Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-10
CAPTAIN
ON HIS METTLE
CANAL TOLLS REPEAL QUESTION
AFFORDS SOME FEW DEMO
Gratis AN OPPORTUNITY THEY
MAY HAVE BEEN AWAITING.
NO HOPE FOR THEM
NOT BELIEVED THAT PRESIDENT
WILL USE PATRONAGE FOR PCH-
POSE OF BRINGING OPPOSING
SENATOR'S INTO LINE.
(SDeciai Siat Corrcspondtnf.l

fSDfciai Siat CorrcspondtRfl
Washington ID. &. April l0.-A few
choice Democratic souls in the Senate. il
would seem. arc disposed to test the cap
tain's mcttlc. The canal tolls contro-
versy affords opportunity. although il j.
doubtful if canal tolls are responsible
for all Democratic names now put down
in the opposition column. There are
whisperingS th;t the President may have
10 use patronage Ia bring Senators into
| line for his bill. Something like the re-.
verse Of this j. probably true. Perhaps
half a dozen Democratic Senators. want
ing certain appointments Of patronage
policies az the White House. promptly
anticipated the Presidents necessities 10y
jumping Ia the opposite side Of the fence
One morning recently James X. Narda
man. Senator from Mississippi. blazcd
forth locally in most emphatic inter
view against repeal. Mr.. Nsrdaman L.
an invetcratc grabber for patronage. lie
has gotten two or three relatives already
into federal positions. lie has boosted
himself into prominence in Mi>>issippi
by unqualified antagonism Ia negroes
for public offices. President Wilson
Welded 10 Nardaman once in that regard
by Withdrawing an Oklahoma ncgro's
nomination 10 be register Of the treas
ury. Recently. however, in face of the
Mississippi Senator's defiant warnings
that no colorcd man could he confirmed
by the Senate. President Wilson named
Robert II. Terrell. colorcd man for an
other term rs municipal judge in Wash
ington. so Nardaman il fighting the
White House at every opportunity on
that account.
The President j. unwilling Senators
should dictate Ia him in matters of nomi-
nations. although recognizing the Sen
atc's constitutional right 10 reject nomi
nations. On this he has also clashe,l
with James r. MARITIME Of New Jersey.
Ii will he remembered that Mr.. Wilson
made MARITIME n United States senator
The Democratic bosses were prepared tn
disregard Marines primary majority
but Mr.. Wilson championc,l him before
the legislature as popular choice and
won. The New Jersey Senator has
proven himself in Washington jolly old
fellow. but there might be less agreement
about his utility as ambassador from
one of the sovereign forty-eight States"
The Senator sought 10 impose upon the
public service men Of his own choice IN
New Jersey and President Wilson de
INJURED. At least one or two federal
places there have not been filled and
Senator MARITIME has been sulking for
some time. II President Wilson wants
anything from the Senate, il is expected
Senator MARITIME will bc against il.
Perhaps present stress over canal tolls
will straightcn out some Of these Demo
cratic rccalcitrants. The President
seems disposed To 90 straight ahead
without regard 10 those who would i'm
pcdc him. No one yet has found him
willing 10 barter patronage for Senate
votes and the inference appears To he
/ that the President will do nothing Of the
kind. lie makes his argument to Sena-
tors of his own party and usually wins
NJ Daniels for Interstate Commerce
Commission. Ii he were looking for op-
portnnities Ia Get votes for patronage.
he would not have nominated n United
States district attorney in Nevada the
other day whom neither Senator New
lands nor Senator Pittman wanted. New
lands and Pttman are both put down in
the opposition column as to canal tolls.
Ii j. very doubtful whether both Of them
will stay there. when the time comes for
voting.
All the while. however. the admins
tration j. playing keen politics in the
tolls fight. 10 il was in the House
where victory was won 50 handily. Demo
cratic leaders there deserted. Clark
Underwood and Fitzgerald went "a the
other side No confusion followed ON
that aorount. There were designated
leaders for their places. Democrats in
the House such a. Palmer of Pennsvl
vania and Sherlcy of Kentucky took ~
the work. but Postmaster General Burle
son formerly a member Of the House and
the best politician in the cabinet. stepped
quickly 10 the front and as MANY as =
Democrats Of the House were summoned
TO his office in one day. And the HON,
fight was won handilv for the President