The Oakes times., 1910-05-05


they should be Immediately restored
to entry. Withdrawals heretofore made
were ratified. but 1t was provided that
where an entry had been initiated the
withdrawal should not affect the claims
thus established or prevent the issu-
! ance of patents. A third provision vir-,
tually legalized the Cunningham and
other coal claims in Alaska.
These were stricken opt by a COM
bination of Progressive Republicans
and Democrats. AS finally stripped of
Ballingerism, the bill authorizes the
president to withdraw public lands for
public uses or for classification, and
provides that when withdrawn these
lands shall not be restored to entry ex-
cept by act of congress or by the pres
ident himself.
All Withdrawals thus far are vail
dated, so that there may be no dis.
rute hereafter, and the president is
asked to make recommendations to
congress respecting lands withdrawn.
SO that congress may deal with them
for the best interests of the public.
0kou0PaSeSIo SAt0 0azSOs =.
Organization Republicans are dazed
because of the upheaval in the Ro-
chester district in New York following
SO closely upon the overturn in the
Massachusetts, district. The defeat Of
Boss Aldridge in Rochester has
thrown the standpatters into a panic.
They try to explain away the Foss
victory by declaring that his opponent
was unpopular and that 1t was hard
to tell who in that district was Re-
publican and who Democrat. Boss
Aldridge, however, in the Rochester
district was tried Organization man.
There was no mistaking his politics.
He stood for Cannonism. He ap.
plauded the Aldrich tariff law. He
stood for everything in the Republican
party against which the Progressive
element Of the party is pledged.
For publication. stories are given
out explaining that the result in
New York turned largely upon the fit
ness of the candidate. Until the re-
turns were received everybody here
believed that Aldridge would be elect
ed. Even the Democrats thought that
the hold of the Republican machine
was so strong upon that district that
there was no hope of securing the
election Of the member of their party
Progressives Not Worried.
The only men in congress who d.
not show any signs Of political worry
so far as their own political. fortunes
are concerned are the Progressive Re
: publicans. The confidence with which
these men rely upon the record which
! they have made to carry then
through their districts is almost a.
I disconcerting to the Cannon machine
as are the results from New Yorl
and Massachusetts,. The chief sig
nificance of these elections is tha
the attempt of the Cannon Organiza
tion and the administration to fore,
= Aldrichism and Cannonism down th,
}. throats Of the Progressive Republic
i ans will be rebuked everywhere.
is time to about face. 1t is time t.
}. put stop to the practise Of threat
! ening defeat to every Republican VIII,
. will not swallow Cannonism and All
drichism. The Republican congression
l. al campaign committee, or at leas
members of it, have advised the elec
}. tion Of Democrats in districts now rer
resented by Progressive Republican
. and in which the Cannon Organizs
ton cannot control the nominations
b The answer of the people will be tina
Q II Cannon Organization men are t
It be put forward. that these men wi
n be defeated without any effort on tn
n part Of the Progressives. becaus
J. these Progressives cannot put fort
y the organized effort which can b
?. made by the Cannon machine, as the
8 have not the machinery to do it
q JOHN J, HANNAH.