The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-08


1t was so much a part of him that the
irreverent wondered If he did not
sleep in 1t. or at least In pajamas of
the same cut. Picture the surprise of
the house. therefore. when General
Keifer appeared recently in an ordi-
nary sack suit. No such sensation
has stirred congress since Serene e.
Payne cut off his whiskers. There is
no longer the slightest doubt that the
house has been revolutionized. The
change In the house rules was taken
by some as proof of that fact. The cut
Of General Keifers coat clinches it.
The hast issue Of the government
disease. 1t is called straw itch and is
supposed to attack those who sleep on
straw mattresses. 1t is due to small
mite that infestS the straw. Nothing
Is said about people who sleep in straw
stacks or haymows. but perhaps their
skins are sufficiently protected by dirt
castings to render them immune.
The incident of barring Representa-
tive Francis Burton Harrison of New
York from the White House created
buzz of gossip for an hour and then
was put aside as "a closed incident
by all concerned. Harrison ascribed
the snub to his comments on the ante
dating of the Wickersham opinion on
the BallingerGlaviS case. This Bal
finger matter seems to have the power
of causing unpleasant happenings that
follow after it like comets tail
A report comes all the way from
Michigan that the snub to Represent
etive Harrison is not the only one
that President Taft has administered.
When Taft spoke at Jackson he was
introduced by Representative Town
send. Mr.. Townsend also presented
other notables. but somehow failed to
see Senator julius Caesar Burrows.
who sat on the platform with an ex-
pectant look on his face and an unde-
iivered speech in his system. Now
Townsend Is Il candidate for the SEN
ate against Burrows. although this
may or may not have had anything to
do with the oversight. At any rate.
Taft evidently thought IT had. for he
turned the tables by inviting Burrows
to ride with him in his private car. but
could not see Townsend.
The talk Of the hour continues to buzz
about the proposal Of a new party.
The return of Roosevelt heightens the
excitement. Did Pinchot reflect the
views of his former chief? Were his
attacks on the tariff and his demands
that the privileged interests get out OF
politics inspired by that famous forest
interview in Europe from which he
emerged with such a shining face?
Was the hint Of new party" only
figurative or is 1t to become literal?
What significance is there in the fact
that James r. Garfield backed up this
talk by one almost as radical and the
further one that the Roosevelt club
OF st. Paul stood sponsor for both?
These are the questions with which
Washington is humming. Fortunately
the answer need not be long deferred
since Roosevelt is now here and his
6rst political utterance will clear the
atmosphere Even should the former
president decline to follow the new
political trail blazed by Pinehot. will
the fired forester. Garfield. La Toilette.
Cummins. Dolliver and the other in
surgents 60 without him?
One Of the bypiays Of the house 6ght
TO adopt the senate railroad bill was
an indirect threat by the speaker to
rule Senator La Toilette OF the floor.
The Wisconsin senator came over to
counsei MS followers In the other end
Of the capitol. as Is his habit when any
important insurgent fight is up The
moment be appeared on the floor a
bevy of progressives gathered about
him and conference was soop in full
blast. Senators Clapp and Rristow
Joined 1t and most of the house In
surgents. Finally Uncle Joe. looking
directly at La Toilette. said that II
visitors occupying seats In the house
by courtesy did not cease conversation
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