The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

L
ence and suggestion can be traced al
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 ccns1d
cred in the shape and on the lines be
| suggests is also fact.
Most Of this influence had been ex
erted before congress met In extra ses
sion. % 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 oil about the tariff and Tn
derwood's bill was all tariff there car
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 Murdoch. :"
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 Vie
Murdoch. Lenroot of Wisconsin AMI
Anderson Of Minnesota wouldn't vo8
for Mann two years go. but they
thought he was good enough to sup
port this time.
Don't Need to Sacrifice.
Il have accepted the Office at a great
personal sacrifice" said 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 q month for Jobs
MY goodness exclaimed one. "He
takes the place at personal sacrifice
He don't need to do that. There's lot
Of us willing to take any Of these jobs"
''Who's Chandler" They Asked.
On the opening day a young man
appeared for the first time In the house
and nominated Victor Murdoch for
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 Chandler7"
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 be 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
fowery and the old timer
would have put much OF his stun under
the title Of ''slush, yet upon the whole
he made good cleanup. Mr.. Chandler
the Nineteenth New York !
district.
Clerk Tackled Il.
The name Of the delegate from Hawaii |
Is Jonah Kalanianole. It 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
lion to tackle and went to It 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 trifie with q name like that
md get away with It.
Are They Liarsf
An irate individual asked. which OF
these departments contains the most
liars?" He was trying to get some
hing and found that he was delayed
or put Oh. as many another man Is In
-hese 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
lrally the time Of cabinet men Is occu-
lied beyond their anticipation. Politi-
dans are not all liarA They have t0l,
handle situstions q they develop