The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-02-24

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| ing to use for money. There Is no
sale, unless the manufacturer here
| has so much wealth that he can bide
his time and be paid sometime in the
| future.
A discussion Of the influences that
| flow from these various barriers could
go on almost end
Test Nations lessly. 1t doubtless
| Sincerity will go on at consid-
cradle length when
| the representatives of the several ma
lions get together in the forthcoming
| international monetary and economic
| conference.
That conference, however, Is going
to test the sincerity of great many
foreign nations. There will be plenty
| of maneuvering for advantage. or
that, there is no doubt. Selfshness
will be evident from the start. The
conference may even fail altogether.
| Yet there is hope in it. If any prog
| ress at all is made, to that extent
| will there be benefit for all Of the
| world.
It would sbe wrong to suggest that
even a complete agreement on ways
and means of removing trade barriers
| and a settlement of the international
debt question on a basis satisfactory
to the debtors would have the effect
Of Immediately restoring prosperity
| everywhere. The world has been too
| sick for that. Behind it all, however,
| is this assurance: unless the debt con-
| ference and the monetary and econom-
ic conference are complete failures,
| some of the fear and some of the
uncertainty will be removed. Mr.
Hoover and Mr.. Roosevelt and leaders
| in congress all have said that one Of
| the greatest needs is feeling of safe
ty about ones food and clothes and
money in the days ahead.
Although the Democrats are floun-
| dering around with this new control
that has been placed
Ray of Hope in their hands, there
Appears is somehow ray OF
hope flick e r n g
through the clouds. 1t surely seems
like they are going to return to the
| old-fashioned system Of party eau
| cuses. If they do, they will get things
done. Whether you agree with their
| program or not, at least they can sue
coed in putting it through congress.
1t has been long time since a real
party caucus has been regularly used
in legislative matters in congress.
After all, party caucus is no more
than that. All of the members of that
| party in one branch Of the legislative
body get together. The doors are
| closed. There is no congressional
] record upon which to spread the say
| ings and doings of the individuals.
| Newspaper correspondents are barred.
The urge for the individual to play
| politics for the benefit of the folks
back home Is quite effectively de-
stroyed. The result naturally Is some
thing of willingness among the mem.
bers to pledge themselves to vote as
the majority of their members think
/. best. They bind themselves.
| When controversial legislation
reaches the floor of the house or the
senate, after a caucus, the party pro-
| posing it can reasonably count on a
| fight only from the minority party. II
does not have to battle it's own ranks.
There are many reasons why the
party caucus commends itself to those
| who believe in strict
Provides Way party regularity and
Out party government.
| One Of them is that
only by this method can the legisla-
ton be planned on a national scope,
I, If an individual representative is not
bound by action of his party in eau.
Gus. his breast is bare to the sharp
knives of local interests. If a particu.
lar congressional district is going to
lose a navy yard or an army post be
| cause of economy and the party says
that course must be followed, the rep.
resentative from that district is pro.
yided with a shield by being bound
The folks back home can be told that
"the party did it. and I stand with
the party that elected me-"
Another phase is this: in the last
few years there have been many rep
resentatives and senators elected be
cause they shouted from the hOusetops
of their communities that they were
individualists. But when they took
their oath of office and entered upon
their duties, they were forced to the
sudden realization that they had to
trade cooperation with the other fell
low. or 400-odd other fellows, to gel
anything accomplished. In other words
the party caucus provides way out
At the same time, regular party men
be they Republicans or Democrats
maintain that party caucus system
regularly used makes of congress q
national legislative body as distin.
guished from a body of legislators In
behalf of individual communities and
interests.
Congress has been noted for the
last decade for its lack of leadership
There is a belief among many OBJ
servers here that the condition was
bred by failure to use the party eau
Gus. "Individualists" have sprung uI
at a great rate, especially in the sen
ate. Their presence certainly does moi
make the prospects brighter for the
Roosevelt regime.
Thus, around the halls and Offices
of congress one hears day after day
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