Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-02
TAXI I'll Them !: \ s sing !. !
Thai 10 DEMOCRATIC Plan, FOR
HANDLING ALL MATTERS or
NATIONAL MOMENT. $a
!; A. 4 WATCH ON The SENATE

~ This Method Attention viii Be
csntsrsd on ths Upper House While
4 Considers such Things a. the
Tariff. 4ss.i
~ GEORGE CLINTON. 5.s
Washing ton sharp intimation has
besn given to the Democratic leaders
by the administration that II Il seems
desirable. from q party efficiency
standpoint, to undertake no legislation
1t the extra session except that relat-
ing to the tariff. II present plans OF
thstnational Democracy are carried 70
their logical end It seems that Ill leg
islative matters Of great national mo
mont viii be considered By congress-
singly., ~
There are reasons for /. the present
planning OF the Democrats concerning
the manner OF handling the larger leg
islative problems. It 10 apparent that
the president, and the leaders With
him, do not wish to vesths scountry's
attention divided between the two
houses Of congressswhsny vitality impor-
tant 5matters*are mp for confederation.
Some one has called this plan 'ths
watch on the senate X HI 81 NJ
IN order to explain clearly Just what
the plan involves. let the subject of the
tariff be taken. The house will con-
slider tariff legislation, viii pass the
bills and then will send them over to
the senate. Now II the house, after It
gets through with the tarif, should
take up some other piece Of national
Legislation the country's attention
would be divided between the subject
under discussion Ia. the house and the
5tariff discussion In the senate. This Il
exactly what Mr.. Wilson and those
Democratic leaders who are staunchly
supporting him wish to avoid.
To Focus Eyes on Senate.
A soon AZ the house gets through
with the tariff bills. II the present plan
IL carried out. 1t will do nothing ex-
scept meet often enough to keep within:
the laws requirements, and 20 the
country can watch the senate and
thereby remind 1t that It's tariff tinker
ing is under the public eye and that
nothing which should not be- would
be allowed to 90 unchallenged.
S II the present plan Of the Democrat.
&c leaders shall be made to apply TO-
the future it will not mean necessarily
that the house, after completing . big
piece OF legislation and sending 1t over
to the senate, would simply mark time
while the upper house was giving the
tlegislation consideration. There are
appropriation bills and minor bills Of
various kinds which the house can de-
bate and pass while the senate q do
Ing duty on some matter generally nc
counAed OF greater Importance.
The point 10 that the Democrats
want to succeed in their administra-
ton and. II the, truth must b told.
some OF them are afraid Of the senate.
They want the senate TO do % well q
the house does and to put through the
Democratic legislatien proposed BY
MI. Wilson without any amendments
OF Importance. They think that this
can bs accomplished IL public atten-
ton isNfocused ON the senate. and II
the Democratic senators gene lES'l
made to know that they are eApsc.eu
to live up to the spirit and to the let
ter of the platform OF their party.
\ Now DsAnitsly Placed.
It Il plbsible now 70 give den
/ n,ta,v Tor sthaf 4 frst time the names
Z Z, nam har,I e ! the next house Of
re,n,resen,,tativesl who win stand in .op-
no.itinin,31 \. - / extreme conservatism,
5vhathers e manifosts 4 itself In the
/ n,emooc,rstic or In the Republican
party. d 4;
There has been 2 elouo: q COUP.
over the positions when some q tne
men elected e tho love - nooses q
the sixty-thifd congress- INTENDED q 20
occupy. There y 2 spectaple: NM
ortty Of members outside OF 5 the .D emo
cratic party who can pc depended up
on TO uphold advanced poncles 81 A =.
Wilson they DO not 60 700 1aS l+l'a' tne
radical held. and aso 20 t z. = posi- POSI-,
ton q opposition 70 ni9n tar TN pFFo t's
nouncements or extremely On conse D. !,
tive legislative announcements l On
any subjects made Dy the conse 81 =
tives OF any party. Ess s
The ranks Of progressivislml on OUTSIDE
of the Democratic party fell und ll'slF = sev-
eral designations. One man y writ mt.
ten down politically % an lndepen-
dent; other men call themselves fro-
ggressive Republicans; other COMBINE
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