The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-13
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Washington, March 13.-If the pres
ident has been awaiting another op-
portunity tosspring one of his famous
messagec on congress and the country
that opportunity shall not come If
Speaker Cannon can prevent it, An.
ticipating such a message and the pos
sible call of an extra session of con
gress, Speaker Cannon and the repub-
lican leaders in both branches Of con
gress have sent word down the line
that It is all off with the early adj
iournment program and that congress
will probably find itself grinding out
legislation as late as June. This
change Of progrT is significant be
cause Il seems TO Indicate a well de-
fined policy on the part OF the house
and senate leaders TO pass Knox en-
ployers liability bill and other rem.
edial legislation asked for by the pres
ident Instead OF do nothing con
gressn we are to have busy one af
ter all and all out of the fear OF the
big Stick"
The politics in Speaker Caunon's
change OF front is plain, Another such
a message as Mr. Roosevelt recently
hNht w Ablif-A NnN Hiu a Ntiii lDl dti IA
tra session of congress to enact laws
left undone by the present session
would in all probability play havoc
with the presidential booms of sundrs
politicians including Speaker Cannon
and Vice President Fairbanks and ac.
cording to some would make the pres.
ident's denomination inevitable.
Uncle" Joe Is said to be thoroughly
alive to the situation and it is claimed
viii have hand in the game.
A late adjournment on the eve OF
the Chicago nominating convention
and presidential election on the other
hand does not seem to meet with IA
vor generally. Congressman repre-
senting close and doubtful districts
would rather be at home in June re
pairing their somewhat dilapidated po-
liticai fences: that is true of mem
here of both parties The republicans
fear that hard times will operate
against their chances of reelection
while the democrats fear Bryan. Party
leaders are well aware of the situa
tion OF uneasiness that prevails in
both ranks Cannon will alleviate con
ditions in part by providing for the
passage Of a Sl5.0000e0 omnibus pub
lie buildings appropriation bill and
cut down the navy appropriation bill
this year If necessary to bring this
about. Cutting down the presidents
recommendation for four battleships
to two by the committee on naval az
fairs recently was a fcrerunner oi
further economies to be practiced II
the interest OF Pork Bari" legislation
Indeed it would not b. surprising i
congress would provide for only one
battleship; war clouds in the Far Easi
Notwithstanding.
There are fewer proud fathers no
tG say doting mothers in Oklahom;
since the recent examinations for ad
mission to the military academy a
West Point In short only two OF the
twentyOdd Oklahoma hoys who tool
the examinations recently stood thi
test The others fell by the waysid'
as so much chaff, the victims not o
ignorance but of Yool examining
board. For when a board asks wher
the Murray river is and what state
are in the 80 longitude II is q foo
board, indeed Sundry other almos
iTrevelant matter was asked OF th
applicants and II Is therefore not SUI
prising that most of them failed.
1t seems as though the examination
at West Point and Annapolis are es
pecially prepared for students VIII