The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-26
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

teene In Gubernatorial FIGHT.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN
What senators nnd representatives
sud was impossible Is to be- accom-
plished Currency legislation has been
"imnnsaible" during all these years
As different bills have been proposed.
including the much abused Aldrich
plan (which by some other name would
haro been called very good lcgiala-
tors have practically thrown NJ their
hands aud said nothing could pass,
But several mouths ago the presi-
dent sent Il message to congress say
Ing that currency legislation was need
cd. But even tho majority party did
not take It very seriously, although
work progressed on the bill III the
hands of rcnI enthusiasts Then Il
movement for postponement was made.
to which nearly everybody agreed IN
til the president sent the faithful TIT
multy to the senate and tbe.Caucus by
an overwhelming minority decided to
stay and push currency legislation. i
seems to be the mun~ behind the gun
that makes this possible.
Taft Also Forced Action.
1t must not be supposed that Roose
welt and Wilson are the only men who
could drive" congress. Taft forced
congress as well as other presidents.
A notable example was In the Cana
dian reciprocity bill Senator Borah
of Idaho, commenting on the criticisms
OF Wilson for forcing his ideas, said
he did not take much comfort in them.
IF Republican senator's he said, chad
voted their convictions when the Cana
dian reciprocity bill was before con
gress there would not have been ten
votes on the Republican side in favor
Of it."
Senator Borah was extremely mild
AS | recall, there was scarcely a Re
publican senator who was really in
favor of the bill. but was forced by
the Taft administration.
Massachusetts Fish.
Those massachusetts men can al
ways be found on the firing line when
d Mrasure comes up taking the duty
oH-fsh. There was strong fight
against the Canadian reciprocity bill
made by Congressman Gardner. Tho
same member fought the fish provision
In the Underwood bill, and both Mas
sachusetts senators were on hand con
testing the free fish provision In the
senate.
Senator Lodge was not only eloquent,
but historical, calling both the Ad.
amses, who had been president, to sus
tain him In his fight for the fishing in
terests Of Gloucester and Province
town.
For some unknown reason fish goes
into the agricultural schedule, and the
Massachusetts senators were fighting
side by side with western agricultural
senators on this schedule.
"Aeoidentap Protection.
We have heard great deal about
incidental" protection, but it was Sen
ator Lane who found accidental pro-
lection in one item. The Oregon sena
tor was favoring the duty on bananas
and said that when the Panama canal
was completed the apples and other
fruits Of Oregon would be sold in the
east in place Of bananas. Senator
Jones Of Washington asked IL the rate
on bananas was intended as d protec-
tive duty.
II think not replied Lane II think
It just accidentally happens that way"
There was quite an outburst Of
laughter at the answer.
Burton's Seriousness.
Senator Williams replied to Senator
Burton in the senate. prefacing his re-
marks by saying. 1T IS well known
fact to all those who know and love
him that when he does try to look Sc
rious nobody in the world can look
more serious than my genial friend,
the senator from Ohio"
But Burton Is always quite serious.
Lack Of Attention.
Senator Smith Of Michigan called at
tention to the fact that only eight
Democratic senators listened to Sena-
tor Bristow's speech opening the de
bate on the sugar schedule. although
it was conceded that the Kansas sena-
tor was one Of the best informed men
In the senate on sugar
A little later while Senator Williams
was speaking Bristow asked to be ex-
eused as he had had no lunch Why"
exclaimed Williams. II thank God for
the fact that there Is nothing in the
compelling US to listen to
one another. 1t would be the most
miserable existence on earth If we had
to stay here all the time and hear one
another"
Gardner and the Tariff.
If Congressman Gardner IS nominal.
ed for governor Of Massachusetts lie
will make the tariff the issue In fact.
It has been given out by the Repub-
leans that they intend to force that