The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-11-29
WASHINGTON LETTER


The greatest sensation of many
months in political circles was pre-
cipitated by the Presidents injunc-
ton to the members of his Cabinet
and through them to other federal
officials, that officeholders must not
promote third term sentiment. From
the most authoritive sources it is
learned that the order is to the effect
that no federal officeholder may vote
to instruct delegates for the Presi-
dent, nor may he, If elected a dele
gate, permit himself to be instructed
for Mr.. Roosevelt. President Roose-
welt, 1t Is declared, is determined
the next Republican national conven-
ton shall not be reputition, in any
! respect, of that of 1892, when a large
number of the delegates were fed
eral officeholders instructed for Har-
rison for second term. Senator's
and representatives are daily arriving
in Washington in large numbers, and
several of them have recently in
formed the President that their eff
forts in behalf of Secretary Taft are
being thwarted by the promotion of
third term sentiment by federal offic-
ials, and the President is said to have
exclaimed to certain Senator. THAT
has got to be stopped, and stopped
mighty suddenly" Hence the order to
the members of the Cabinet to re-
starin at once the course of their sub
ordinates. This action on the part of
the President NOSE effectually dis
sipates the twaddle, SO freely circu-
lated by those reactionaries who are
bitterly opposed to the policy of the
administration, that Mr.. Roosevelt
by his appointments to federal Offices
was seeking to promote the demand
for third term.
Speaker Cannon has arrived in
Washington and he Is very optimistic
as to the financial and business out
look. When broachde on the subject
of some plan to relieve the money
stringency, he said, with most be-
coming humility, that he preferred
to await the recommendations of the
President, the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the appropriate committee
that has jurisdiction over this SUBJ
ject, before making up his mind as
to what should be done AS there
quite as many pans as there are peo-
pie advocating them, this is consid-
cred wise precaution on the part of
the astute Speaker.
The Brownsville Investigation Is
still being prosecuted by the Senate
Committee but with no heart by any
member of that committee except Sen
ator Foraker. The whole result of
this investigation has been to dem
onstrate precisely what the War De-
partment found when it first sought
to probe the affair. First, it Is i'm
possible to determine who are the
men who did the shooting; second,
the shooting was undoubtedly done
by some members of the negro regi-
ment; third, the impossibility of fix
ing the guilt on the actual culprits
destroyed the usefulness of the en-
tire regiment, as preserver of piece
which Is the chief function of the
army In times of peace. The facts are
most unfortunate. II the guilty men
would confess their guilt all the rest |
Of the regiment could be promptly re-
store dto the army. Senator Foraker
has done everything possible in the
case and has accomplished nothing
except to establish beyond doubt |
the guilt of some of the soldiers.
Reports have reached Washington
from Ohio to the effect that some
organizations in that State have en-
Senator Foraker for the presidency
but this is not accepted as significant
IN Washington. The very ladge ma
jority Of the Ohioans who can reach
lere declare that while the senator
las some staunch friends and will
probably be reelected to the Senate
here is no question whatever that '
Secretary Taft will have the Ohio del
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