The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-20
SOLID SUNNY SOUTH IN THE
SADDLE

SADDLE
Just before the passage OF the re-
cent tariff bill Senator War en- Of Wy
oming declared that the sol d Sunny
South was in the saddle and backed
his declaration up as follows
Now, for a moment, let us analyze
the 1874 members upon WON must
largely rest the responsibility and the
glory for this achievement. Here
again declare it is not my purpose
to draw any sectional lines fcr 9th.
er than the placing Of glory where
glory belongs. am clarifying the
South, not cast ng aspersions upon it.
or these experienced and potential
1874 men Ill come from districts
south of the thirty.ninth parallel of
latitude. With this great majority In
its favor, everyone must concede the
Potentially Of the South in the party
caucus and upon the floor. Certainly
membe from the northern, north.
western, northern m ddle, and New
England states welded anything like
the influence and power resting with
these Ill southern gentlemen. The
southern gentlemen themselves would
not admit a proposition like that.
In party caucus controlled by the
unit rule, ana where the voice of the
majority is the voice of all, this pow
er was overwhelming. The 107 brand
new men m got not have readily rec
ognized 1t, but even they were out
numbered and could not have easily
rallied against It. Then, too, OF these
107 new men 80 were from the south.
1t was but their duty to acquiesce.
They were good men to take hand
at the "jackscrew" or to administer
a swift kick against the keystone
of the arch" but they were here only
to follow instructions, mot to take the
initiative
II the South controlled the caucus
and the bill in the lower House what
shall we say of the conditions in the
Senate?
Prior to the recent death Of the
Senator From Alabama (Mr. Jonson)
there were 81 Democratic senators, ~
Republicans, and l classed as an In
ndent-Progressive So far as this
comparison goes, 1t will not be nee
essary to change these figures, mas
much as Alabama will send a Dem
ocrat to succeed Democrat, probab-
ly for some years to come. or the
81 Democratic senators, 80 are from
states south OF the thirty-ninth par
allel of latitude and but 10 from
territory north OF this line.
Take first the great committee on
finance, to whom the bill was refer
red, that considered It behind closed
doors, reported it to and engineered
its progress through the caucus tina
reported 1t to the senate. That com
mittee Is composed Of ten member
OF the majority party and member
OF the minority party. The mem
bers of the minority party have ha
about as much say as to what tn
bill should contain as any men IL
Gated in the wilds of Africa. The
men comprising the majority or pal
ticipating party, are made up of
gentlemen from the South and 4 froI
the North, the southern members b.
ing MessTs Simmons OF North Care
ma; Stone OF Missouri, Williams {
Mississippi, Smith Of Georgia, Jane
of Kentucky, and Gore of Oklahoma
This Is not a'one a characteristic
the finance committee; 1t is true OF
large number OF the committee
while as far as chairmanships
the committees accorded to the me
GRITTY party are concerned at zen
twcthirds of the number are pr
sided over by Democrats IRON Il
South.
1t is probably the first time In
half century wen both branches
congress were so overwhelminl
controlled and dominated by {
South; and II It is that sections fiji
opportunity in so years, We can Z