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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25

this bill comes to vote, and the speaker
derisively demands, Where now are
the insurgents9' the gentleman from
Minnesota will step forward and say, Il
Mr.. Speaker, am the insurgents
On the day before the bill came to
vote the machine was triumphant and
McClellan's prediction on the verge Of
vindication. They had won away all
but half dozen Of his followers, and
would disappear when the vote came TO
Won Them All Back.
In those twenty-four hours Tawney
won them all back with his bare hands.
He had no patronage to give, no
and all the insurgents knew they were
taking their political lives in their
hands. Such is the force Of that fight
ing personality that In defiance Of prob
ability, in defiance of everything that
had hitherto been reckoned as POSSIBLE
ity, he got them all back. When the
test vote came thirty-one men arose
from the republican side, and, headed
by Samuel w. Smith of Michigan,
marched down the aisle to join the dem
ocrats, amid the widest cheering that
had been heard in the ffty-seventh con-
!
taking off the differential on refined
sugar by a vote of III to 100, and the
| bill was killed SO far as the fifty-sev.
enth congress was concerned
The effect of Tawney's wonderful
victory was such as to threaten the
house machine with utter destruction
It was not until the retirement of
| Speaker Henderson and the election of
Speaker Cannon that the old autocracy
was safe. f.. =.
Early in 1905 Tawney started out tc
make crusade against the house ma
| chine on the subject of tariff revision
He was on the ways and means com
m1ittee:: At first the speaker regarded
was brought up standing with a jerk
that shook all the complacency out OF
him. This happened by reason of the
discovery that Tawney had started in
to make canvass Of votes and that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25

most tremendous majority that any
one got that year, tho they raised the
cry against him that he was an enemy
Of the president. He is not an enemy
Of the president. He supports Mr..
Roosevelt, but when Mr.. Roosevelt gets
just as he does for anybody else.
! In 1902 Tawney did not think Gu.
ban reciprocity right. He organized
the opposition. In those days every
body laughed at the idea Of ever beat
ing the house machine under any cir
cumstances, and in this case the presl-
dent was with the Henderson-Payne-
Grosvenor- Dalzell machine.
It would do some assorted constitu-
ents-carefully assorted so that they
did not come from one spot in the coun-
try-much good to come here some time
when they are complaining because
their congressman are not great states
men and not getting enough for the dis
trict. They should stay here long
enough to see the mighty power of the
house machine as it brushes and treads
all individuality out of helpless con
gressmen. Tammany Hall is a baby to
the house to putty the assorted constit-
uents would repair to their various
homes with better feeling toward
their representatives. They would
have some idea of how all but impossi-
BILE it is for the strongest man to stand
up against the irresistible and tremen-
dous power Of the speaker and the COM
mittee on rules.
Tawney, by sheer force Of his fight
ing 90 Eyt gt enough nsgrgefFtz
months and to bring it to the verge of
defeat before the White House and the
house machine together by all the arts
Of the bullying and patronage could get
them away from him. Then, as usual
the insurgents began to weaken. They
George i. Mcclellan, now mayor Of
New York, stood up and tainted him
"You know of the soldier,' he said
"who, when Napoleon asked what had
become of the old guard, stepped for
ward and salutiHg respectfully, replied
I, sire, am the Old Guard On the day
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25
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can side, of the house, he will mention
Hepburn, Tawney, Mccall, Burton and
Littlefeld in a breath, and then hesi-
tate for the next name. The curious
thing about it is that all of them ex-
cept Hepburn are chronic insurgents,
and even Hepburn has been known to
revolt.
There is difference, however. Lit
tlefeld is a born insurgent, who tries
not to be one and does not succeed.
Mccall as Of the class Of George Fris-
bic Hoar. Burton cares not a. CONT
mental for instruction. He is en-
crossed in the particular affairs to
which he has devoted his congressional
attention. If the house machine gets
IN the way Of them, Burton uprises and
fights. Otherwise he does not. He
machines and house kickers are of no
interest to him ~ .-. l..
Tawney, on the other hand has no
antipathy to machines. He likes them.
He is the republican whip for the,
house. He does his best to be loyal
republican. So far has he carried this
that Mr.. Cannon has had it in his mind
to devolve upon him much. OF the lead
ership which Payne has exercised.
incapacity for supporting anything he
does not believe in. He is not mug
wump; he is bitter partizan. Unlike
Burton, he does not concern himself
with the matters relating to his own de-
partment; he is actively and combat
lively interested in everything that
takes place anywhere in the United
States. Unlike Littlefeld, he does not
try against Unborn insurgency to be
good; he does as he pleases. There is
nothing of Mccall and Hoar about him !;
he is roaring republican. He simply
cannot avoid doing as he thinks right
he is glad to get, and has got; but no
promotion can bulge him an inch from
his love Of fight and his determine tion
to do as he pleases. Hence, within a
few days after Speaker Cannon has
promoted him to the glory of the APP
preparations committee Craftsmanship,
Tawney appears in the republican eau
Gus at the head Of sixty-fve boilers
! on the statehood proposition, and serves
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4 notice that he has got the other side

notice that he has got the other side
g buffaloed.
That is another Of Tawney's charac-
teristics. He does not enter on losing
fights; he enters on winning ones, and
he is the only man who has ever driven
anything it really had it's mighty mind
set on. He is what is technically known
as a sscrapper.' No one could doubt
it, looking on that fierce fighting pro-
file, with those flashing black eyes and
that dark skin which fushes as the
fight goes on.
He Went West.
Tawney saw the light in Gettysburg,
Pa. His father was blacksmith
with the usual blacksmith notions on
the subject of race suicide. Hence it
came about that when Tawney had
learned the blacksmith IS trade, he
looked about and saw other little Taw-
neys as far as the eye could reach. He
perceived that if he was to do anything
with the blacksmith business he must
leave Gettysburg. to the other little
Tawneys, 90 west and forge up with the
country.
;, Hence the Eruption Of young jim
That town is located in the right lower
jaw of Minnesota. There are in it
many people who have lived in Mime
sofa since the Indians quit. It is one
of the older portions of the state, one
of the portions which are dedicated to
the old families. These old families
would be looked on in Boston as parve-
nues, but every state has it's own defni-
ton for the term.
Young Jim Tawney, blacksmith,
started at his trade. Then he under:
took to become master mechanic, and
he became one. After that he studied
law at his forge. The old families
thought this hustling and handsome
young blacksmith with the fighting face
ought to be encouraged, and they en-.
couraged him. Hence he quit the forge
and practiced law.
Then Tawney was elected to the state
senate. He served two terms in con
slant turmoil, for he would not vote fol-
anything he did not think right, and
when he did not consider anything
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right he mixed war medicine, raised the
long howl, and quit the reservation.
Then they nominated him for congress.
That was going little too far. The
old families of the lower right jaw Of
Minnesota resented the idea that
s1Jim'' Tawney, blacksmith, interlop-
er, stranger, bptter-in, should 90 SO far.
so high, and SO fast. Men who had
extended to him the helping hand in
his days of poverty, turned in to beat
him. It was one of the hottest cam
paigns ever known in that lower jaw.
The convention was held in Waseca,
with the accent on the second syllable.
Tawney g only daughter was born that
day-he has a host Of little sons, all
strong beaked and fiashing-eyed, like
himself-and he named her Waseca.
If there is anything in omens, Tawney
was justified, for he was elected with
a whooping majority.
He got into congress-, and straight
way started on his old course. They tried
to tame him. They usually tame fresh
congressman by refusing them recogni-
ton. Tawney was not suppressed that
way. He put up with his lack Of recog
milton until he had made himself so
troublesome that they had to give it to
him. - T.e
The mighty and omnipotent house
"ACHluC udu ~ OS1lplo LUZ LAW 10y .
When they concentrated their terrific
power on him he went out and fought
them. When even the president of tho
United States, meaning Theodore
Roosevelt, undertook to drag Tawney
into the right path, Tawney simply
hurled disrespectful defiance at tho
White House and stayed off the reser-
| walton. >.-- . - GG....
Couldn't Beat Him.
Winona We're making trouble for Taw-
ney. Year after year he beat them.
Finally came the year 1902, when Min
nesota did away with nominating con-
ventions, and made her nominations di-
rectly from the people, as she does yet.
The foes of Tawney said here was their
third chance. Tawney had controlled the
conventions Now they would go ahead
and beat him at the primaries
Tawney carried the primaries by the
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he was winning away some OF tho
speakers strongest supporters. When
Serene Payne himself began to Wab-s
BILE, the speaker fell into a. panic.
So he took Tawney off the ways and ].
means when he came to make up the
lent standpatter, Mr.. McCleary. But
for that it is highly possible Tawney
might have got some sort of a tariff
revision bill ont of the committee. sa.
The speaker loves good fighter,
however. and is fond Of Tawney, any
how; so he promoted the man from Wi
mona to be chairman of appropriations. :
go mP,iIacatedi the insqrgent in h H
bit Of it. The republicans called az
caucus to decide on their policy in re-
gard to statehood When the caucus con-
vened it learned with horror that Taw-is
ney did not think the statehood bill {
| right, and had not let the grass grow
under his feet.
He was off the reservation, and had &
already collected sixty-fve republican
votes. He was in a position to beat the
house machine again, and make hash of
it's statehood policy. When the leaders Z
had digested this they decided that they
would not call the meeting caucus but
it's binding, but Tawney doesn t, SO
| the speaker is helpless.
Hereafter efforts to make Tawney
subside by@giving him high honors will
be at a discount. There is nothing on
earth that can shut him up, or take
away one niche of his capacity for trou-
ble-making. He is the same unsuppress-.s
and until the oldest families in Winona
can get some one here who stands more !
| distinctly for the simple life.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28

The attention Of surgeons has
been attracted to an operation per-
formed September II, at Philadel-
phia. The story is told by the Phil
adelphia correspondent for the
Baltimore Sun in this way: "The
removal of mans beating heart
from his body and it's replacement
after bullet had been extracted
from the region adjacent to the pull
sating organ is the remarkable
achievement of medical science
just accomplished by the physicians
at the Germantown hospital. The
patient Frank Robson, % years
old He became a subject Of sur
gical attention at the result of an
alteration he had with Policeman
Morley Of Germantown, on Septem-
Der 7. The policeman's bullet en-
tered Robison's left breast directly
on line with his heart. He was
hurried to the Germantown hospit-
al, where after, an examination,
it was concluded his heart had been
struck, and it was believed he
could not live more than a few
hours. When he 'continued to live
for twenty tours some of the most
eminent physicians Of the city were
called into consultation to find if
it was possible to open up the chest
and remove the heart for examina-
ton. One distinguished master of
surgery volunteered to perform the
operation. To carry it out portions
of two ribs had to be removed ex-
posing the heart to full view. No
evidences Of a bullet could be seen
so the surgeon carefully removed
the delicate organ from the body,
and, holding it in his hands, made
a minute and thorough examina-
ton. As soon as it was taken from
the body, it was observed that the
heart seemed to beat more vigor-
ously and with greater regularity.
Attention was then given to the
feshy environment in the heart re-
gion of the chest, which was found
to be considerably lnflamed. For
nearly an hour the search for the
seat of the trouble was continued
before the bullet was located. The
leaden missile was foand to be
Embedded in the flesh within small
fraction of an inch of the heart,
upon which it had caused pressure.
There is every probability that the
patient will recover. "-Er.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28
REDUCTION OF. TAX RATES.

The following from the Baton
Rouge Times, Official organ and mouth
niece of the State administration,
throws a new light on the increased
assessments. 1t now seems to be the
purpose of the adm inistration, not
only to equalize assessments through
out the State, but to lower the rate OF
taxation. reducing the State tax one
mill and the Parish tax 21a mills.
It is thought the next Legislature
will accomplish this devoutly to be
wished consummation. Every right
thinking citizen must endorse the
proposition, "equalize assessments and
lower the rate" and if any commun*
ity or Parish is Sinking its share OF
the legitimate burden of duty it should
be brought to terms.
This phaze of the question was
touched upon by Governor Blanchard
at his recent visit here. Those pres
ent at his reception at the Burke resi-
dence will readily recall his words
along these lines. A reduction OF tax
alton of 31a mills will be great re-
lief to our taxpayers and will find
favor with them everywhere. We ap-
pend the clipping:
"The decrease in the assessment
roll of Acadia has occasioned surprise
and disappointment, and this disap-
pointment is shared keenly by Cover
nor Blanchard, who .inaugurated the
movement to equalize the assessments
of the State. The Governor is also
disappointed at the small increases
shown by some Of the other parishes,
where much better sbowings were ex-
pected, as O rsult of the equalization
movement.
The fiscal policy of the present ad-
ministration embraces asking the Gen
eral Assembly, at its session next May /,
to reduce the rate of State taxation
from SIX mills to five, and the rate OF
parochial, municipal and levee district
from ten mills to seven and half.
This will be done if, in the opinion OF
the Legislature, the increase in the
assessment values of the State justi-
fies the making of such tax rate reduc-
tions.
The officials think that, notwith-
standing the $46 900 900 increase in the
assessment values for this year, the
rate Of assessment, averaged through
out the State, does not exceed forty
per cent of the true value OF the prop
erty."
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28
WHY THE SENATOR WAS VEXED.

Senator McEnery, of Louisiana,
is as deaf as post. One day last
session one of the newspaper cor
respondents interested in LOuisi-
ana news sent in card to him and
Mr.. McEnery came out of the Sen.
ate chamber to see him.
"Any news, Senatori' shouted
the correspondent.
"What's thati" said Mr..
McEnery.
"Any news to-dayi' roared the
correspondent, getting purple.
"Dol't hear you," said the Sen
atOr.
"I-say-is-there-any-newsi"
"Oh! Yes. | believe l have got
one," mumbled Mr.. McEnery,
feeling in his pocket. He pulled
out a cigar and handed it to the
newspaperman. The latter, seeing
the hopelessness of the case, ac-
cepted the cigar as the best way out
of the situation, expressed his
thanks in pantomine, and went
away.
Senator McEnery returned to the
Senate chamber and sat down be-
side Senator Foster. "What do
you think of this for Internal
cheeki' shouted he. "Young
Blank, of the Palladium, called me
out in the midst of this important
debate just to ask me for cigar!"
-Philadelphid Ledger.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28

Miss Mollie Blanchard, who did so
much for the New Orleans fever fund,
by her assistance in making the Dia-
to Messrs. Hull and Henshaw of New
Iberia, by singing their Southern
Lullaby at the benefit at the Tulane
Oh October GOTH The Enterprise
printing department are putting the
imprint upon 700 copies of the above
song for shipment to the State of Mi
chigan. This song is the composition
of two of our citizens and New Iberia
should be proud of its success.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Gustave Pesson to j. Cesariaf
Broussard, certain lot of unimprov
ed ground, situated near the city OF
New Iberia and fronting on Parl
Avenue, measuring 40 feet front by
a depth Of $50 feet Consideration
$3.50. 90.
Mistress Elvezia Broussard to ]
Cesarian Broussard, an exchange OF
properties in Iberia parish.
Gustave Pesson TO George W. Dali
las, certain lot Of ground in the
Lewis Addition to the city of New
Iberia, being lot of block 10, measur-
ing 80 feet front on Ann street b. q
depth of 80 feet on rear line, 126 feet
on north line and 1913 feet on South
line. Consideration, $50 60.
Walter J. Durand to Paul E. Voor-
HES, first-a certain lot of ground
with all the buildings and improve.
ments thereon and thereunto belong
ing and all right, ways and appur-
tenances thereof, situated on the
southwest corner of Hacker and Iberia
streets in the city of New Iberia, hav-
ing frontage of 100 feet by depth
between parallel lines of $50 feet.
Paul E. VOORHEES, to Mrs Lucy La
cour, wife of w. J. Durand. first-a
certain lot of ground with all the
buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in the city of New Iberia,
measuring 80 feet front on the north
side of Iberia street by a depth of 1876
Jeet
Mrs. M. Blanc will display on
Monday next, the latest ideas in
fall and winter millinery and cor
daily invite all to call and see.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28
AN ACT OF VANDALISM.

Last Sunday night some hoodlums
and vandals, without sense or con-
science, placed an explosive OF some
nature in the drain pipe under the
pavement at the entrance to Masonic
Hall and also within few feet OF
Mr.. John r. Taylor's drug store. The
explosion tore up about ten feet OF
sidewalk and doing other damage OF
no serious nature. 1t is not thought
that it was an attempt to wreck the
drug store or the Masonic Hall, but
was the prank of certain class of
lawless, mischevious vindictive young
fellows They are the kind that later
develop into criminals and become the
inmates of our jails and the peniten-
tiaries. The report of the explosion
was heard all over town, and caused
considerable excitement, as it was
only about 1890 in the evening par
ties being still on the streets, it was
miracle that none were passing the
spot at the time, for loss of life would
certainly have occurred. AS it was
some passing near the spot on the OPP
posite side of the street received a
shock that was quite serious at the
time. We trust our Police will even
tually run down the VILLAINS.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28
THE PANAMA CANAL.

We have noticed lately some very
pessimestic and unamerican etfuslOns
appearing in some OF our journals
throughout the State, relative to the
Panama Canal. The predictions as to
it's failure, it's extravagant outlay OF
money, the unhealthy conditions OF
the Isthmus, and the many years 1t
will take to complete if ever, that the
child now living will never see the
Canal q fixed fact and so on.
All these expressions only betrav
ignorance of the subject, and stupid
ignoring of facts that are apparent to
every one.
The Panama Canal will be built,
and in the lives of many of our people
who read this. 1t is distinctly an
American undertaking with the power
of the U. S. Government behind it,
which has appropriated millions for
its construction and placed in charge
men who are known the world over
for their abilities in great engineer
ing feats, men who have already ac-
complished wonderful results.
In recent issue of the Plcayune
we notice an interview with Major b.
M. Harrod, a member of the Caual
Board who has just returned from the
Isthmus, and says that it is practical,
that the work is going forward, that
laborers by the thousands are at work,
that the health conditions are steadily
improving under the operations OF our
corps of sanitary workers, and that
the Yellow Fever has been stamped
out there in the same manner as it has
been here, and that soon the entire
country will be ready for the thou
sands of laborers that are ready to go
to work. Major Harrod in company
with the other eminent engineers went
over the entire route. and found every
thing most favorable for the construc-
ton of this great waterway.
President Roosevelt in his speech at
Jacksonville, Florida last week said:
"No check that may come will be o.
more than trivial and passing conse-
quence, will infict any permanent
damage, or cause any serious delay.
The work can be done, is being done,
and will be DONE What has already
been accomplished is a guarantee as
to the future These are the words
of our greatest American, who will
direct the great work for at least four
years, and who will turn over the
work to his successor far advanced,
and who in turn will prosecute the
work with equal vigor.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28
Some SeasOndbIe AdUice.

1t may be piece of superfuous advice
to urge people at this season of the year
to lay in supply of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It is almost sure to be needed
before winter is over, and much more
prompt and satisfactory results are OBJ
tanned when taken as soon as a cold is
contracted and before it has become
settled in the system, which can only be
done by keeping the remedy at hand.
This remedy is SO widely known and so
altogether good that no one should hest
tate about buying it in preference to any
other. It is for sale by all druggists.