The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-27

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her Of the Hcase commit Id On wsiys
and means He vim be chi irmaii OF
that eomtttt tee In tlie nex Congress
and as such VIII succeed MI. Under
wood as: door leader 81 the Demo.
Icrats. He has never been an ffo
erthnsiastic SUPP oy:ter % the pfesls.
ident,s policies He one OF the
nine teen Democratic REPRESENTATIVE
who voted aihst tie ship purchase
bill and his reIat lions With the little
eoterie OF cabinet 0fiic6fs who have
assn emed to speak for the ddminis-
tration have never been unduiy init
mate. His brother, ex- Governor
kttchin wants to be senator from
North Carolina ID succession to SEN
ator Simmons but the White House
lfay0rs Sihif1 ons and this does not
contribute greatly to Congressman
Kitchin,s zeal for Wilsonistn.
"a addition, Mr.. Kitehin win have
20 father the revenue bills which Will
nay for prepared ness. He liz radical
IN his views Of prot ctfon; he rs, I'm
TACT about as close to a free-trader
asswe have In public life. AndShe Is
lby no means enamored of the talk ia
yorable to Continuance OF the duty
on sugar. Naturally, too, he dislikes
to have his name linked up with a
measure providing for an issue 6f
bonds. Yet he sees these necessities
staring him in the face and Inevitable
tf any considerable measure OF pre-
nQrfHnaaa 40 NS%n 4ak3l = ~ ~
Consequently by conviction.
through political alignment, and be-
cause OF personal pride Of opinion
MT. kitchinss opposition to enlarged
expenditures for defense is logical
and natural. His refusal to Join the
president Is a serious matter!
Both Mr.. Kitchin and the admins
tratton will seek to soften the force
Of the blow by declaring that the
North Garolinian is acting on his in
dividual Responsibility and not as the
Democratic leader Of the House. This
may be true; but. 1t is intiniated here
that the president must be weakened
indeed before Congress If. he cannot
carry his floor leader with him on a
policy which has such nationwide
SUPPORT as preparedness has.
This, in fact, Is the case. The
president will not dominate the sit
uation this winter as he has hitherto
done. In 1914 the Democrats in
Congress we're all candidates for re-
election, while the president had two
clear years ahead OF him. The rep
resentattves needed him, while he
was measure bly, independ emit OF them.
Nov they are all in the same boat
together. They are all trying to hold
their places together. The pfesiden.
must play the game OF congressman
instead of asking Congress to play
his game only. 81
So far as the defense program IS
concerned, nothing can be done by
the president and his party alone. Re-
lpblican votes will be necessary. Re-
publican votes will be supplied. but
1t Is most likely that they will be
forthcoming merely to satisfy a plan
which has been devised by the presi-
dent and his Democratic political
.connsellors.
Nh. Kitchin, for instance, objects
especially to the naval side ofaathe
presidents plan. 1t ID probable that
Republicans also will object to I'll.
Mr.. Ritchin objects because he is a
consistent "little-napy', advocate. Re!
publicans will object because the
plan, as now outlined, lacks the sup.
port of the naval experts whose optr,.
ion is entitled to the greatest consii.
GRAFTON. n, IS
The Republicans in Congress do
not regard Joseph iDaniels's views as
entitled to larger weight than those
Of the general board Of the navy. and
they will probably decline to follow
Mr.. Daniels in preference to Admiral
Dewey. a.i3
In short. IL the defense program
must be put through by Republican
votes, it is only fair that Republic.
cans should be permitted to- say.
what the program should be. Here.
tofore, Mr.. Wilson has been i'm
patient Of suggestions arising from,
Republtcan. sources. Now; if he as
sincere. he must deal with Republi.
cans on a patriotic. not partisan.
basis. Otherwise, he must face de-
feat in Congress for national prepars-
edness and defeat at the polls for
himself
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