The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Where Real Fight Will Be.

Where Real Fight Will Be.
The Republican congressional com.
mittee will pay its particular atten-
ton to the middle and western coun.
try, where, because of certain dsaf.
lection over the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill, they expect to have some trouble.
Admission is made by the Republican
committeeman that there may be
some difficulty in New England. where
there are symptoms in one or two dis
tricts of a revolt against the duties
imposed by the last tariff bill and an
inclination to doubt whether the Re-
publican party is going to carry out
legislation
Champ Clark, the Democratic lead.
er, has this to say of the outlook:
This congressional campaign will be
made on the issues of tariff and Can
nonism. Human ingenuity cannot
change this. The Republicans may
attempt between now and the date of
adjournment to bring forth some new
issue for the purpose of beclouding
the damaging effects Of their tariff
law and Cannonism, but when the
campaign is on in full swing the peo-
pie will find that there are only two
real issues and they will be the two
have named. In some sections of
the country ship subsidy will be a
feature of the campaign in other Sec
tions, financial legislation will be a
minor issue, but Cannonism and tariff
will be before the entire country and
on these issues we will win"
The Republican leaders claim that
the tariff issue will not interfere with
victory They know that the Demo
Gratis will talk about the high prices
Of the necessities of life, and will do
their best to make 1t appear that the
tariff is to blame, but the Republicans
saw that 1t will be shown to the peo'
ple that the high prices are not the
result of the customs duties as they
stand. but are to be accounted for
because of a half dozen different ma
tural reasons which the people Will
understand and appreciate.
Peary Was Badly Used.
When the members of the subcom-
mittee of the house committee on ma
val affairs reported against the plan
TO promote Commander Robert r.
pearv to the rank of rear admiral be
cause of his scientific achievements
and his services to the world, they
seemed to think that to be asked 70
give such a reward was a most un
usual thing, and that no man whose
achievements were like unto those Of
Pearv ever had his services recog
nized so signally
If the committee had looked VI
precedent and made a study OF the
history of like events, 1t might nave
taken a different view of the matter
Some people believe that If Peary mac
heen n line officer and not a stan OF
ficer no objection would nave neel
offered TO his advance to the position
of rear admiral There can be no ue
NAL of the fact that the line and stan
of the navy are jealous, one OIL ,h'
other This has been shown in doz
en- different ways in the last two
years. and the existence of this jeal
ousy has been responsible for gooc
deal of the trouble in the navy depart
ment, trouble which President Roose
welt tried to eliminate and could not
and which President Taft now Is try
ing to get rid of on his own account
Rear Admiral George Wallace Mel
Vile, retired. was an engineer-in,chie
of the navy. He was stan oHhcer
lust as Peary is, and in his time h'
had trouble with the officers OF tn'
line in certain ways, Melville was
great Arctic explorer and tnere II
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