The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-10-20
CONGRESS BACK
At ITS LABORS
LOTS OF LIVELY FIGHTING IS
EXPECTED OVER THE TARIFF
AND TAX MEASURES.
MEANWHILE POLITICS HUNS
Some Democratic Leaders Will Try
to Gust National Chairman George
Whte--Joe Healing Sits In for Re.
publican Chairman Adams,
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

- 'SNS NSoi't8 otAS III tVF n
publican Chairman Adams,
. BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
observation-disclosures is back
Its work again. Bluntness of spee(
n occasionally being necessary, 1t migl
y be said that some of the senators an
Q representatives are sorry that til
= vacation was taken. Prior to the
going away 1t was feared that 0
reaching home they might be aske
9 why they were not at work. Some c
y the returned ones say that they wer
asked this perhaps somewhat impert
nent question.
. Before adjournment comes tn
taxation laws Of the United State
will be fixed for another term and tn
United States also will know what it
tariff schedules are to he. There vii
be plenty Of interest Of the sharp kim
IN the proceedings in the senate before
either Of these great measures become.
the law Of the land. The house ant
the senate disagree on many features
of tariff and tax.
Some Of the returned members think
that the country pretty generally is
satisfied with the determination Of
congress, under the suggestion of the
President, to postpone bonus legisla-
ton for the discharged soldiers of the
great war. Others, however are not
entirely satisfied that the right course
was pursued. The viewpoint depends
entirely upon whom the vacation-seek-
Ing law makers talked with when they
were at home, or elsewhere, on rest
or pleasure bent.
Effort to Gust Chairman White,
Politics is certain to interest the
national legislators during the coming
months Just as 1t has interested them
more or less in the past. There re.
Gently has been something Of tempest,
although 1t finally may prove to have
been In teapot, over the question of
a change In the craftsmanship of the
Democratic national committee. It Is
definitely known that some leading
Democrats would IKE to see George
White remove himself from the chair
OF committee direction. and there has
been more or less publicity in con-
nection with this desire of some of the
leaders.
Before long there will be a meeting
OF the Democratic national committee
and the matter will come up, possibly
for discussion, and possibly for action
II action can be forced by certain ones
willing to take the field: It is held
BY George Whites friends that a
majority Of the national committee Il
with him and that he will hold his
place II the matter comes to what in ,
ne vernacular Is called a Showdown"
John I. Adams, chairman of the Re.
publican national committee, has been ,
aklng an admittedly much needed
est. He succeeded to the duties Of tho
ynamic Will Hays and he kept the .
lays pace. It did not put him out Of
ne running, but he took a rest, as > ;
verybody In Washington occasionally =
1ust because Of the partnership Of .
'ork with the terrific summer heat ~ Il
his Potomac country. v
In the absence Of Mr.. Adams. =
oseph B. Kealing Of Indianapolis an !,
ID Republican wheel horse, has been - -
sitting In" and doing such Of Mr., =, -
dams directive work as was possible. IL,
hartman Adams not only had to carrv !"
MS labor as committee chairman. a ..
1t also the work Of trying to look ~ ~
Ter patronage in behalf Of the ad. y, y.
lnlstration. One Of his jobs was to ~
AGATE disappointed office seekers and e.
prove to their backing factions that Sc
e other factions were more deserv.
2 Of recognition. It is not altopethe, co
thankful Job. Of
Democratic Commute. Very Busy, t aa
The Democratic national committee SUI
the rumor, and nroh' wa
y the fact, that there is a wish m KIN
} part Of certain Democrats to efract Ma
'nges, is going ahead with Its WORK del
energetic fashion. The committee frs
turning out an immense amount ~ Ma
at men loosely call propaganda rec
tier. This is mixed more or loco To-
n the actual political news Of tho nur
and 1t is being sent broadcast isfs
the hope that the desired effects I
be manifest. iz,n
legislation. when congress 10 IN s.s cor
!, frequently gets the first page =, cer'
newspapers, but If real politics "a and
ing legislation almost Invariably hav
only such a showing as the IN. are'
pages can give It. Politics inter.
Washington keenly, and seemingly
interests other cities, towns, VII. =
$ and countrysides just as much -
ne other day heard one man CO, .ne
mother. This is an of year IN Ono o
ics.' The other answered, "There o = X,
no such thing" and in truth 90 d,d "a
h'ngton looks at 1t, the humorous 700 ea 4
ammatical answer is the correct s sd
majors and representatives nav c con,'
all day long over tax or tariff Inoi
nut night finds them perfectly sbe
q and in fact sometimes eager ~ mo
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