Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TO
FEED PUBLIC WITH TRACTS
AND FACTS.
EXPERTS IN POLITICAL
LITERARY WORK EMPLOYED
Democrats Determined 20 Hold to
Power and Jobs-leoisIation to 8uf.
Leaders - House Grows Unwieidy
Especial Correspondence.l

Washington. Sept. $50 closely does
the campaign for control Of the house
run into another that. with tho echoes
OF last years political struggle barely
died away. the contest for the control
of the next house is already begin
ming.
The democratic congressional COM
mittee is organized with Congressman
Doremus of Michigan, chairman. and
the republican committee has organ
lied with Congressman Woods Of Iowa
at the helm. The bull moose members
in the house are not asleep and are
getting ready for an active campaign.
The contests this fall in Maine and
other states where there are vacancies
for the house to be filed are on and.
especially in Maine. are becoming ami
mated.
Grist Of Literature.
Already the literary bureaus Of the
congressional committees are being
organized. Literature is being fed out
to the country. AS yet. it is being util-
lied only in small quantities but by
next winter the output of speeches.
pamphlets and the like viii be enor-
nous. Experts in campaign literature,
gentlemen who believe themselves
specially qualified TO Judge what sort
of mental pabulum the voter ought to
subsist on. are sorting out speeches
and gathering up material.
The long session OF congress the
coming winter will be marked by con-
slant playing OF politics. The demo-
Gratis. being in power. will lose no OPP
portunity to make political capital Tor
the purpose Of continuing to hold the
offices. The republicans and progress
sive party men will lose no chance or
criticism in order to help along their
plans for driving the democrats out
of the temple.
Democrat. Hope to Hold On.
The play of politics will be especially
active because Of the fact the demo-
Gratis, having got into power. are oe.
termined TO hold on and realize that II
they do lose out their party Will go 10
pieces The republican party leaoels
knew It has only until 1915 IN al
probability to demonstrate that 1t can
come back. The bull moose leaders arc
filled with the zeal OF the leaders OK
new movements and will let no srass
grow under their feet < saey can heip
II LEGISLATION in the public interes.
will suffer from this undue pohucai
activity but, 80 long as members OF tho
honse have q two-year term ana con-
tests for control OF the house fecuf
bienn,aiy, 1t is impossible to Keep the
long sessions preceding the oiennia'
"a mpaien free from an excess OF po-
litical activity.
house q Msro Machine.
The house never was less OF oe-
,;herate body than It Is TO-DAY. az nus
become a mere machine IN tho hanas
~ a few leaders mere pawn IN the
legislative game. This Is realized Dy
every student OF the situation ~
Washington. In consequence. theFe ~.
,,nder the surface. much tax aDou.
cutting down the numbers Oh w
house and frightening out inc te'm ~
To four years. Whether tho term
leuethened. in any event II - c.ea. '
membership has been increased ~
utterly unwieldly and useless saze'
AS the situation stands the con
pressional career Of the average mouse
member is little more than series ot
mad scrambles for office-proviolns nc
holds more than one term-ano oue'
period OF running errands at the o
partments and the White HOUSE
ing to get Jobs or favofs Oh so'ne
riety for his constituents.
This situation tends to intensny the
wh,rl o. political activity in the mouse.
II makes the task Of the congresslona'
campaign committees huge one.
publicity Big Weapon.
Publicity will be the big weapon OF
the conflicting parties in the coming
t,enr for house control. The democrats
are going to get out vast quantlties,
NJ literature defending the tarin olll
and the currency bill. The repuoilo cans
will attack these measures and maze maze
mich OF the democratic secret caucus
methods Of legislation. Much depends
on whether the tariff measure IA
practice turns out a good or pau
,,,ecs Of legislation and the same u
true as to currency. If these meas
nres make for added prosperity NJ
a mount OF argument Will prevaii
aeainst the democrats and on the otn
AZ hand il they make for poor ousl-
ness and lean times, no amount Oh
.,nments the democrats put up pfoo-
-, -, Leep them in power.