The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
: wAsH1.aror, D. g. D,e. 81, 1907.

AsHIN9IOAp ~. W. A1S' 80 AsS'
ME-, EpIroR: throughout
the country will regret the recent dst-
fight which occurred in the House OF
Representatives between Messrs. Will
liam and DeArmond. Both are men OF
advanced years who have won the res
pect Of the country by their long and
crsditable service In the House and that
they should have 30 far forgotten them-
selves 40 to have engaged in rough
and tumble fight 10 to bs sincerely re-
grstted. The immediate occasion OF
tho quarrel was . Misunderstanding b.
tween them regarding tho com mittee
assignment of Missouri member, but
of course back Of that lay the rivalry
between the,,two m en- for the position
of Democratic leader. Mr.. DsArmond
made an earnest fight for the honor
during the fall and Mr.. Williams won
out. Mr.. ,DsArmond thought that as
Mr.. Williams had been elected at the
primaries of his state to the Senate, he
might stand aside for some other mem-
Der Of the House when it came to the
honor of Democratic leadership, while
Mr.. Williams was unwilling to conclude
his career in the lower chamber with
less honor than no had enjoyed for
some time past. It 10 expested that
these men, beth Of whom are essential
to tho best interest Of the Democrats In
the House, will be brought together by
friends and that remembrance Of their
encounter will be hushed up in 50 far
a. that 10 possible.
An instance of Speaker Cannsn's ab-
soluts domination Of the House 10 AZ
forded by the case Of Representative
Burton and the committee on Rivers
and Harbors. Before the House met
Mr.. Burton, whe is . good Republican,
by the way, announced politically that
he would not again be chairman OF Riv.
ers and Harbors, which 10 . most ar
dueus position and which he has filled
with great credit through several Con-
crosses. Mr.. Burton felt hs had earned
a place On the important committee on
Ways and Means which hss to do with
the making Of the tariff. He had, how.
ever, expressed sympathy for the tariff
revision views Of Secretary Taft and
that was enough for Mr.. Cannon. BE
notified Mr.. Burton that he could moi
have place on Ways and Means and
that unless, he served on Rivers and
Harbors again he would be deprived Of
all committee assignments. Mr.. Bur
ten sought to secure the support OF
some Of his Republican colleagues in a
fight against the Speaker but they were
all SO afraid Of Cannon's displeasure
that they would not Join With him and
consequently he 10 again chairman Of
Rivers and Harbors while Rep. Long.
worth, tho Presidents son.in-law, gsti
the Ohio vacancy on Ways and Asans'
The refusal of the New York County
Republican Committee to endorse Gsv'
erner Hughes for the Presidency con
stitutes q severe setback for the presi
Dental boom Of that executive. The
fact is that Mr.. Hughes. who is really 9
resident of New York City and in sym
pathy with all the hatred of Presiden,
Roosevelt which the Wall Street gam.
blers and the railroad manipulators fee
toward the President, has been making
insinuations in his speeches which re-
fected discrsdit on the President and
which showed how little he was in sym.
pathy with that form of Republication
which is almost Democracy, for which
Mr.. Roosevelt stands. The Governor
was misled by the intensity Of the hatret
of Roosevelt among his associates anl
thought it quite safe to throw mud .
the man whom they all hate. That b,
made mistake is clearly shown by tn,
action of the New York committee
Most Of tho Republican politicians still
hate Roosevelt and they hate Taft too
but they are too smart to make the mis-
take Of thinking that the rank and fill
of the party hate them.
The opinion is freely expressed il
Washington that Hughes is or soon will
be cut of the presidential race. Secre
tary Cortelyou, whose entire strength
Law with the bankers whom he has 90
largely befriended, has himself with