The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-03-26
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O'cn Correspondent.

-! uio mr' NOoseVelC withdraw his
opposition to the new force bill pro-
gramrne OF the radical Republicans
it Is known that he was at first opposed
70 it, and that it would have been abon-
doped had his opposition been contia-
ued. If tho talk of Republicans can
be believed, the cause of his somersault |
is lsanything but creditable to him. They |
say that his consent to the programme,
which has been given q fresh start by
the action OF the House Committee on
Rules in reporting resolution for the
appointment of a committee of thir-
teen to investigate the election laws of
the States and report to the House, was
obtained by promising him that the re-
port OF this committee would be 80 ma
nipulated that it would be made the
usefor reducing the representation
of the Southern States in the National
Republican Convention, thus reducing
the number of votes that he has reason
to fear will be controlled by Senator
Hanna and will be against his own nom
lnation for tho Presidency. 1t seems
incredible that man of Mr.. Roose
velt's antecedents should allow himself
to be influenced by such method. but
the charge that he was is made by Re-
publicans, not openly, of course, but
among themselves. If the proposed
force bill programme be carried out, it
will unite the Democratic party and
will surely elect Democratic Presi
dent in 1904.
After holding their fifth caucus the
Republicans ON the administration side
of the Cuban reciprocity wrangle won
out by sheer force of numbers, the final
vote being IS to 81, but if the 81 kick
ers who refused to be either bulldozed
or cajoled into supporting the admin
istration plan have the nerve to vote
| against the party bosses when the rnle
for the passage of the bill is reported
to the House, there is q lively time
ahead and possibility that some i'm
| pOrtant tariff amendments NAV be add
ed to the bill providing for Cuban re-
ciprocity beforeit passes the House, but
SO strong 1s the party organization that
the chances are that enough of them
gag rule that will make it impossible
TO. amend the bill, even if they thereby
kill themselves politically at home. It
is the strength Of their party Orgal,iza-
ton that has kept the Repu ublicans in
power 30 long.
Senator Rawllns succeeded in getting
a big batch of letters from Fitipinos'
dealing with conditions in the Philip.
pines, inserted in the Congressional
them as Q part of an all:day speech.
That caused the RReIp1 bhiicans to with
draw their objections. The letters
will be printed as public document
for general distribution.
slt will be long time before Repre-
sentative Dicks words to the Republi-
can bosses, In the caucus-"You pro-
pose free trade. for the farmers and
protection for the trusts"-are allowed
close relations with Hanna and other
Republican bosses have been such that
| he ought to be able to speak with au
thOrity about what they propose.
The House made 100000, 900 jab at
the Treasury surplus this week by
passing the River and Harbor bill.
The House Democratic caucus, which
was largely attended. unanimously
adopted a resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Randall, of Texas, DECLARING
sympathy for the Beers and pledging
| the Democrats in the House to do
everything in their power to force the
! committees of the House having charge
OF resolutions concerning the Beers to
! report the same, SO that Congress may
have an opportunity to express the
sentiment and will of the American
that Congress should appeal to the
British. government, in the interest of
humanity, to accept tOvertures for peace,
also that the United States should see
that the neutrality laws are impartially
| enforced. The Democrats intend living
up to this resolution, and either make
the Republicans report the BOer resO-
lutlons or acceptresponsibility for sup
pressing them.
Speaker Henderson's anxiety about
retaining his seat in Congress is in
creasiDg. There is new lot OF iroc-
bic for him in the Ship Subsidy bill,
passed by the Senate this week. If
Mr.. Henderson, in his role as dictator
| of the Committee on Rules, permits
that bill to be pushed through the
House he will antagonize Senators AL
against the job, and with the fight he
already has on his hands he knows
that will be q dangerous thing to do.
If he hangs the bill up he will offend
| Senator Hanna, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, who is
especially interested in seeing the bill
become q law, and the majority of his
party in both Senate and House. Be-
ing placed thus between the devil and
ing il Mr.. Henderson lodged this par
| ticular question by refusing to ALLOW
the Ship Subsidy bill to be acted upon
at this session of Congress, end seeks
to square Hanna and the other big
supporters of the bill by promising
that it shall be put through early in
the next session, which will not meet
until after the Congressional cleo
tions.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections made bluff at consider
ing the joint resolution for election of
Senators by the people this week, and
agreed to hold weekly meetings until a
conclusion is reached. A conclusion
could be reached IN five minutes, if the