The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-22

courageous and honest senators, an
as such he enjoys the highest respec
of the people at this capital both in
side and outside of congress-
The confidence of Senator Aldricl
that he will win out in the end for al
amendment that will be satisfactory
to himself, and the reports that ar,
current here that President Roosevelt
Is figuring with his party leaders
upon some compromise amendment
that will unite the party, has the eff
feet of throwing wet blanket ovel
the enthusiasm of the friends of al
unamended bill. 1t Is well known
among the senators and members o.
the house that the kind of a bill tha
will finally pass rests absolutely will
the president. II he stands firm sen
ators must yield to him on this meas
ure, because the people are with him
and to oppose him would be to destroy
their own future political prospects
Again II the president will stand II
Is certain that he will receive the
entire democrat vote with possibly
one or two exceptions, which will be
sufficient.
1t seems little strange that just
at the time when the newspapers OF
the country are proclaiming the fact
that President Roosevelt has succeed
ed In having the masses think about
the great issues involving their wei
fare without inquiring the attitude OF
their party concerning the same, and
that through his efforts party lines
are disappearing before higher in.
telligence and broader patriotism,
that any fears should be entertained
by any one, that the president himself
would be the means of disappointing
the country by considering the com
promise of righteous measure be-
fore congress in the interest of party
harmony.
The war between the house and the
senate is as bitter as ever with no
prospects of Improvement in sight.
Speaker Cannon is determined to give
demonstration of his power, and
has chosen the statehood bill as one
involving as many difficulties as pos
sible as the one that will consequently
afford him the most glory, ii he tri-
umphs. The house insurgents are
again active and more determined
than ever, and the chances are that
the speaker will fail. Never in the
history of congress was there so much
decentralization of general nature in
Guiding both branches of congress.
Much has been undertaken and very
little accomplished SO far, with the
prospects of little being accomplished
in the future. 1t all comes of re-
form measure in the form of rate
bill, being thrust upon a congress
where it has no friends in the ma
jority party, those who assume to be
friends are doing so because the ne
cessities of the case COMPEL them to
stand by president who carried the
district or state represented by the
member or senator by SO great a ma
jOrity that their constituents demand
that they support the president. 1t
must be conceded that it is difficult
at the present time to forecast the
outcome Of the measures now before
congress.
Republican politicians are harrassed
with doubts and fears over the pros
pect OF the coming congressional cleo
ton, and the next presidential cleo
ton. One of the most astute repub-
lican politicians in the United States,
said to me last week, when l asked
him what effect the passage or non
passage of the rate bill would have
on the future of his party, that it
was a case of being damned if they
did and damned if they didn't. That
the people demanded the passage of
the bill, and will strike the party
down if it refused to pass it, and that
the railroads would not let their SEN