Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-30
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1910
The Political situation.

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The Political Sitsation.
Senator Hale, in an interview with
Washington correspondents yester-
day, expressed the belief that little
viii be done at the coming short ses-
sion Of Congress beyond the passage
Of the usual appropriation bills, aud
possibly of an apportionment meas
ure, and of ship subsidy bill.
1.-THE democratic party" he is re-
ported as saying, ''has captured the
House Of Representatives by . great
majority and has almost captured the
Senate, and with the country appar-
emily behind their party, it win,
have no doubt, insist upon taking Its
natural responsibilities.
''Should an expiring Congress, in
lite last days, undertake, by any DEATH
bed action, to rob the victorious par
ty Of it, natural inheritance, it viii be
resisted to the utmost, and nothing
viii follow but protrscted struggle
which will shut out certain important
measures which otherwise may per-
hsps carry in both houses"
Mr.. Hale was emphatic in his dec
laration that there would be no tariff
legislation in the coming session.
The senator went 20 far as TO express
the conviction that while the Presi-
dent may suggest general program,
be will not try to force 1t on Con-
gress. Mr.. Hale made 1t clear that he
was not speaking for the President,
or in any way forecasting the prob
able attitude Of the position OF the
executive.
Discussing the question OF An extra
session - "most improbable, Mr..
Hale discussed the proposed oceanmail
subsidy measure. "With the Central
and South American trade rapidly in
creasing and ready to come to u.s." he
said, i've ought to pass some bill to
aid in establishing steamship lines to
command this trade. We can pass
such bill, limiting it II necessary to
Central and South America, almost
any day in the Senate, and such =
measure must, of course, take lite
chance In the House which / am led
to believe may be found more favor
able at this session than II has been
before.
I'VE shall, / suppose" he continued.
las 10 usual in the short session, pass
the new apportionment bill under
which the new congressional elections
win be held. In this action, - to the
numbers and membership OF the
House and the apportionment to the
different states, the Senate generally
has deferred to the judgment and
action OF the House,"
MIR. Hale declared he did not look
forward to combination OF the So
called insurgent force with the demo-
cratic party, ''either now or here
After" He stated that he fully
expected to see the republican party
in Congress get together again and
present an united front to the
majority. Incidentally, be referred to
the insurgent leaders as men Of
conviction and natural force of
character.
"sWhom the Lord loveth He chas-
teneth,'" said the senator, land the
defeats OF 1910 will do the party good.
1t must bear it's reverses and make
the best of it. Painful "a it all is, it
mast submit to its temporary re-
verses and defeats and must bear up
- we'll as it may under even such
caiAmities as the repulse OF Roose-
welt and the lamentable overthrow OF
Beveridge.n
Mr.. Hale declared he had little fear
of any long continuance of demo-
cratic ascsndency in politics. Repub-
lican policies, under President Taft's
ieadership, he said, would triumph
again.