The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-06-16
THEY MUST HUSTLE
THIS YEAR SENATORS HAVE TO
GO DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE
FOR REELECTION.
WANT EARLY ADJOURNMENT
Coming Campaign Promises to Be I'm
usually Interesting and May See
President Wilson, Taft and
Roosevelt All on Stump.
Rv GEoReE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-O reason why con-
gress is anxious to have an adjourn
ment which will enable the members
to get back into the political campaign
field early is that this year United
States senators who wish to be re-
elected must go directly to the people
for their votes. This is the first time
in the history of the country that SEN
ators have been on a plane with the
representatives in the manner of cleo
ton. The representatives need not ex-
tend their campaigning outside their
districts, but senator must take in
the whole stae.
AS Washington politicians view it,
the coming campaign is to be an un-
usually interesting one, notwithstand-
ing that the Democrats claim that they
not only will hold the house of repre-
sentatives by the present majority, but
largely will increase 1t. The Republi-
cans say there is business unrest and
that many of the Democrats will lose
their seats because of it. The Pro
gressives assert they will elect more
members Of congress than they have at
present because. as they declare. their
principles and their platform are ap-
pealing more and more to the people.
The Republicans of course are wor-
ried over the continuance in the field
Of the Progressives. They think per-
haps that amalgamation of the two
10 En-
ture, but as Washington views it ANAL
gamation is just as far of as ever, and
perhaps farther off than ever in one
sense since the return of Theodore
Roosevelt to this country. Mr.. Roose-
welt has reaf1rmed the Progressive
pledge which he gave just before he
sailed for South America. He is going
to stump the country and is booked to
speak in a good many districts where
Republicans who were members of con-
gress some years ago and who are
known as extreme conservatives ire to
stand this year for reelection.
What Democrats Stand On.
The Democrats are to make their
congressional campaign on the basis
of their accomplishment since the
party has been in power-the tariff,
the currency and, in all probability,
antitrust legislation, which it is ex-
pected will be effected before congress
adjourns. The Democratic leaders say
the administrators espousal of the
cause of the repeal of the tolls eXemp-
ton provision of the Panama act will
not hurt their party in the coming
elections in the least.
Both Republicans and Progressives
are banking upon this tolls repeal mat
ter to injure the Democratic members
chances of reelection in districts that
are in the least close. The leaders Of
Democracy say that they are not wor-
ried at all about the Republican and
Progressive charge that the lower tar
if has hurt business, and that anti
trust legislation will hurt it more.
Most of the Progressives think anti
trust legislation does not go far
enough, while the Republicans think 1t
goes too far, and so, as far as the cam
paign arguments are concerned, the
representatives Of these two parties
will present different pleas to the peo-
pie.
Wilson to Take the Stump.
1t seems likely President Wilson will
take the stump to make speeches for
his party after congress adjourns, or.
at any rate, at time just prior to the
elections The fact that Theodore
Roosevelt is to campaign has spurred
the Democratic leaders to urge the
president to do likewise. AS far as
can be learned, Mr.. Wilson is thinking
! seriously at present only of entering
the Pennsylvania campaign, where his
party's candidate, Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer, is running for senator
| against Clifford Pinchot, Progressive,
/ and Boies Penrose, Republican. 1t is
conceivable thing that Pennsylvania
will be the scene of the appearance Of
president of the United States and
two ex-presidents, each in an attempt
to elect his party's candidate to the Uni
ted States senatorship. Wilson will
! support Palmer, Taft may support Pen
rose and Roosevelt will support Pin
chot.
| While the interest in the congress
sional campaign, even at this early
day, Is marked in Washington, there
are times when it is overshadowed by
the interest in the campaign which is
to come two years hence. Everybody
wants to know if the Republicans are
going to nominate Theodore Roosevelt
/ and if there is any chance Of the Re-
publicans and the PTogressives get
ting together behind this one man as
g candidate? Some of the politicians
/ figure it out that if the Republicans
are to nominate Roosevelt they must
hold their convention after the Pro-
gressive convention has been held, and
must accept all the Progressive
planks.
Maan Old tIYcta Sam