The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-01-21

| tSC-lSSusS NOW ARE SannOny AIdrICn,
Pinchot, the Tariff and Patronage.
The House of Governors-Taft and
the Magazines.
Washington, Jan. 14.-It seems set
tied that the Republican congressional
committee is to give little help to the
insurgents. Representative Norris and
others charge that the committee has
already opposed them. The commit
tees side of the story is that it has
nothing to do with nominations and
will support all Republican nominees
after they are chosen, but that in the
meantime it will circulate literature
/ unfolding the administration, the con-
stituted authorities of the two houses
and the Payne-Aldrich bill. This
means, Of course, that it will oppose
the insurgents and their arguments.
! Taken with the patronage war on the
progressives, it would seem that they
are to have a rather hard row to hoe
The president denies that he is refus-
ing all appointments to the progress
i've element in the way charged, but
admits enough to show that those in
rebellion against the constituted au-
thorities of the party may expect lit
tie from him. In effect, therefore, the
insurgents may look for hostility both
from the administration and from the
congressional committee Adding all
this to the 2inchOt affair, it would
seem that the breach is widening.
Such is the general view in Washing
ton not only among the insurgents,
but among the regulars. New issues
are being added daily. Now the items
in dispute are Cannon, Aldrich, Pin
chot. the tariff and patronage. In
the background is possible disagree
ment on the railroad and trust cues
tons, for the progressives are in ia
vor Of a more radical program than
the regulars. What new element will
be injected into the fight it is impos-
sible TO foretell. The only thing that
seems certain is that the chasm has
become too wide to be bridged over.
For Uniform State Legislation.
The house Of governors. which is on
the eve of meeting in this city, will
also bring a conference on uniform
legislation called by the National Civic
alliance and conservation convention.
Important results should dow out from
all three meetings. The house Of gov
errors gathers under different auspices
from those under which 1t met in the
days Of Roosevelt Then it was called
by the president TO consider the ques-
ton Of conservation. Now it gathers
at the call Of a committee of govern
ors TO consider uniform legislation In
all lines. While 1t convenes at the
White House. as before. it is more in
dependent of the president and is in
the way to become permanent body
TO consider purely state questions. 1t
was the suggestion OF William George
Jordan, the man who really originated
the idea, that the house OF governors
should meet at different state capitals
and should be entirely free from fed
eral interference and control.
A New Field of Trouble.
The presidents recommendation TO
raise rates on second class postage as
applied TO magazines and periodicals
other than newspapers has raised
storm Of protest among those month
lies and weeklies likely to be affected.
There is not n little talk ON the quiet
in Washington that this was blow
aimed at the muck raking' magazines
that is. at those. for example, which
have been criticising Secretary Balm
ger in the last few months. The mag
azines and weeklies are fighting back
and are suggesting that the true field
for economy in the postal service is to |
stop the railway mail graft
Fowler Opposes Central Bank.
While the issue of a central bank Is 1
not before this congress, ii is looming I
lust ahead and is assuming more and I
more definite form. The opinion OF I
Hon. Charles S. Fowler, for so many 1
years chairman of the banking COM .
mittee Of the house, always commands
respect in financial circles. Mr.. Fow- I
Ter is still in congress, though now an I
insurgent. This is what Mr.. Fowler .
SAYS in a current magazine:
Geographically, politically. econom- I
ically and practically the establish .
ment Of central bank I'm the United
states today IS unthinkable unless the
sole purpose Of starting such an insu-
tuition Is to serve some special interest
TO the incalculable and never ending
injury and cost Of the American peo- .
PIE"
The Man Higher Up.
Washington Is the best hammered .
city I'm America. Courtesy IS its long
suit. Pretty much everybody is a gov
eminent employee or wants 20 be. \ .
government employee can afford 10 be
courteous. he has so little else 10 do.
Besides it pays. IL helps to keep ones
job. And who will let a crouch get be-
tween him and his pay envelopeg In
there are two classes. the
bosses and the bcssed. The strange
part Of il Is that practically every man
belongs 70 both. He has those over
him and those under. He has to be
civil to his superiors and so TO estab-
lish the habit and never slip a cog may
as well be civil TO everybody. In the
capitol the system Of the man higher
M extei'ds all along the line till IL
reaches the president And everybody