The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-10


ago, because the man who makes Il,
Theodore f. Burton of Ohio. is an
honest and capable man.
Two other ways of spending the
national revenue viii be pressed upon
Congress. -reorganization of che Post
Office Service and reorganization Of
tn Navy Department IL is proposed
that a man be appointed TO take
charge of the Postal Department who
shall be Independent Of party politics
and shall remain in his place which
ever party Is in power. IL Is shown
that no big business firm could do
business n it's management changed
every year or so. There have been
seven Postmaster Generals In the
last eight years. II this change is
made there will be reform of postal
methods from top to bottom, and this
VIII cost money.
Similar betterments are urged for
the Navy Department: but Il seems
probable that these, like the postal
reforms, will not be made until Mr..
Taft has been inagurated aud the 6ist
Congress meets.
The Democratic members of the
House met Saturday and elected
Champ Clark of Missouri as "minori-
ty leader in the place Of John sharp
Williams OF Mississippi, who Is going
10 the Senate after next March. and
wishes to break In" his successor
before leaving the House Champ
Clark is one OF the finest orators IN
the House as well as a splendid pol
itican ano mixer. He was not opposed
by any other Democratic candidate.
The work OF the minority leader"
consists in presiding over discussions
as to what attitude the Democrats
shall take towrad bills and also IN
advising the Republican leaders what
Democrats ought to be put on the dif-
ferent committees. Representative
ollie James seconded the nomination
OF Clark
The present Senate has 81 Republi-
cans and 81 Democrats The Senate
Is likely to create excitement during
the short eessiou The older Repub-
licans. like Senator Aldrich OF Rhode
Island are losing control OF the hot
headed and radical younger men. Sen
ator Beveridge will press his child
labor law. which would prohibit rail-
roads engaged I'm interstate commerce
from carrying anything made by chill
dren This Is 20 prevent the so-call-
ed "child-slavery" which exists In
some factory regions. Other younger
members are La Toilette OF Wiscon-
sin. Borah OF idaho. and Brown Of
Nebraska These men will be aided.
after next March by Bristow Of Kan
sas Cummins OF Iowa. Jones OF Wash
ington. Bourne Of Oregon Especially
noticeable will be the attitude Of
Elihu Root. who will be independent
Of the slow-moying and preiudiced
old-timers. Mr.. Taft will have a good
chance to control things through thes
progressive younger men. The Ohio
Senator. not yet selected. viii undoubt-
eddy be a friend Of Taft too
During the coming short session
Foraker will bring up the Brownsville
affray again. and also try TO explain
the charges OF graft against him in
the last Ohio campaign. The Senate
Is stirred up by the action Of the
President and Secretary Root In max
ing what amounts 20 a treaty OF ALI
ance with Japan without the advice
and consent Of the Senate. As a
matter OF fact for the last few years
the Senate has been so cranky and
jealous of the executive branch OF the
Government. that part Of which
Roosevelt presides, that It has not
allowed any treaties 20 be made; so
that the nation has missed some good
chances to get advantages from fore
ign countries. Finally the President |
ard his Cabinet by the advice Of Mr. /
Rn. have taken matters into their /
own hands and made an agreement |
which amounts 10 a treaty, though It /
Il not in treaty form. The Senate /
is excited over this action. and Sem
ator Cullum of Illinois. Chairman Of 4
the Foreign Affairs Committee, called /
on Secretary Root this week, and II
"a supposed that the two had hot |
and that the Senate win 4
take action Another important mat /
ter TO be taken up first in the Sen
ate is the regulation OF railroads An
in the Senate which viii !
be OF vital importance TO the country |
is that of Senator Hale OF Maine, ms
head OF the Appropriations Committee. l
The head OF this committee, which is 1
called the steering committee" ON