The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-15

identtnl election OF lWlS, thut IA al.
most n certainty. II the President
should succeed himself, tariff revision
II almost certain TO be- undertaken
very shortly after that date
The question as to whether the
President should or could succeed
himself has been discussed n great
many times, and there is only one
man whe IA definitely settle It. He
is President Roosevelt. 1t Is clear
that public sentiment would favor
his accepting n third term. and It
is only a question whether he Is will
ling to disregard his personal wishes
In the matter and obey the behests
OF the next Republican National
Convention.
One thing that has been very
clearly proved 10y the election is that
the Injection Of the Labor Union in
to politics as an active working
force has not proved an immediate
success. OF all the candidates
against whom the Federation Of
Labor made a direct aud determined
fight. Mr.. Babcock Of Wisconsin. Il
the only single man who suffered at
their hands, II he can be said TO have
suffered, for the situation ia his dis
trict has been such for a long time
that the local forces have had much
more 10 do with his defeat than any
attacks from organized labor
Uncle Joe" cannon has not sui
Tered aud neither has Mr.. Nudd, aud
the chances are the one who has SUI
fered most Of all hats been Mr.. sam
upl Gompers himself.
1t has not been talked about much
ON the outside but there is great dis
satisfaction inside the Federation OF
Labor over the mandate Of Mr..
Gompers for the unions to engage i'm
politics at all. IT l. said that the
proposition was never submitted TO
them IN proper oficialfurm. but that
Ar. Gompers, with the support OF
Of his personal friends drew
up the ediet and the plan Of cam
paign and launched IL without ever
the question to the
bodies. This action has been re-
ia a great many quarters and
the showing made by the Fedora
ton in the present campaign has
not bevn such as 10 further RECON-.
mend &c John Mitchell aud "a num-
Der Of other wvighty labor leaders
known too much OF what was
on under the surface 20 ever
cordially agree with the plan. aud Il
very much as though Nr.Gom-
pers were soHping the stairs for
himself.
More surprise has bcru caused "a
circles ovrr the order Of the
President dlsbandiuE q whole bat
Of the 2jth Infantry than
anything else that has eve happen
ed Ia the service. Il VIII be n.mem
that the 2jth was the r,gi.
ment which preripitated the race
riot at Browuyilie. rexus After
ward when they were moved TO
Fort Sheridan, they were equally
obnoxious, and it has brcu less than
"A wees since some Of the soldiers OF
the same regiment got into "a dis-
pute among themselves. which ne
Ia the killing of one aud the
wuunding Of several others. perhaps
the Brownsville incident was not
the fret time TINT the 25th hHd got
ten Into public trouble IL has hui
"a bad maine for "a long time Ia the
aud during the Spanish War,
It rau HmucA az hey ert aud fer q
tiHlr tlTrutrued 20 dcyastute that
small aHd embarrassing i.ltnd t'hi~
h uu crilici>m uu culprcd troops e.,
IA whuir; they muse yXg,lient suld.
when led b, white officers, aud
there nr' perhaps nO nnrr troops iu
HE wUFid than the OH aud lOth
layHlr, bylb at which ARE colorrd
the gith iutaptry, whi,h
II also "A eUluprd urgHuiEatipn uuu
which was for years Uug VI the Unly
two culurvd regiments 80 the ser.
has never gotten into ANY
trouble, The 25lh Gems 20 be nat.
urulIy tough, ahd however Il urigi
naily gut that reputation, IL hns
certainly been trying Go live up 10 f..
rhe action Of the President Ia Ills
banding the lhnt companies L. ger
unprecedented. nut he IL "a
gentleman who does not walt Tor
precedent.
They have "A somewhat different
method OF dealing with such mat
hers abroad. nnd there Is Que regi-
ncnt Of British iusillers. nov sta
at Alden, who have hern
there for the past ten years In puu
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