Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-09-29

when he was elected he would drive Il
team of Missouri mules to and from
the capitol Even so. he might find
driving Missouri mules easier than rid
ing the Democratic donkey. 1t has
been known to throw Humber of
men in the mud. There is Brother
Bryan. Champ should not count his
chickens before they are hatched or
his speakership mules before they are
harnessed.
The Maine Republicans say the state
went Democratic because the people
were tired of prohibition. Evidently
they were tired of something 1t took
them a long time to get that way. but
when they did catch the weary feeling
ther had it good and hard
The Maine election makes us rccast
our political horoscopes. In fact. every
election that comes along knocks all
the political prophets seven ways To
prOgnosticate on elections ii is nrces.
sary that conditions stay put In these
days of disappearing maioriies ana
insurGent overturningS nobody knows
what to expect. Ordinarily one of
these September elections tells us the
direction of the political wind But
this is not Il wind. 1t is Il cyclone
Who is going to tell the direction of
breeze that is blowing in all dircc-
lions at once?
Political Gales Grow Ficrcor.
One day Kansas goes insurgent. the
next California makes scrap iron ont
of the Southern Pacific political ma
chine. and on the third day comes Il
killing frost in Maine Later events
make it appear that Senator Eugene
Hale did not merely retire. He re-
treated to the cyclone cclllr Those
who said the withdrawals of Al.!ii II
and Hale were not in good faith cnn
no longer make that charge against
the Maine senator The people of his
state have given bond that Hale
meant Just what he said Think of Il
Democratic senator from Maine. Aft.
err that the bottom will fall ont and
the world will come to an end.
The Maine Republicans managed to
save two congressman from the wreck.
but these two were so nearly blown
away with the rest of the debris TIN,
they will not get over the shocl; for
years. One of them is Asher c. Kinds.
who has been the assistant speaker of
the house ever since the days of Tom
Reed. Officially Kinds has been known
as the clerk at the speakers desk.
Unotlicially he is the real speaker. so
FAR as parliamentary law goes He
has studied all the parliamentary prec-
edents from Julius Caesar down and
has written Il modest little work of
eight volumes on the subject which is
textbook for all the parliamentary
sharps in congress and the various
legislatures
Last winter when the insurgents
were talking about leading Uncle Joe
Cannon up to the top of the capitol
and pushing him off there was a pro
posal to take all political power from
the speaker and elect Kinds to the
chair as a nonpartisan. The mere fact
that Kinds was not then a member Of
congress did not worry them. although
no one but member had ever been
elected to the position. There is no
specific requirement in the consti:u-
ton that the speaker be Il member.
So far as that honorable document is
concerned he may be constable at
Scroggs Center or bank clerk at
POdunk
Kinds Takes the Hint.
Precedent is mighty thing in con-
gress. however. or is at least where it
does not interfere with the interests.
SO Asher Kinds concluded he wanted
to be a real full fedged member of the
house that he had presided over by
proxy SO long. TO crafty his ambi-
ton he had to beat Colonel Hale. son
Of the Hon. Eugene Hale, for the nom
1natiOn and then to defeat Il Democrat
for the election. The first task he
only accomplished after Colonel Hale
had almost whipped an editor. and the
second he got through by the skin Of
his teeth. Evidently Mr.. Kinds has
concluded that it is easier to give the
house parliamentary points than 1t Is
to break into the body itself.
There is no doubt that he would
make a fine speaker but no sooner
does he get In line for the place than
he Is met with the boast Of Champ
Clark and his Missouri mules. The
Hon. Champ might have been willing
enough to help elect nonpartisan
speaker while the Republicans had a
majority. but will he show the same
spirit II the shoe should be on the
other foot? Nay. nay, Asher; you
have another guess coming.
II the next house is Democratic. Mr..
Clark proposes that the big noise shall
be q partisan of the Missouri brand.
The man he has in mind halls from
Pike county. has large. open counte-
nance that reaches nearly to the back
of his head and possesses an ability to
quote Scripture. That last seems to
be a necessary qualification for the
speakership since Uncle Joe can also
quote Scripture either forward or back
ward.
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