The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-20
Q! Il Spelling.
ON TOR
e Rresident,s Corresponae
DENAl7D FOR HItiHI1R SALARIES.

DEMAND FOR HIGHER 81 SALARIES
III. Ro0Aeyelt May A1yiSe EueFe1.ls
.SFoF government UIerks-aIGIIlllll-
ny's AsI1e1st MAKES cfvii Seryies
cOnlIl4 slop pemocFattc.
~ CHARLES ". ARTHUR
Washington, Dee 20. Especial "
charles Is. Lands Of Indiana. eIlair-
man Of the house com fttee on 7,rint-
Ing, went up to the, White House. was
closeted with the president for some
time and caIne'out with smile on his
face which was even Joilier than usual
ne had succeeded IN inducing Presf-
dent Roosevelt q cabitulate IN the
matter of simpnfed spelling, the order
for which was issued By the chief ex-
ecutiye on Aug, y last
Much interest In Spelling.
People who do not live in Washing
ton can hardly realize how much inter
est has been manEfested In the new or
biography by the narion's lawmakers.
Most of them were decidedly opposed
TO the presidents innovation. partly
because the spelling of 800 designated
words in new form would entail con-
siderable additional expense at the
government printing Office, partly be-
cause they could not see how any real
reform was to be brought about and
partly because they mfstrusted the
motives OF some members of the sim
plihed spelling board which was large
~ responsible for the action of the
president in ordering that the 800
words in question be spelled the new
TfeHV
or are connected with publishing con-
Germs, and II was obvious that they
would beneht financially should the
new spelling be generally adopted.
thus necessItatIng the reprintlng OF all
school books. dictionaries, text books,
ETC., now IN existence
President In Minority.
The president told AGr- Lands that |
he had no pride Of opinion in the mat |
ter and that II It were plainly shown |
that congress was opposed to the new |
photography he would not urge It fur.
ther, but would withdraw the order OF |
last August That was what made I
Afr Landls and others smile for the |
opinion IS general that President |
Roosevelt does not often retire from |
position he has assumed. In the mat
ter of sImpllfied spelling the sentiment
Of the country was overwhelmingly /
against him, and there was nothing
for him to do but bow to the tn-
sVitable. The temper Of congress in
che premises has been plainly shown
BY the adoption Of special resolu-
zion. reported by Mr. Lands com
nittee which bars the new spelling.
Fhe president Will continue to use IL
IN all his correspondence, thus signify
ing his personal approval.
House Members Criticised.
Members of the house are being Sc
7erely criticised for the tendency they
ire exhibiting toward the Indirect
'aIslHg of their own salaries and their
efrlsal to look with favor on suGEes- :
ions 70 increase the incomes OF gov
rnment clerks. There can be no ques-
ion that the cost Of living Is much !
higher in washingtou now than It WINS
few years ago. but the government
Jerks must get along ut the same old j
alaries. Many Industrial concerns. :
etc, have raised the wages
& their employees, and two or three
oreIgn governments have increased s
be allowances made to their diplomatic :
here because of the
Igher cost Of living. All these things
re regarded as emitting the govern
1ent clerks to some consideration. !
he local papers have taken the mat
Or up, and President Roosevelt 10 said
. be considering a plan to send to
Ungress a special message advocating IL
n Increase of 20 per cent In the sal
ries paid all government clerks, The
own Is so interested that severnl Of
he big stores are putting arguments
or tile increase In their Christmas adj
ertlsements-
iVil Service Commission Democratic.
At least one part OF the government f
in the hands Of the Democrats. :
trough no effort Of members of TINT
arty, however. The senate has con-
rmed John McIlhenny OF louisiana +
5 member OF the civil service COM :
lission, so that body Is now composed z
{ two Democrats and one Republican.
ome objection was made to the young +
ouislanlan in the senate. but It was
lown that the president hnd implicit
lnhdenGe In his ability 70 do his work
tthout political bias, and the confir- 8
.ation went through. 1GcIlhenny was
member OF the rough riders and has
sen warm personal friend OF the
resident despite his politics.
Mistaken VIsiter.
General GrosvenoF, Ohioss most Ia q
ous .'lame duck" who was defeated
Y denomination last summer and is
ow serving his last days In congress.
lme out OF the house lobby. seized the
md Of pretty young woman who
GOD at the entrance ind with his free y
md caressed the cheek Of a motherly
otdng woman who accompanied the
a