Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-03
NEW SPEAKER
DON'T TAKE WELL
w,,hirsiopinns Not Enthusiastic
Over Cannon's Election
IMPROVING THE CAPITAL
..,. MAN, Wan. Taxpayers 10
IT, ',.na uaif ihe Erpense--pro'ee
Ing tie President
~ c,orrnsnnndence.

Special Correspondence - =,
washington, Jan. 1.-The people Oh
w..hlngton have not grown very en-
,Susastic over the prospective elecnoh
',Iosspb O. cannon to the speakership'
NAV are not making any vigorous
a,rmeuts but 1t is well known that the
.san wbo we're greatly interested IN the
lnVn scheme for beautlfying WASH
Inston woIld have preferred allilos.
onv man other than Cannon; IN
Ssct a year ago he announced tnat nc
wss willing that the scheme OF I'm
rroyement should go forward II the
,aynsvers of the District Of Columbia
VA for II, But that Is just what the
,axnayers do not want, They might
ha Wiling TO nay half the cost. but
would much prefer that the general
eoyernment should pay all the expense
Il Cannon has the power, he viii never
nsrnit the government to pay for any
nart az the grand scheme. AS speaker
hs will be more potential than as chair
man OF the committee on approprla-
lions for he will shape his committees
So as to prevent as long as possible
committing the government TO the
Identification plan. Aud yet II Is al
most sure 70 come in time. Those who
ara working so hard for II now may not
live 10 see II accomplished. but little by
little the various Improvements which
are n part OF the general scheme VIII
be adopted,
TosTERED BY M'MILLAN.
Had the late Senator Mcmillan Of
Michigan lived many OF the proposed
improvements would have been pro-
ylded for at an early date. II was one
Of his dreams to see the national cap
jtal the most beautiful city In the
world. He worked for II increasingly
and ne had that degree OF patience and
persistence which was likely TO secure
results. The Union station, which now
seems assured, was worked through
the last session by Senator Mcmillan.
His loss IL felt by those who want the
project carried out. as II Is felt that
few men would have accomplished as
much as he for the general good Of
Washington.
TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT.
President Roosevelt never goes out
anywhere that he Is not followed by
secret service men. He does not like IL
and has given orders to have the prac-
tlee stopped, but even he cannot have
his way In this matter. II he is drv-
ing along the street, man on a bicycle
comes stealing after him. Just what
good he could do In case the president
ehoud be attacked no one can say but
he Is there just the same. Secret serv-
ice men follow him In his rambles
through the country and when he goes
out Of the city. The president himself
Is without fear The only apprehen-
SIGN he has Of danger to himself Is
when he Is the guest OF some city and
sits In carriage drawn by strange
horses through crowds OF people.
LINCOLN STATESMEN.
There are two ABE Lincoln men" IN
Congress Senator Cull0m is often
spoken Of as the man who resembles
the great president. Representative
Cushman OF Washington Is referred to
as the ABE Lincoln of the west"
Neither Of these gentlemen makes a
specialty OK a Lincoln resemblance,
however.
SCHOOL FOR THE MEMBERS.
When Congress reassembles after the
holidays, II is expected that the men,
bers-elect of the next house will be in
evidence, as 1t has been the custom OF
fhncp "a o.. H.. \
learn the ways Of legislation. Much
can be found out by the new men as
TO the methods Of legislation: but, what
Is really quite important, they get ac-
quainted with the next speaker under
favorable conditions. They will see
him as he is on the floor and In his
committee room before the cares and
responsibilities Of the great Office are
upon MN. The new members may also
ne able 10 find out what they want as
70 committees, or, rather what they
may expect, and put In their applica-
IONS accordingly. For man who
really desires to become a useful mem
Ger, poth 10 the government and his
district few weeks attendance dur
ihe the short session Is very helpful.
acquaintance II IN great thing In
congress. Upon the impression n new
man makes with the leaders depends
much OF his success In Congress. Some
men get TO the front, while others re-
nam here for years and never become
wen Known II Is a matter OF
personality to large extent.
SCOTT AND THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Senator Scott thinks that one remedy
lof the eva which confronts the gov
ernment In the matter Of old and worn
Vut clerks would be obyiated should
mere be a fixed tenure Of office for
sueh elerks-say six years-and at the
enu OF mat time new force be seelct-
60, civil service reformers say that
lhls Is q proposition OF a "spoilsman"
ana Place hunter and that II would
neah the crowding OF the departments
WIN political heelers and strikers"
~ the opinion OF the West Virginia
senator that II would dispose OF a lot
~ ~, WORKOUT material and that even
neeiers and strikers" would be far
preferable TO a service filled with men
VINO are acknowledged TO have out
,.Feu their usefulness. He thinks that
y would mean also that men who were
s 10 office would not expect to
remain there all their lives and would
make other provision for themselves.