Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-04-18

the Republican party. but Cnly a few
ef them speak Of themselves as Repub
licans Those Of them who keep tht
party name invariably put the hypher
and the Tord progressive before IL
So II is that from this total number o,
Republicans written into the present
congressional directory as such, there
must be snbtracted forty-seven, a mum
Der which represents the strength Of
the contingent which either to a great
degree or entirely has separated 1t
self from rspublicanism as It has been
understood In the past.
The next house of representatives
therefore will stand Democrats, 291;
Republicans. 97 Progressives. pro
g.essive-Rspublicans and Washington
party men. A. Total. 4S5.
Opponents OF Conservatism.
Here Is list OF the members OF the
parties, and factions which can be
said to stand in opposition to conser-
vatism Of the cid kind and In support
OF real progressive measures as they
view them no matter In what party
they have their names written:
California. William Kent, Indepen.
dent; J, l. Nolan, San Francisco. c.
W. Bell. Pasadena and William D.
Stephens, Los Angeles, progressive
Republicans.
ldaho.-Burton L. French, progress
stve-Republican 90.
lllinois.-Charles NJ. Thompson, Chi.
cago, and William Hinebaugh, Ottawa,
Progressiyes; Ira C. Copely and John
/ c. Mckenzie, progressive Republicans.
Iowa.--G. ~ Haugen, Northwood, j.
w. Good. Cedar Rapids, s. F. Prouty.
Des Moines, F. P. Woods, Baskerville
and George c. Scott; progressive-R Re.
publicans.
Kansas. Victor Murdock, Wichita,
progressive Republican.
Michigan.-R o. Woodruff. Bay
City, Progressive.
Minnesota. - Sydney Anderson,
Lanesbore, c. R. Davis. St. Peters. C.
A, Lndbergh, Little Falls and James
Manahan. Minneapolis. progressive
Republicans.
Ncbraska.-S R. Barton, Grand Is,
land, progressive Republican
New Worthwhile: NJ. Chandler,
New York, Progressive.
North Dakota.-H. 4. Helgeson, Mil.
ton, George NJ, Young, Valley City,
P. D. Morton. Nottinger, progressive
Republicans.
Pennsylvania-G. w. Edmonds,
Philadelphia, W. D. f. Ainey, Mon.
trose, C. f. Pattom Curwensyille. A.
L. keister, Scottdale, s. G. Porter,
Pittsburg, A. R. Ripley, Carlisle, J. M
Norm, Pittsbur5, A. II. Walters, Johns
town, F. B. Lewis, Allentown, Wash.
ington party and Republicans; II. W.
Temple, Washington, N. C. Kelley.
Bradiock, straight Washington party
South Dakota,-C. N. Dillon. Yank.
ton, progressive-Republlcan.
Washington.--W L. La Toilette,
Pullman, progressive Republican; J. A.
Falconer. Seattle. ]. w. Bryan.
Bremerton, Progressive.
Wisconsin--H. A. Cooper Racine; J.
N. Nelson, Madison w. ]. Cary, Mil
waukee; p e. Brown. Waupaca;
James A. Fresf, Hudson; |. L. Len.
root. Superior, progresslve-Republi.
ans.
Harmony In the House.
The first great caucus of the
Democrats OF the new house and
conferences which have followed
It prove that thus far there is a
promise OF continued harmony of ac.
tion among the 29O members Of the
dominant party In the lower chamber.
In caucusing and in comforting things
seem to have gone on smoothly. and
the Democratic leaders prophesy that
the party In the house will be united
on all matters pertaining to legisla-
tion.
Representative Underwood OF. Ala.
bama will still maintain his place Of
leadership In the house and his posi-
tion as chairman Of the ways and
means committee. He has associated
with him on the committee Democrats
most Of whose names are known
pretty generally throughout the coun.
try. The minority members OF the
committee. the Republicans and, pos.
sibly. Progressive member, will not
be named until after the extra ses-
sion begins.
IL has been said time and again
that the tariff is a local issue, this
remark having been made originally
by Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Dem
ocratic candidate for the presidency
against James A. Garfield. When
General Hancock said: "The tariff
is local Issue" he was jeered at
ell over the United States. The
ieering probably was the result OF a
Misunderstanding OF just what the old
soldier meant. Today Democrats, Re.
publieans, high tariff men and low tar.
IN men say that events have vindi.
Gated Hancock and that the tariff ia
the most specific kind of a local issue.
All Sections Represented.
The ways and means committee
which will formulate the new tariff
bills Of congress Is divided In its Dem.
ocratic majority Just about equal in .
sectional sense- All parts OF the
United States are represented on II.
and II the tariff Is local issue. yirtu-
ally all the locafffiea sfvinp each cna