Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-02
Members of Congress on the
Work Accomplished.
TWO POINTS OF VIEW
BOTH PARTIES SEEM TO BE Salts
FLED WITH RESULTS
Republicans Think They Have Made
the Better Record-spooner's
Final Castigation.

Now that II is all over and Congress,
with its record Of act, and omission takes
Its place in history, there is a disposition
on the part of its members to sit down
ard think it over. Their next move is 10
go back to their constituencies and stand
for the things they have done that they
ought not to have done and the things
they left undone which they ought to have
done.
From strictly political viewpoint It has
been a peculiar Congress There was prac-
ucally failure to establish burning po-
litical issues 1t looks as If the campaign
will be a go-as-you-please, de'n-take-the-
hindmost, free-for-al race Every repre-
sentative will have TO work out his own
salvation and make his campaign with a
view to the particular exigences Of his
own case.
Speeches for Campaign Use.
The Congressional Record for the past
ten days has bulged with speeches In
serted for campaign use. The unwary citi-
zen who should faithfully read them, aim
ing to reach a correct estimate of the ac-
ton of the two parties and of Congress.
would find himself sadly confused. He
could read democratic speech and be sure
the republicans had failed ignominiousy 10
He could read a republican speech and
arise convinced that this surely was the
most successful Congress that ever sat
But the old fellows who have been
through the game many, many times be-
fore stroke their gray boards and smile.
They know that all this Is but pabulum
for the people; the only questions are how
far can you go in fooling them? How
much will they accept as corn or reject as
huSks?
SO the democratic and republican candi-
dates for denomination and reelection will
soon be in their districts shaping up the
campaign on lines that local conditions pre-
sent Trusts, the tariff. defense Of the
army, prosperity, support of the aGminis-
tration, 'let well enough alone"-whatever
cap seems to fit best will be taken down
from the stock shelf and brushed up for
use.
The Minnesota Delegation.
In a few delegations there may be some
difficult problems to solve The Minnesota
delegation, for instance. starting home
flushed with victory over the defeat of Gu
ban reciprocity, having been foremost in
the ranks of those who rode down the
Presidents recommendation. pick up the
paper and read these words. I'VE favor
reciprocity with Cuba as urged by Presi-
dent Roosevelt" just the verdict of the
republican state convention YESTERDAY
that's all. However, these little embarrass-
mentS viii occur sometimes.
o1 lnc WnOle, the TeDuDllCanS are salts
fed with the record of Congress, and when
speaking seriously with each other express
their belief that they can carry the country
on II. They were given advantage. they
say, by several mistakes of the opposition,
thereby, they claim, again exemplifying the
old motto, You can always depend on the
democrats to do the wrong thing at the
right time" They refer to the miscarry
ing of the democratic campaign in the SEN
ate against the army.
In this connection there was gnashing Of
teeth and pulling of hair among the DEM
ocrats of the House today when they read
the closing proceedings of the Senate yes
terday, and saw that the young senator's
who have been conducting the raid against
the army had taken off the democratic coat
for the republicans TO give another switch
ing.
Senator Spooner's Castigation.
There was just one parting shot the re-
publicans were very anxious to give, and
they say the other fellows veered ship
enough to enable them to plump it right
in below the water line. The republicans
wanted to get record of the method OF
conducting the investigation in the Philip
pines as pursued by the democrats. Mr..
Carmack in the last hours Of the session
afforded the opportunity.
Senator Spooner, alert, aggressive, parti-
san, and competent, saw the opportunity
and seized IL. For an hour he gave the op-
position a caStigation such is heard in
the Senate rarely. He was in fine fighting
fettle, and took the enemy they came,
one down and tother up.
Before the ink was dry on the Record
this morning the republican congressional
committee was getting the Spooner speech
ready for the printer and figuring on the
number Of millions of copies to distribute.
Republican senators and representatives
say that il was by far the most vigorous
partisan effort made during the session,
and Senator Spooner received many con-
gratulations
Many senators and representatives left the
city last night and today, but quite num-
Der remained over Some of them Were busy
at the Capitol today closing up their corre-
spondence and shipping the speeches they
will need in the campaign. Besides the mil
lions of copies which will be circulated by
the two congressional campaign commit
tees large patches of speeches are being
shipped by individual representatives.
These mainly have reference to local af-