The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-06-24
TALK OF EXTRA SESSION.
Not Even the President Knows
Whether There Will Be One
This Year.

In talking about the extra session
papers are imagining vain things. II
was the general understanding at first
that the extra session would open early
In October. Now II Is limited that II
will not begin until near the middle OF
November. The postponement is inter-
preted by the democratic papers vari-
ously. Some are saying the president
was bulldozed into putting It al. 9th
ers declare he was afraid to have con
gress open In October because OF the
effect on the elections In November.
These explanations explain nothing.
Who did the bulldozing? II anybody
attempted this 1t must have been the
railway companies, for railroad rate
regulations was the principal thing on
the extra session programme. He
must be a rather credulous person
who supposes the railway magnates
could coerce the president into any
thing. Messrs Hill and Morgan are
not making any such claim. nor Is any
other railroad man. says the st. Louis
obe-Democrat
The assumption that the elections
would have deterrent effect on the
president Is equally absurd. The only
states which vote this year are Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Ohio and q
few others The result In none Of
these Is In any doubt. Roosevelt car
ried Massachusetts, by $4,000 in 1904.
True. Douglas, democrat, won the
state for governor. But Douglas re-
fuses to be a candidate this year. II
he should run he would be defeated.
Thousands Of democrats and most Of
the republicans who voted for him In
1904 would oppose him In 1905. He
has given offense to his party on many
things. Somebody else-possibly Gen.
Miles-will be nominated by the demo
Gratis. A stronger candidate will be
on the republican side than was up last
year. The republicans will carry Mas
sachusetts by a good-sized majority
in 1905. They will carry Rhode Island
notwithstanding the narrow margin
on governor In 1904. Gov. Herrick's
lead this year for reelection in Ohio
will not be far below 100000. Repub-
lican prospects in every state ordinar-
lily carried by the republicans are bright
for 1905. Neither the president nor
any other republican is worrying over
the outlook in any state. The papers.
democratic and independent, which are
talking about republican shakiness In
the states which vote this year are the
papers which pointed out imagined re-
publican weakness in the campaign last
year.
| Nobody, not even the president.
knows whether there will be an extra
session at all this year. The president
has never fixed day for called SEES
sion In 1905. Possibly he expected to
call one for October. Perhaps he
thinks now he may have one some time
| in November. He has not decided
finally and definitely on anything re-
garding an extra session. He starts
on his southern tour around the mid
die of October, and this will probably
consume three weeks OF time. Before
he begins this tour he will probably
| decide definitely whether or not SEES
sion will be called. But the matter
has not been fixed yet. Perhaps rate
regulation may not appear so urgent as
1t did month or two ago. Possibly
he thinks he cat get the legislation In
the regular session. and thus save con-
gress the inconvenience and the ex.
pense OF meeting few weeks before
the regular time. All this may safely
be left to the PRESIDENT himself to de-
termine The country is not evincing
any great excitement about the extra
session one way on the other. The
president IL satisfied with the situa-
ton. The republican party all over
the country is In excellent shape.
Probably II no extra session at all
should be held this year the wheels OF
government would continue to go
go round.