Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09
MRR0DENBERGSEES
VICTORY FOR c. OPP.
illinois Representative De-
cIares Republicans Will Carry
Country in 1916,
DEMOCRATIC POLICIES
TOTAL FAILURE, HE SAYS
Expresses Belief That Presidents
Success in Keeping Out Of War
Will Not Save Party.

Representative William A. Roden-
| berg of Illinois has arrived in town
| for the coming session of Congress-
! Mr.. Rodenberg, after serving five terms
| in the House, was defeated in 1912 by
| the detection of bull moose votes, but
i was elected in 1914 to the Sfxty-fourth
Congress. He thinks the republicans
are in for big victory in 1915.
'It is no secret that the domestic
policies of the administration have
| been a total failure. and it is very ap-
parent that the democratic party lead
| ers are striving to divert the public
mind from the real issues that will
! confront them in the next campaign.
! said Mr.. Rodenberg today.
AN attempt is being made to place q
| halo Of glory around the brow of the
President for keeping TVS us out ,,, Of tn, the
While we are willing to give proper
credit to the President for his efforts
| to preserve neutrality, he deserves no
such reward as e-election. when he
| times for the working man, the rer-
chant and the manufacturer.
Conditions Not Satisfactory.
Internal conditions in the middle
| west are far from satisfactory, with
the single exception of the industries
that are directly concerned in the man
ufacture of munitions of war. Bust
ness is demoralized' and a feeling of
| uncertainty and insecurity prevails
among the manufacturers. There Is
and the poorer the people the harder
| the road they have had to travel under
the present administration.
These men who have been hurt-whose
families have had to suffer through the
collapse of the democratic promise Of
| more labor, higher wages and a reduced
cost of living-are the majority of voters
in the country. They are intelligent and
will not be fooled by the situation that
has arisen out of the European war. No
effort is being made to minimize the
efforts of the President to steer an hon
orable course for the nation in dealing
with the European situation, but the
President is simply carrying out the al
lean people that we KEEP out and hands
of. i dare say there Is only a small
part of l per cent Of the population that
| has the slightest desire that We enter
Certainly it is an easy matter for
the President to do what the American
people want.
Policy Toward Mexico.
But In measuring up the achieve
ments of the administration in its dip
lomatic handling of the European sit
uation we must parallel 1t with the
Mexican situation. In dealing with
Mexico the policies of the administra-
ton are universally condemned in the
middle west. 1t is to be hoped that the
latest policy-for the administration
has been most acrobatic in changing Its
attitude-will bring peace to our sister
of the south.
that has been followed in dealing with
Mexico the last three years has been
patterned after the antics OF the Mexf-
can tumbling bean.
THE American people nave discov,
cred one thing that is patent to all
thinking people-that is that the DEM
ocratic party has not the capacity for
constructive legislation. The session
will have to do lots of tinkering to
correct the evils of legislation of the
past two years. For instance, the DEM
ocrats will have to about face and take
sugar off the free list. They need the
revenue. Since sugar, at the request
of the refiners. was reduced IN DUTY
and scheduled to go on the Tree ilst
early next year the price to the con-
Gratis will do away with the free sugar
law because the government needs the
Afty millions revenue that this duty
provides.
Bond Issue Probable.
when they make this patch to the
hull of the ship Of state they will have
to turn their attention to other mat
| tiers. They will most assuredly soak
the people with continuation of the
| war tax or else go in for bond
| issue.
| "a bond issue Is a sure sign of the
decay of an administration when that
bond issue Is necessary to run the cur
rent expenses of the government. An
other patch that will have to be made
to the ship has to do with the recent
laws regulating our merchant marine.
These laws regulate SO well that they
have or will practically regulate our
little merchant marine out OF exist
ence.
."The Underwood tariff act provided 5
| per cent rebate on all dutlapie goods
| that came into this country In Ameri-
| can-owned ships. This law is dead
letter 1t has developed that we have
| treaties of commerce with practically
all of the big nations OF the world that
provide that. their ships entering Amer
| lean ports shall receive the same treat
ment as ships of American registry.
| The foreign ships have mace cain LOT
| the same rebate. The amount involved
! Is something ike $10,VVV,VVV. A'S SouA =
If Customs Appeals has held that the
rebates go to the foreign as we'll as the
American owned ships. The govern over :
| ment, which has refused to pay the b
| ner cent to even American ship own
ers, has appealed the case and it Is
now awaiting final decision In the su-
preme Court. This law proved lnenec.
live and il will have to be wiped out
in order to save many millions more
than the $15.o00.000 now In controversy.
Collapse Of Policies Cited.
.aThere has been complete collapse
of the domestic policies Of the democratic
| administration Not a single promise has
been redeemed. First. the cost of living
has been increased instead OF decreased.
Second. there is less employment for labor
than at any time in our history. Third.
business generally has been worse than
at any time since we last had demo-
cratic President. The coming elections
for President will be fought out on these
domestic lines The result is apparent