The Washington times., 1922-11-18

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WILLIAM HARD ressive move.
ment in this Congress and the next
one.
Exactly as forecast In these dis
patches, this La Toilette effort II
not in any way at the present mo
ment a third party effort. La Fol
lette has no intention at the pres
ent moment OF going out into thu
wilderness. He sees no reason VIII,
he should inhabit the wilderness. II,
10 comfortably and powerfully en-
trenched on the Republican reserva
tion. He intends to fight from h.
position on that reservation and In
20 far as he IL irregular II will
not be through ceasing to be
Republican, but through co-operat-
ing on the Senate floor with the
progressives among the Democrats.
The new bloc will not be a third.
party bloc. but O bipartisan Repub.
lican-D Democratic bloc. IN the Sen
ate there already has been a con,
siderable amount Of definite CO.
opera ton between La Toilette and
such Democrats as Walsh Of Mas
sachusetts. In the House a similar
cooperation has existed between
the Republican Wisconsin delegn'
ton and such Democrats as Hud.
dlestop of Alabama, who is by way
OF being the La Toilette of the
South. This Republican.Democratic
cooperation will now be developed
into an outright. active koing move
ment. and the results immediately
sought are as follows:
!. In this Congress. until March
IA next, q determined and undymg
filibuster against all Mr. Hardings
special Administration measures.
such as the one for putting teeth
into the Railroad Labor Board ana
for solving the question Of railroad
labor by biting the railroad tarde-
unions.
2. In the next Congress a series
OF positive progressive measures on
the subject Of railroads and OF rail-
road labor. and on all other sub
jects Of outstanding national i'm.
portance.
The consequence Of the filibuster
in this Congress until March 4 next
may he a complete Legislative dead
cape into enactment except the ap-
preparation bills. The new bloc In
this Congress will not have enough
votes to pass any measures OF It's
own. but II may have enough
voices to raise q successful dam OF
oratory against all measures not Its
own.
It IL realized now that the Four
Power treaty-for instance--couid
have been defeated IL the opposi.
ton Senators had fought It COL
lectively according to definite
plan instead of separately with no
plan Mt all. The opposition Sen
atora have been like stones in a
brook. The water made somr foam
a. Il went over them but II went
over. The idea now is to roll them
up together into a dam across the
brook and stop the water till this
Congress expires.
In the next Congress the Wis.
consin delegation in the House will
be helding the balance Of power be-
tween the Republicans and the
Democrats In the House, and the
prairie northwestern senators with
La Toilette among them will be
holding the balance OF power be.
Democrats In the Senate. A iabora.
tory will then be opened for the
study of ideas for progressive legis.
lation and long line of progressive
measures will be constructed and
presented to both houses The pro-
cess will begin Of separating the
progressive Senators and Congress.
men from the anti.progressive Sen.
ators and Congressman in the eyes
Of the country.
The progressive measures pre-
sented to both houses will be
pressed vigorously and all members
Of both houses will be effectively
invited to fall on one side Of the
fence or else fall on the other.
Gentlemen now occupying the top
Of the fence and walking along u
with q balancing rod In their hands
and a lightning rod on their heads
will be Obliged to fall Off either
into the progressive camp or into
the anti.progressive one.
In case any of the progressive
measures thus promoted should
come TO passage and should 70 to
the White House, II 10 assumed
that they will be vetoed. This fact
Is not Encouraging TO the new
bloc. It's purpose IN the next Con-
gress 10 TO try to- make q positive
record for itself and to try TO pin
a negative record to It's anti.pro.
. gressive enemies. II II can tie
such q record to the President, Il
viii be perfectly pleased.
Then II win 70 into the campaien
Of 1924 and will try 10 insert pro.
gressiva principles into the plat
forms Of both parties. Succeeding
II win vote within party Ines.
Failing, u VIII meet to consider