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been discussing this subject for months,
both in conversation and by correspon-
dence, and 1 have come 70 the concIu-
sion that II the Democratic leaders have
their way the Democratic House in the
Sixty-second Congress viii embark on
I two years Of exhaustive investigation.
Much Of the machinery for this in
vestigatiOn is already in existence The
various committees on expenditures in
I the several departments are absolutely
useless as they are conducted today
They can be made the agency BY which
we can find out whether the customary
, billion dollar session OF Congress is 4
necessity OF whether il is a gross ex-
LraVaganCe.
manner / am confident that we can un-
I earth facts which VIII justify the peo-
pie IN returning US TO power in the
/ following Congress. and in giving Us
Democratic President
Prominent among those consulted On
this subject Is Governor Harmon. Of
ohio himself candidate for the Presi-
Qeucy III 1872, and il is understood that
the plan not only has his Endorsement.
/ but that ne is urging its adoption on
1 his friends throughout the country.
II committees are 10 be appointed by the
speaker as at present, determined ef-
I Tort viii be made 70 avoid a split in the
party. Il is recognized that there is
real danger OF such a split, and that
T
/ against the North and the East
/ II is already taken for granted that
/ Representative Fitzgerald OF New y Ork
] VIII be a power IN the next House. and
viii have TO be recognized as such.
| There has been q disposition on more
than one occasion 70 subject Fitzgerald
/ to party discipline because Of the man
/ ner in which he amended the rules OF
! the House when the combined forces OF
/ the insurgents and Democrats were
I working for committee on commit
! Fitzgerald VIII Fight.
Should the Sixty-second Congress be
( Democratic, Fitzgerald, as the ranking
member OF the Appropriations Commit
/ tee, would be entitled 70 the chairman
! ship. That he VIII fight for the place Is
] wei known and that he viii continue to
| fight II deprived OF It Is equally vel
I known
! On Ire other hand there are q large
number Of Democrats who take the DO
siIiOn that Fitzgerald was diSioyal &c
I his party on the rules fight and that be
should not be given the Craftsmanship Of
the most important committee in the
] House. Most Of these Democrats are
! hacking Representative Burleson to sue
/ coed jim TaEney and IL he IS no;
given the place they can be depended
upon 20 kick I'D q row which may shut
harmony out Of the door at the very be
ginning Of Democratic control Similar
[ conditions are 20 be found IN two or
three other committees
All OF this trouble may be ObviateC- OF
Z course. by the appointment Of a com
mittee on committees However, there
are some far-seeing gentlemen IN the
party who are not taking any chances
I On what may develop in q revision OF
I the rules and they are taking time by
7 the foTelOck and endeavOring 70 reach
a harmonious understanding all around.
/ That they are engaged in such an un-
| dertaking naturally gives the impress
sion that they are attempting 10 cross
/ the center aisle lOnE before they reach
+ IL. but il Is this very fact which in
/ dicates better than anything else their
/ confidence that they viii win the Con-
I gressiOnal election next November.