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THE COMMONER. Lincoln. Neb
The packing houses will be whitewashed.
But not by the president.
Chancellor Day continues to : exhibit many
signs of a determination to earn those endowment
funds. ' -'
Secretary Shaw has six.; toes on each foot,
which fact should make him all the more-cautious
in opening5 his mouth.
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Fortunately for Mr. and Mrs. .Tack Sprat they
lived when it was only a question ol dividing
the fat from the lean.
District Attorney Jerome worked) so hard to
keep from prosecuting Mr. Perkins that he feels
the need of a six weeks' vacation.
Mr. Dupont has been elected senator from
Delaware, defeating Mr. Addicks. Powder or
gas, the explosion will come in time.
On second consideration perhaps we had bet
ter deduct $9,500,000 from the cost cf that new
battleship and spend it on meat inspection.
It is reported that Mr. Rockefeller made
himself very popular while crossing the Atlantic
Mr. Rockefeller was always at his best on the
high seize.
They are using music to stir the Panama
canal laborers to more active exertion. We have
foTsomeritimean W S"g abUt cnnnl .br0Br'eBS
Moil and wnmmi m.rt 4 .,... J...H-.
a "noiseless Fourth" rni, a, " ,
FJH"". v wr Si: az
- ,..to U1, tui- lhu noise.
Champ Clnk lmR iwon ,.nnn,i.,i', j.. .
,, i. . , " "iiiumuiiiiuu ior con-
S 25 J AU? l00?."8 . lhe Ninth Missouri
.....,... i,, id nut uueiy tnat the Ninth district
voters will again go fiddling. uiauict
nml n Sll Ibt,rg!ar WlB CallRllt W'lh ll Blb
and- a chisel in his grip. He was evidently fram
ing up a scheme to become a fellow trustee with
a certain prominent coal operator.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat made a valiant
fight for a free bridge. Perhaps tho Globe-Dem-ocrat
can explain the difference between a toll
Sniffd States8.1- L0UiS aml taHff t0H hlt0 tS"
TheChicago Chronicle is talking glibly about
Mr. BryWa "pair of deuces." In view of the
John R. Walsh financial "four flush" tho Chron
icle exhibits, bad poker sense in mailing light
of even a p&hof deuces in the "show down
The Commoner wlume 6, number 23
WASHINGTON CITY LETTER
Washington, D. C., June 18. Not many days
ago the house republican leaders boasted that
they vfould not surrender to the senate on the
joint statehood question. They intended, so it
was heralded far and wide to stand out obsti
nately for the measure just as it was passed in
the lower branch of congress. In other words
they intended to yoke Arizona and New Mexico
together as one commonwealth. Even Senator
Beveridge, who favored the house plan of proced
ure, thought that matters Were deadlocked for
this session, at least, and almost to the last in
sisted there would be no legislation on the sub
ject until next winter, if then. The pressure,
however, from the western states was too great
and Speaker Cannon and his chief lieutenants
were compelled to yield to public sentiment. The
people of Arizona and New Mexico have not had
fair treatment. But It could have been worse,
and their day in court will come eventually. Okla
homa and Indian Territory will come into" the
union as a big state. Justice would not have
been done the people of that locality had it not
been for the persistent efforts of the democrats
in congress, aided by some of the more liberal
men among the republicans in the senate. The
house republicans were compelled to surrender
because they realized that if this important ques
tion was sent over until next winter tho wrath
of the votera of the entire west would have been
visited upon them.
Of course, the republicans with their usual
assurance will try to claim all the credit for add
ing another star to the flag of the union. On this
point it is safe to assume that their campaign
literature will be full of bragging statements.
They will hope to keep in line nob only the voters
of Oklahoma, but of the adjoining states. And
they are out after both of the senators from
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. No one can, at
this writing, accurately predict what the result
will be when the new state is formed: There
was what people called two years ago "a Roose
velt landslide," and yet Mr. McGuire, the present
republican delegate from the territory of Okla
homa in the house of representatives, received
only 45,802 votes to 45,409 for William Cross,
democrat. That was too close to be comfortable.
Since Oklahoma was organized the democrats
have had about as many delegates in the house
as the opposition party. It has been a sort of
see-saW game of, politics down there. Dennis
Plynn, a former republican delegate from the
territory, managed to pull through twice. He was
most active in politics and owed his success large
ly lo hiB personal popularity. A new element
of voters will have to be reckoned with after
Oklahoma becomes a state. The understanding
is that a very large majority of the people in
Indian Territory proper are democrats. Unless
there should be a revulsion of sentiment the in
dications are that the republican party will wake
up some fine morning and discover that they
have not bagged two United States senatorships
they are counting upon. The republicans have
got to do much better than they did two years
ago to place Oklahoma in their party column. In
reality two states should have been made of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. There is suffi
cient area and population is enough to justify
such action; but the republicans in congress were
really afraid to try the experiment.
For the past two weeks or more the repub
licans in congress have been in a mighty stew
over the Panama canal situation. Another lively
conflict between the senate and house has been
brought about, and as these lines are being writ
ten one can hear of all sorts of things that are
likely to happen if one side or the other does
not back down. As is .well known to newspaper
readers the house republicans, aided and abetted
by the president of the United StateB and most
of the high-price'd engineers and others of the
enterprise, are holding out for a lock canal. It
seems to be obvious that unless the senate should
back down and the senate has not been known
to "take water" in many years when it comes to
a stubborn controversy with the lower branch
there is no telling h&w long the contention may
last. Speaker Cannon and his legislative side
partners in the house were getting ready to wind
up the session certainly by the end of June. Four
months ago they saw no reason why it should
not come to an end .by the middle of May. Now
with this big fight over the canal proposition
and the senate holding out for a sea level canal,
with the delay that has been caused by the con
ferees over the railway. rate bill, to say nothing
of the squabble over the meat inspection business
it is not unreasonable to conclude that if tho
house managers do not capitulate and permit
the senate to have its way the session may run
along well into the month of August. Should
the weather become very warm in the capital
city the prediction is made that both senators
and representatives will feel more like compromis
ing some of the questions that are yet to be
settled.
Democrats generally consider that a wise
action was taken when Senator Culberson was
made a member of the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals in the place of the late Mr. Gor
man, of Maryland. The able and vigorous Texan
will be a great help tothe minority members of
the committee and especially to the venerable
Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, who has conducted on
behalf of the democrats the' exciting investiga
tions that have done so much to check waste
and extravagance out on ttie isthmus. It will
be recalled that the late Mr. Gorman was an in
valid practically since the meeting of congress
to the time of his death. He, was able to devote
very little time to his duties at the capitol. There
is going to be plenty of work for the committee
between now and the end of the present con
gress. In their speeches on the floor and in
private conversations senators of both of the
great political parties make it plain that they
are becoming exceedingly tired of the way the
affairs of the canal are managed. The big sal
aried men spend most of their time in the city
of Washington or in New York. They are evi
dently enjoying life and not performing in a sat
isfactory manner the duties for which they are
allowed such fat salaries. Many of the senators
who have expressed an opinion on the subject
hold that the place for these officials is on the
Isthmus of Panama. According to their way of
looking at it the officers should stick to the place
where the dirt ought to fly and work carried on
for the digging of the canal if the. enterprise is
to be a success. Enormous sums of money are
to be voted by the government during the next
eighteen months. Senator Morgan and his dem
ocratic associates on the committee are not near
through with the investigations Attorney Crom
well, who has so strenuously refused to answer
questions propounded is yet to face the commit
tee to show cause why he should not answer, and
as has been reported in the daily press he may
take the matter to the courts.
A queer story is floating around In political
and legislative circles. It is v to the effect that
Charles M. Schwabrthe steel magnate, has sen
atorial aspirations, and that inasmuch as he has
large mining and other properities in Nevada,
will take up his residence in the state and try
to succeed Hon. Francis G. Newlands in the up
per branch of congress. The term of Mr. New
lands does not expire until March 4, 1909. The
latter is supposed to be a candidate to succeed
himself, and his friends here ' and in the state
seem to think that if he wants another term he
will get it. Senator Newlands and the members
of his family lost very heavily by earthquake
and flres in San Francisco, and -there has been
a rumor going the rounds that he probably
might not care to remain in public life, as he
may consider it due to himself and his family to
give more attention to his private affairs, for he
has devoted many years to the public service,
having been a member of the house a number of
terms before being sent to the senate. Mr. New
lands was formerly identified with the silver
republicans of the west, but became a full
-fledged democrat on being elected to the senate
and has consistently acted with the democrats
of that body.
Senator Patterson is confident that the demo
crats will hold .their own in Colorado at the com
ing elections and that the party will control the
legislature.
The headquarters of the democratic congres
sional campaign commitee are in working order.
The committee will not have much of a cash
fund. They do not expect it, and do not want
money except to, pay ..the legitimate expenses of
the fight that is to be waged.
ALFRED J. STOFER.
The New York Evening Post, discussing re
publican presidential timber for 1908 says: "In
other words, he must, be a man who can poll
every republican vote of whatever shade of opin
ion." That's an easy guess. Mr. Allison of
Iowa can do it if anybody can, for he can ex
press every shade of opinion on every ddnd of a
question. " v
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