The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-22
TAFT AND THE
1912 ELECTION
President Is ReCOnCiIed to Pos
sibiIFty Of a Change.
WILL NOT LOSE ANY SLEEP.
Intends to Go Quietly About His Work
and Accept What Comes--seleetion
of Senator Bailey as Chairman of
Woman Suffrage Committee Not vio-
tory Fer suffrasettes.

Woman Suffrage Committee Not Vio-
tory Fer suffragettes.
BY ARTHUR w, DUNN.
Washington, Dec. 81. - [Specia1.l-
President Taft has reached a point
where he looks with complacency upon
the possibility of leaving the presi-
dency at the end of his present term.
In view of the recent elections he
knows that there is every possibility of
a Democrat being elected In 1912, bat
he is not going to allow himself to lose
any sleep over that thought He looks
upon 1t as one of those things that
seem bound to happen no matter what
efforts may be made to prevent it.
The earnest friends of the president
do not like this attitude and are asking
that he become aggressive and take
hold of the Republican party and re-
habilitate 1t into great political fight
ing machine. But such is not the ma
ture of the president. He Is doing
what he thinks is right, and If the peo-
pie are not satisfied he does not intend
to make loud outcry to draw atten-
ton to what he is doing. He will go
along serenely and accept whatever is
inevitable.
Not Suffrasette Victory.
No doubt the advocates of woman
suffrage will be interested In the action
of the senate in making Senator Bailey
of Texas chairman of the committee
on woman suffrage in place Of the late
Senator Clay. 1t does not mean that
the cause Of the suffragettes has been
advanced by this action.
Senator Clay always gave the women
suffrage advocates a hearing when they
held their annual convention In Wash
ington, and he and one or two others
would listen attentively to them. They
will not even get hearing with Sena
tor Bailey as chairman of the commit
tee.
High Prices Abroad.
According to reports of consular Of
ficers, the cost Of living in foreign
lands has greatly increased, just as
have prices in this country This is
especially true in regard to meats.
Before election the administration
attempted to collect information on
these lines, as it was believed that 1t
might have effect upon the people, but
there was no way to have it reach the
people. They had already become i'm
bued with the idea that the Repub-
licans were responsible for high prices,
and they voted accordingly.
The reports of consuls, who were
directed to obtain the information sew
eral months ago, are now being re
ceived and published. 1t appears that
the high prices do not affect the very
poor in many foreign lands because
they do not buy foods which have be-
come expensive abroad as we'll as at
home
Counsel From Shackleford.
''Roost low during a storm" is the
counsel Of Congressman Shackleford
OF Missouri 81 had no difficulty in the
recent campaign" he said. for fol
lowed that motto. No use climbing up
the branches or trying to see
what is going on from the treetops
when there is cyclone or any other
disturbance. 1t is al
ways safe in the shr1bbery and out
of the way places"
The particular kind of political
cyclone which disturbed Missouri last
fall was the proposed prohibition
amendment to the constitution. There
was an attempt to make partisan CAPT
tai out Of 1t, but 1t did not have very
much effect. There was a time when
It was said that the Democrats of Mis-
souri, would suffer on the prohibition
issue. but 1t seems to have only reach
ed congressional district in st. Louis
Two House Lecturers.
Congressman Mann of Illinois and |
Fitzgerald of New York
nay be called house lecturers Either
viii lecture fellow member of or the
louse in general Good monitors are
hey, and, being of opposite political
,arties, they are frequently on oppo.
tte sides and lecture each other
That there is nothing malicious in
hese little Tits was shown in a remark
{ Fitzgerald after receiving severe
ecture from Mann the other day. q
oppose you feel better now he said.
having got that out Of your system
A Busy Body.
II you should call man a busybody
lie would take it as an insult, but when
'ou apply the term to one branch of
he national legislature you may be as
ured that the members OF that body
viii feel complimented. And so we
an say the house of representatives is
busy body without offending. Such
ctfyity has seldom been displayed By
ither branch of congress.
The mere suggestion that there might
e an extra session Of congress has set
ur legislators at double time pace
. get the big supply bills out Of the
raw The bills are not discussed or.