Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-26

any support outside of his own party
to secure sanction for any legislation
which he may care to recommend. pro-
vided OF course It Is within the realm
OF party sanity. The house of repre-
sentatives. certainly 30 far as the Dem.
cratic majority Is concerned, Is more
conservative today than It has been
for along time, but the conservative
ones are conservatives on their own
account~for the main part. and not on
account of their constituents. There
are dozens Of Democratic members OF
the lower branch, conservative IN
thought, who represent progressive
constituencies. Regard for their con.
stituents and for the future probably
will hold most of these Democrats to
the Wilson policies. {. s.
In the senate there are more pro-
gressives. even radicals, today than
ever before in the history OF that body.
Seven years ago. and from that time
down until almost the present. CON
servative senate viewed with alarm
radical house. Today q semi.conserva-
tive house is viewing, but with no ex-
preston OF alarm, . progressive and
perhaps radical senate. The change
has been unexpected. but It has come
and 1t Is marked.
In the next house Of representatives
conservative Republicans will form a
small minority Of the membership.
There will not be many more Of them
than there are Of the progressive
minded ones OF their own party. On
many Of the Wilson policies the Pro
gressives and the progressive Repub-
Leans can be accounted as part OF the
Democracy.
Proersssivss Forming Program.
The Progressives. of whom there
will be nineteen or twenty members in
the next house, have not yet complet-
er their legislative program, although
some OF its details have been agreed
upon and have been given In these dis
patches before this time. 1t seems to
be assured today that the one line OF
Progressive and progressive Republi-
can endeavorE which will run sharply
counter to the endeavor' OF the progress
sive Democrats, and OF the administra-
ton as well, is one which runs into
the field OF child labor Legislation.
AS for the rest Of the legislation. the
progressive Republicans and tho Pro
gressives will walt to see what It Is
that Mr.. Wilson is to 4 recommend.
That they will support him II his
views are az their Views IL certain.
Sundry Civil Bill Annoys.
Az soon as congress gets to-
gether again it rnust repass the
sundy civil bill which failed to be-
come a law because Mr.. Taft chose
to veto It: The house of <representa,
tiyes. as will be remembered, voted to
pass the bill over the veto. but as
1t reached the senate only few mo-
ments before final adjournment, no
action was taken on 1t, and it died
what congressman call natural
death. The senate meeting thereafter
in extra session. could not pass upon
the bill because it was an act OF the
last congress. Z
The sundry civil bill Is Just what it's
name implies. 1t includes appropria'
lions for various expenditures OF gov
eminent which come under the head
OF sundries. and among its provisions
are appropriations for special work
In some of the departments. Mr.. TAFT
vetoed the bill because 1t contained
provision tn the effect that no part
OF sum voted to aid In prosecutions
under the, antitrust law should be.
used to prosecute labor organizations
trying to combine for the purpose Of
lettering working conditions or for,
raising wages, and also provision
which estopped the use Of the, appro-.
priation to prosecute certain agricul-
tural combinations intended to get
proper prices for commodities. Mr..
TAFT said 1t was class legislation and
ought not to pass.
Awkward for conprsssmsn.; a
The sundry civil bill matter which:
the next congress- must take up, hav-
Ing in It the labor proviso named, &c
centuates once more the difficulties
which legislative bodieS have in,
dealing with the labor question. In
England labor 10 looked upon a. .
class, FL and 20 class legislation there
Is not regarded ~ anything out Of the
ordinary. In America there are not
supposed to be Glasses, and 90 It
is that, In the view Of q good many
students Of the. Constitution and Of.
economics generally, labor organiza-
tons stand where organizations Of
capital stand. It is . crucial sort of
. question and one II 1t we're debated
thoroughly In house and senate. would
put many members in awkward po-
sitions.
No one knows whether or not the
provision to which Mr. Taft objected
will be inserted inSthe sundry civil bill
as 1t ii to be redrawn. It is appar-
emit that a good many members hope
It will be omitted from the bill. be-
cause there never Is any very great
desire to discuss question which
might bring trouble in the future to-
men who have ambition to be return
ed to once. II this clause sis retain
ed and the bill passes and 10 signed.
1t will mark another advanced step
in labor legislation in the United
States, and it, also will In way, put
the agricultural producer in class
Of exemption from prosecutions, un-
less, Of course, the combination Of
which he is a part becomes one in re-
straint of trade and Of marked GRIM
inal intent, as the Sherman law views
criminality.
His Identity.
""This man, your honor. IL one Of
the lookouts for receiver Of stolen
goods"
Il see. A fence picket" S