Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-04-11

4 years, whether under the leadership OF
Roosevelt, or Of La Toilette, Cummins.
Bristow. Borah and others who still
remain. nominally at least, Republic
ans. Friends Of Mr.. Wilson say that
he can depend upon this support for
many Of his policies, but that be
hopes 1t win not be necessary to draw
upon X to make good a Democratic
majority In favor Of anything to which
the Baltimore platform pledged the
part,, to which the spirit Of progress
siye Democracy lends itself willingly.
Complexion Of the Houses.
It does not seem likely that In the
house Of representatives the new pres
ident will be obliged to depend upon
any support outside of his own party
to secure sanction for any legislation
which he may care to recommend, pro-
vided Of course II 10 within the realm
OF party sanity. The house Of repre-
sentatives, certainly so far as the Dem
cratic majority Is concerned, is more
conservative today than 1t has been
for q long time, but the conservative
ones are conservatives on their own
account for the main part, and not on
account OF their constituents. There
are dozens OF Democratic members Of
the lower branch, conservative In
thought, who represent progressive
constituencies. Regard for their con-
stituents and for the future probably
will hold most of these Democrats to
the Wilson policies.
10 the senate there are more pro.
gressives, even radicals, today than
ever before In the history Of that body.
Seven years ago, and from that time
down until almost the present. q con-
servative senate viewed with alarm" q
radical house. Today a semi-conserva-
tive house is viewing, but with no ex-
preston Of alarm, progressive aud
perhaps radical senate. The change
has been unexpected. but 1t has come
and II is marked.
In the next house OF representatives
conservative Republicans will form a
small minority Of the membership.
There will not be many moro of them
than there are OF the progressive
minded ones OF their own party. On
many OF the Wilson policies the Pro-
gresslves and tho progressive Hepub
licans can be accounted as part of the
Democracy
Progresslves Forming Program.
! Tho Progressives, of whom there
will be nineteen or twenty members In
the next house, have not yet complet-
er their legislative program, although
some of its details have been agreed
upoa aud have been given In these dis
! patches before this time. 1t seems to
be assured today that the one line Of
Progressive and progressive Republl.
can endeavor which will run sharply
counter to the endsavor OF the progress
sive Democrats, and Of the administra-
tion as well, Is one which runs into
the field Of child labor legislation.
As for the rest OF the legislation, the
progressive Republicans and the Pro
gressives will wait to see what It Is
that Mr.. Wilson Is to recommend.
That they will support him II his
views are as their views is certain.
sundry Civil Bill Anneys.
As soon as congress gets to-
gether again It must repass the
sundy civil bill which failed to be-
come a law because Mr.. Taft chose
to veto It. The house Of representa-
/ tives, as win be remembered, voted to
/ pass the bill over the veto, but as
II reached the senate only few mo-
ments before final adjournment no
action was taken on 1t, and 1t died
what congressman call natural
death. The senate meeting thereafter
In extra session, could not pass upon
the bill because It was an act OF the
last congress-
The suniry civil bill is Just what It's
! name implies. It includes appropria-
tons for varlJus expenditures Of gov
ernment which come under the head
Of sundries. and among its provisionI
are appropriations for special work
in some Of the departments. Mr.. Taft
vetoed tie bill because 1t contained
q provision tc the effect that no part
Of sum voted to aid In prosecutions
under the antitrust law should be
used to prosecute labor organizations
trying to combine for the purpose OF
hsttering working conditions or for
raising wages, and also q provision
which estopped the use OF the appro
priation to prosecute certain agricul
tural combinations intended to get
proper prices for commodities. Mr..
Taft said II was class legislation and
ought not to pass.
Awkward for Congressman.
The sundry civil bill matter which
the next congress must take up. hav.
ing In Il the labor preyiso named, SO
ceDtuates once more the difficulties
which legislative bodies have In
dealing with the labor question In
England labor is looked upon Is
/, ''class," and so class legislation there
is not regarded as anything out Of the
ordinary. In America there are not
supposed TO be asses" and 30 Il
10 that, in the yiss Of a good many
students OF the Constitution and Of
economics generally labor organiza.
sfons stand WHARF organizations OF
Z capital atana {; l. crucial sort Of
q question and ope Il II we're debated