Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-17
5l0CS, NOT PARTY,
sWAY|NG SENATE
,ssders Lose Control and Even
Presidents Voice Is; Un-
1s willingly Needed
.or I,xE nays or OLD
ro1 LIKE DAYS OF OLD
u r1INToN w. GILpERT

BY CDlNlUN '" ~
49, Correspondent Eveulns Public Ledser
a.svssAt 1871 by Public Ledger ConposD
..,..or Sent. IA reorgani-
tLe United States Senate. in
mtion n;on ~ of those who are familiar
the opm,psh opm sha, bos hnppened in the pres
with am ~, Ia Of little practical i'm
ent sess' senator Lodges leadership
gcr'sn.r gcr'ssn. criticized y but the real trouble
~ pottbeen defects Of Senator Lodge,
~ uy tbe Senate itself. -t1j. ,.q
pa 4 Senator who knows the situation
mo' s., house describes the leader ms no
W., n leader, but the "chief COM
nnnsoiser,'' whose task 1t is to go about
ps,onv the various group OF members.
n semi independent, finding out what
ssrms he can make upon wnlcn ne can
srite majority.
vi Nelson w. Aldrich, the last power
Al.leader OF the senate hepupncans;;
sud come to iife ana resume ms old
place he could 90 no more .nah h",1 oShat1r I,i,
Iodse mas pes" co. onv nroorom
pfty together for any proSruin'
Everything Changed :.
,,,.,., 70 bc could return 10 his old
rat on the fliil, Wouiu IN" eVer!tn'hE
pchangea tnas nu N'''u i'oi''
POLITICAL lire IN ussus' -, :,
When he was !" nIH p,nt "u Nv hau
70 do was issue MS orusrs anu thsy
would be carrlcd o.t. Sohetiimes ne
lad to act IN con!uhcnon Win tne
White House GO that MS ro,se wouiu
be recognized as tne voice OF !he purity.
There was Cenniteiy III washington
a that time such q thing rs party GOV.
smment. 1t had its accepted centers of
authority ana its "c'''"ie"sed slohes- lf'e,
Today two conflicting theories pre-
vail In Washington. At the White
House the view is held that there is still
tarty government. on thc hiil the
facts are that there is bloc government
or rroup government or personal gov
eminent or almost anything but party
government. The leaders like Scnator
foSae and bis two chief aides. Senator
Curtis and Senator Watson. still cling
nsrforce 10 the theory of party govern
w.nf 49,. Ss. 7..'.t IT,.
Tbey owe their places to party gov
srnment and what authority Is theirs
/, marty authority. ..' r..
,,,,, , r.
senate p''oeo 'n'o "'o"p'
But big group OF Senators obeys
rot the party. at least not implicitly,
but the Farm bureau. ana this group
Of Senator's obey the TRADITIONS OF tne
Progressive movement ana are semi
independent. ana tnis group ~ prl-
marily interested IN inland water"ays.
AND various o.neis pa! no'e as'.n'ni tha
torarious economic interests man TO tne
yoce OF the noi NOM na hn % p-sadent' ed' h; Tren
sslf.
The talk IS that senator watson. OF
Indiana. VIII act as hepuoncah leaacr
Of the senate while Lodge Is occupied
with the racine anu uisarihainehl con
Nfsnee. So.or. ,,a ~. h.nnr ;a,, =.
some SEhaloI' ITnaa .h Iau ~ .nu nsppy iaeu vi
,..ng ss rnon Todoe,s absence IRON, N.
mnns upu" aU orc,,ss % for makins ~ ,ere ere
@n.nt ~ change of leadersbin' H
manent ShaIse VI ,eaues sshlp.
ns ane 'sen senators %" sbo arc au,ara p ~ thc
sndan,ontai v d;fSculties on thc aoor
~. h.,l,;ant critic of coma tor;ol ;n.,,
vas ,,.i,us u, liz oif tbe dift;nmlt;os n.h;as a.
wa..on ,v.Un, VII, VII facc IN this w;.o. ""'e"
"a.TSn .aTyba r"o.t m omusinr s;aht nt ~, ro.
A., nv w.. W Watson rSsb;nn ~ Nv ~. 1"p-
uui M m,o'hors - S; os tho ssnntn aUs uaoi; among
~. W.n, nt' tn tho namn a. NV of nnrt,, ppItg ra,s 20
10 an orator. His pleas are infinitely
os'hs' ps inErJ t,I';. are tears IN MS voice.
buy ne is taihihg the language OF the
pss.; i"ere rs no sucli thihg as party
oy!, ne 10 s'he priest circulating
am0hs ynu OIL athelsts' begging them
70 DC milnlu, 70 the church. His
p'eas iah Oh deaf ears.
o Ono Ear for President
Tbs se,o,ors ,;..,. liz
~. Wh;.. Mo uI.en a niue more to
sar @ te Tb, iiount pras;5an. nun taey 40 TO Wat
a a n. "I s,uent .I cohtrois patron
sse' ne nus tne prestige or his office