The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-02-05
On the Senatorial Breakers.

The shipping bill can hardly be con
idgrcd Democratic party measure
any longer. The revolt OF nine senq.
,ors-seven Of whom have car led
their antagonism 70 :he point OF re-
raining away from III caucus, ca el
10 adjust Inc ituation--dlsposes n
icctiyely Of tina, chla cter for :ha
measure. aac recognition Of it's che z
I'd character . Aade n the unde ',ai1-
Is on the par u its managers to sc
; ter its form as to command the sap
put of certain Progressive members
u the Republican opposition. The BIZ
/ is in shape not unlike than taken or
I by the railroad regulation bin in Pres.
i1ent Rooseyelts administration,
when stamped officially as a Republi-
can measure, but being actually d
White House bill, il became so
mangled in the handling that it was
finally given over to the management
of the opposition, under whose guild
ance 1t was at last enacted into law.
II would be good plan perhaps TO fol-
low that precedent to a conclusion and
commit the shipping bin to the hand
ling of the Progressive Republicans.
Senator LaFollette, who seems to oc-
cupy a role at this time similar to that
filled by Senator Tillman in the rail
road rate controversy, would doubtless
take over the measure and conduct it
to the end, provided OF course, IL was
altered to meet his views, which it
must be II II is to be passed at all
With seven Democratic senators in de-
termined revolt against IL, two others
openly expressing dissatisfaction,
though, perhaps, yielding to persua-
sions OF their colleagues and others
holding secret misgiyings concerning
the wisdom of 1t, there can hardly be
justification for calling it Democrat
lie measure II remains an administra.
ton bill, in the sense that the execu.
tive branch Of the government is the
administration, and this. of course,
gives IL great distinction and entities
II TO the highest consideration. II
would have been much DetCer, perhaps,
to have left IL at that original charac-
ter, rather than to have made it par
" measure without fell conviction of
ali elements OF the party to its prn-
topples. There is no good reason why
the executive should not be above par
| ~ in matters OF legislation in which
| II Is interested. anyway, and il is bet
ter to shape policies at the beginning
TO meet the views and command the
support of members of other parties
than to be forced, at u critical stage
Of their progress, when party support
has failed, TO alter Thorn openly as the
price of adhesion from other parties
| The concessions that are suggested
to satisfy the Progressive Republicans
and bring thcm to support of the ship
ping bill. as il is pointed out by the
White House representatives are not
essential principles of the bill The
measure win remain practically I'M
| changed in IFS fundamental character
by the proposed declaration OF limi-
tatiens unon its operation Whether
or not ships of helligercnt nations are
70 be purchased TO constitute the pro
posed government merchant marine is
a matter of administration and having
/ ohly temporary Importance. ne per
manent character OF the ship owning
scheme is not affected by that ques-
| ton ut all Too much stress has been
laid upon the quection of the posi-
bility OF international complications
TO come from acquisition OF ships of
belligerent nationality, and il is TO be
hoped that the revolt of the Demo
Gratis against the measure is based ON
broader and deeper objections than
concern over diplomatic difficulty
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/ After all, il is very nNc;y tnat the
report of the death Of Villa came from