The Carlisle independent., 1910-03-10
FUR
 HARD CAMPAIGN
Both Parties Making Ready for Congressional Elections
 Next Fall.
LEADERS SEEM CONFIDENT
Promotion of Peary to Be Rear Ad- miral Had Precedent-Move- ment to Establish National
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 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 B. 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, "the next house will be Democratic by safe working margin"
 The Democratic leader Is not 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 general way the prospect is bright.
 Where Real Fight Will Be.
 The Republican congressional com mittee will pay its particular atten- tion 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 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 CT, 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 tariff 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 I have named. In some sections of the country ship subsidy will be a feature of the campaign; in other sec tions, financial legislation will be a minor issue, but Cannonism and tariff will be before the entire country and on these issues we will win.'
 The Republican leaders claim that 
 victory They know that the Demo crats will talk about the high prices of the necessities of life, and will do their best to make 1t appear that the tariff is to blame, but the Republicans say that 1t will be shown to the peo- pie that the high prices are not the result of the customs. duties as they stand, but are to be accounted for because of half dozen different na- tural reasons which the people will understand and appreciate.
 Peary Was Badly Used.
 When the members of the subcom- mittee of the house committee on na- val affairs reported against the plan to promote Commander Robert B. Peary to the rank of rear admiral be- cause of his scientific achievements and his services to the world, they seemed to think that to be asked to give such a reward was a most un- usual thing, and that no man whose achievements were like unto those of Peary ever had his services recog- nized so signally.
 If the committee had looked up precedent and made study of the history of like events, 1t might have taken a different view of the matter. Some people believe that if Peary had been a line officer and not stan of ficer no objection would have been offered to his advance to the position of rear admiral. There can be no de- nial of the fact that the line and staff of the navy are jealous, one of the other. This has been shown in a doz- en different ways in the last two years, and the existence of this jeal- ousy has been responsible for good deal of the trouble in the navy depart ment, trouble which President Roose- welt tried to eliminate and could not, and which President Taft now is try ing to get rid of on his own account
 Rear Admiral George Wallace Mel vile. retired, was an chief of the navy. He was a staff officer, just as Peary is. and in his time he had trouble with the officers of the