Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-20
CHILLY WEATHER FOR
NON PROCRESS|vES
PROMISE OF COLD AND BACK.
WARD SPRING FOR THOSE DEM
OCRATS IN CONGRESS WHO ARE
NOT PROGRESSINES.
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL SELECT
THOSE HE Is TO LEAN ON WITH
CAKE AND CONSIDERATION.
SOUTHERNERS CONSERVATIVE.
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" aSnlnStOn, Jan. l9.-Sincc OVprnO
Wilson made his speech at Trenton tn
other day about recognizing progrcssiv
democrats in his administration and no
recognizing any others. a lot of ppOpl
i'll congress have been putting on thri
thinking caps. 1t promises to be a col,
and backward spring as the new admin
istratiOn begins) for those who can not
qualify under the progressive banner
And great many democrats Of conserva
tive tendencies have been wondering
how hard they should scrabble to demon
strate that they are and always have
been progressive.
1t is fair to say that 4 goOdly portion
OF democrats in senate and house are il
the progressive class. But there are
others. OF course. the most are thankin:
their lucky stars they have not done
very much in the making Of a lcgislativ,
or political record which would Civ,
Governor Wilson line on them. AS the
times are to be progressive for the mex
four years, it goes without saving thai
the good politicians in this conservative
class will be rapidly vccring around
They want To be in favor with the nj
miniStratiOn There are not many. lik,
the late Senator Bailey of Texas. VIII
will hang out to the bitter end Tho
transformation will come about speedily
1t will be popular to be progressive anC
the congressional ranks Of n0n-progrcr
Sives. as far as the democratic party j.
concerned, will thin perccptibly from this
time on.
So much for congress. But with ali
the alacrity that democrats at Washing
ton are observing to climb upon the pro
greSSivc band wagon and to ride with tho
incoming president. the captains anC
leaders ont in the states must not be LOST
sight Of The adjust ,cnt will come there
too. but perhaps not az rapidly as it i
coming to Washington. However. one o
the big matters Of activity now out il
fOrty-cight states all the way from Main
to Texas and from Texas to California
is the determination who snail have the
presidents confidence.
Although there be democrats at Wash
ingtOn. in senate and in house. there
will be scores of matters during the next
four wears in which the local leaders will
figure There are districts and states
still represented by republicans. Demo
cratic national committeeman. demo
cratic state committees and even demo
Gratis not in public life. must he con
suited here and there and their words
and judgments help sway dcci. IONS in
the presidential Offices just off PcnnSyl-
vania avenue And in lot Of states Il
has by no means been determined which
Of all these local democrats shall have
the paramount say. The paramount
say. az an evidence of the new president
regard and confidence. will make for in
cercased individual prestige and for pO-
litical Importance in ones community.
AS president Mr., Wilson evidently in
tends to select the ihcn he leans on with
care and discrimination. As an admins
tratiOn develops 4 prcSidcn has to lean
on a great many men and it follows
that q great many democrats will be
chosen for this distinction within the
next few months. Mr.. Wilson will I'M
dOubtcdly select many from those who
come to him at the White House on di-
verS crrands and as he extends his nc
quaintancc with the men of his own
party. He has already had considerable
opportunities in that direction but moth
ing to what he will have after he gets
into harness and finds democrats coming
at him from every quarter on great va
riety of matters of public business
Conservative democrats in congress
are largely from the south. There are
few of them from the north But south
ern democrats are well disciplined in
party matters and when it comes to the
test are likely. in the main. to 90 along
SubmiSsivcly. The new president prOba-
bly, will not have much trouble with the
southern conservatives They will sput-
ter and grumblc in the corridors. but
none the less walk up and take their
medicine chcerfully. The conservative
groups in New York. who have few
members of congress. are likely to make
the most trouble. But they are so com
parativcly few that, without support
from the south. they will probably sur
render after an occasional struggle just