Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-06

Semator Alliecn's success in solviEg
the big battBeship problem to the
satisfaction Of the President and both
sides,f the controversy is receiving
mwe praise CHAN any other event OF
tue ,present scongross. 1t has agGin
demonstrated the great power which
Alliscn has in the senate and hos slso
once more maae mRn ifest the close CO.
operation between President Rcose-
welt and SenCsor AEison. In this CON-
meeGt it rs recaAed that the 'f'resi-
dent entrusted rthe,Fussage of the rail-
roaa rate bal tC Allison. when it
seemed dlmost vcertain of defeat.
declaring in,G letter to the senate that
sYlxson's punposeaxd his were faen-
rsiosi on rate Eegisission.
When tine Presisisnt saw tirat his
-four battlesbip program was certain
Of defeat. the hoase having already
nvUted to authorize -eulv two, he again
appealed to Senator Allison and the
latter pron,ptly rcsnse to his aid 'es he
FaiWays has dome sEcllowing a.ceufer-
Ieuce with Rresident Roosevelt Hon
|ay, Senator AlliseE went direct to
the capitol ,snd there proposed the
|oCmpromise which On effect 'cacried
|out the ,pFesidentsg program and
luained ttse support o. an overwselm-
hirg maScrisv,df tbe-senate that would
totserwise siaveabeen opposed toit.
rThe Pre- ideus had asked for -four
this session. The Allison
,pizn as approved by the senate pro-
~visles for two tiss session and twoNare
uaEt session. ~anly seven months dis
ant. which viii make four for the
present congress-. The Allison plan
gees even 61rther than tine Presidents s
for it commits the senate to fixed
naval program of two tbattleships a
ysa-. while che president had suggest
ed .only one year hereafter, if four
weEe voted 6ais session.
Utis Aliison plan thus provides a
Fixed progrSaa for an adequate annual
Increase of the navy withoaG alarming
ther countries to believe that the
u .4ited States is hurrying preparations
On war and at the same time does not
embarrass the finances of the federal
goxeMsnent The recent financial
furry aaas Temporarily made a great
rednotian in the revenues Of the gov
ernweHt and it Is absolutely necessary
for this,session OF congress to exercise
strict economy
Secretary of War Taft spent paCt OF
Thursday afternoon the capitol in
private conference with senator Alli-
son. Mostsof their time was occupied
in discussing legislative natters dn
which President Roosevelt and Secre-
tsry Taft ase especially interested.
THE frequent conferences between the
President. Secretary Taft and Sena- |
tor Allison. together with the notable
batt,eship victory that the senator
won for the administration. has plac-
ed Sesaator Allison in the front as an
adherent of the Roosevelt policies.
No mar IN congress is closer to the
president and his successor. Secretary |
Taft, than Senator Allison.
He fouhd the hair was leaving the
;op of his bead and took his barber to
ask for it,: "You sold me two bottles
II stuH to make this hair grow" cit
q very strange it won't grow again.
Interrupted the barber. II can't under
tand it," ''Weli. look here" said the
nan ~ don't mind drinking one more
,ottle but this must he the last.
A group OF travelling men we're dis
ussing the senatorial campaign ON an
illinois Central train recently. Five
4 them were residents of Iowa and
II we're for Allison. The sixth was
Cummins man. but it developed that
10 was from Bob La Follette's state
nd an agent for Canadian farm {
ands.
State house employees who are q
raveling over the state working fena. i
orial politics. su- gests the Des Z
doines Capital. ought to wire in !
heir addresses occasionally SO that
heir salary checks can be forwarded i
0 them. ii