The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Biq Stick OverhauIed and Con-
gress May Think 1t Is Hand
Iing a Warm Mexican
TamaIe.
PRESIDENT ITCHING FOR
STILL ANOTHER FRAY
Would Teach SoIons on Capt.
toI Hill a Good Lesson in
Few Remaining Months of
Administration.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 12.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is getting ready for
any emergency that may arise in con-
nection with the congress action in
appointing a committee to report what
action. if any, that body should take
in reference to Objectionable words
used in the presidents message of last
Tuesday. When Roosevelt heard of
the lower houses action yesterday af-
ternoon he Immediately began to
smear on the war paint.
The big stick was hauled out of
the closet and many of the knots
which have been worn smooth by fire.
Quent use were subjected to treatment
by the executive whiting knife, so
that when the weapon falls the impact
will be palpable to a painful degrees
by those upon whom it descends.
Teddy Itches For Fray.
To tell the truth Teddy" is actually
itching for a genuine, old-fashioned
tussle with the solons on Capitol Hill,
evidently on the theory that he needs
little more practice before tackling
the untamed things he encounters
next year in the African Jungle.
For let no one imagine that Roose-
welt intends to go voluntarily or be
showed into an eclipse against his will
In the final quarter of the last year of
his administration.
1t was by unanimous vote that the
house adopted the resolution, although
there was no unseemly demonstration.
The members eemed to be impressed
with the solemnity of the proceeding,
the like of which has not been wit
messed for 6S years: and on the last
occasion John Quincy Adams, the ex-
president, who was rounding out his
career as a member of the house, play
ed the same role that Mr.. James b.
Perkins did in presenting the resolu-
tion for the appointment of commit
tee. Possibly the stiffness and order
illness could be attributed in part to a
subcuticular quiver of apprehension
lest the bogy man from the white
house suddenly might burst into the
chamber and start a stampede.
Roosevelt Quick to Act.
The tremulous sigh OF relief follow
ing the adoption of the Perkins reso-
buttons had scarcely died away when
the president began to get busy. He
sent for John E. Wilkie, chief of the
secret service, whom he directed to
prepare some data for use in the i'm
mediate future. The chief will get to
gether mass of information pertain
Ing to the operation of the service, in
order to enable the president to dem
onstrate, If possible. that there was
though not exactly recherche manner
In which he discussed the secret ser
vice matter in his message. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY the presidents purpose to en-
fieavor to show that he was proceed
Ing upon the right principle in trans
ferring these men to the various de-
partments. and that that was the only
way in which irregularities could be
detected TO a certainty.
There is no doubt that he expects to
hand back 10 congress something as
bot as Mexican tamale. The pres
ence of Speaker Cannon at the execu-
kie was there was responsible for a
report, evidently authentic, that the
president has asked him to call for the
purpose of discussing the contemplate
ed rebuke from congress. 1t is signifi-
cant that no one in authority at the
white house nor the speaker himself
denied that this was the subject of
their conversation. What the presi-
dent said to Uncle joe must be left
to the imagination for the time being,
although it is intimated that he assur-
ed the speaker he was ready for a
tight or frolic.