The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-13
NATIONAL | CAPITAL
Democratic Party a Dulvark
Of independence
STHMIAN CANAL TREATY
A Weak Clause Measure, Say
Money an Bacon.

Washington, d. Ck Dec. 10.-Can the
radical element in the Republican par
ty secure the assistance of Mr.. ROOse-
velt in their contemplated ATTEMPT to
deprive the South df fourteen seats it
now has in the HOU6 That question
is an important Onk not only to the
South, but to the lem1crat:c party Of
the entire country, Jas it means re-
ductiOn of Democratic electoral votes,
as well as of Demodratic Congressman.
The attempt is already well. under way,
as more than the Iequired number Of
Republicans in the House have signed
a request for Il cauQIS to consider how
this reduction may be accomplished.
When the same parfie who are direct
ing this movemen4 started the same
thing, in the last QbngreSS, they were
called down by Mr. Mckinley. So far
Mr.. ROoSeVelt's attitude toward the
movement is not Dd6itively known, al
though some of thek radicals are claim
ing that he is in sympathy with them.
1t is in Mr.. ROOSeXelt's power to kill
this movement as e$sily as Mr.. McKin-
ley did, but it is nE within his power
to insure its SUCCESS, as the Demo-
cratic Senators cam be trusted to put
an end to the transaction of business
in hat body during the life of this
Congress rather than allow such legis-
latiOn to go throuAl.
Ex-Representativk Belford, of Colo
RADIO, who has beer making fight on
the Republican ma&hine of that State,
said on the subject After his last inter-
view with Mr.. Roosevelt: For the
past four years th4 Republican party
of Colorado has bd en cursed with the
absolute and tyrak knical rule of the
Federal Ofice-hOldkrs, and many of
them are persons sWnOse past careers
are a stencil in thu nOStrilS of decent
people. In the laSt county convention
in Denver 180 Fd1eral offce-holders
and members of their families were in
the convention and completely dictated
the slate which Has forced through.
The State chairmak is Federal office
holder. So is tho county chairman,
and they largely eSmpOse the Repu5li-
can State and EGy committees. We
are seeking to teEninate that condi-
tion of affairs, am we are certain Of
success. It has t4ken much effort IL
circumvent the wi3s of this crowd, for
they have nothing else to do than to
attend to pOlitics1 but we have been
6iligent Ourselvesk and the recent Or
der of the AttOrndB General and other
department ofici$s, that they must
keep hands of of political affairs, and
our interviews WITH the Pres dent con-
vince us of absolFte success
Representative Fleming, of Georgia,
gave Representative Moody, CT Massa-
chusettS, who Obtained SOM unenVi-
able nOtOriety laSt week by offering d
resolution in the House for the inVeS-
tigatiOn of the riAht of the Louisiana
Representatives tb hold their seats,
owing 10 the 0iSfH fHanchiSement of GER
tain voters of the State, reminder
that those who I've in glass houses
shouldn't make a kpractice of throwing
stones, by Offering a resolution for an
investigation of tIe right of the Massa-
cnuSetteS Representatives to retain
their seats, OWin& to the diSfranchiSe-
ment of certain Aoters by the educa-
tOnal qualification imposed by its
State constitutions
EX-COngressmak Tarsney, of Mich
lgan, speaking Of the alleged lack Q"
harmony among the Democrats of the
country, of Whichfthe Republican press
is just now makitg so much, said: -
Democrat, you know, isn't like Il Re-
publican. Every Democrat is natural
born free thinkerS When he gets into
convention he Wants to have his own
free way, and not be hampered by any
bosses. As a rebuilt Democratic con-
YentiOns, which tb the Republicans ap-
pear uproarous, Ire in reality simply
the result of differences of opinion
among the vario4s members, each one
of whom is str 4Ting to advance the
general interestS4 of the party in his
own way. So yCsl see, therefore, that
IN one sense the Democratic party is a
Stanch bulwark q independence in the
United States, aid does the country a
vast amount of good by Independent
thinking and independent voting"
Following is Che emphatic cOnclu-
sion of the report of the mixed army
and navy board Which tested the liath-
man gun, in accordance with The in
StructiOns forced through Congress BY
Senator Hanna: / There IS nothing in
the Gathman SyAem - recommend its
adoption in the spublic service of the
United States Oh to warrant further
experiments"
RepreSentativesBall, of Texas, thinks
the trust bills that were introduced
IN the House of kthe last Congress did
not receive the kttention they deserv-
ed. One reason Tor this was that they
were divided atnong several commi-
tees. Mr.. Ballt himself introduced
three antitrust BILLS in the last House,
and each was deferred to different
committee. He thinks there should
De a special co1kmittee on trusts, and
has introduced resolution providing
!or one. 1t is b good idea, but the
friendship Of the Republican bosses
Tor the trusts will probably line up
enough of the majority against it to
prevent it's addition.
While Senator'S Bacon and Money,
Oemocrhtie meabers of the Senate