The Yale expositor., 1910-04-01

who because of sympathy with the
trials of the uninfiuentinl will endeav-
or to secure for them and their meas
ures such recognition as is possible.
The rules committee does not act on
many bills but the influence OF the
members always has been great.
Now that the committee has been
enlarged the Democrats probably will
exercise more influence than they did
when the committee was smaller. The
regular Republicans know that there
Is likelihood at any time that the In.
surgents and the Democrats may get
together once more and defeat any
measure which the minority party and
the minority of the majority party
consider as being OF nature intend
ed to cause a return of the old condi-
tons of house control. At any time
a combination of the insurgents and
Democrats can force the election OF a
new rules committee by joining
forces. passing resolution to that
effect and compelling the election OF
the rules members in the open house.
For these reasons the organization Re-
pubicans on the rules committee. 1t is
believed. unquestionably will pay the
greater heed to objections which may
be offered at the committee meetings
by the Democratic minority member
ship
Future Conflicts Unlikely.
Both the regular and insurgent Re-
publicans seem to realize that IL there
Is to be any further sharp fighting in
the ranks of the Republican party the
time OF the conflict should be post
poned. The members of both factions
in the Republican party want to be re-
elected to congress and each side real
ICES apparently that the great hope Of
the return OF a majority OF Republi-
cans lies In concord for the rest of the
session and in the passage OF admin
istration measures, so that the pres
ent majority party can go before the
country with at least a semblance Of
harmony. The desire OF the insur
gents and regulars seems to be that
they may be able to say to the people
that while they had their troubles
they finally got together and passed
progressive Republican measures and
kept the party faith as outlined in the
planks OF the national platform adopt
ed at the convention in Chicago two
years ago next June.
The Democrats do not believe that
the Republicans can keep in a harmo-
NOUS state even for the rest of the
session.
Eager to Become States.
Arizona and New Mexico. may be
obliged to wait until a more conven-
lent season" for the honors OF
statehood. The party in power has
| promised that the territorial form of
| government soon shall be a thing OF
the past, but the question which the
representatives of the two territories
who are anxious for statehood would
like to have answered is just what is
meant by soon"
The friends OF statehood, in their
anxiety, cannot see any other reason
for the further exclusion of the terri
tories from the union except the one
political reason that the Republicans
do not want to add to the senate's
Democratic membership Just at the
present time. The Republican lead
ers who. while saying that they are
not opposed to statehood after proper
preparations for 1t can be made, deny
that political considerations have any
thing to do with their unwillingness
to act quickly or, as they put 1t.
hastily. 1t is not altogether assured,
however, that II the territories were
to be given statehood at once their
legislatures would elect four Demo
cratic senators.
Dealing with Mexican Element.
There Is a considerable element In
the population OF Arizona and New
Mexico which is of Mexican extrac.
ton. Thousands of these people have
kept their old Mexican ways and a
great many of them cannot speak
English. 1t has been proposed to deny
suffrage to all men excepting those
capable of speaking English.
The desire of Republicans who are
not opposed to statehood even at the
! present time is that IL admission is
given TO the territories they shall hold
their constitutional conventions and
their elections of state officers at diff
ferent times. IL is held by the ad.
vocates of this plan that in the scram.
BILE for the Offices the people might be
led to adopt constitutions without
proper study of their conditions. This,
II is said. would happen unless the
1 voting on the ratification of the con.
stitutions and on the election for state
officers were held at widely separated
times.
II is yet problematical whether or
not statehood for the two territories
will come to vote at the present SEES
sion of congress. Even those who
are opposed to admitting them into
the United States say that the time is
not far distant when they must be ad
mitted, because neither party can af
ford to ignore the promise that 1t aas
made. The Republicans. it is claimed
II they continue In power, cannot af
ford to be needless for any great