Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-11
BRYAN DEMOCRATS SEE THEIR
OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THE
TIGER LESSON.
ROCKY ROAD AHEAD FOR
NEW YORK coNeREssMEN
Will Be Made to Suffer For Their Sup
port of Cannon and tho House Rules
Democrats Inclined to Take UP the
Parsons Charses-conservative Leg
islation opportuns.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Tammany
congressman who are going to have
new troubles in Washington, as we'll as
at home, because of the overturning
Tammany received in the election the
other day.
Ever since March Is, when the Tam
and lined up with the Cannon republi-
cans in order to save the Cannon rules
of the house. the majority of demo-
Gratis have been figuring u1i means to
punish the Tammanyites. More than
that. the BRYAN democrats have been
vengeful because of the knitting which
they believe Tammany gave the Ne
braskan at the New York polls year
ago. when Taft carried the greater city
by $4,000. 1t has not been exactly easy
to get at these Tanmany people. be-
cause they have been so confident of
the secure position of their home back
ing. They voted for the Cannon or
ganization on orders from Tammany
Hall direct, and they had no doubt that
they would be held safe for it
But now Tarnmany is down Dan
Cohalan, who transmitted the orders to
Washington for the reinforcement of
Cannon. and Murphy himself, who ac-
quiesed in the arrangement altho he
was never enthusiastic about it. are
beth in disrennte with their followers.
They will be able to do mighty little
for the members of the house who de-
serted their party. Tho dem ocratic
caucus may find excuse before the next
session is very old to take UP the whole
subject. In fact, there is report that
Bryan and his people consider this a
good time to do some real disciplinins
of Tammany. and to put the national
the Hall, and prepared to get along
without it.
To accomplish all this, 1t would be
necessary simply for the democratic
house caucus TO take cognizance of the
Herbert Parsons charges about the
Cannon T anlmany DEAL The repubH-
can caucus is expected to ignore it il
possible; but Champ Clark. dem ocra tic
leader, is going to be asked to con-
sent TO a resolution being presented
in the democratic caucus. calling fol-
an investigation of the whole matter
There is little doubt that it will pass
if introduced: few democrats would
dare vote against it, even If they re.
garded the mess as a bad one to stil
up. So it looks decidedly as II there
! a Z ic.oft Of a
sons allegations whether the republi
cans make it or not 1t is understood
that certain democrats in position Il
know all about the New York-Cannor
trade are willing to tell the caucus thu
facts. If the matter is brought out il
detail, it will be the first step toward
! a reputation Of Tamrnany by the
national democratic party: move
which many democrats have long be
! lieved the national organization ough
to make.
| That the organized conservation
movement is prepared for a big nation
I al movement TO secure, at the coming
session of congress. revision of tn,
national laws under which coal land:
l
made additionally apparent by the is
suance of a remarkable statement to
Gay by former President Charles w
Elliot, of Harvard. DR.. Elliot is pres
| ident of the National Conservation
Association. one of the various orga.ni
cations which are interested in extern
sion of conservation work.
/! The statement from DIR. Eliot viii
be regarded as of especial significanc
because its source assures that it Wo1il
not be issued without full knowledg
of the facts underlying its conclusions
DR. Eliot sounds a solemn warning Q
the grave danger of monopoly contro
at an early date. of the water power
and coal deposits of the countr.
toward which he finds great selfish in
terests are making rapid progress.
Peculiar interest will attach to thi
statement from DR.. Eliot for two reas
ions One is that it is known that pub
Lefty will shortly be given to tn
charges by Louis r. CLAWS concernin
the relations of the interior departmer
TO the interests that have been charge
with Selling much Of the most valuabl
resources of Alaska. The other is the
Secretary Bailinger today issued a state
ment defending his policy in connee
ion with withdrawal of public lane
for water power purposes Mr.. Bal
linger insists that his course has bee
the one best calculated to protect tt
public interest, and course whic
, goes further even than did that of SEE
rotary Garfield in giving effectiv
practical protection. On the 9TH
hand the CLAWS charges. whose deta
is soon to be laid before the public, al
expected to be of the most specif
character and TO give the public ne
light on the entire question of the a
, titude of the department toward Il
big interests in Alaska.
> DIR. Eliot's plea is for effective legi
! lation, to be passed without delay,
protect the public interests in lan<
: and water powers. He finds that I
!. to both these resources. immediate a.
ton is necessary. The conservatie
forces are prepared to insist upon ne
laws, and are out to organize a gre.
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