Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-11
From Washington.
Correspondent. OF the Alexandria Gssstse


Correspondence. OF the Ale1andris Gssstse ]
The maueuvering of President Madrlz
10 please the Uoited States by Furnishing
somebody for the execution of the Amer
leans, G;oce snd Cannon, aad at the
same time to clear Z .Iays from any re-.
spopsibility 10 the affair, leads 10 the
conclusion that the successor to the die
tator ia playing gsneato save Z'lsya
So far he has not met with success 10
securing recognition from Secretary
Knox and there is no probability that be
WILLIE bis former poliucs! career is such
as to cast suspicion on the sincerity OF
all bis actions.
The chaotic conditions obtaining now
10 the forest service, due to the dis.
charge of Forester Pinchof, Associate
Forester Price and Law Ofi;er Sha#,
have been seized by the western super
visors to press their demands. A round
robin telegram from the supervisors iD
the district commanded by Asst.
Forester Olyls Leavltt has been received
at The department requesting Lesvit!S
removal and the appointment of F. W.
Raed 10 his stta1. Solicitor McOibs,
of the Agricultural Department, temp
orally 10 charge, will retain the COM
plant pending the arrival OF acliue
Forester Potter, expected from the west
10 a few days.
The republican party faces the moot
serious crisis in its latter day history.
This is the opinion expressed BY poll /
clans of both pa,t'es, and II it Heathers
the s.oru without suffering the loss oil
Its power and prestige the prophets will
be greatly miaiaker. Not 10 many years
have as many splits and bresches been
appsrept 10 the G. 0. Pa ontcr covering
sad, strive though he may to darn them
With hind words md soothing smiles,
every cove tho president asssea seems
to make the rents larger. iiy The time
the congregational campaign is in fun
swing this democrats coEf !eDtIy predict
that no two republicans will BE- able to
pass esch o'her on The streets without
making faces or burling brick bats, and
in const qaepce of this growing insde.
oi.the.paIty bitterness the followers OF
Tbomss 5. e -rson, William j. Bryan
and Ohsmp Clark are painting rosy pic
tures of democratic victory.
"This Is democratic year. cried
Representative Henry (dem. Tes) 10 the
House, ''and we are going to win with
the aid of the Pay ne.AId,ich tariff bill :"
Snow ia the lime for oil good men to
come to the aid of the party" shouted
Champ Clark, the democratic floor leader
at the Kansas City Jackson diuuer, IT 1r
we've go, 'em on the run" ''lf we cant
win this year we rever CAP, "said Repre-
sentative Underwood (ieU. AL, "fot the
republicans are playing right into our
bands" Every move they make is good
democratic campaign material. The
republican whee! horses OF course
scci1 at these predictions and assert that
when the campaign time comes around
every good republican Will forget bis per.
soual quar,els and will take OF his coat
and Ehoop things up the for the rause.
"The boys always turn on! with the hose
carrisge when the 6rereally starsa,' said
Speaker Cannon, in his picturesque,
homely style, "but they re not turning
in an a'a,m every time some fellow throws
q cigar stump into the gutter"
The insurgent members OF the House,
who are fighting for their political lives
and who have lately been landing some
heavy blows on the speakers most VOL
nerable spot--hls House con!rol--asseIt
that Mr.. Cannon will cone 10 the con.
clusiou that his domiclle is E fire sure
enough before they get through with
him. I, the insurgeut movement In the
House were The only meDace confront.
ing Mr.. Talt's party, the situation
would be bad enough. Bot the fight on
the rules and the speaker is only one a
number of serious ailments inst sre a..
tecting the patient. There is the pro.
cte.si9e movement In the Senate; the
Bsllinger-pipcho. troua le; the increased.
cost of.Iiving scare; the sugar scandal;
the tariff wrapgle; aud the old reliable
but by no means decrepid slogan of lie
trusls.
The president must sooner or later
come out in the open aud declare BIN.
uslf for OF against the spssksr il the 10.
surgeut fight, and, no matter which way
be torns, party trouble will result. The
Mann organic stion men assert that he
will! bs with tbs speaker" for he has
80 often declared himself an advocate of
"party Solidarity that be esn hardly
side With those who have voted sgalnst
their party in the councils of the House.
The L. Toilette. B-'s.oE-Dollieer combi'
nation OF progressives 10 the Senate h5s
strong following In the republican
states and will make troab!e next sum.
uer. This wing Of the republican party
is almost rssdy to tear itself eff on &C.
count of the tariff which wss not revised
down enough to suit it. Dat In the
YES! the Balliuger. Pincho! fight is melt.
ing the icicles Cd the praIrles. In the
fer northwest, where the forestry bureau
prevented The lumber companies from
grabbing wha. YES left of the timber,
Mr. Pi1chot Is the hero; in The scrid
states where irrigation ia the thing, Mr.,
Ballipger Is the idol of toe dryland
farmers. No matter which way the cor.
gre.sional investig Eating com nitlee lamps
10 is finding, trouble for the psr!Y will
rssult and liz veFssly the democrats should