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tho recall, tho house mad the admission depend
upon a separate voto of the people being taken
upon the rotontion or rejoction of tho recall pro
vision. And when tho president so stretched the
veto privilege as to return this hill without his
approval the houso passed a second hill making
the rejection of tho recall provision a condition
precedent to admission. Tho houso acted wisely
in affording this prompt protection to the people
of Arizona, for it would have been a grievous
hardship to have delayed statehood and required
the reassembling of a new constitutional conven
tion. Tho condition imposed upon Arizona had
tho advantage of opening the way to the grant
ing of a privilege to Now Mexico. The constitu
tion of tho latter state contained a provision that
made amendment exceedingly difficult and the
people wero permitted to vote separatly upon a
provision making amendment easier. They
promptly availed themselves of the opportunity,
much to their relief, while tho people of Arizona
as promptly rejected the recall provision with
tho understanding that it would be restored as
soon as statehood was secured.
Tho platform pledges as to labor legislation
have been carried out to the satisfaction of the
wago earner.
It is impossible to cover all the good things
done by tho democratic houso within the limits
of this articlo but those heretofore mentioned
stand out as of special importance. Ihave re
served for the last, tho subject that has aroused
tho most discussion and upon which partisan
feeling has operated most largely, namely, the
tariff question. Tho democratic house was
pledged to tariff reduction; in fact, the election
of tho democratic house was largely duo to tho
split in the republican party over the tariff ques
tion. The houso committee adopted the plan
advocated by Speaker Clark a plan employed
twonty years before by a democratic congress
of attacking the tariff wall with bills dealing
with separate schedules, In the special session,
and again in the first regular session, the house
sought to redeem tho pledge and reduce the
tariff. The woolen schedule, the cotton schedule,
the metal schedule, and the chemical schedule
were all subjected to radical revisions down
ward. Whilo the reductions were probably not
as great as they would have been if the demo
crats had had a majority in both houses, still
they were so substantial as to afford a large
measure of relief. It is creditable to the pro
gressive republicans in both tho senate and the
house that in several cases they joined with the
democrats in passing these measures, although
in some instances, they insisted upon an increase
in the rates above those desired by the house.
In addition to these reduction bills, tho demo
crats embodied in a farmer's free list bill a
number of reductions intended to bring special
advantage to the agricultural class. Another
bill sought to give the public entire relief from
tho tax on sugar and still a third bill imposed
a tax on income. It will be seen that the demo
cratic plan for reducing the burden of taxation
was a very comprehensive one and but for the
vetoes interposed by the president, relief to. the
extent of hundreds of millions a year would have
been secured to the people. The house, I repeat,
made a splendid record one that will be very
helpful to the party in the present campaign.
MAINE GOES REPUBLICAN
The Maine election was held September 9th.
"William T. Haines, republican candidate for
governor, was elected over the present governor,
Plaisted, democrat, by a majority of about
!4,000. The legislature in both houses will prob
ably be republican. The Roosevelt party had no
candidate in tho field. The seat of Senator
Obadiah Gardner, democrat, is involved in the
complexion of the legislature. Tho Associated
Press report says:
"Tho democrats went into thQ state struggle
this fall on the defensive; having won control of
tho state government in the election of 1910.
They based their campaign almost wholly on na
tional issues, although defending their course
In the state administration. Tho republicans
used state issues entirely as the weapons of at
tack and refused to bo drawn into any discus
sion of national affairs. The progressive ele
ment of the republicans was In full control of
party machinery, but with the approval of
Colonel Roosevelt a split was postponed until
after today's struggle. Many of tho leading state
speakers in the campaign which ended with the
election today announced tonight 'that they were
no longer in the republican ranks, but would
take the stump immediately for Colonel Roose
volt for president. Thd republican organization
was able to bring out a greater vote for Haines
in today's contest than was given for Fernald,
The Commoner.
tho party candidate who was defeated two years
ago, whilo the democratic vote for Plaisted
showed a falling off from that of 1910."
DEMOCRATIC ADVISORY OOMMlTTJUilii
Following is a United Press dispatch: New
York, Sept 7. With William Jennings Bryan
as chairman, and the roster of candidates de
feated for the democratic nomination for presi
dent as members, the advisory committee of tho
democratic national committee for tho 1912 cam
paign was announced tonight.
Mrs. E. J. Walsh of Tacoma, "Wash., is the only
woman member. The list contains the names of
many prominent democrats. In accepting the
appointment, all the candidates wired their will
ingness to work for party unity.
"Will tako pleasure in serving on tho ad
visory committee," wired Oscar W. Underwood.
"All right," Champ Clark telegraphed from
Bowling Green, Mo. "I will serve as a mem
ber of advisory committee with pleasure and do
what I can for the success of Wilson and Mar
shall and democracy generally."
Governor John Burke of North Dakota de
clared that he felt honored by tho appointment;
Governor Foss of Massachusetts and Senator
John W. Kern of Indiana wired their pledge to
assist the committee to the best of their ability.
The personnel of the committee is as follows:
Louisiana Robert F. Broussard arid Joseph
E. Ransdell.
Maryland Senators Rayner and Smith.
Maine Senators Gardner and Johnson.
Massachusetts Richard Olney and John F.'
Fitzgerald.
Michigan Frank E. Doremus and E. F.
Sweet.
Minnesota John W. Lund and E. E. Wise.
Mississippi Senators Williams and Varda
man. Missouri D. R. Francis and Joseph W. Folk.
Montana Senator Myers and L. Norris.
Nebraska Senator Hitchcock and Charles W.
Bryan.
Nevada Senators Newlands and Pittman.
New Hampshire Samuel D. Felker and John
B. Jameson.
New Jersey Senator Martine and Thomas H.
Burch.
Now Mexico W. C. McDonald and A. O.
Hudspeth.
New York William C. Redfield of Brooklyn
and George M. Palmer of Cobblesklll.
North Carolina Senator Overman and Julian
S. Carr.
North Dakota W. H. Purcell and D. H.
McArthur.
Ohio Senator Pomerene and Newton B.
Baker.
Oklahoma Senator Owen, W. H. Murray,
John H. Young, George HenBhaw and R. L.
Williams.
Oregon Senator Chamberlain and Judge
Burke.
Pennsylvania Michael J. Ryan, James J.
Ryan, J. S. Black, Samuel B, Price, John S.
Billing and William Hasson.
Rhode Island George F. O'Shaughnessy and
G. De Benedictus.
South Carolina-r-Senator Tillman and E. D.
Smith.
South Dakota E. S. Johnson and N. S.
Coffee.
Tennessee Senator Lea.
Texas Senator Culberson and O. B. Colquitt.
Utah W. L. Martin and F. A. Nebeker.
Vermont Howland B. Howo and Emery S.
. Hare.
Virginia R. E. Byrd and R. T. Irvine.
WashingtonGeorge F. Cotrell and Mrs. E.
J. Walsh.
West Virginia George I. Neal and John J.
Davis.
Wyoming S. A. Hopkins and John E
Osborne.
Wisconsin J. A. Aylward and William F.
Wolfe.
District of Columbia Henry E. Davies and
Patrick J. Haltington.
Georgia Senators Bacon and Smith. -Alabama
Representative Clayton.
Florida Senator Fletcher, " ' ' ,
Kentucky Senator James. v '
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS ' ,
Following is a list of New York newspaper
opinions on. Mr. Roosevelt's 18,000 word letter-
Tho World: The letter is a masterly exhibi
tion of those cuttlefish .tactics of which he ac
cused Senator Penrose. In all this inexcusable
mass of verbiage there appears not one sincl
ray of new light. b
The Sun: Through it all and especially evi-
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dent in the humble attitude toward Mr. Hearst,
is the sens of something in suspense of new
difficulties yet to b exposed, of defenses yet to
be necessary. Tho Interminable letter is at once
defense, attack, abuse, pious, self-glorification
and edifying sermon, cluttering up a number of
matters.
The Tribune: Throughout it is evident that
Colonel Roosevelt is not so sure as he was a
week ago that the Standard Oil contribution was
not actually received.
The Herald: Perhaps the most remarkable
feature of tho letter is the suddenness with
which it turns aside from tho main issue and
becomes In its closing pages an appeal for funds
however great, for the bull moose party. '
Tho Times: The attempt to drag the Penrose
hearing across the Archbold trial should be dis
couraged. It is the public's desire to know
whether Roosevelt did know of the Standard Oil
contribution and his latest letter does not answer
this.
ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT
Testimony of Mr. Benjamin B. Odell, jr., of
Newberg, formerly governor of New York,, be
fore the senate committee investigating cam
paign funds, fully bears out tho third term can
didate's boast that he is a "practical man," but
suggests that when he denied that he had talked
with Mr. E. H. Harriman about campaign funds
in Washington in 1904 he was reverting to the
Pickwickian mode.
Mr. Odell testified in substance that the third
termer, then president, asked Mr. Harriman in
1904 to come to the White House and that after
this visit Mr. Harriman raised the $240,000 to
save New York acting on the urgent request of
the third termer, and that only $200,000 of thiB
fund was turned over to the republican com
mittee in New York by the national committee.
But this is only a detail.
The third termer was not willing to spur Mr.
Harriman to money raising feats without evinc
ing willingness to respond in kind. So it was
agreed to send Mr. Chauncey M. Depew as am
bassador to France, to leave the New York sena
torial iield clear to Mr. Frank S. Black. The
Btand at Armageddon waff not yet seen even in
dim prophetic vision, but it was then clear that
the battle for the Lord could be" wa'ged by mak
ing the appointing power a mere campaign
asset. Mr. Qdell testifies that Mr. Harriman told
him this. Does Mr. George W. Perkins find tho
bull moose equally -facile now? New York
Herald.
GOVERNOR WILSON'S GOOD WORK
New Jersey dispatches announce that Gover
nor Wilson will take part in the senatorial fight
in New Jersey in which former Senator James
Smith, jr., has entered. It is understood that
Governor Wilson will make several speeches
against Mr. Smith and will exert every effort to
defeat him.
Moro power to Governor Wilson's elbow. The
American people do not need any more James
Smiths in the United States senate, and Gover
nor Wilson will strengthen himself immeasure
ably by doing all in his power to bring about this
defeat.
NOW FOR THE PROGRESSIVES
A Washington dispatch to the Louisville
Courier-Journal says: "Chairman Hilles, of the
republican national committee, announced he
would publish the sources of all campaign con
tributions beginning September 15. The demo
cratic committee will begin publication in
September.
Now will tho third party make similar an
nouncement. Democrats will feel gratified that
this publicity concerning campaign funds is the
triumph of another democratic plan.
, WILSON AND BRYAN TO MEET
Associated Press dispatch: Seagirt, N. J.,
Sept. 4. William Jennings Bryan is expected to
meet Governor Woodrow Wilson within a few
days. The governor was uncertain as to where
he would meet Mr. Bryan, whether here or on a
speaking trip.
"We have been getting telegrams from every
where," remarked the governor, "asking for Mr.
Bryan to speak. The country seems to 'be clam
oring to hear him."
ARKANSAS ELECTION
Tho Arkansas election held September 9th,
resulted in victory for the democratic party,
headed by J. T. Robinson for governor, State
wide prohibition was an issue, and while the
vote was close it appeared to tie defeated.
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