The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-07
EXadderated Praise.

According to our esteemed contempt
rary the Washington Herald, Prcsi-
dent Woodrow Wilson of Princeton
has made the important discovery that
the speaker of the house Of representa-
tives has too much power. For this
discovery the Herald thinks President
Wilson deserves great praise. If Pres
idcnt Wilson IS hugging to his palpltat-
Ing bosom the hattering JUNCTION that
he discovered the aforementioned fact,
he should wake up. If the esteemed
Herald thinks Wilson discovered it, the
Herald should wake up. Both the Her
aid and Mr.. Wilson can get rid of that
hallucinatlon by reading the Congress
sional Record beginning with Decem-
Der, 1889. when Thomas Bracket Reed
was first elected speaker. Charles
Frederick Crisp of Georgia made him
self speaker by denouncng Reeds des-
potlsm and when in the speakers chair
conducted things much after the Reed
model. Bynum Of Indiana got himself
reprlmanded for roasting Speaker
Reed which was the greatest day in
the life Of the aforesaid Bynum.
President Wilson neutrallzes what 1T
tie Of value there was in his belated
speech by proposing to do away Win
committees. Congress could no more
transact the public business without
committees than bird could fly with
out wings. The Herald repeats sug
restion which has been made many
times bcfore-I have frequently maze
# myself-and that Is that the way 10
denrive the speaker Of bis abn0rlnai
mower IS to take from him the authority
to anpoint the committees. mat sus
qestion is not new. In fact, 1t has oeen
seriouslv If spasmodically considered
Nv members for years. At the iast ses,
sion Judge Dorsey W. Shackleford oil
,1issouri introduced n resolution iOf
tbqt very purpose. The Herald KNOWS
thot Shac;leford made several oil'ci
e,oochos in the house on that suDJecl
lone before President Wilson enulate'
tbe Glory Of Christopher Columbus ny
Nj. nreot discovery that the speaker
nossegscs too much power lnc Nn"r
kIeford resolution was lntrouu'eu i"',
In tho session and was never conSl"e' u
-. u,o houen II IS not at all certain
+'o+ c,n .lderation Of it could have oceh
eorco1 In that house with It's IA Ne-
nm,lican majority even if 1t had D ..'
intro1uced on the first day OF tne Ivy
ninth congress. That the Shi'N!e'o, u
rosol,tion will be considered s''lou'',
before long is one Of the cer'alntie' vi. ~
1ho rnture' While l am at 1t WI
stota that one Of Shackleford S s-''eI'.' :,
1.",r from Uncle Joe reionder, Wnlcn
10 nroof positive that ShacNiei u 0 >
sncech went to the mark. o,,
The truth is stated by the l ne' ' 10
, ine II saws that Wilson's plan 10
o, WI" all committees is nor le"9lo ,',
thot fine source of despotism Is 'l'g 'o @r
ln ,4ta Wv On rnles. appointed ana con-
l lnl,,e1 W. thc speaker, which the he ,
alJ correctly thinks ought to u ""''''
' ad Or curtalled Of It's power 4ooriro
GU What ~ is really needed is a s.ee' '- aT
w nn' elected by the house o. o.
conini' 'o',, r,lftee the speaker shall no'
ho n member. Some % oO2 OH, a. 'oe,ro
troauc ehsolnteIy necessary thot there sl'
It Is Is, " ho selection of bill' to be cen !.
si1ered At proscn. that s,, sel' on the
purely arbitrary aepsA1E"A -''-,