The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-16
THE BIC STICK
FLOUR|SHEO
Open War Said to be on Between
the President and Congress
Over Alleged "Masterfup'
Ways Of Roosevelt.

| The San Francisco Call sees a conIliet
| between President Roosevelt and Con-
gress over the alleged masterful way :
| of the President. That paper Wash
ington correspondent sends the follow
ing rather alarming picture, wnicn, let
US hope, is good deal overcolored:
The decision of the Senate to curb Mr.
| Roosevelt and keep him in his coasr-tu-
tional place is being resented al the
\, bite House. The objections of mem
| Ders OF the House of Representatives TO
the Philippine tariff bill and the Joint
Statehood bill have only called down
upon their heads extravagant EXPIRES
sions OF executive wrath and numerous
blows from the dig stick. The sItua
ton has advanced from that of secret
| hostility to open revolt. until there IS a
condition now prevailing that promises
serious results for the Republican party.
Higher and higher each day Tor mor.;
than six weeks nave arisen the waves or
revolt against the alleged pretensions or
the EISSlueht W ulctdle fdtlieI IMAM 10
recommend to Congress. The storm. is
raging at both ends of the capitol. The
great dome resounds with Republican
denunciation of the President. The
Egs of an imperious executive against
Senators and Representatives VINO
| thwart his will. Out of such condilIon
only one thing was to be expected, and
that has been about realized. The ad-
ministration is detied in the House CT
Representatives and is under searching
and unrelenting investigation in the
Senate More than that the Senate has
definitely decided that hereafter things
shall be done differently in Washington
and that the President shall consult IT
in the matter of making treaties, a.-
pointing persons to office and digging
the Panama canal
The visit of the Missouri delegation to
the President the other day was case
in point, illustrating the methous being
employed to get legislation. Inc nine
Republican members from that State
callea at the White House with refer
ence to patronage. The Presiuent told
them that before he talked to them
about patronage he would like to dis
cuss Statehood and other administrator
measures about which the Missourians
were reported TO be somewhat shaky
| Then a storm broAe loose. The men,
/
and said they would vote in the House
according to their convictions, even If
the President did not make single ap-
pointment for them.
Similar tactics are being pursued with
reference to the Philippine bill. The
men who oppose the plan of the Pres
ident and the Secretary of War for free
trade with the Philippines in everything
but sugar and tobacco, and free trade
in these products after 1903. are vigor-
ously described and contemptuous re-
marks are passed upon them ny applica-
tion of the big stick" policy again.
| The men who are being attacked by
the President and the Presidents spokes-
men with such vigorous candor are re-
plying in kind. Bitterness mas been in
jected into the various controversies.
Even Uncle Joe' Cannon has caught
the infection and he is swinging the "uig
stick" Of the administration with a
merciless hand and those whose heads
have been cracked are preparing to
give him as good as he sends.