Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-23

to absolutely control, force or prevent
almost any sort of legislation. During
the last session of congress no meas
ure could even be brought up for the
consideration of the house unless the
leading advocates went to the speak
er's room and obtained from him a
promise to permit the measure to come
up. If the speaker said, "No, that bill
cannot come up" all hope for that par
ticular piece of legislation was dead.
In one particular case every member of
a large committee voted in committee
to favorably report a resolution to the
house, but before making the report
the chairman of the committee went to
General Henderson to secure his per-
mission. 1t was refused and, in the
popular street language of the day,
seventeen congressman, representing
100000 constituents. went away
back and sat down."
When the fathers of the constitu-
tion in their great wisdom provided a
large assemblage of lawmakers to be
the direct representatives of the peo-
pie, they probably did not foresee the
adoption of the Reed rules or the ap-
pointment of committee on rules
consisting of five members. three of
them being Republicans and one of
those three thus securing the balance
of power absolutely to the speaker) be-
ing the speaker himself.
Roosevelt Redhot.
Thus it will be readily seen that
there need be small wonder at all these
kilograms and counter kilograms that
have been flying from Oyster Bay to
Dubuque and back again. These sam
pies would Indicate anything but a
placid feeling of confidence in the de-
voted breasts of the leaders of the G..
o. p:
Oyster Bay. Sept. 17.-Most earnestly
lion not 20 run.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Congressman J. NJ Babcock, chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee, sent the following:
New York. Sept 17.-Am in receipt of
telegram signed by you saying that you
have this day declined nomination for
congress. We cannot believe the tele-
gram is genuine. Hepburn and Hull are
here and all enter our earnest protest
against action of this kind by you. The
Republican party that you have served so
long and faithfully cannot part with your
services now.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Dubuque says:
Speaker Henderson is as positive today
in his declination of the congressional
nomination as he was last night. notwith-
standing the flood of kilograms from all
parts of the country protesting against
| his decision and imploring him to recon
slider the same. Other kilograms of the
same tenor were received from all the
members of the national committee and
national congressional committee. Sena-
tors Allison. Hanna, Spooner Lodge. Fair
banks and others.
Hard to Reconcile.
How is the party at large to reconcile
| the attitude of the high tariff men,
such as General Henderson. with such
pointed utterances as those of Babcock
and Foss? For two years Babcock ut
tered warnings to the effect that the
Republican party must revise the tariff
or the Democrats would speedily be
| in a position to do the revising them
selves. The other day Mr. Foss, who
| Is the Republican candidate for con
| gress III the Eleventh Massachusett.
district, said, Does any one mean tt
say that the steel trust needs the same
degree of protection as when the iror
and steel business of the country was
an infant industry?'
Commenting ON this the st. Louis
| Republic says:
This is pertinent question from Mr.
| FosS, who refuses to be muZzled by tbs
high tariff bosses of his party, and ar
answer should be forthcoming if the pro
| tectionistS are not afraid to make reply
| In this crisis. Many other Republicans
are asking the same question. They be-
! lieve the time has now come when the
| tariff should be revised in accordance
with changed conditions and for the re-
| lief of people oppressed by trust monop-
| olies due to the tariff
| The steel trust and other great monopo-
| ly corporations are now underselling theil
| European competitors in all the markets
of the world. Do they need tariff protec-
| ton from European competitors in Amer
| ican markets? Not bit of it, The Ding
| ICY tll III IO0 Ollly ScINGS 10 give THESE
| trusts complete control of the home mar
kets, resulting in the exorbitant over
| charging of American consumers, the de-
| struction of healthy competition and the
| notification of the wholesome natural law
| of supply and demand as regulating
prices
| Republicans Alarmed.
OF course it would not be natural
FOR or, +oc,,,o,, +e,
Speaker Henderson has placed his par
| ty on the defensive, but occasionally
| it leaks out that his action has damp
ened their ardor greatly. For instance,
Congressman Mudd of Maryland, a
leading Republican, gave out an inter
view in which he said:
That is a subject upon which I, like
| many other members of the house, I ap-
| prehend, prefer not to talk for publica-
| ton. 1t is useless to deny. however, that
| the action of Speaker Henderson is en-
| barrassing, if not hurtful to party pros
| poets. 1t gives the opposition an oppor-
| tunity to contend that there is an ap-
parent difference between the executive
| and the leader of the chief Legislative
| body on revenue subjects, upon the tariff
and kindred questions.
| First Catch Your Hare.
The Globe Democrat says that "Uncle
joe Cannon should be elected speaker
of the next house. The wrangle is al
ready so warm among Republicans that
it might be as well for the CD. to
wait until there is some assurance that
the Republicans will have any hand in
electing speaker. When a church
congregation decides to build a new
house of worship, it is customary to
raise the funds before selecting the
site. The GID should be able to see
the application.
General Henderson's Wisdom.
l will revert to the case of General
Henderson long enough to observe that
| very few men in public life have ever
| possessed the foresight to quit before
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