Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08
I. R. IS FIRED
UP ALL THE
TIME
NOT A MINUTE WHEN THE
PRESIDENT HASN'T GOT EN-
ALL GUESSING, AND SPELLING
REFORM AND THE WATSON
LETTER MAKE LOTS or GREW.
ING.
sneeIal clrr.anondenee.

nINtiNl s. ANltH NNANNNNis
Washington. d. G.. Sept. A." rms
DID administration reminds me OF
Fourth of July" remarked Charles a.
Edwards. Clork Of the democratic
minority, and secretary Of the national
democratic congressional committee.
Cant turn round but what n torpedo
or hrccrackor goes off under your
legs. 80 rest go gleep-and that
id man Ro0scvelt'
The rest Of the remarks went nii
into blue falmo and SPARKS
Spelling reform on the heels uf
tho Watson letter has worked upon
tho serrcnrya feelings. From the
izz of lho continuous language pop
ped such pleasant terms AZ -four
llushor "con-man. hr0nclto bust
er" advertiser" boss iugglor"
etc
Charley b. not patient. and his
language d not chaste hut a. D. often
picturesque, and Il never whispers
And as secretary OF the congressional
committee he sas been Hurely tried
What made Secretary Edwards real
mad was tnat Watson letter. THIS s.
the epistle d. will be recalled ia
which a. Kooaevelt lifted up his voice
and ohanicd peans to the praise Of
congress It told aow no congress
ever had been. or ever would be-, 80
wise. faithful and prolific as the one
"unclod" by Joe of Illinois. No one
but republicans nad contributed 90 the
triumph, aud nothing but indorao.
monis should be handed them IN re-
turn.
The reason this made Edwards SO
mad % tnis. The democrats had plan
ned. aud already were at work, USING
Roosevelt as a democratic asset The
laws secured from congress the vOt.
& ers were assured, were sne result Of
the combined efforts 81 ~ Roosevelt
and the democratic minority, The
republicans were ln disgrace. The
party WIS under the ban. oven % the
chief executive. Tho peoples cause
was saved By John sharp williams
Jos Bailey. Benz "a Tillman and the
rest of that sianch brigade Ia CON
junction with me wonderful T. X.
(which Is more or less truel
Then why shouldn't Charlie he
grleyed az tne Watson letter.
Then came the spelling reform
More noise aud excitement than inc
whole congressional campaign put 20
Rether % has made more discussion
tnan the meal inspection BAL, and
threatens Gao make as much as race
suicide.
ID has divided washington Int,
hostile camps Those who APPROX,
are NOT less ardent than those whs
don't
Talk about your dlctators. SAID
an oMclal of sthe government print
Ing ofice The president a. inter
ferlnR with my personal liberties
what la tho good ~ the constitution
10 ! can't spell as my fathers apelie,
before mel
'Is the language protected by zoe
constitution" asked one who favor
the new regime
"its my lansuage isn't az replies
the other.
only while you're using g."
faint FOR him Co interfere viii
my ppelllng 3 hg When I'm doin' ih'
spcliing2
Government Documents Amt youl
language The president owns ih'
official language"
"Alnt the Congressional Record of.
fetal ianguaEcf You think 10 own
The language of Senator Aldrlch4"
"ThUy alnf here"
Well. they'll come WON'T they
yes. and what are they going q
30 about ifg
you think they'll stand 90 aei
their remarks printed foolish in thl
RecuFdf Whaill they Rend 10 un
afnuenia for campaign iitofl ft
protection n-ro.tekah.unW
what Kind oi on argument uif
chat heqH
Perhaps the cQugreasmcn ani
senators would like & when they Sol
used % d."
yes same way Foraker lika'
Roosevelt"
And thus the controversy wages