The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-21
Nothing appears surprising to those who consider hui
affairs than the easness with which the
by the few-Hume
GET RID OF SENIORITY RULE

Quite different story might have been written after the
election had not been for the workings of the vicious seniority
rule Senator Med McComc proposal abolish
seniority rule the Senate will supported by public opinion
CARELESS of party lines The theory
ton in selecting for commte charmanshps should that
of length of Senate service expo-
sion Oh oug TO De unnecessary 1t has been exploded time and
again by the Senate experience but the old srange hold
manned Pensoning faithful public gracious and
Gommendabe practice but it is highly expensive in terms of pub
Tic welfare to have this pension take the form of important
ate chamanshps The fact that able to retain his
in the Senate by few thousand plurality until winter
so to speak until the home hardly proof of his
capacity to direct the affairs of the nation.
BY this rule which based upon a custom old the
United States the craftsmanship given
longest continued course
of the political party holding majority control in the body in
AS Senator Mccormick, chairman the Republican
Senatorial committee said in recent Letter to Senator Lodge
leader of the majority in the Senate he seniority rule
served well in the old days. but long ouved its
usefulness Lodge Mccormick carries fight
the seniority rule the Senate he has declared he will
do there likely be rift in Republican ranks And Lodge
tactics.
Mccormick argues that system which permits
minority rule legislative bodies which what the seniority
rule does incompatible with representative And
that just Lodge will minority
Senate committee Foreign Relations With plurality his
Democratic opponent Colonel CASTOR, of approximately eight
thousand votes Mr. Lodge will be minority Senator in the
sense that he is the choice OF minority OF the voters OF Massa
chus The votes of Mr. Nichols ardent supporter of the
League of Nations added Colonel Gastons make total anti
Lodge vote far of the the Senator received that
he longer profess represent majority of the electorate
1t is too bad that Lodge along with the Fordneys McCum
Nonde could have been missing when the 68h
Congress convenes 1t was the Anticipated and dscreded
the control of national legislation by the Forneys McCumber
Mondes and Lodges.
The most powerful committee in the House of Representa-
tve Ways and Means committee and it the seniority
rule which Forney the Craftsmanship of that committee IL
respective of his merits.
The committee in the Senate the Com
mttee Finance and it the seniority rule which
McCumber the Craftsmanship of that committee irrespective of
his merits.
1t the seniority rule which put Mondel in the floor
leadership of the House force through regardless
alike of the public interest and Of the majority partys future
These but Lodge by scant thousand plurality
is the vicious seniority rule which will back to Lodge
the Craftsmanship the Foreign Relations committee after
that capacity
The seniority rule which has worked much mischief
should along with the rest of the party hacks who out OF
sympathy with public sentiment and out of touch with modern
conditions For the sake of the parties that do good and
full work when they permitted to do should we'll as
the sake of the country which entitled to the best there is OF
brains and character in the majority control of its legislative
government
his letter Senator Lodge the Illinois Senator expressed
opinion that he Republican conference and the Republican
steering committee it to the country to put aside the
Seniority rule and virtually served notice that he will initiate
movement If Mccormick accomplish
selection of committee chamen the basis of merit
and qualifications he party and his
seniority rule in the Senate holds equally true in the House
should be kicked and kicked quick c) from both the
Senate and the House