The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
LET DEMOCRATS
DEMAND THE BOOKS
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Make Republicans Show How
Figures Have Been
Juggled.
VOTERS SHOULD KNOW
With Inside Facts" Published
G. o. r. Would Go to
Smash.
VOTERS SHOULD KNOW

Special to Inc fl-ss4
Washington, September l1.--When
congressman Charles G. Carlin. OF tho
Eighth virginia District was III
Washington day Or two ago, he
mado the statement that the Repub.
licans should be made to show the
books"
what the Democrats need" he said,
ito put them on the winning side both
in the congressional races this foll
and in the national election in 1912, is
to demand OF the Republicans who are
going about the country making
claims for everything good and repu1t-
ating everything that looks bad Is to
demand Of the latter look at tEc
books. In other words. the voters vi
the country should be made acquainted
with conditions as they exist at the
present time In such way that any
one NAV understand. fear that there
has been much juggling In order tn
reach a balance, and soma day, II not
now, the Democrats are going 10 DC
mand q balance, and ] have no DOUBT
that there will be a Fearful ltcpuoH-
can smash. If we can only get behind
the scenes long enough to tell the peo-
pie what is really taking place some
wonderful revelations VIII result
Colonel Doing Dainngc.
Along the same liiSs Ni'N~ 80
ing the books" one need not go
hmndred miles from Washington to see
which way the political! wind blows
I'm To two weeks ago there seemed 70
he an opinion here among unprecedented
noliticians that It would be an eveh
break between the Democrats ana me
Republicans for the House this la4l,
With the odds just 4 bit on the Demo
cratic side. The margin was none .oo
large for the Democrats at tha., pue
within the last fifteen days sentiment
has changed; every day taat hoos ',
Welt stays in the field JUST thae ntuo.t
damage is being done the fepuoii ...u.
chances Of getting the House anu . 1uas
that much harder is the .asn +hs
,nade FOR President Taft to get the
machine running smoothly again. col,
nrel roosevelt has done nothing bu.
raiso n dust along his route; he mas my
changed a dozen votes IN the territory
which he is traversils, and even sohie
~ his strongest supporters are
derine lust what he means 10 90.
One thing has almost become Ger.
tain here recently. and that - .nus
little by little President Ia1t pso
noses to supplant Roosevelt appoi1ll veg
by those of his own naming, Any VIZ
who doubts that such pan 10 nv
only on foot but is actuaiiS penS
;nto execution has but TO take the
names OF internal revenue Tho
who have recently supplented .te
roosevelt men and ask the Cotnhiis-
Toner of internal Revenue the reason
Tor such changes. Not only tnls' DIV
ali over the country fourth-class pSssss
masters who have heen serVinS ~,
eight or ten years are pelns ai1oT ~
~ "resien." But the Post-Oftice Dc-
| nartment saws the causes OF sucn res
ienations are never made pupllc.
The first tip that such move was
| on foot came from an emp'oSe Oh the
! Treasury Department about month
ago, and since that time those VINO
| have followed the matter have becoma
convinced that Roosevelt men in every
department are being ousted 10 make
room for Taft-Hitchcock appointees.
| In this plan Postmaster-Gen
| Hitchcock is President Taft's chief
adviser. AS an instance Of how the
game is being played. it was learned
here recently that in South Carolina
where three or four postmasters have
| been waiting for reappointment for
| more than year. they were politely
informed not long since that their al
leglance was to he put to TEST; that
II they stood squarely up to President
Taft they would be assured Of another
term. and that If they did not, they
might look for retirement
Cannon "Dend One."
The latest interesting political gos-
| sip to reach Washington is that Speak
| er Cannon has definitely decided not to
| stand for reelection as Speaker in the
| sixty-second Congress- If the Reubli-
cans retain control of the House. He
has been told, 1t is said. that with the
Republican party split worse than u
has been in years. and with tho breach
becoming wider every day, he must.
however much he may dislike to do so.
give way to sono one VINO will be ac-
ceptable to the rank and file Of Kepub-
licans alike-to both standpat.ers End
Insurgents-and that If he fails to need
this advice he willnot only not be elect
ed Speaker for ano Their term. but will De
practically repudiated by his col
leagues. There may be nothing in this
report, but the fact is clear to any enc
familiar with present-day affairs that
Cannon-though game fghter-is a
dead one politically. That he is large
Nv responsible for his own demise be-
cause Of his tyrannical and czar-like
methods no one will deny. With tho
Democrats and Insurgents pouring
twelve Founders into Cannon and his
Regular allies. the end Of Cannonism
Is at last at hand. Il. N. Meg.