Evening journal., 1910-08-13

HAVE A DAY
Pleased With the Report Of
the New Program Of the
Administration
EXIT BALLINGER, CANNON
AND ALDRICH, THE SCHEME

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON Aug. 15.-This was
an "insurgent holiday" in Washing
ton, judged by the openly expressed
delight at the news from Beverly that
President Taft at last has deter
mined upon a triple program compos-
ed Of the following features:
First-Exit Aldrich.
Second-Exit Ballinger
Third-Exit Cannon.
It is pointed that the elimination
Of these three men, who have been
the most powerful anti-insurgent in
fuences about the President means
far more than their removal from
the situation.
II is declared that an entire new
spirit will take hold of the admins
tration and that a new regime, which
will be welcomed by many with open
arms. will be established in the de-
partments.
That Postmaster General Hitchcock
is in the saddle is seriously doubted.
The general expressed opinion to-day
Is that when Hitchcock went to Bev-
erly he heard something like this:
You got Ballinger into the Cabl-
net. II is now up to you to devise
immediate ways and means to get
him out for the good of the party,
and without embarrassment to Presi-
dent Taft"
Hand of Roosevelt.
Many persons here see the hand of
Roosevelt in the development of
events. No one ever knew besides
Taft and Roosevelt what took place
al the conferences they held on the
front veranda of Taft's Beverly cot
tage
."If Roosevelt had made certain
definite and fOrceful suggestions" j"
declared a government official. who
has been closely associated with T.
r. to-day, "he would unquestiOnable
have advised that no action been
taken Immediately following his visit
Taft also would have seen the mad
visibility Of taking any steps that
would have given rise to a suggestion
| that he was taking T. RS advice
But everyone knows that Taft re-
spects Roosevelt's political sagacit,
and looks upon him as the cleveres
politician in the country, or, doubt
less in the world
The new situation turns the Wash
ington spot light on Senator Gran
and Charles d. Norton, the new an
active private secretary to the Pres
dent
In talking to-day Of Crane. a MAJ
who knows him we'll, declared that h
is one of the most expert judiciOu
advisors that ever served as a liplo
matte representative OF a Presiden
or a monarch.
why. If you met Murray Crane
coming out of his own house an6
asked him who lived there" he said
81 seriously doubt that you could ge
a direct reply that would commit
him on the subject"
ThOught Taft should Fight Back.
Norton and Hitchcock are know
to be close personal friends, but
Norton has not approved of Hitch
cocks methods at all times. Morton
has the western idea Of fighting on
in the open. He often criticized th'
administration on for it's lack Of ag
gressiveness before he became secre
tary to the President. He though
Taft ought to flight back and tha
Hitchcock ought to have to come ou
and defended himself when the maga
zines attacked his second class post
age plan. The insurgents say tina
Norton would make a fine young in
surgent"
The "end Of Aldrich" has been ex
pected and forecasted by his an
nouncemeiit that he will retire, bu
the news from Beverly following hi
reply to Senator Bristow's scathing
gives the insurgents especial delight
BristOw's reply to Aldrich'5 answe
attracted wide attention here.
, Uncle Joe win Object.
The exit of Cannon opens a wild
field Of conjecture which depends
in it's results, on the outcome of tn
fall elections. If the Democrats carr
the House, Cannon's retirement vii
present a rare situation and man
, here believe that "Uncle Joe" vii
20 down fighting i'm the last ditch.
The removal of Ballinger, however
; is looked upon as the opening OF
i political sluice gate. II is believe
, that the effects of his far reachin
, influence will go out with him, an
that the political waters will witnes
a change throughout the governmer
q service.