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Show MISJIIJ DEMOCRAT SENATE CAUCUS ON TARIFF MEASURE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. ROBS DEBATE OF INTEREST Only Two or Three Ssnstors of Ruling Party Will Voles Their Objections In Publlo Material Chsngss Will Be Few. By GEORGE CLINTON. ! Washington. If the Democratic caucus cau-cus In the senate, held for the purpose of dlscuskltig the tariff bill and of binding the members to support It as a party measure, were not held behind be-hind closed doors the country probably prob-ably would be given the details of the most Interesting Incident connected connect-ed with the present tariff debate In (he senate. The Democrats, for what they ssy are adequate reasons, have declined to follow the example which the Progressives and later the He publicans set by holding open caucuses. cau-cuses. It Is very likely that the only thing really exciting In connection with the tariff debate is the Democratic Demo-cratic caucus In the senate, for when the bill gets to the floor It virtually will be assured of united Democratic support, except for that of two or three senators msde temporarily aliens to their party by sugsr and wool. In the caucus room when the Joors are closed the various members say what Is In their hearts against different schedules of the bill and thus one could get, if he could hear, a perfect line on Individual Democratic upper house opinions on the subject of a measure which nearly all the Democratic senators v. Ill support on a final vote. If there were several Senator Dol-livers Dol-livers In the present senate Interest might hold Its own In the coming tariff tar-iff debate even If It is tbe third or fourth one of recent history. Itolll-ver Itolll-ver Is dead, however, and there Is no man Just like him on either side of tbe senate's center aisle today. Mr. Penrose, the Hepubllcsn leader, will offer amendment after amendment to the Democratic measure and these will call for lengthy debate, because there Is no way of shutting It off, but the "give and take" on most of the things which the Pennsylvsnlsn will offer almost unquestionably will be found to be In words Identical with those used on former occasions. If Thsy Ssld What Thsy Thought. What would make the debate In tbe senate really exciting would follow the granting ot permission by the party reorders to every Democratic senator to say openly Just what be feels like saying about the different schedules of this bill to which the president ot the United States has given his sanction sanc-tion and over the pastage of which he holds psrty authority. The two Louisiana senators can be depended upon to ssy some things not entirely sweet about sugar, and It la probable that John Sharp Williams, whose tongue Is keener thsn bis middle name, will add some pointed words about what be considers the Inequalities Inequali-ties of the bill which his Alabama friend has sent over coupled with a request to put It through expeditiously. expedi-tiously. Certain dispatches recently had It that Senator Owen of Oklahoma Intended In-tended to Introduce a resolution to amend tbe senate rules so thsl debate de-bate could be shut off at any time, as It Is possible to do in the bouse of representatlvea. It Is not Hkely, It Is said, that tbe Oklahoman could command com-mand ten votea from either or both parties on such a proposition. Faw Matsrlal Changes Likely. In the Democratic caucus, the walls of the room having no ears, the senators sena-tors say what they please about the bill. It Is known to every person who has bad opportunity to get senatorial sena-torial opinions on tbe measure that if each Democratic senator could have his way In the matter the bill on Its passage would look so little like tbe bill on Its Introduction that Mr. Underwood Un-derwood would pass It by unrecognized. unrecog-nized. The measure probably, however, how-ever, will undergo no material alterations. altera-tions. Rome cbsnrs will be made In the bill by the lanre committee of the senate, but If those which already have been suggested are a sample of those yet to be msde It can be aald that the measure from the low tariff man's point of view will be helped rather than Injured by the changing process. President Wilson has been asked about some of the changes which It Is proposed by the finance committee to make and be has agreed. This makes It certain that tbe variations varia-tions will be equalizing In nature or will make for lower rates, Tbe president presi-dent seems to be complete master of the situation In the senste. Fitness the Test foe Offlce. Democratic senators and representatives representa-tives by force of an Intimation which amounts to an order from President Wilson are undertaking the Diogenes task with something added. They are trying to find men to recommend for office fo are not only honest but fit and ap .jntly they are having a Job of it In aae cases. There Is restlveness If not resentment resent-ment evident among the Democratic officials who think they ought to have something coming to them In the way of patronage "with no sharp questions ques-tions asked." They trudge tbe various va-rious ways to tbe cabinet members' offices dsy after day with the names tn their tongues' tips of favorite Denv irrsts reeking preferment The names j j In only a few cases thus far have fallen fall-en on readily ayecepUve ears. The members of tbe president's official family seemingly know how useless It Is for them to go to tbs White House as the sponsors for men whose ability and character records cannot stand scrutiny, snd so they are sifting out tbe names of men before their Judgment seata. Here It is nearly into the fourth mouth of tbe present administration and barely a baker's dozen of ths great offlces have been filled through appointment by the president of the United States. The leaders In con gress have given over all through, apparently, ap-parently, that Mr. Wilson Is holding up nominations until be . finds out how the senators Intend to vote on the tariff and the currency Tbey say that they have come to the conclusion that the White House Is "square" In what It says about fitness for preferment, and that none but tbs fit need apply or be applied for. Some Leaders Are Caustle. Occasionally the Democrats of authority au-thority and place who seek office tor others get a trifle caustic In their comments on the administration's attitude at-titude toward them and their friends. They say It may be only an accident, but that most of the men already appointed ap-pointed to offlces are "original Wilson" Wil-son" men. It remains, however, for the critics of the president's course to point out more than one or possibly two original Wilson men who have been given preferment and who have not been able to qualify under ths ability clause of Mr. Wilson's prlvaU pronouncement The Democrats say that with spring crowding hard on the heels ot summer, sum-mer, all the big offices should be held by Democrats, but that aa things art now the Democratic administration Is doing Its work hemmed in and In part regulated by hold-over Republican officials. offi-cials. Tbe Democrats do not like it. but their resentment is not likely to take on an aggressively severe form. There are a dozen places in the attorney at-torney general's department which the Democrata would like to give to ths faithful, but as yet there Is no 'To Let' sign hanging above tbe desks ol the men who were appointed under previous administration. Itefore Dem ocrats can get theae assistant attorney general Jobs the Republican lawyers and the few Democrats who were appointed ap-pointed by a Republican administration administra-tion and therefore are considered proper subjects for removal, muat bo separated from their Jobs. 4 Washington Press Club. lYesldent Woodrow Wilson has accepted ac-cepted honorary membership, as have most of the presidents before him. In several Washington clubs. The only club In this city to which UM president belongs and In which he pays dues like any other member Is the National Press club, lie Is eligible as an author au-thor to membership. In this organlra tlon, which baa Just celebrated Its fifth anniversary and has published Its sixth year book. There are no honorary members ol the National Press club. Secretary of State William Jennings liryan, Secretary Sec-retary of tbe Navy Josephus Daniels and Secretary of the Interior Franklin Frank-lin K.' Lane are dues-paying members cf the club, and they have secured membership In It because of their editorial experiences. Washington newspaper men feel rather proud ol their press club and they have set forth some of its merits as they view tbem In the year book which has Just come from the press. This newspapei men's orgsnlzatlon Is a financially successful Institution. It has a b&l ance In the bank and It Is looking for ward to the day when It can build a home of Its own. The writer and compiler of the at tractive year book probably does not overstate matters when he says: "Ths 'Hobby Night' discussions In which lit erary light, scholars, scientific and celebrated professional men of differ ent spheres bsve participated on Invl tatlon, have proved to be not only highly entertaining, but educational for tbe country at large. A great east ern newspaper recently said editorially that the National Press club, through the 'Hobby Nlgbt' Innovation, has done the people ot America and th world of notable service." Soms Hobby Night Spssksrs. Among the men who have participated participat-ed In the "Hobby Night" discussion! at tbe Press club are President Wll son. who spoke on his hobby to tht newspaper men while be wss still governor of New Jersey; Jsmes Pryee. former Ilrltlsh ambasssdor to the t'Blt ed States; former Secretary of ths Treasury Franklin MacVeagh; MaJ Gen. Ionard Wood. Joseph O. Cannon, Can-non, Chsmp Clark. Dr. Harvey W. Wl ley. Admiral Peary, the discoverer ot tqe north pole; Count von Ilernstorff. the Uermsn ambasssdor to the United States; John Phillip Souaa. and many others of national and world fame. In the course of the year tbe Press club's quarters are visited by news psper men of prominence from all over the world. Its non resident list Includes the nsmes best known to modern Jourosllsm, and the list Is not confined to the names of Americana The club maintains a special guest committee, whose duty It Is to Invtte distinguished men who happen to vialt Washington to accept the organize tlon's hospitality and to talk to ths members upon subjects which they hold closest at heart. There are no "closed sessions'" ol tbe National Frees club. Men who are Invited to express their view oa "Hobby Night" or any other night art told In advance that they must say nothing which they are not willing shsll be published. Thus warned la advance no speaker ever yet has mads a "break" and be baa been able ts give to the newspapers of tbe country bis views vpon major subjects of a UoJ t |