The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06


Plymouth, Ind, December G., 1906.
Congressman Brick in an interview
at Washington says the Republican
party is in danger of defeat Mr. Brick
is mistaken. 1t is only the would-be
bosses who think they are the party,
that are in danger of defeat.
The first steamer of Russian mer-
camille line has just reached New
York from Odessa. 1t will ply be-
tween those ports and thus open di-
rect communication with the Black
sea regions and may become the pio-
neer OF Russian commercial prosper
ity.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion recommends TO President Roo
seveb that the public coal lands be
withdrawn permanently from entry
and developed under government
control, thereby breaking up the coal
monopoly and producing revenue
which, it is estimated, would pay the
expenses OF the government.
Congressman Bricks press agent
at Washington, A w. Tracy, has TAX
en- his typewriter in hand to tell
what wonderful thirgs Mr.. Brick will
do in the next few months, to try to
regain his lost prestige in the Thir
teenth district, but the people of the
district know what his political ma
chine has done and is now doing and
Mr.. Tracey's fulsome praise will have
little weight with them.
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Charles E Hughes, the new gov
ernor of New York says that he will
require proof of devotion to public
interests before making appoint
ments- He is making 1T clear that
he is his own spokesman and that
he is in in line with the best senti-
ment OF the country IN this regard
1t is becoming the habit of executives
to show that they have minds of their
own and that they can direct their
own affairs. That such is the case
bespeaks we'll for the future of Amer
lean politics.
Chairman Norman of the Repub-
licar district committee, doesn't seem
10 be in harmony with Congressman
Brick on the tariff revision subject
Norman is inclined to be a stand
patter," for the present at least. But
Brick can easily whip Norman into
line with himself When w. G. lien
bricks was elected county chairman
here, Moorman swore he would stand
by Hendricks until heaven and earth
passed away if necessary, but when
Brick and Riddick cracked their
whips he wilted.
Congressman Brick has his press
agent, A. w. Tracey, inform the peo-
pie of this district that he expects to
boss President Roosevelt, and viii
call on the president and urge him
70 assemble congress March S, to re-
wise the tariff. He will tell the pres
ident to put on the gloves" and go
after the stand-patters in earnest.
The people of this district think the
vote which Mr.. Brick received at the
late election will not impress the
president favorably as to Mr. Bricks
ability as boss.
The encouragement of Texas
claims to have proof that United
States Senator Bailey received va
rious sums of money, presumably as
counsel fees, from the Waters-Pierce
Oil company, and that he borrowed
$4,000 which was audited by the
Standard Oil company. A few weeks
ago the senator unqualihedly denied
that he had ever received money
from either of the companies, and
it is believed in Austin that if the
attorney generals charges are proved
Mr. Bailey will be defeated for re-
election.
Carl Riddick tells the Plymouth
Chronicle why he and Jim Goodrich
undertook to organize the lower
house of the legislature instead of
leaving the organization to the rep
resentatives elected by the people. it
requires considerable gall on the part
of Goodrich to do this after almost
electing majority of Democratic
representatives to congress and the
legislature of this state. Webster's
old Elementary Spelling Book" said
Experience keeps dear school but
fools will learn in no other" If Noah
Webster was now alive he would see
that some fools cannot learn in the
school of experience.
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The final session of the Fifty-ninth
congress opened at noon Monday
December and will close March A.
The passage of the appropriation
bills and as little legislation as pos
sible is given out as a forecast of the
plans of the Republican leaders; but
the Democratic leaders will try to
force the tariff issue to the front
to make campaign material for the
elections of 1905 A. w. Tracey, Con-
gresham Bricks press agent at
Washington, sent flaming notices to
the South Bend Tribune last week
announcing that Brick would try to
have President Roosevelt call an ex-
ira session March 5 to revise the