Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-10-13
WASHINGTON
WEEKLY news
LETTER
The Game of Politics Plays Big
Part in Proceedings
of Congress

Fart In Proceedings
of Congress
Washington, d. c., Oct. I0.-It LOON
now as if the Republican organize
ton in the Senate has narrowly e.
capped a split of such seriousness as
to threaten the disruption of The
party In the nation. The matter haa
been patched up and the evil day post.
poned, but those who consider the
fundamental differences between the
Republican Senatorial group Of tha
West and the Senate bosses of the
East, feel that the inevitable cleax-
age between those divergent interests
cannot be far OF. It is the old con-
test between those who owe their
seats to the people and have to de-
pend on the votes Of the people and
those who receive their commissions
at the hands of the political bosses,
who in turn are financed by preda-
tory wealth.
Republican high politics was ina
critical state to cause Senator Lodge,
the New England Brahmin, to 60 70
the home Of Senator Capper, where
a score of Western Republcans-IA-
Toilette, Borah, McNary. Norris. and
the rest of the so-called "Agricultur-
al Bloc"-full Of fight, were ready to
join the Democrats If necessary 70
reconstruct the big tax measure
There Lodge pleaded with them to
meet the regulars in compromises on
the bill which would still permit II
to be called Republican legislation.
How remindful of the day when the
Western Republicans of the House
formed a coalition with the Democrats
to destroy Cannonism.
Washington, Oct. 1O.-The fiscal
policy of this administration is the
rock upon which the Republican par
ty is splitting in Congress and upon
which it will split throughout the ma
tion If the administration plans are
carried out
This. split among Republicans In
the Senate Is so much In view that
even the Presidents Washington
mouthpiece is compelled
mouthpiece Is compelled
to take note of 1t. After citing apro--
posed coalition between the Progress
sive Republicans and Democrats
on the tax bill and the alleged plan
Of the Democrats to vote for sales
tax amendment and then vote against
the bill in company with Republicans
oppc. ed to the sales tax. the Wagh-
lngton Post says:
Either horn of the dilemma threat
ems disaster to the Republican party.
in whose ranks the split of discord
Is daily growing wider. The pres
snt situation at the Capital is disc.os-
ng to public view fact which can
lot much longer be concealed, that
he Republican party to-day is not
smoothly and efficiently
because it is not longer thinking a.
! nnit. Its members are as far apart
Is the poles on some of the greatest.
questions underlying what is attempt
ID to be made into definite policy.
The bonds which held it's COM
'onent parts together during the cam
'aign. when Republicans of all
hades of opinion were actuated by
common opposition to what became
.nown as 'Wilsonianism,' are today
alling asunder. The serious feature
Il the situation from the party's
otnt Of view is not that the party
, not that the party is not working
armoniously, but that the fundamen-
al differences between Republicans
re to-day as great, il not actually
reater, than they were in 1912"
And then, as If to show the helpful
nd constructive efforts Of the Demo
rats In behalf Of honest taxation, the
ost adds:
"The Democrats have seized thiD
pportunity to propose to the ri0
ressive Republicans certain def
ite amendments which might 10 \,
ritten into the pending tax bill To-
lake it more acceptable to both"
All Of this. mind you, comes from
newspaper. accepted as the admin
tration organ Of the Capital. which
Iithfully chronicles the activities OF
le administration, political and so
al, including me mary elous feals OF
udget Commissioner Dawes and his
visible savings" the goings out and
innings in of the valiant Brigadier
eneral Sawyer, the diversions OF
addie Boy and the bull pup, with
10 editorial page literally spread
ver with the lemon meringue OF ad-
alton.
However, the Post is to be COM
imented upon the accuracy of fts
sion and the boldness to point out
! fact which cannot much longer BE-
.ucnolnd1