leaders.
A man who was unknown in politics
twenty years ago has been made chair
man Of the caucus and leader, and an
other of the same type becomes pres
ident pro tempOre of the senate. In
the past those positions were accorded
to "elder statesmen" by the party in
control.
Nv,d In IN n n O Rrva
of Kern of Indiana as leader and
Clarke of Arkansas presiding when
the vice president is absent. while the
men who are conducting affairs are
O'Gorman Of New York. Gore and
Owen of Oklahoma. Stone Of Missouri.
Smith Of Georgia. Lea Of Tennessee.
Smith Of South Carolina. Chamberlain
Of Oregon. Shively Of Indiana, Pomer-
enc of Ohio and others Of such recent
appearance in national politics as to
make them almost unknown. They
are smashing some senate traditions.
These men may not actually dOmi-
nate the senate for the reason that
this body has become unmanageable
by any small cUterie. Besides. the
fact that they have climbed into pow
err at the beginning Of the adminiStra-
ton has already engendered an Ill feel
ing which may make 1t difficult to
hold their positions permanently and
which may also make Democratic leg
lslation difficult.
The Old Order Passeth.
&c no
compared with twenty years ago!
Then the old timers on the Democratic
side of the senate stepped into control.
German, Ransom. Harris. Voorhees,.
Mcpherson. Vest. Jones, Cockrell. Nor
gan. Daniel. Butler, George and few
others who had grown old in service
stepped in and took their places, as had
been the custom. in years past. and
managed the senate or course there
developed a certain amount Of OppOsi-
ton and i'll feeling. but the tradition
of seniority could not be broken. Even
now 1t has not been entirely broken.
Seniority controlled in the makeup of
the committees.
AS to the Republican side. there is a
great change. but the old order still pre-
walls. More than that, there is every
indication Of get together" policy
ON the part of the Republicans Pro-
gressives have been treated like regu-
lars 1t marks beginning and 1t may
mean a solid front on party matters
before the session is very old. Still
there is an absence Of the Aldrich and
Hale control. In their places are Gal
linger. Lodge and Smoot. the latter
the more active aud energetic, but still
the difference Is so striking as to be
remarkable.
East and West Combinations.
Combinations of western Democrats
and another of eastern Democrats
have been formed with view of stand
ing together for the interests they rep
resent. Such combinations are Of the
log rolling character which have been
condemned in times past. Usually the
log rolling" is for the purpose Of get
ting something out Of congress in the
way Of appropriations. The new COM
binatiOns are believed to be for the
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In the tariff on the products and indus
tries Of the states represented.
These combinations will fail. as all
such have failed before. AS soon as
they become extensive enough to be
powerful their interests are no longer
common. but often Numerically op-
posed. The great grain producing re-
gion Of the Mississippi valley is not in
terested in protecting the minerals Of
the Rocky mountains or the fruits of
California. 1t has also been found
that the eastern combination wants
free raw materials and free agricultural
products from Canada. which Is just
what the western men do not want.
Whipping Them Into Line.
President Wilson has been advised
to hold back patronage for the pur-
pose of "whipping into line" those
Democrats who show a disposition to
oppose the plans the leaders prepare.
That is what Mr.. Taft tried to do. His
trouble was that certain Republicans
wanted lower duties than the leaders
would grant. The present trouble is
that certain Democrats do not want as
low duties as the leaders propose.
But patronage threats did not keep
many Republicans from 'insurging,"
with the result that the greatest split
the Republican party ever knew oc-
cured However. 1t was a more pop
nlar thing for the low tariff Republic
ans to become insurgent than it will be
for the high tariff Democrats to break
away from their party. Still there
are quite a number Of Democrats who
say they will not consent to see the in
dustries Of their section injured by rad
ir0I cutS in tho ta riff