The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.

Ill new man, Other than Bryan
and a new platform, while other.
lare equally insistent that in the re-
nomination OF Mr.. Roosevelt lie,
the salvation of the Democratic par
ty, as it will surely place Mr.. Bry.
an i'll the Executive chair. Among
the latter class of prognosticators
in Washington, the recent utter.
ance of Mr.. Henry Watterson the
editor of prominent Southern
journal, who declares thai the very
thought of third term is treason,
and that "if, through any machina-
tions of political conditions, or any
consp racy or party machinery, i,
could present itself as an actually,
the people will rise Ell masse, espec-
tally in New England, and crush il
as giant might crush all egg shell'
is being quoted as gospel truth.
*4T
Mr.. Bryan's recent declation in
favor of immediate tariff revision j.
Welcome by Democrats III Washing
ton who believe that it will serve to
emphasize the utter incapacity Of
the Republican party TO deal with
The tariff monster, which it has it's
elf created Already there are in
dcations o; a lively row in Repub.
ican ranks Representative Burton
of Ohio, for instance, has announc-
ed his intention to resign the chair
manship of the Committee on Riv-
ers and Harbors. He contemplates
this step because he believes that
he is entitled to and hopes to force
the Speaker to appoint him to the
vacancy on the Ways and Means
Committee created by the defeat Of
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio.
The Speaker, however, cares moth
ing for the fact that Mr.. Burton is
entitled to this recognition and is
determined that he shall not have
it because Mr.. Burton has espoused
the cause of he President and Sec
retary Taft, both of whom favor
revision. Like all ardent protec-
tioni;ts, MIR. Cannon is first
stand .patter" and with him jus
tiCe has to take its chances after
the protected industries have been
duly provided for.
w#*
The State of Oklahoma which
was admitted to the union last Sat-
urday. is the first Democratic State
to come into the union in sixty-two
years, or since Texas was admit
ted. And it will have a greater
voting strength in Congress and in
Presidential elections because of the
fact that it is the largest State in
population ever admitted to the
union. 1t is a source of infinite
satisfaction to Democratic polite
ians in Washington that it comes in
just at time when the party most
needs it ito save the Democracy in
the United States Senate from the
disgrace of falling below one-third
of the membership Of that body.
With the two Democratic Senators
from Oklahoma, the Democrats will
again have one more vote than the
one-third ne; essary, and if united,
the party will have an unlimited
veto power in the consideration of
treaties. Although entitled by its
population to seven members Of the
lower house, Oklahoma will have
but five, and of those FIVE members
four are Democrats and one is Re.
publican.
***
A call for the Democratic caucus,
which will assemble in the hall of
the House on the evening of No
vember goth, at clock, has been
issued by the Chairman, Represent
tative Henry Of Texas. The ex-
pectation is that John Sharp Will
liams, of Mississippi, will again be
chosen minority leader, and it is
probable that few changes will sbe
made in .the party personnel of Of
hcers. Mr.. Williams has made a
decidedly capable leader OF the mi
nority and it is expected that with
fifty more Democrats at his back in
the Forthcoming Congress, he will
make an even better showing dur
ing the coming winter.
**~
The financial situation i, no long
er the chief topic of conversation
and discussion at the Cabinet meet
ings because of the steady and
wholly satisfactory improvement in
conditions throughout the country,
and particularly in New York the
outlook is greatly improved. Ac-
cnr1 ipn IN the Cacrator,, &c .Lo