The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-21
POLITICAL GOSSIP
FROM WASHINGTON

THE Republican party in Tennes-
see will enter the coming campaign in
a militant and aggressive mood" de-
clares Representative Sam r. Sells of
the first district of that state. Twice
within the last six years we carried
the state for Republican governor
and were defeated in the last contest
as result of over-confdence, coupled
with gross election frauds in the west
ern section of the state. The present
National Administration is by no
means popular in Tennessee. The
only argument that is now advanced
by the supporters of Mr.. Wilson is
that he has kept us out of war There
is widespread conviction that in so
doing he has sacrificed Our National
honor and abandoned American rights
Were the tariff policy submitted to
the people of Tennessee, as nonpar
people would favor the policy of pro-
lection. Thousands of Democrats will
vote with us on this issue who have
never supported the party heretofore.
There is no Progressive party left in
Tennessee. The $4,000 voters who
| supported Mr. Roosevelt in 1912, have
all climbed on the Republican band
wagon and are ready for an active
campaign to redeem Tennessee in No
vember."
| The Hon. Champ Clark of Missou
ri, speaker of the House. who four
years ago climbed to fame as Presi-
dental candidate by announcing that
if he won he would ride down Penn
sylvania avenue behind a span of
Missouri mules, has evidently for
saken the long-eared quadruped for
the gasoline driven 'steed," said a
member of Congress to a group of
colleagues, as Champ stepped into an
attractive limousine, and was whirled
away from the Capitol, few days ago.
Time and circumstances have evil
IDENTIFY converted the Speaker to the
belief that the days of the Democratic
Mule are numbered"
February imports into this country
eclipsed all records in the trade his
tory of the United States. Our i'm
ports amounted to $l93,o35,117, which
paid customs duties in the sum Of
SIG, 23o,53 or an average rate of duty
of 80 per cent, compared with an
average of from Is to 20 per cent un-
der Republican law, which provided
ample revenues for running the gov
eminent and left the legacy of fat
surplus for the Democratic admins
tration to dissipate. The current hs-
cal year to the end of February show
ed net inward gold movement of
l$2S0,3l2,8l7, while a corresponding
period last year showed a net outward
gold movement of $94,1l9,80O. This
gold is coming in to pay the trade bal
ances OF the warning powers and is
part Of our war prosperity in terms
of dollars.
when it voted to continue the duty
on sugar. the Democratic party not
only Topped on its fiscal policy, but
by a vote of its membership in the
House, absolutely Endorsed the great
protective policy of the Republican
party and admitted that it had been
all wrong upon this schedule" said a
New England Congressman. "If it
, was'wrong on that schedule, there is
, no reason why it is not wrong on all.
think when the voters Of this coun-
, try come to realize this great right
. about-face on the part of the Demo
cratic party, they will awaken to the
ty TO power and the establishment
of the protective policy which brings
business prosperity"
Pennsylvania will be heard from
when the votes are counted next No
, vember," said Congressman from
| that state in the House lobby. at will
be in the shape of an old-fashioned
Republican majority. Our people
have had enough of Democracy and
they know that business would be flat
t but for the abnormal conditions that
have been brought about by the Eu-
ropean war. The policies of President
Wilson and the views of the people
of Pennsylvania are not in accord"
Democratic editors have been con-
siderably embarrassed by frequent
challenges to print list of important
public questions upon which Woodrow
Wilson has not changed his mind
since he became President. Not one
of them has printed list.
PLANNING A PARTISAN
TADTEE NnAHAaTCcYNH,