The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS.

the Philippines Is doing more than any other ono eAe''
10 insure democratic success IN the forthcoming cong
,onal elections well as IN ihe greater struggle wn'" WIZ
occur IN 1908 .
Republicans who stand high IN the ranks OF the parry
confess each other that they have heen put IN very ap
hole hy the continued disclosures regarding me meouu
OF the war In the islands which bought from SPAN
They hnd consolation perhaps in stating that lne 'p
mnistrauans eide Of the has not been handed IS
veil as it should have been handled and that had the sh'
been led by amy hut Senator Lodge the party woud nor
De 30 the BOD plight in which 1t now hnds ilsci - hae
been stated several previous occasions IN th coeSI
rncc MIR odge is not popular among his brethren OF the
senate Republicans well democrats dislike MN on ''
count OF has ntocgn manner and his assumption OF auihoi
y speak Tor the administration and to pose as inc pres
dents mouthpicre His personal friendship win MI
Roosevelt has given him immunity in many cases "he'e
would otherwise not have been IA evidence The other re-
pubaus the have heretofore appreciated the Tact
that hs was closer the president than any other mempef
cunurcs they have reained from crhcsng MN or
bringing pressure certain kinds bear him because
OF that Al during the present session up 10 shofl
ago he has posed the direct representative OF the 4d
muistratou, the personal defender of the president
Now however there H. strong probability mat an
i. viii be- changed The republican senators have heard
that the president himself not satisfied with the manner N
which Nr Lodge has conducted the administration side oil
the Philippine mattel and they will OF course act accord
ingly In q matter OF this kind politicians regardless OF
their prominence OF the extent Of their experience are
good deal like sheep They follow their leader Some little
dimcuty muy at times be experienced IA determining the
identity OF ha leader but when he Is located The men IN
the ranks usually watch him pretty closely for cues
D.
This applies with particular force iu the present instance
long the republicans thought that the president
was uph5duE Mr. Lodge they sand ve little IN the way OF
criticism Oh nh, course being pursued b., the latter But
that II e reliably reported that the president b. satisfied
with the results OF athet the lack OF results which have
followed Mr. Lodges efforts, the republican senators ana
every one who has held opinions similar 10 theirs Will unite
ia ,p ,.pr T., show that thew have disagreed with Nj
ALL fst Cd. hf tD "a
about the matter from purely patriotic motives In conse
oun there is reason 60 believe that the Junior senator from
Massachusetts IN have hard road 10 travel during the re-
n,sindst of tbs pre.ent session If not longer
There is app.fent mo- doubt as 10 the accuracy Of the
statement that the president Is not altogether pleased with
The manner n which Mr. Lodge has handled the Philippines
matter IL r known positively that in conversation with
m L,o,, ,.ruI,u moi long AGO he sand something TO the
AIS well 81. IT might have brsn conducted 1t /, quite posi-
M, a, he said more along the same lines but nothing be
yond the statement quoted has been generally circulated
There H. reason a. brieye too thar the pfclept Ia not
satisfied ,th the work Mn Root has done may be
nrnbe,eI chat m recent letter TO The Post 1t was stated
that canl,rl amount off pfr.sure was being BROUGHT TO
bear ssans Root and developments since then have
such "a nature AS ia lead 10 the opp,op that the secretary is
NOW even I.,. oopd,r than me was then II is poined out
that everything he ma, done has had the effect OF putting
hr Marty in ,5c predfluicnt than IL had previously oc
Cuptd HE held back the news of the scandal, IN the trans
mont ,ry,, al the army ninth ii , demanded hy the demo-
Gratis bo were iri,. enabled 10 score decided noiut lie
ma, b,nged IN every oo.s,nls ,y,y from the ,epubr,r
lrdpo,n n what he ha, done m connection with 7enot
from he phirpinc. and m all of the i,t. which the dem
orrat, are now dragsue forth ono by one II Is pointed out
by republicans o., hh standing that had Root allowed all of
hee thing. Ia come ont gradually thew would NOT have 50
seriously affected r pary A. 1t j. there IS no doubt tb
they have done more harm to the administration and ts fol-
lowers ihan everything else combined Cops,o,eu, tber,
Is eNeelcp, reason tor the behf that the president is dis
ol.,erd ,,tb ,,s ,.frt of "a. ,e,s, ,., 1 hi. ,,.,,
nncord Is everywhere aon,ren, in the r,nLs Of the rs,
and when the leaders commence to lsl out the situation il
OF course made an the worse
A. o,i,s "a .hovy ,,,t , ,,..,I.,, 40, q. ,.., .,
wh. has been done b, Senator odoc and other, L h
been attempting 20 carry ON the legislative and no, m
lures of the pb,lnpu, ea,pos,gn IL ,, M. s,t,l Cha, d.