Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13
CONGRESS BACK
At ITS LAB0RS
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
White-Joe Healing Sits In for Re-
publican Chairman Adams.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

WdSnlHgJ On.-COngreSS is back at
its work again. Bluntness Of speech
occasionally being necessary, it might
be said that some of the senators and
representatives are sorry that, the
vacation was taken. Prior to their
going away it was feared that on
reaching home they might be asked
WY they were not at work. Some Of
the returned ones say that they were
asked this perhaps somewhat imperti-
nent question.
Before adjournment comes the
taxation laws of the United States
will be fixed for another term and the
United States also will know what its
tariff schedules are to be. There will
be plenty of interest of the sharp kind
in the proceedings in the senate before
either of these great measures becomes
the law Of the land The house and
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 Iegisla-
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 it has interested them
more or less In the past. There re-
Gently has been something of a tempest,
although it 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 like 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
If action can he forced by certain ones
willing to take the feld It is held
by George Whites friends that a
majority Of the national committee is
with him and that he will hold his
place if the matter comes to what in
the vernacular is called showdown"
John T. Adams, chairman of the Re
publican national committee. has been
taking an admittedly much needed
rest He succeeded to the duties of the
dynamic viii Hays and he kept the
Hays pace 1t did not put him out of
the running, but he took a rest, as
everybody in Washington occasionally
must because of the partnership of
work with the terrific summer heat of
this Potomac country.
In the absence Of Mr.. Adams,
Joseph B. Healing of indianapolis. an
old Republican wheel horse, has been
'sitting i'm and doing such of Mr.
Adams directive work as was possible.
Chairman Adams not only had to carry
on his labor as committee chairman.
but also the work of trying to look
after patronage in behalf of the ad-
mInistration. One of his jobs was TO
placate disappointed office seekers and
to prove to their backing factions that
the other factions We're more deserv-
ing of recognition. It is not altogether
a thankful job.
Democratic Committee Very Busy.
The Democratic national committee.
notwithstanding the rumor, and prob |
ably the fact. that there is a wish on
the part of certain Democrats to effect |
changes. is going ahead with it's work |
in energetic fashion. The committee |
is turning out an immense amount of |
what men loosely call propaganda |
matter. This is mixed more or less
with the actual political news of the |
day and it is being sent broadcast |
in the hope that the desired effects
will be manifest.
Legislation, when congress is in ses-
sion, frequently gets the first page of |
the newspapers, but If real politics is
moving legislation almost invariably |
gets only such a showing as the in |
side pages can give 1t. Politics inter-
ests Washington keenly. and seemingly |
It interests other cities, towns, vii |
lagos and countrysides Just as much.
The other dav heard one man say |
to another "This is an off year IN I
politics" The other answered. There
amt no such thing" and in truth, as
Washington looks at 1t, the humorous
ungrammatical answer is the correct
one.
Senators and representatives may
work all day long over tax or tariff |
bill, but night finds them perfectly
willing and in fact sometimes eager to
get into a political conference on ways
and means to win out next time. or to
keep from losing out next time. Hot