The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-15
His Influence Is Apparent In
Many Things.
DEMOCRATS ARE LOYAL.
They Want to Go Along With Presi-
dent as Far as Possible-Woudn'
Fancy Being CIassed as "Reaction-
aries"-Underwoo Scores on Tariff.
Several minority Leaders"
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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Few presidents have been in as COM
plete control of their party in congress
as President Wilson. That his influ-
ence and suggestion can be traGSd all
through the tariff bill there can be lit
tie doubt, that he has been able to
shape the most important and closely
contested schedules to his liking is
true, and that the tariff will be consid-
cred in the shape and on the lines he
suggests is also fact.
Most of this influence had been ex-
erted before congress met in extra ses-
sion, so the power which the president
exercises cannot be traced to his visits
to the capitol or the fact that his first
message was delivered in person.
The truth is that the Democrats,
whether of one faction or another,
want to go along with the president
just as far as they can. There are no
Democrats who want to be classed as
"reactionaries," or at least leave them
selves open to the charge or having
it proved if made. And the Democrat
who opposes President Wilson is apt
to be so classed.
Underwood Scored First.
BY introducing his tariff bill on the
first day of the session Underwood
scored first, beating President Wilson
to it, so to speak. AS Wilson's mes
sage was all about the tariff and I'm
Ierwoods bill was all tariff there can
be no question of first blood for the
young man from Alabama.
Minority Leaders.
"Majority Leader Underwood after
conference with Minority Leader
Mann and Minority Leader Murdock,"
etc., as recent paragraph read, shows
that there is surplus of minority lead
ers in the house.
And why shouldn't Hal Cooper of
Wisconsin get into the minority leader
game? He received the votes of four
men for speaker-four who were too
progressive to vote for Jim Mann and
not progressive enough to vote for Vic
Murdoch. Lenroot of Wisconsin and
Anderson Of Minnesota wouldn't vote
for Mann two years go. but they
thought he was good enough to sup
port this time.
Don't Need to Sacrifice.
81 have accepted the Office at a great
personal sacrifice" said a man who
recently took place under the new
administration. The statement caused
groans by those Democratic patriots
who have been waiting around Wash
ington for more than month for Jobs.
"My goodnessv' exclaimed one. "He
takes the place at personal sacrifice.
He dat need to do that. There's lot
of us willing to take any Of these jobs"
"Who's ChandIer7" They Asked.
On the opening day young man
appeared for the first time in the house
speaker. His name was Chandler, and
he was credited to New York in the
printed list of members. But before five
minutes had elapsed the people were
asking, 'Who's this fellow Chandler?"
He talked too much, in the estimation
Of those who gauge oratory. He
threatened too much, in the judgment
of those who have heard oratorical
thunderings before. But after he had
gone the gamut of Progressive out
pourings his Irish came out, and as the
words flowed in easy blarney liquid
everybody came to the conclusion that
he had "gone across" Chandler had
made good. He was the real thing as
an orator, and, although he had been
somewhat fiowery and the old timer
would have put much of his stuff under
the title of ''slush," yet upon the whole
he made good cleanup. Mr.. Chandler
represents the Nineteenth New York
district.
Clerk Tackled 1t.
The name of the delegate from Hawaii
is Jonah Kalanianole. 1t takes an ex-
pert to pronounce the name, and it is
pronounced only once in two years
when the clerk has to read it among
the names of those elected to congress.
The clerk who has to do the reading
went up against the name for the first
time when congress assembled, but he
hesitated only long enough to let every
body know that he had hard PROPOSE
ton to tackle and went to 1t. What
he said no one will ever know, for his
efforts were drowned in the gale of
laughter that swept over the house
You can't trife with name like that
and get away with it.
Are They Liars?
An irate individual asked, (which Of
these departments contains the mos
iars?" He was trying to get some
thing and found that he was delayed
or put off, as many another man is il
these times, when there is such a great
demand upon the time Of cabinet OFF
GERS.
Naturally promises to see men at Ger
tain times cannot be fulfilled. Nat
urally the time of cabinet men is occu
pied beyond their anticipation. Politi
clans are not all liars. They have t.
handle situations as they develop.