Mexico Missouri message., 1910-03-03
PREPARING FOR
HARD CAMPAIGN
Both Parties Making Ready for
Congressional Elections
Next Fall.
LEADERS SEEM CONFIDENT
Promotion of Peary to BE Rear Ad-
nira Had observation-disclosures
ment to Establish National
Valhalla.


Washington.-The Republican and
Democratic congressional campaign
committees already have begun active
preparations for the campaign next
fall. It seems from the attitude of
the officials of the majority party's
committee that they expect to be to
some extent on the defensive in the
campaign. The Democrats already
are showing marked signs Of taking
the offensive, and if you can believe
the leaders they are going into the
fight with high confidence in their
ability to get control of the next
house.
Representative William p. McKin
ley of Illinois, chairman of the Re-
publican congressional committee, is
quoted as saying simply, I'VE will
retain control of the house,"
Champ Clark, who is leader of the
minority in the house, has said, 1.-The
next house will be Democratic by
safe working margin"
The Democratic leader is not a
member of the congressional cam
paign committee Of his party, but he
is in constant consultation with Rep
resentative Lloyd, his colleague from
Missouri, who is the committees
chief. Lloyd himself as yet has made
no specific promises of victory to his
fellow Democrats, but he has assured
them that everything that can be
done to make victory certain will be
done and that in a general way the
prospect is bright.
Where Real Fight Will Be.
The Republican congressional com.
mfttee will pay its particular atten-
ton to the middle and western coun-
try, where, because of certain disaf-
lection over the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill, they expect to have some trouble.
| Admission is made by the Republican
committeeman that there may be
some difficulty in New England, where
! there are symptoms in one or two dis
tricts of a revolt against the duties
imposed by the last tariff bill and an
inclination to doubt whether the Re-
publican party is going to carry out
all of its promises Of real progressive
legislation.
Champ Clark, the Democratic lead
err, has this to say of the outlook:
This congressional campaign will be
made on the issues of tariff and Can
nonism. Human ingenuity cannot
change this. The Republicans may
attempt between now and the date Of
adjournment to bring forth some new
issue for the purpose Of beclouding
the damaging effects Of their tarifi
law and Cannonism, but when the
campaign is on in full swing the peo
pie will find that there are only two
real issues and they will be the two
have named. In some sections OF
the country ship subsidy will be a
feature of the campaign; in other sec
tons, financial legislation will be q
minor issue, but Cannonism and tariff
will be before the entire country and
on these issues we will win
The Republican leaders claim that
the tariff issue will not interfere witt
victory. They know that the Demo
Gratis will talk about the high prices
of the necessities Of life, and will de
their best to make 1t appear that the
tariff is to blame, but the Republican!
say that it will be shown to the PEG
Pile that the high prices are not the
result of the customs duties as the!
stand, but are to be accounted FOL
because of a half dozen different ma
tural reasons which the people will
o0d apnraniafa
Peary Was Badly Used:
When the members of the subcom
mittee Of the house committee on ma
val affairs reported against the plaI
to promote Commander Robert E
Peary to the rank of rear admiral be
cause of his scientific achievement
and his services to the world, the!
seemed to think that to be asked Il
give such a reward was a most I'm
usual thing, and that no man who's,
achievements were like unto those o
Peary ever had his services recog
nized so signally.
If the committee had looked u
precedent and made a study Of tn
history of like events, 1t might hav
taken a different view of the matter
Some people believe that If Peary ha
been line oficer and not stan Of
ficer no objection would have bee
Z offered to his advance to the position
, of rear admiral. There can be no dc
NAL of the fact that the line and stat
, of the navy are Jealous, one of tn
other. This has been shown in dol
en- different ways in the last tw
years, and the existence Of this iea
oasy has been responsible for goo
, deal of the trouble In the navy depar
: ment, trouble which President RoOst
welt tried to eliminate and could no
and which President Taft now is tT!
, ing to get rid of on his own account,
Rear Admiral George Wallace Me
Vile, retired, was an englneerin-chie
of the navy. He was stan Office
just as Peary is, and in his time
had frouhla with tha of1cara IF IN