The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24
Heard at the National Capital.

Washington, May 24-(Special Cor
respondence)-The democratic policy
of postponing embarrassing problems
lis illustrated in the failure to pass
any kind of revenue legislation up to
the present time, Notwithstanding the
depleted condition of the treasury and
the certainty that large increase in
expenditures will be an incident OF
Legislation enacted at the present ses-
sion. After the convention" is the
word that has now gone out in answer
| to questions as to the time when rev.
enue measures will be taken up. The
democrats realize that the real storm
will break over their heads when they
begin to pass the bills that impose
additional taxes, and they are putting
off the unpleasant task as late as pos
sible in, the hope that something will
happen to divert public attention or
give them some plans BILE explanation
for the levying of direct taxes on the
American people instead of taxing the
products of the foreigner, as was done
under republican administrations.
Last week, President Wilson's week
end trip on the presidential yacht
Mayf1ower extended from Friday until
Tuesday instead of Friday until Mon
day. This was taken as an intimatiOn
that both foreign and domestic prob
lens require less OF the presidents at.
tention than formerly The usual week
end trip extends from Washington
down the Potomac and Chesapeake
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One of the encouraging signs for re-
publicans this year is the small num-
Der of contests that will be presented
before the national committee at the
Chicago convention. Four years ago,
several hundred seats were contested,
This year there will be only forty-four
claimed by rival delegations and thei
issues are purely local, involving mol
questions that will arouse antagOnisms
in the committee or in the convention
Four years ago the split in the repub.
lican party had it's beginning in the
fight over contested delegations. This
year none of the presidential aspirants
nor his friends care anything about
the contests.
1t is frequently remarked with graf
ification by republican leaders that
there is not the slightest antagonism
the aspirants for the presiden.
tial nomination at Chicago. Nothing
unkind is being said by one aspirant
Or his friends against any other candi
date. AS consequence, all the de.
feated aspirants will find it perfectly
easy to fall in line in support of the
nominee. There will be no hard feel
ngs against the winner-no adverse
criticisms for the losing candidates to
'egret There has not been in twenty
years campaign SO free from person
llities as this. All of which is dis.
to the democrats. for they
realize that they won through repub.
lean dssension in 1912 and stand lit.
tie chance in 1915 against a solid
party.
If reports are true, there will be
some fur flying around the capitol
when the president tries to put over
his shipping bill. Already there are
rumors of hostility in the democratic
camp, and the opponents in his party
on this proposition are making no
bones of saying that this present pet
policy of the administration will meet
The same fate as the Philippine bill, if
ne is depending on democratic votes to
put it over.
A democratic member Of the house
lisgusted with the way things are
moving along, says that congress is
not marking time" but is absolutely
wasting time. why" he said, "wt
ire not even doing as much as mark
ng time"
A prominent republican from West