Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-16

bate in SO far as it may be a vehicle for
showing the country facts about the pro-
posed revision. Attacks on the measure
are apt to be met there with great frank
ness and fierceness. The debate will
probably be permitted to proceed at
considerable length, for the sake of am
pie opportunity to the country to absorb
what revision actually signifies.
Because of partisan phases, this
house debate should be of Importance.
Republicans have already assailed the
bill most vigorously. They are waging
a congressional campaign in the 18th
Massachusetts district with tariff as the
issue. They know that the pending bill,
with slight notifications, will be the
law of the land for the next four years
at least. Presumably it must be their
issue in the congressional campaign,
eighteen months from now, when this
administration will be put to. it first
serious test. before the voters. Accord
ingly there will be some care by the re
publicans in making up the record now.
In spite of all their Reorganization and
meager house membership, they are try
ing to make the very best fight they can.
They will lay the groundwork i'll the
forthcoming debate. Senate republi-
cans, who are III better fighting trim,
will take up the task when the tariff bill
gets into the senate
There is much eagerness i'll congress
for filing banking and currency reform
ideas. A half dozen congressman have
been working out plans, independently
of committees. Western congressman
are quite forward in this regard. Scna
tor Hitchcock of Nebraska, Il democrat,
has a plan of his own A year and more
ago Senator Newlands of Nevada, an
nounced a plan after consulting with
mny authorities. Representative PrOuty
of Iowa, a republican progressive, has
evolved a plan. The Western trainers
are all very careful to make their or
ganization with a view to dispOssessing
the United States.
With the progress President Wilson
is now making OH tariff, it can not be
long before his task with the senate will
have been well advanced and he will be
ready for banking and currency. He I'M
doubtcdly hopes matters will come
along that way. Representative Carter
Glass of Virginia has been working for
two or three months virtually under
the presidents suggestions for framing
/, Iii hnra racapt1X- tbn NOW san1tn
committee on banking has been encour-
aged to 90 ahead with an investigation
of the question. Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdOO, at the presidents sugges-
tons, has begun to delve into the bank
ing and currency situation. The preSl-
dent has also had at work for a couple
Of weeks quite a CORPS of experts, analyz-
ing and b~riefing data for his informal
ton.
From this it will be gathered the
president has banking and currency re
form upon his mind quite as much as
was indicated by his words the other
day by his inaugural message. And it
is natural to infer that, if the tariff bat
tie goes well. the campaign for the other
legislation will be puscd along rapidly.
The house Of representatives, through
with tariff. will not be allowed to adj
iourn three days at a time for want Of
nothing to do. The president is cvi-
IDENTIFY the kind of an executive to main
tain the congressional interest and to
take full advantage of the sense of party
LOYALTY, which seems to well so strongly
now among his partisans in the poplar
legislative branch.