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

Cons,pondenos OF the Alexandris Gazette ]
The maueuveriug of President Madriz
to please the United States By furnishing
somebody for the execution Of the Amer
leans, G,oce snd Cannon, aad at The
same time to clear Il ,Iays from any re-
spousibilIty 10 the affair, leads 10 the
conclusion that the successor TO the die
tator Is playing gsmelto save Z'lsya
So far be has not met with success 10
securing recognition from Ssersiary
Knox aud there Is no probability that be
will, ss bis former political career Is such
as to cast suspicion on the sincerity OF
oil bis actions.
The chaotic conditions obtaining now
10 the forest service, due to the dis.
charge of Forester Pinchot, Associate
Forester Price and Law Ofi,er SHAY,
have been seized by the western super
vIsors to press their demands. A round
robin telegram from the supervisors 10
the district commanded by Asst
Forester Olyle Lesyitt has been received
at The department requesting LesVit!S
removal and the appointment Of F. W.
Reed 10 his sttaI. Solicitor McOibe,
of the Agricultural Department, temp
orally 10 charge, will retain the com.
plant pending the arrival OF acting
Forester Potter, expected from the west
10 few days.
The republican party faces the most
serious crisis in its latter day history.
This is the opinion expressed by poll /
clans of both parties, and II 1t weathers
the Storm without suffering the loss Of
Its power and prestige the prophets will
be greatly mistaken. Not IN many years
have as many splits aud breaches been
appsrept 10 the G. 0. Pa onter covering
sad, strive though he msy to darn them
With kipd words md soothing smiles,
every GnEe tho president nnsssea seems
to make the rents larger. iiy the time
the congregational campaign Is 10 full
swing the democrats conf !enly predict
TIA. no two republicans will be sbie to
pass esch other on The streets Without
making faces or burlng brick bats, and
10 const quence of this growing insIde.
oi.ths.psIty bitterness the followers OF
Thomss ], f .rson, William j. Bryan
and Ohsmp Clark are painting rosy pic
turts OF democratic victory.
"This 10 a democratic year." cried
Representative Henry dem. Tex 10 the
House, land we are going to win with
the aid Of the Payne.Aldrich tsri8 bill"
"Now ia the time for ell good men to
come to the aid OF the party" shouted
Champ CLARK, the democratic door leader
at the Kansas City Jackson dinner, "flr
we've got 'em on the run" III we can't
win this year we rever CAP, "ssid Repre-
sentative UnderwOoj dem. Az, "for the
republicans are playing right into our
bands" Every move they make is good
democratic campaign material. The
republican wheel horses OF course
sccff at tbess predictions and sssert that
when the campaign time comes around
every good republican Will forget bis per.
sonal quarels and will take Oh his coat
and shoop lhiugS up the for the rsuse.
"The boys always turn out With the hose
carritge when the 6rereally starts," said
Speaker Cannon, in bis picturesque,
homely style, "but they re not turnipg
in an a'arm every time some fellow throws
a cigar stump into the gutter"
The losurgent members OF the House,
who are 6ghliUg for their political lives
and who have lately been landing some
heavy blows on the speakers most VOL
nerable spot---his House conirol-sssert
that Mr.. Cannon will cone 10 the con-
clusiou that hIs domIcIle is fire sure
enough before they get through with
bin. /, the insurgeut movement In the
House we're the only meDsce confront
ipg Mr.. Tatts party, the situation
would be bad enough. Bot the fight on
the rules and the speaker is only one q
number OF serious ailments thst sre si-
lectiDg the patient. There Is the pro-
gIessiVe movement In the Senate; the
Bslinger-pinchot trou Ale; the increased.
cost of-llving searsI the sugar scandal;
the tariff wrapgle; aud the old reliable
bat by no means decrepid slogan of Ite
trasls.
The president must s1oner or later
come out In the open aud declare bin.
self for or against the spesker Ia the 10.
surgsut eight, and, no matter which way
be turns, party trouble will result. The
Mann organic ition men sssert that ne
will b. with tbs speaker" for he has
90 often declared himself 40 advocate Of
"party solidarity. that be csn hardly
side With those who have voted sgaln't
their psrty in the councils Of the House
The Is Toilette. B-Is.ow.Dolliser combi'
nation OF ptogre,sives iu the Senate bss
a strong following In the republican
states and will make trodble next sum-
met. This wing Of the republican pirty
Is almost ready to tesr Itself of on &C.
count Of the tariff which wss not revised
down enough to Suit 1t, Dat 10 the
west the Bslliuger. PInchol fight is melt.
ing the icicles fl the prsIries. In the
fer northwest, where The forestry bureau
prevented The lumber companies from
graohiug what was left OF the timber,
Mr. Piuchot Is the hero; IN The sorid
states where irrigation is the thing, Mr.,
BsllIpger Is the idol of toe drylsud
farmers. No matter which way the cor.
gressionsI investigating com miilee jumps
In is finding, trouble for the psrly will
result and ibvers,ly the democrats should
gsin,