The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
IN THE SADDLE.
Charlotte Observer)

Ihe New. York Sun has made the
belated discovery that the South is
ain the saddle" at Washington. In
order that it may thoroughly con-
vince the public of this fact it sub
mits an array of evidence, to wit
I'm the committee on appropria-
tions seven of the thirteen majority
members are Southern Democrats.
"1n the committee on claims the
chairman and five of the seven other
majority members are Southern Dem
ocrats.
"In the committee on flood control
the chairman and five of the eight
other majority members are Southern
Democrats.
Tn the committee on postoffice
and post roads the chairman and six
| of the other twelve members are
Southern Democrats.
"1n the committee on public build
ings and grounds the chairman, Frank
Clarn of Florida, and six of the other
ten majority members are Southern
Democrats.
"ln the committee on rivers and
harbors the chairman and six of the
other twelve majority members are
Southern Democrats.
I'm the committee on roads the
chairman and seven of the other
twelve majority members are South
ern Democrats.
"1n the committee on war claims
the chairma nand six of the other
eight majority members are Southern
Democrats.
"And in the committee on rules.
the carburetor of the machine. the
chairman and four of the six other
majority members are Southern Dem
ocrats."
All Of which The Sun would ex-
plot in the nature of a scare-crow.
These Southern Democrats, in the
few months remaining until the next
congress takes control, are trying to
break the treasury. To use The
Suns rather inelegent laniuage, they
"are riding like the devil in a fierce
raid of pork" The Sun views with
alarm the discovery that "the South
ern Democratic machinery for getting
and spending other peoples money is
at this moment perhaps the most
powerful organization of the sort that
the capital ever saw 1t makes the
reluctant admission that "there are
Northern Democrats with the same
green of appetite"
There are few things The Sun
has overlooked. These Southern Dem
ocrats got into the saddle almost four
years ago, and in this short time they
have given the country the federal
reserve bank system, which is ac-
knowledged to be the greatest insti-
tuition ever provided for fostering and
safeguarding the financial interests of
the nation. They have given the
country the farm loan banks and
rural credits, and within the space of
less than four years they have given
the agricultural interests more of de-
veloping and protective legislation
than the Republican party gave in all
its history. They have regulated the
oppressive trusts and they have clean
ed the national capitol of the perni-
cious influences of the lobby. The
spirit and efficiency of labor have
been quickened under the legislation
of these same Democrats, and the
whole country has been feeling the
benefits of the progressive and con-
structive legislation given it. And the
record the South has made in the
saddle has received Endorsement by
over 100000 voters of the country.
The people have nothing to fear in
the diverting of raid on the pork
barrel by congress that has given
the country a record of safe and
sound legislative policies, and that
has given the country a record of
safe and sound legislative policies and
that has been particularly successful
in the management of the finances of
the nation. The Suns concern over the
safety of the treasury is not we'll
founded. 1t probably grows out of
recollections of how the pork barrel
was raided and wrecked when north
ern and eastern Republicans we're in
the saddle. 1t can not understand why
the Southern Democrats would not
take advantage of an opportunity the
Republicans could not resist.