The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-09-14

have less thano e-fitth of the popul a ion
and bear less tnan one-haIt of the taxa
| ton.
The Senate in leadership and working
con. mlttees is Southern. The House,
from speaker to doorkeeper, IS Sou Lhern.
Seventeen out of eighteen great commit
tees are headed by Souther, men, as fol-
| lows:
Ways and Means, Kitchen, North
Carolina.
appropriations, Fitzgerald, New
Y ork.
Barking and Currency, Glass, Vlr-
glnis.
judiciary, Webb, Nortn Carolina.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
Adamsou, Georgia.
Rivers and Harbors, Sparkuan,
Florida.
Merchant Marine, Alexander, Mis-
souri,.
Agriculture, Lever, South Caro-
linz.
Foreign Affairs, Flood. Virginia.
Military Affairs, Hay, Virginia.
Naval Affairs, Padgett, Tennessee.
Postoffices, Moon. Tennessee.
Indians, Stephens, Texas.
Insulsr Affairs, Jones, Virginia.
L
Public Buildings. Clark, Florida.
Roads, Shackelford, Missouri.
Rules, HeLry, Texas.
Here are Is committees whose heads
represent otates-1 Northern and
Southern. Of these the Ways and
Means, Judiciary, Banking and Cur
rency, Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
Foreign Affairs, Merchant Marine, In.
sular Affairs. and Rules, all have to do
with governmental attitude on questions
of policy; in a WORD, their function Is
policy determining. The heads of these
lima, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri and
ernment's attitude in policy
"On the other hand, the Appropria-
tions, Military Affairs. Naval Affairs,
Postc flee, Public Buildings, Agriculture
ard Rivers and Harbors. have to do with
not only policy but appropriations of pub
lie money; very largely the latter func-
ton. All these except the first is con-
troled by the South. The other large
committees are more generally admins
| tratlve.
at will thus be noticed that what the
country's policy will be, as outlined by
the SiXty-fourthi Congress. will depend
upon the influence OF the Chalrmen, not
one single one of whom comes from
State north of the Ohio river line The
| Committee on Approprlatlors is not
| policy determining committee. Ii it be
our naval policy, the chairman is from
Tennessee. If it be our military policy
our chairman is from Virginia. If it be
our foreign policy our chairman is from
| Virginia. II it De our lnsular policy,
touching the Philippines, our chairman is
from Virginia. If 1t be our interstate or
foreign commerce, ne is from Georgia.
II it be our Immigration policy, be is
from Alabama. If it be our merchant
marine, he is from Missouri Ii 1t be
our roads, he is from Missouri If 1t be
on railways and canals, ne is from Texas.
''An analysis OF the situation of the
South in the saddle is interesting. The
eight Southern States here enumerated
which have charge of these important
matters contain:
First. In population, Dotn white
and colored. less than 20. 600, 900,
according to the eel sus of 1910;
which is about one-ffth of the coun-
try's people.
Second. In wealth they have less
than $25, 900, GOO, 600. or about one
seventh of the country's wealth.
Third. In representation In the
House, 81 members.
ut will be noticed that the State of
| Virginia controls four committees Of the
most significant possibilities. This State,
with population IN 1910 of 2,062, 900,
and wealth in 1912 of So, 800. 900, 600, with
ten Representatives upon the flo r of the
House, has tour times the Importance in
this Congress, if chalrmanships have any
meaning, than all the New England
States, the Middle Atlantic States, the
East and West States, the North Central
States, and the Mountain and Pacific
States combined, with population in
1910 of 60, 000,000 and wealth in 1912
amounting to nearly $148, 000 900, 900.
This State, with ten Representatives by
virtue OF the organization of the Sixty
fourth Congress, exerts more influence
four times over, if chairmanships of
all of New England, with 80 Representa-
tlves; New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania with nj ETY. Representa-
tives; Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Mi>higan,
and. Wisconsin,, with Sc Representatives;
Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas, with al
Representatives; and all the States west
of the Rocky Mountains; making total
of 81 States with 282 Representatives.
''Thes9 same States will cast in 1916
in the Electoral College 344 votes, or Is
more votes than are necessary to elect a
President. 1t will be noted how these
important committees are assigned: To
| Virginia, 4; to Texas, 8; to Tennessee,
8; North Carolina, 2; Missouri, 2; Flori-
i! da, 2; Georgia, L; South Carolina, /.
These ls committees, including the Rules
Committee, except l, 60 to Southern
States. OF the remaining 80 less i'm
portant committees, the chairman OF 23
go to Southern States. This leaves l6
committees, not including the Appropria-
tiors, tor the rest of the country
1.-The revenues Of the eight Southern