The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-07

for its passage. The enlarged rules
perhaps will be more con-
siderate of the legislative desires OF
the less influential congressman.
There are bound to be on the COM
mittee, either in the majority or the
representation. man or two
who because of sympathy with the
trials Of the uninfluential will endeav-
or to secure for them and their meas
ures such recognition as Is possible.
The rules committee does not act on
many bills but the influence OF the
members always has been great.
Now that the committee has been
enlarged the Democrats probably Will
exercise more influence than they did
when the committee was smaller. The
regular Republicans know that there
is likelihood at any time that the In
surgents and the Democrats may get
together once more and defeat any
measure which the minority party and
the minority of the majority party
consider as being of nature intend
ed to cause a return of the old condi-
tions of house control. At any time
a combination of the insurgents and
Democrats can force the election of a
new rules committee by Joining
forces. passing a resolution to that
effect and compelling the election of
the rules members in the open house.
For these reasons the organization Re-
publicans on the rules committee, 1t is
believed. unquestionably will pay the
greater heed to objections which may
be offered at the committee meetings
by the Democratic minority member
ship.
Eager to Become States.
Arizona and New Mexico may be
obliged to wait until a more conven.
lent season" for the honors OF
statehood. The party in power has
promised that the territorial form OF
government soon shall be a thing Ol
the past, but the question which the
representatives of the two territories
who are anxious for statehood would
like to have answered is Just what is
meant by soon"
The friends of statehood, in their
anxiety. cannot see any other reason
for the further exclusion of the terri
tories from the union except the one
political reason that the Republicans
do not want to add to the senate's
Democratic membership just at the
present time. The Republican lead
ers who, while saying that they are
not opposed to statehood after proper
preparations for it can be made, deny
that political considerations have any
thing to do with their unwillingness
to act quickly or, as they put 1t
hastily. 1t is not altogether assured
however, that If the territories were
to be given statehood at once theil
legislatures would elect four Demo
cratic senator's.
Dealing with Mexican Element.
There is a considerable element II
the population of Arizona and New
Mexico which is Of Mexican extraC
tion. Thousands of these people hav'
kept their old Mexican ways and ;
great many of them cannot speal
English. 1t has been proposed to den.
suffrage to all men excepting thos
capable of speaking English.
The desire of Republicans who ar
not opposed to statehood even at tn
present time is that if admission /
given to the territories they shall hol,
their constitutional conventions an
their elections of state officers at dii
ferent times. 1t is held by the aG
vocates of this plan that in the scran
BILE for the offices the people might b
led to adopt constitutions withou
proper study of their conditions. Thi!
it is said, would happen unless tn
voting on the ratification of the col
stitutions and on the election for stat
officers were held at widely separate
times.
1t is yet problematical whether q
not statehood for the two territorie
will come to vote at the present SCI
sion of congress. Even those wh
are opposed to admitting them int
the United States say that the time
not far distant when they must be al
mitted, because neither party can a
ford to ignore the promise that it na
made. The Republicans, it is claimed
If they continue in power, cannot a
ford to be needless for any gres
length of time Of the presidents re
ommendation in favor of granting tt
rights of states to the two southwes
ern territories.
Defense Of Railroad Bill.
The troubles in the house of repr
sentatives, the debate in the senat
on the interstate commerce bill, ar
other matters, have rather shadowe
the issue of statehood for the two te
ritories, but within the shadow neve
theless there has been a half o
scured scene of activity. 1t does N,
seem probable that the demand of IL
territories for a new form of COVER
ment which will make them states
the union will long be denied, but
the friends of immediate action are
be believed the Republicans are nor
too anxious just now to give the tie
ritories admission because the m
jority party does not wish immediat
ly to add four Democratic senators
the minority partyas representation
the upper house.
y GEORGE CLINTON.