French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-13
REPUBLICAN BOSSES
TO RULE CONGRESS.
PenrOse and Lodge, With Other Re.
dictionaries, VIII Control LegfSla.
ton, Paying No Heed to Progress.
SiVes.

J Washington, D. c., March 11.-Un
der the direction of Senator Bots
Penrose, Republican boss of Pennsvt
vania, Senator Henry Cabot Lolge O
Massachusetts, and Reed Smoot O
Utah, the Sixty-sixth Congress, vii
legislate for the United States for tn
next two years. The Old Guard, viii
its most rea~ctionary leaders, will be
in the saddle in this new Congress.
1t was apparent Immediately after
the November election that these eIe-
ments took full credit for the over
throw of the Democrats and woulc
pay little heed to the wailings IF the
Progressive" Republicans of Con-
gress. 1t is now openly charged By
Republicans of the House OF Ts2,re-
sentatives that Senators Penrose anc
Lodge are going to dominate not only
the Senate, but also the House of the
next Congress.
The Democrats quit with a clear.
record. The lack of a controlling ring
has been one of the causes of Repuo-
Iican criticism of the Democrats.
That, of course, is a compliment to the
Democrats. The sound and salutary
legislation they have enacted has been
Influenced by the people back home
and not by a little group in Congress.
In a word, Congress, under Demo-
cratic control, has been responsive to
the people.
The legislative record made by the
Democrats since they came into pow
er is a credit to the party and to the
nation. When they took charge OF the
House ten years ago they found a syu
tenn that worked to the interest of The
few Of great wealth. The Republicans
in a long and complete domination of
Congress had drifted far from the
masses and ruled with autocratic !
sway. &@z 2 ~ 80 fl ~"
Democrats Instituted Reforms.
The Democrats commenced reforms
Immediately and drove from high
places the ~"Republicsn Ring tina:
had legislated for the powerful against
the weak. The little coterie of lead
ers in the House, with it's perfect sys-
TEN, and a military order and preci-
sion, had to yield to the rule If the
majority. The Darkroom caucus OF
the leaders" was supp1anted by the
Democratic conference.
The first step of the Democratic ma
jority was to liberalize the rules o.
the House to insure more respon~
siveness to the people. They reduced
the running expenses of the House by
eliminating a lot of useless Office
holders. The example of the House
was soon followed by the Senate. II
is evident now that the Republicans
will return to their old way of doing
The ring will dominate. II
few men will dictate the kind anG
course of legislation. Senator'S Pen
rose and Lodge will say what bills
shall pass and what shall lie. They
will respond to the wishes OF a hanc-
full of constituents. Everything prom
Uses that sort of results. The lobby
Of the special interests will return
to Washington with all it's active
agents.
Under Democratic control at Wash
ington there is 10 back door to the
White House or to Congress. no
small group of men has been able 10
suddenly and change the POI
icy of the President, or the leaders OF
Congress. Everything has been done
in the open. The Presidents advisers
have been plain, simple men and VIC
with intelligence and ability. no
select class has benefited by legisla-
ton. Measures on the subjects of re-
the trusts and other important
problems have been enacted for All
alike.
These Democratic measures have
been so fair that Republicans have
supported them. Many Republicans
voted their honest convictions untii
the Old Guard started out last year to
win control of Congress. A corfer-
ence of leaders was called and adopt
ed a program of obstruction. Since
then all the c~leverness of the reac-
t~ionaries has been used to block
Democratic legislation. Senator Loo
ge and Senator Penrose directed these
of reaction.
Drove L0bbies From Capitol.
The Democrats rid the Capitol Oh
it's insidious Hobbies. An inyestiga>
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