Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-12

| Now in the ordinary course OF
events Mr.. Tillman, being the senior
Democrat on appropriations, would
be promoted to the craftsmanship
when the Democrats get control. He
might also be made chairman .of the
committee on interstate commerce.
Add to these the committees on mines
and mining, naval affairs and forest
reservations, In all Of which Mr.. TIL
man holds the ranking Democratic
position, and 1t can be seen at once
what would happen II the Democrats
when coming into control should fol-
low the rule Of seniority.
Take the case of Senator Augustus
o. Bacon Of Georgia, who at present,
with Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, shares honors as presiding off,
Ger of the United States senate. SEN
ator Bacon, who is Democrat, is the
ranking member Of the committee on
judiciary which. has to deal to con-
siderable extent with trust matters
and with all matters concerning
changes in the laws which require
judicial Interpretation to determine II
they are within the limits of the con-
stitution. It Is a most important COM
mittee. Now Mr.. Bacon happens to
be also the ranking Democratic ruem-
Der in the committee on foreign rela-
tions, the name Of the committee be-
ing sufficient to show its Importance
and the great question with which it
Is called upon frequently to deal. A
strict Interpretation Of the rule OF
seniority would make Mr.. Bacon
chairman. when the Democrats come
into control, of both Of these commit
tees. He probably will be content II
he Is made chairman Of one of them.
but which one his preference win in
cline him to does not yet appear.
What the Democrats intend to do
probably is to recognize seniority in
the committees with the gift of chair
manships only in one case; that is,
Mr.. Tillman will get one chairman
ship, Mr.. Bacon another and so on
down through the list Of the Demo
Gratis who happen to hold ranking
places at present on several commit
tees. I. !, A. .E: ,
Trust Regulation the Test.
The recent activities Of President
elect Wilson In trust regulation mat
ters while he Is still governor of New
Jersey are held by the members Of his
party in Washington to forecast his
course as president Of tina Quilted
States. No Democrat in Washington
denies that his party looks upon Conn
Ing legislation in regulation of big en-
tterprise as being Of much more I'M
portance to the party and to the coun-
try than tariff, currency or any other
legislation
The Democrats say that II the trust
problem can be solved to the salts
faction Of the people of the United
States, to the doing away with mo
nopoly, to the lowering Of prices with
no corresponding lowering Of wages,
the Democratic party can survive mis-
takes in other matters Of legislation.
No one knows. yet definitely just
how the administration and the new
congress, which Is to be controlled in
both branches by the Democrats. will
approach the subject of the regulation
of big business, but definite state
ment concerning what it Is sought to
be accomplished has been made BY
President-elect Wilson. Just how the
accomplishment is to be reached has
not yet been outlined and will not
be probably until lawyers like Senator
|O'Gorman and other Democrats Of
long legal experience shall have given
the incoming administration their
views, and the advisers of the admin
istration from what may be called the
political and the economic sides Of
/ things have added their views to those
OF the lawyers. ss5
Wants to Restore Competition.
Mr.. Wilson, the Democrats say. After
hearing the advice from both sides
and after studying the question him
! self, will try to make sure what laws
will stand the test OF constitutionality
and then will recommend legislation
| to meet the end desired. The presi-
dent-elect has said specifically that he
wants to restore competition. This
means different course Of procedure
! from that which some OF the econo-
mists Of the country have recon-
mended.
There are today in congress eight
or ten representatives and senators
with experience in the law and in eco
nomics generally who are giving their.
time to the study Of the big business
problems. These men have learned
the Sherman antitrust act by heart,
and Judging from what has been done
by the present administration. they
have concluded they know what can
be accomplished and what cannot be
accomplished In existing laws.
These Democrats who are engaged
in the study OF trust legislation have
given good deal of attention to the
recommendations Of the Progressive
party as to the methods Of handling
big business. 1t is known. of course.
that former President Theodore Rooso-.
welt Is in favor OF establishing an In
dustrial commission for the purpose Of
regulating big business, much as the
| interstate commerce commission now
| regulates the trafio between the states
as conducted by common carriers.
Some of the Democrats believe that
| when antitrust legislation finally Is
evolved by the Wilson administration
and is given consideration in congress
It will take on the form Of combina-
ton between the Roosevelt plan and
the plan of those who think that the
Sherman law If enforced to the letter
will produce the required competitive
results. It is said that the Demo
Gratis intend to make the imprison-
ment penalties more severe and to try
to make them cover more ground.
everything develops down there. .
hair fell from the, tall Of a horse down
there one day and fell into stream Of
water This was in the early summer.