The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-21
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Oar O,cn Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Nav 10 ,ooo

One OF the strongest proofs If tho
genulneness of the belief of the Demo.
Gratis that the next House will be
democratic is the earnestness with
which democratic members of the
present House are discussing the oues-
tion OF who shall be elected Speaker
and talking up the claims of a number
OF gentlemen for that honor. Repre.
sentative Richardson, of Tenn. the
democratic leader in the House, natu-
rally has the first call. but that does
not mean that it is considered certain
ne VIII be nominated, as shown by the
discussion OF several other names. It
Is, OF course, nothing like contest at
this stage of the game-merely dis
cussion of fitness and availability Rnt
these discussions would not be going
on II the Democrats were no, confident
OF winning in this years Congressional
election. Another thing that adds TO
this confidence is the large number of
Republicans who admit privately that
they regard Democratic control of the
next House probable. The general
dissatisfaction over trusts and the
tarlt-closely related Questions-and
over the Philippine policy of the Re-
puDllcans seem to justify Democratic
confidence.
Senatorial pull landed juicy plum
when Clarence Hale, brother of Sena-
tor Hale, was nominated by Mr.. Roose-
velt to be L. S. District Judge for tile
District OF Maine. When t'e other
men in Maine who would have liked
this position heard that Senator Hale's
brother was after it they kept quiet. as
they knew the Senator could control
the support of the entire State delega-
ton, and he did.
George G. Boardman, late private in
the Twentieth Infantry, was an inter-
estlng witness before the Senate Phil
ippine Committee this week. He said
our soldiers were much discourae eed IN
account of the kind of food issIied tn
them, and that officers did not object
TO the men going into the houses of
natives and taking food when thew
were hnngry;, and while on the same
subject he said: "The whole tendency
or the army was to make the men any-
thing but pleasant toward the natives
they used the gun to shoot with rather
than to preach the gospel with"
Senator Hanna got what he asked for
In the case of his friend Rathbone.
who was convicted of completely in the
Cnban postal frauds, although to give
It to him Mr.. Roosevelt had to order
MS chum, Gen. Leonard Wood, to do
what he knew would not be agreeable
to him; This case is remarkable in
more than one respect. Mr. Roose-
velt knew that it would necessarily
make q lot of talk for him to order
Gen. Wood to amend a Cuban law less
than week before the surrender of
American authority on the island, and
nOChlng put pressure of the strongest
sort would have caused him to do so.
Inc amended law gives the Cuban
Rathbone new hearing end an Oppor-
tunlty to Introduce new testimony. n
ls expected that testimony will be pro.
duced that would not have been con.
sidered safe during American occnna.
tion and that Rathbone's lawyers will
be able to convince" the court to give
him an acquittal. There is O political
aspect to the case, too. 1t has given
idea thai he had before of the strength
that Hanna can control. It has not
added to his fear of MIN as a rival For
the Republican Presidential nomine-
ton.
There lie reason other than rene;ons
that Day cause Eugene F. Ware, of
Kansas, who took charge of the PEN
s4on bureau this week, to wish he had
not become Commissioner of Pensions.
Some years ago, when he published his
first book of poems, under the pseu-
donym Of "IrOnquill." Mr.. Ware CON
tracted with clipping bureau to fur
nlsh him everything that appeared in
the newspapers concerning that name
and the book. He got a lot of clip-
pings for time and then they ceased.
When ne was appointed Commissioner
again by thousands. He protested
that he didn't want them, but the clip
ping bureau produced perpetual con
tract and he could not get away from
1t. Now his weekly bills for clippings
are more than his salary as Commits
eloner OF Pensions, and his only hope
IS tnat the newspapers will stop print
ing things about "Ironquill" and his
poem.
Representative Cushman's vigorous
attack on the House rules is being
strongly endorsed on the Pacific Coast.
he mas received hundreds of letters
from his constituents in the State Of
Washington. commencing the attack
and telling him to keep it up, and Rep
resentative Woods. of California, said
OF it this week: II have resolution
from the Iron Trades Council of San
for speaking and enIightening the peo-
pie of this country The resolution
further. requests the California dele
CATION to endeavor to bring about q
revision of the rulea. Revision is really
becoming quite on issue out on the
Pacific Coast" The House bosses are
In fair way TO learn that Democrats
are not the only kickers against their
position to those rules should be one of
the issues of this years Congressional
campaign.
Senator Hoar cannot refrain from
having little fun with his Republican
colleagues occasionally. While the