The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-04

to IA" modern Wheatheld: the rule ~ thu
DIRT road 10 Interstate Commerc,,. IN.
customs OF tn" tinker to modern manu-
! tactnrr To-day he II admitting partly
IN SorrON. always With reluctance that
po-Sably new conditions call for the
appllCation at neN remedies. HE had
had spectacular carper. Including a
bnurbon antagonism to the step OF
progress, involving opposition To spycie
payments. Ia irrigation conservation.
To pure food legislation. To railroad rate
regulation. TO postal reforms and virtually
Ia everything which ~ sought IN the
| development of the public good against
the white knuckl.d Cinch OF the interests
We hav" to-day a gent iemAn IN the chair
50 disciplined that he pausss and gives
consideration to the single tan PROPOSE
ton. Are We winnIngp- Again the gentle.
smile.
Two years ago the committees OF the
lower house always were dominated by
the chairman; the average chairman con
suited the Speaker a. to what legislation
should come out ia that committee and
what not; the diCtum Of the Speaker was
! carried 10y the chairman TO the committee.
which took Its orders. i day members
OF committees are sending through char
men To the Speaker-demAnds The curTen,
which ran contrary To the form OF re-
publican government has changed Are
We winning,
Two years ago a man who desired the
privilege Of asking his fellows to grant
consent Tor the consideration OF q minor
| bill hal to take hat IN hand and crawl Ia
the clay feet of the Speaker and plead for
4 the privilege. Today no one has that
! right. and the Speaker hypocnticaliy says
/ IL IL q great relief To him.
! Two years ago through his position
/ on the Committee on Rules the S;,easer
was able To sAy wha, he would have
he u not even q member Of thai committee.
and what little influence he seems To have
IL not real
Two years ago u was n regular and aC-
cepted practiC" a. Congress Ia pigeon
hole -asures which dtd not Ell Joy the
favor Of IN" leatcrs. Now ~ N Io-sll H.
+, Tor the majority 20 have 10 way and 20
drag from the rccrsses ~ the pIgeonhole
any hall We a-~ Winning
And the Speaker knows a. Not day
nov pA,ses in the House h. dossn Z realize
his loss Il power ONLY constant Wgpr
and aCtioi. Of h.s part-RTd ne 10 game
keep HIM ntt'st up before the popular
NIslOu--Lne sta ioS 81 a one time power
"a. knows the Euhstanc. 20 gone. the House
knows a. bu' after thirty eight wears of
public life. m .. chs n which be- Was Uomi
EanJ. he regards q s~Sen'IA' a. keep hs'-
fore the public a seeHlrg soy"rei gn Y
The regulars support him with appg -e1t
reluctance and shat - gall ana worm
wOO,' To o." - ."ak"T.
The speaker has one great concern
now. h- drsai- a'taok W. ta- h-en iiv-
Iug m a stat" Of I-'ry-tlal tear " attary
from 60" tT-Irgsuf- He -h-inrS fro "
ia. revelation NEtgn comes with cont"-'
10 -as. B. - ia" IA las a,t h"sfia'-d 30
t,r ..g with ltUIaDy on occasion. ~ u
March l'" Almost historical IA the
attitude NJ = Dpiuuou"r Tor . quarter ~
a century be Ea, h.-.u al heart a cr-a' -
~ uV. -. Of drlStpyra'lr tendency, ~
have shown y Pr ."ssiug Finple tas'"-.
he has h--..n a. extra tgnnt and -Ntr"'ue
a. any n the ultra prudsc NJ the com
pick civiuzatlun ~" inUia Idai the cleo
ton % lorIn"r n limos. wat doe- hat
tell.
cannon. sole d..sire - 90 MAINTAIN
the fiction 81 MS Caree- he has horro~
81 the revelation o. fact 40 FAR as | know
there ~ NO GIHgoSItion m any quarter 70
prevent ht'l from uVhoioing his dream
in the view 81 ia" public But ne HO longer
subN.gi. a." Republican form 81 gov
eTur.nt ne no longer refuses 20
gn.pJg.'sb' p"pP." the right Of rspUrsan-
tatior aud the Insurgents will take good
car. 20 make such further changes IN the
HOu-. chlngs- m the aHner 81 commit
tee appointment that 'hIs nation Will
never again 49," tannpU'- like 70 power
After all he was tho tens. S-~m- 10
slip out 'inronsrIously only creature
Of ordinary human attributes greed
Of power. pride aud that very common
capacity for dominion. add all this al a
tame and day II extreme coIIinercialIsm
which insists upon placing the entire
safety IN a one man power
Uncle joe hasn't spoken To m" Tor
fv. years ne concludes
And did you insurgents find the Colonel
sympath-tIc with your visws'- you ask
remembering IN" Mecca and tn. pill
grinag- The pilgrim smiles
Now what do you suppose he gns~err
Intsiligently
And will he indor-- the Admins
traticny-
Now what do you suppore' The eN-
President - very, very smart man.
and tn. pilgrim smiles ~ quiEzIcally
az he can
The kansan returns to his native heath
IN a few days TO SI.nd the summer IN the
way that politicians do among their
even though he be not a
politician Incidentally he will 10 at
close quarters Ia no newspaper which
brings nun enjoyment tpe'a'i-- he likes
folks
I have one ambition he Confesses
although unfortunately not the GIFT
10 accomplish IL Id lik. Ia write book
and pu' some of the folks ! know IN u
II would T.. a great book, couldn't help
~. hut I haven't ia" power to put u
through
-Tm just rcd headed he concludes.
and kanssr and InSurgent
And Illogical YOU add.
Naturally. n" admits.