The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
ShreWd Observer Mentions
Possibility.
EXPLAINS PRESIDENTS ACTS
Executives Selections For High Places
Described as Evidence That He IL
Seeking Most Powerful interests In
Politics-One Term Declaration In
Platform Not Taken Seriously.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Will quote q sentence from q ShreW(
political observer. Woodrow Wilson
, Is candidate for second term" be
said. Nearly every selection he has
made and several selections he Is tc
make show that he Is reaching fol
the most powerful interests in politics
: something l am convinced he would
not do il he did not expect another
term"
And why not? The fact that the
platform declared for one term will
not stand In the way. There are many
things in that platform which will not
be observed. It will be impossible for
the party in power to take care of half
Its promulgations. And the one term
declaration was away down toward
the bottom.
Like the Six Year Term.
The one term party declaration is
something like that one term of six
years suggestion which occupied a lot
OF time and finally passed the senate.
Just why there should be any declara-
tons on the subject no one can tell.
The people ought to be able to take
care Of all cases Of second or third
term seekers as they arise.
There is no real reason why the peo-
pie should tie themselves up In ad-
vance. And so If they want Woodrow
Wilson three years hence they will
| have him in spite of any one term dec
| 1ara fior1 in tho 1of fopr,,
Taxing Salaries Of Officials,
In framing an income tax the COM
| mfttees will be up against the ques-
ton as to whether or not the incomes
of government officials should be ex-
empted. The last income tax exempted
every federal and legislative official
as well as all judges of the courts.
This was done under the clause Of the
constitution which said that the pay
of these officials could not be diminish
ed during the terms for which they
were elected. 1t was very far fetched,
but 1t was enough. An exemption of
incomes from government salaries
while other people are taxed will not
be popular proceeding.
Want to Hang On.
The desire of Republican officers Of
the senate to hang on is one of the
things that might be expected. Men
do not like to let go of good positions,
and congressional places are the best
In the government service Many Of
the senate employees have become
very efficient, and only the pressure
for place would induce the senators to
relieve them and give their partisans |
the jobs. However, there will be quite
a general change in the senate.
NewIards Has Program.
1t is the opinion of Senator New
lands that the senate should not 60 |
about its business In haphazard, hit |
and miss style, but that 1t should have
a well defined program and adhere to
It. At the beginning of every session
the Nevada senator proposes program
and talks about it, but the senate new
er adopts 1t. The senate is not very
much inclined to prearranged pro-
grams.
Places For New Men,
The Democrats Of the senate were
much more liberal toward the new
senator's than the Republicans in the
matter Of committee assignments.
Shafroth Of Colorado was given a
place on appropriations. agriculture
md banking and currency: Thomas Of
Colorado was placed on finance, inter.
oceanic canals and interstate COM
nerce; James of Kentucky and
Hughes of New Jersey were assigned Il
o finance; Shields Of Tennessee and
Walsh of Montana to judiciary; Hol- If
Is of New Hampshire to banking and I,
currency; Robinson Of Arkansas,
salisbury of Delaware and Thompson
# Kansas to interstate commerce:
sansdeIl of Louisiana, Shepard of I
Texas, Vardaman Of Mississippi and t
Shields Of Tennessee to commerce
these are among the leading commit
ees of the senate.
III Health Berth. LIZ
The craftsmanship Of the naval af- :
airs committee seems to be an III
ealth berth. Two years ago Senator !
'erkins of California was the ranking =
1ember Of the appropriations commit =
&c, but he retired in favor Of Warren
nd became chairman Of naval affairs. a
lie took the place voluntarily, while v
enator Tillman fought for his senior. b
y rights as long as there was a q
nance for him to succeed Ia
Don't Need Guardians. LIS
1t has already been demonstrated v
hat the persons connected with the u
ew administration do not need guard 4
ms. They have caught on" to their u
ew duties very quickly. The men In !,
leir Offices and the women In social :,
fe all take their places quite natural u
!, and save for the fact that we see
ew faces In the places Of honor no
he would suppose there had been any 4
lange Of administrati0n. 10