Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-30
CAPITAL CHAT.
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tatiOn as one of the most instructive and
incisive speakers of the Senate with con-
siderable activity He is one of the few
Republicans in the Senate who are listen
ed to attentively, for he is known as a
man of original ideas and vigorous
thought. But it is usually the Senate's
important public questions but few
times during a session, whereas every
week of the present extra session he has
had some valuable contribution to current
questions. His latest utterance in oppo-
sition to the agitation about inviting Cuba
to become a state met with approval on
the Democratic, as well as the Republican
side, for it was fraught with common
sense and good foresight. The Newlands
resolution to extend an invitation to Cuba
| to become a state was presented by
| Democratic enthusiast who is trying to
! link his name with the accession of all the
territory acquired by the government in
recent times.
! Last spring, after the adjournment Of
| Congress, when Mr.. Hale went to the
West Indies in company with Secretary
| of the Navy Moody and several other Of
ficials, he took occasion to study the
| government of Cuba very closely, and
| there he found much that commended
itself to a man of even his strict and con-
sentative ideas about the conduct of pub
| lie affairs. 1t convinced Mr.. Hale that
Cuba. although just started as a republic,
| is the best probability of all the republi-
can governments yet established IN Cen
| trail or South America. He is, therefore,
very unwilling that the adventurous class
and scheming financiers shall be able to
annoy the Cuban government by reason
| of any agitation in our Congress which
might lend any color to their selfish pro-
| jects. Senator Hale is Il warm friend of
| President Palma, for whom he has much
| admiration, on account of President Pal
| mas patriotic efforts to administer the
| government of the Cubans honestly and
| efficiently.
| Senator Hale's outspoken words in ia
vor of receiving all petitions on the case
of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, is still a
, subject of comment around the Capitol,
! and, since his speech, there has been
nothing further heard about shutting off
those petitions. They are coming in by
the thousands and referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections. where
| lar session.
| Mr.. Pitman Pulsifer of Lewiston, long
clerk of the committee on naval affairs,
is much praised for his work in tabulating
and arranging for the Republican ccm-
| mittee on committees. OF all the clerks
to Senate committees, there is none better
| known for accuracy and efficiency, and
ESPECIALLY for the good system with which
he does things. 1t was n more difficult
| task to classify for the committee OH
committees the requests of nearly 60 sena-
| tors than would seem at first glance.
Mr.. Pulsifer did this in a way to bring
praise from the members of the commit
tee, and also from Senator German, the
chairman of the Democratic steering COM
mittee, who was TO some extent associated
with the Republican committee on com
mittees.
| Thanksgiving day of the present year
was the first one which Governor Bur-
leigh has passed in Washington since he
has been member of the national House;
but as he had q number of important
matters to look after at the departments,
he decided to remain at the capital. AS
a result of this decision, the Governor
and Mrs. Burleigh and their daughter,
Miss Ethelyn, We're enabled to accept a
very cordial invitation from Senator and
| Mrs. Hale to take their Thanksgiving
dinner with them in their beautiful Wash
irgton home