Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-24
Why Eastern Men Have Opposed
The Measure,
OBJECTIONS HARDLY VALID
Government Never without a Crisis
On Hand why Cusbman VIII
Not Answer Olmstead,
Special Correspondence.

Washington, June iSt--One Of the
interesting developments in the irriga-
ton problem was the fact that the men
representing farming districts In the
eastern and middle western states ex-
pressed the fear that the irrigation Of
the arid land OF the west would mean
that these lands would come into
sharp competition with the farm lands
OF the east. OF course there was
contention by great many men that
before the irrigation problem could De
carried out there would be vast eX-
pense which would have TO be paid out
Of the public funds ultimately as the
sale Of public lands could by no means
raise a sufficient fund to carry out the
irrigation projects. But this seemed
TO be only secondary consideration.
When one comes to examine the
speeches OF the men east of the MIS-
souri, river II IL observed those VINO
talked seemed to dwell upon the fact
that further development of the great
west by bringing the arid lands under
favorable farming conditions would
mean great depreciation of the farm
lands o. the east This may possibly
be true but any one who has examined
the conditions and understands how
long II viii take to bring any great
amount Of arid lands under cultivation
are convinced that the process must
necessarily be very slow and the in
crease OF population is likely to Offset
any results feared by representatives
Of eastern farming interests
The difficulties which the Republican
party Is facing on account OF the Gu
ban reciprocity bill and the fact that
first one thing and then another comes
up which seems to indicate a most seri-
Gus situation led a member of the pres
ent cabinet who was also member OF
McKinley's cabinet to quote the late
president TO this effect: There Is al
ways crisis IN q government" This
remark Of President Mckinley oc-
Cured when some one feature of Sc
rious import was pending and II looked
as If there was crooked road ahead.
There was one thing, however about
Mckinley that is not true Of every
government" without having It dis
turb him much. and he was always
able TO handle Il well too,
house. but Il Is generally necessary to
thoroughly understand the conditions,
the rules and the surroundings to app
preciate IT, Sometimes remark which
will cause hilarious laughter In the
house will not be appreciated, even
after the most careful telling because
the preliminaries are too dreary. Then,
again, the best wit of the house Is re-
To- al ~ N G1
and other places where members do
congregate. Some members would new
err class Representative Loud as hui
morist, and yet some Of the best things
In the house are said by the Califor-
man He was talking on the Pacific
cable bill the other day. and Repre-
sentative Corllss OF Michigan who was
it's chief supporter, arose.
Il refuse TO Yield" said Loud.
Il am not asking the gentleman TO
yield" said Corliss.
We'll, you are up, and | hope the
chairman will make you take your seat
and listen TO what am saying" 1t
was the way Loud said II that made
the house roar.
Then Loud turned on Corliss. He
showed that the report Of the speech
made by Corliss as presented in the
papers did not correspond with the
speech In the Congressional Record
81 do not know whether he edited GER
tain words out OF his speech or not"
said Loud, but he left the impression
that such was the case. IL was all
about a remark OF Corlss TO the eff
feet that God Almighty in some mys-
terious way had cut the cable between
Manila and Hongkong
"A sort Of divine interposltion, sug-
gested Littlefeld OF Maine
Yes assented Loud, "a divine in
terpositlon In order to bring the peo-
pie OF this country to their senses and |
TO show them that now Is the last |
hour In which they can save them |
selves from eternal damnatlon by |
adopting the Corllss government cable
bill"
After two months had interviewed |
Representative 0lmstead made very
sarcastic and interesting reply TO the |
speech which Representative Cushman |
delivered on the management Of the |
house. He had a good deal Of fun with |
Cushman first and last and pointed out |
how the Washington statesman had |
carried off many appropriations for his |
state. Cushman says he is going to |
have the speech circulated in Wash
ington as a campaign document, but |
adds that he got nearly all the appro-
priations credited TO him after his at
tack upon the rules of the house. A
great many men have been waiting
expectantly for Cushman to reply to
Olmstead, but he will not do so. Cush-
man says he IL a student OF human
nature, and he knows pretty well what
people think Of various performances.
lie holds the opinion that when a man
makes a good hit he doesn't want to
keep following II up and attempting to
equal II. because nine times out OF |