Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1910 — DEMOCRATS LOSE HOPE OF VICTORY [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATS LOSE HOPE OF VICTORY

Republican Congress Gels Bos) and Does Its Doty. OPPOSITION NOW DISCREDITED Built, as Usual, on Assumption That Majority Would Blunder—Passage of Statehood Railroad, Tariff Commission and Postal Savings Banks Bills Give People Cause For Gratification. Washington, June 23. Political writers and observers are agreed that Democratic chances for carrying the next national house of representatives have gone glimmering. The usual ■pring variety of Democratic hope has been noted this year. Self-constituted leaders of the Democratic party have talked a lot of Democratic party prospects for victory in 1910 in the congressional elections. But whatever reason there may have been for Democrats -to build on has been frittered away during the present session by the Democrats themselves, and has been dissipated by the wise and progressive action of a united Republican majority. President Taft has been assured not 'only that his progressive legislation Is approved by the Republican rank and file, but he has been shown that his party in congress is determined to give him a Republican congressional majority for the last two years of his term, in order that he may be enabled to continue to carry out the Republican pledges of 1908, and put In law the Roosevelt policies. One of the reliable and well-known Washington correspondents points out that the railroad bill has been signed, and that as finally passed this- measure carried the united Republican support, and was opposed by Democrats only. The amended bill is a tremendous progress toward fair-dciling and adequate regulation. It will solve the problem of keeping rates within reason, and is destined to become one of the triumphant achievements of a hard-working administration. Under this law no freight rate can be changed until it lias been discussed by all parties concerned. It is suggested by all the writers for newspapers at Washington that the appropriation of $2:,0,000 to empower the tariff commission to obtain tariff facts is a tremendous victory for the advocates of reasonable protection. President Taft has good reason to be well pleased with this and other important results recently attained by the joined forces of the Republican majority. Senator Beveridge, who was called in by the president the other day and commissioned to make the fight for the Arizona and New r Mexico statehood bill, is being congratulated because of the fact that the Beveridge bill has passed and has gone into law. Once more it has been proved that Indiana’s senior senator is in excellent standing at the White House and that he is a potent factor in putting desirable legislation through. Postal savings banks legislation is being completed with all speed, and an early adjournment of the congress will take place after a record of unusual achievements along progressive lines. Congressmen are preparing to finish up this week. Attention is being called to the undeniable fact that the tariff bill passed at the special session is producing revenues in a most satisfactory manner. The law;, never has been attacked as a revenue-producer. There have been and are differences of opinion as to lnqualities in schedules in the new tariff law. On this subject President Taft very frankly says the bill was the best he could get under the circumstances, and points to his tariff board, and to the money allowed for its use, pledging his administration to proceed diligently with the gathering of facts which shall enlighten congress as to what tariff schedule adjustments shall be made to perfect the law. First of all it is promised that business shall not be disturbed by Democratic agitators until the facts are arrived at in a proper way. This is reassuring to all the people. President Taft, through his tariff board and appropriation, which assures commercial confidence pending investigation, has gained the point sought by progressive debaters during thg tariff arguments, namely: The assurance that there will be no reopening of the tariff uneasiness and industrial unrest without proper notice. The progressives worked to produce a tariff bill as nearly equitable as possible, in order that it might stand a dozen years without causing agitation for a new' law. The new law, under the maximum and minimum clause, and with the tariff board active, can be adjusted, part by part and piece by piece, to the demands of fairness, and all this without congressional session or debate. The Democrats of Pennsylvania propose to make a campaign on. The slogan: “Honesty in Government.” It J* a pity ’the notorious misconduct of the Democratic legislature of 1909 makes it Impossible for Indiana Democrats to adopt a similar slogan. Is Mr. Kern’s senatorial nomination to be considered In the nature of a price paid lor Mr. Kern’s silenceT