Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-02
THE BUREAU SCANDALS
Democrats Hope to Make
Political Capital
ON EVE OF ELECTION s
HOPE CONGRESSIONAL INvEsTT-
CATIONS WILL DEVELOP EVILS.
Country Likely to Be Disguised With
the Showing and to Hold Repub-
Hcans Blameworthy.

A prominent representative in Congress
who ranks as one OF the leaders of the
democratic party in the House. is authorit,
for the statement that the democrats eS-
pect to make valuable capital out of the de
partmeutal scandals for use in the con-
gressional elections next year. The repu5
lican party is to be held to account for
the abuses shown to exist in the depart
ments and for the others which are eH-
pected to he developed by the investiGa-
tions next session.
This democratic leader was quite jubian;
at the prospect of rich political pickings,
which he says he see ahead for the
democrats. In his opinion the democrats
will have a good issue in the old cry OF
Turn the rascais out
Congressional Investigations.
Il was gratilicd at the announcement in
The Star a few days ago this democrat
went on to say. that the republican lead
ers intend to inaugurate a season of con-
gressional investiga tions next session. /
know that statement to be correct, for /
have talked with some of my friends, the
enemy and they realize the necessity for
pretty thorough house cleaning in sheer
self-defense for their party.
"Of course, If the investiga tons develop
evils which are promptly corrected and eX-
pose iaen who are speedily punished,
great deal of the wind Will he taken out of
our sails. That is what the wary old re-
publican long heads in the House have In
view. However in my opinion, such state
of meanness in the departments will be
shown up by the Investigations that the
country is likely to get diSgusted and hold
the republican party blameworthy.
You can rest assured the democrats will
lose no opportunity in the next session OF
prodding the republicans to action and will
not let them rest moment. The investi-
cations will come Immediately on the eve
of the congressional campaign. and will be
fresh in the minds of the voters on cleo
ton day,
People Interested.
Il find that there is good deal of inter
est among the people over the reported
scandals at Washington, and az a rule the
people are willing to believe, the worst. The
popular impression is that things are worse
than they are. in fact. l hardly think the
democrats will endeavor to disspate that
Illusion.
I'VE will also call attention to the claim
that 1t is about time for new deal, any
how. and that it is not a good thing to
leave one party too long in complete con-
troll of the government That has always
proten popular appeal. The people like
to change, even if they do get the worst OF
1t sometimes. think 1t is in the air for us
to win the House next time.
Il observe that the republican stand
patters and the railroad men who are fight
ing proposed railway rate regulation are
very much interested in the departmental
scandals and the proposed investigations.
One Of the stand -patters remarked to me
the other day that this situation would be a
windfal TO them in that it would occupy
public attention and the time of Congress
to the exclusion of too much thinking about
tariff revision
oh, we are going to have lively time
in Congress next session and the demo-
Gratis will have a hand in the game We
have been compelled to stand by and see
the republicans forming the whole show for
a long time, but things will be different
next session. We will be a very disap-
pointed party, too, if we do not derive some
political benefit from the misfortunes of
our republican brethren"