The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Political.

Political.
The chasm which for months past has
been forming between the regular Re
publican organization in Congress and
the insurgent element OF the dominant
party was widened apd deepened by the
open letter written 70 Speaker Cannon
by Representative Fowler, the ousted
former chairman Of the House committee
on Banking and Currency, and which was
given 20 the press last Tuesday. Fowler
openly charges that his removal from the
House committee is part OF a conspiracy
conceived by Senator Aldrich and the
Speaker TO put through Congress cur
rency law that will favor Wall Street and
the corporate interests. After reviewing
the record of Cannon as 10 currency
legislation Fowler says IL is "a record Of
ignorance or political cowardice or a dis
graceful hybrid of the two" He de-
clares further that II the Republican
party wins the next Congress II viii be
only on the grave Of Cannonism Fowler
says he was aware that malice was the
handspring of the Speakers character
and that ne had chosen his course in the
sight Of the Cannon political guillOtine
but that il had no terrors for him. He
charges Cannon with having conspired
pledge He proposes as a platform
against Cannonism that all candidates be
pledged 20 vote FOR a rule taking the
House patronage out Of the Speaker
hands. 10 strip the speakership OF all
vestige Of political power and for the
creation Of a committee on committees.
At Macknack Island. Mich, where
Speaker Cannon is resting. his opinion
Of the Fowler open letter was asked on
Tuesday. He said that 10 those who
have the patience 10 read the LETTER II
would appear that when ne IN the eXer-
else Of his powers had failed 70 make
Fowler chairman Of the committee on
Banking and Currency 10 his mind he
Cannon had become thoroughly selfish
and generally a bad citizen and repre-
sentative" When asked TO speak OF the
letter more specifically Cannon Is quoted
as saying: why IN the - should I
answer him2 He Is a - Joke All
Of Congress knows he Is a joke He
said il was beneath his contempt 10
notice any statement made by Fowler as
20 the conspiracy in the creation OF the
tariff conference.
At Detroit. Tuesday. before the annual
convention OF the American Bar Associa-
ton the retiring president. F. W. Leh-
mann. frankly advocated federal pub
lefty and control OF the great modern
corporations on the theory that power
tends TO abuse. He declared that no
State could deal with the problem and
master II and that there had been and
could be no concert OF action between the
States
The woman suffrage movement in the
United States may be said 10 have enter
ed upon new phase OF its existence with
q L.
Marble House. at Newport, r. l.. under
the patronage Of its wealthy occupant,
Mrs o. II. P. Belmont. last Tuesday night
when Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and the
Rev. Anna Shaw addressed the gathering
of society folk and others. Admission
10 view the art treasures Of the house was
gained by the payment OF $. while those
who merely wished TO hear the speeches
under tent On the lawn paid ST. The
suffrage movement was thus stamped
with the distinguishing mark OF fashion
able society or as something in good
form. Mrs. Howe reviewed the changes
in the horizon Of women in her lifetime
of ninety years, and said that I'VE are
coming to find out what the capacity Of
the real woman really is" Mrs Shaw
said the question was reduced first TO
another as to whether a democracy is
desirable
Another similar garden party was
scheduled for Saturday and the proceeds
Of both goes into the national fund OF the
suffrage association. Prof Charles Zueb-
lin was the principal speaker at the
second meeting.
William Travers Jerome on Monday
formally announced his independent can
didacy for reelection to the Office Of dis
trict attorney of New York. seeking a
nomination by petition and inviting the
endorsements of any or all party organi-
cations.
That the President had been drawn into
the controversy between Ballinger and
Pinchot was evident. On Wednesday the
Interior Department in response to his
request began 20 prepare the fun record
of its course In connection with the
charges Of conspiracy 20 favor the Alas
kan coal land holdings Of the syndicate
headed by Clarence Cunningham. This
move was based on the representations Of
l.. S. CLAWS, chief of the field division Of
the Land Office. who has been in confer
ence with the President at Beverly since
returning from a tour OF investigation.
These claims are said 10 be worth
81. 100000. CLAWS says he was baked
In his efforts to get at the facts by the
department cunningham Is the man who
discovered the coal deposits I'm 1902. and
who later began 20 merge a large number
Of dummy claims into groups for filing
with the Land Office. their total being
about 5000 acres.
At Butte, Mont, an interview with Sec
rotary OF the Interior Ballinger. anent
the Plnchot charges OF back pedaling the
Roosevelt land and water-power policies,
was given TO the press. In & the Secre-
tary denies fatty that he authorized the
restoration of power sites TO a power
trust. explaining that The story TO that
effect was based on & readjustment OF
filing ten years Old involving only 80
acres Of land. instead Of 10000 acres. At
the same time Acting Secretary Of the
saying that the Secretary had never had
anything to do with the Cunningham coal
entries in Alaska. and that these matters
had been turned over entire to Pierce
for action because ne tBallingerl had rep
resented those interests before taking
Office.
On the 10Th Acting Secretary Of the
Interior Pierce withdrew for temporary
power sites 1858 acres along the White
River, in Utah. to be preserved by Con-
gress as permanent power sites
In conversation with callers, among
whom was Senator Aldrlch. Thursday,
President Taft is said TO have expressed
has-intenton Of making thesRostal SAVINGS.