The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
PRESIDENT IS CARRYING CHIP A Storm Gathering in Washington. HE IS ACHING FOR A FIGHT Several More Tart Messages to Be
 Fired Off.
 - The Brownsville shooting Matter is Going ts Be the Cause Of More
 Animated De-
 bates.
ALrRrn .. sToFER.

Washington, Dec. 27.--tSpecial.)-A storm seems to be gathering up this way. President Roosevelt has a chip on his shoulder and from all the talk heard in political and legislative cir cies is fairly aching for 2 hEht witn either the Senate or the House, or both; his friends say he does not care which.
 Just what 1t will all amount to, the next four or i've weeks will have to bring about. Beyond a doubt quite number of the Republicans are in favor of having it out with the man in the White House. Many others discuss the situation as If they did not see what is to be gained by having tilt with the President, in view of the fact that ne is soon to step aside and hie himself off the Africa to hunt wild beasts.
 According to reports floating around town. MT. Roosevelt Is preparing sew eral moro tart messages to be fired on ih, if he has sufficient provocatlon. And some of the Knowing ones are fn- ciined to think that If the discussions in the Senate next month take the turn he expects they will. he will bN pre- pared to unload still further state ments to back his position on several questions soon to be taken up in tnat body.
 The Brownsville shooting matter will certainly cause animated debates. Last session the new Senator from Idaho made a telling speechs In which he urged the Senate to stand by Pres ident Roosevelt in this rumpus Mr. Borah demonstrated then that he IS one of the most forcible speakers sent to washington in long period. He is one of the lawyers who took prom inent part in the trial of the labor or HfFi fo ottt Idaho. N1An Haywood and others were being so vigorously prosecuted. Seuator Borah delivered perhaps the most telling arr eument that has yet been made against the discharged negro soldiers. He thinks the whole crowd guilty and that they should have been eummarily dis missed from the Army aysss
 Of course Senator Forake~ is goinE to defend the black man. That haa been his position right along since the controversy started. He insists that practically three companies should not have been kicked out because few men were guilty of firing upon the citizens Many other Republicans take the same view. A certain per- centage have straddIsd the question: at least they were in that attitude last session. A national election, how ever, was coming on, and the Repubh- cans k0uOEdlAY COlti&A AtOS fNNAA SA@e "N@N effect this squabble was going to have on the result. Now that the election is over and Judge Taft coincides ex- actly, with President Roosevelt fin this Brownsville matter, 1t may be that the waverlng Republicans will make 1t question of policy and stand in with this and the next administration.
 There will be considerable embar- rassment tor quite a number of the .Nl kn a heavy negro vote. The Democrats are in a position to enjoy the racket and their votes can settle the thing which ever way they choose If the Republi- cans do not soon heal the breach within their own party ranks.
 sImp Was Calling.
 The slap that President Roosevelt gave Congressmen in reference to the cutting down of the appropriations for the secret service is simply galing to most of the Republicans. A good deal of indignation is expressed, and 1t would seem that they are in frame of mind to strike back in no uncertain tones, but really 1t does not look as if they will do anything noteworthy. Per hapS speeches will be made, but if any action is taken 1t will be of kind that the country will likely conclude that President Roosevelt has the bet N0r or the dIkuilGHAs A AcW OA etAo Senators like Hale Of Maine want to go for the President in hammer and tongs style. It's too soon to attempt a prediction as to what the outcome will be. If 1t be true as reported that President Roosevelt has another red- hot message to send in on this sub ject after Congress meets again In January. then probably the row will be intensified.
 The heads of several of the depart ments here have issued an order that all of the married men employed therein shall make a report to the chiefs of division as to the number of children they have and state also the ages of each. The clerks are some what excited over this matter, and are at a loss to know what 1t means. Although they have no positive in. formation on the subject the general supposItion Is that President Roosevelt wants the facts, and an idea prevails that possibly before he goes out of office he may make q civil service reg ulation that will give married men with children a preference when the next departmental promotions are to be made. It Is we'll known that MT.