The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-05-26
HEARD At THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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Washington, May oath. The
Democratic policy of postponing
EMBARRASSING problems is illust-
rated in the failure to pass any
kind of revenue legislation up TO
the present time, notwithstand-
ing the depleted condition of the
treasury and the certainty that
a large increase III expenditures
will be an incident OF legislation
{ lacted at the present session.
"Aiter the convention" is the
word that has now gone out in
answer to questions as to the
time when revenue measures will
be taken up. "a The Democrats
realize that TIE real storm will
break over their heads when they
begin to pass the bills that i'm
pose additional taxes, and they
are putting of the unpleasanttask
AS late as possible in the hope
that something will happen to
divert the public attention or
give them some plausible explain
alton for the levying OF direct
taxes on the American people in.
stead of taxing the products OF
The foreigner. AS was done under
Republican administration.
Last week, President Wilson's
week end trip on the Presidential
Yacht Mayflower extended from
Friday until Tuesday instead Of
Friday until Monday. This w,
taken as an intimation that boz h
foreign and domestic problems
require less of the Presidents
attention than formerly. The
usual week end trip extends from
Washington DO wn the Potomac
and Chesapeake Bay to Fortress
Monroe and Norfolk.
One of the encouraging signs
for Republicans this year is the
small number of contests that
will be presented before the Nat
ional committee at the Chicago
convention. Four years ago.
several hundred seats were con-
, tested. This year there will be
only A claimed by rival delegat-
ions and the issues are purely
local, involving no questions that
: will arouse antag onisms in the
! committee or in the convention.
Four years ago the split in the
: Republican party had its begin
ming in the fight over contested
delrg cations. This year none of
the presidential aspirants nor his
friends care anything about the
/. contests.
, 1t is frequently remarked with
qualification by Republican lead
ers that there is not the slig
antagonism among the aspirants
: for the Presidential nomination
at Chicago, Nothing unkind is
, being said by one aspirant or his
? friends against any other candi-
date. As consequence, all the
defeated aspirants will find it
, perfectly easy to fall in line in
support of the nominee. There
will be no hard feeling against
the winner-no adverse criticisms
for the losing candidates to regret
There has not been III 20 years a
campaign so tree from personall-
; ties as this. All of which is dis.
couraging to the Democrats, tor
} they realize that they won thro.
ugh Republican dissenssion in
1912 and stand little chance in
. 1916 against solid party.
: If reports aie 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 host.
ility in the Democratic camp, and
the opponents III his party on
= this proposition are making no
4 bones OF saying that this present
e pet policy of the administration
! will meet the same fate as the
Philippine bill, if he is depending
on Democratic votes to put over