The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-30

dCu uiStTesS OF money BACK.
New York, will ali appear on the same
platform.
Feature Of Debate.
The feature of the debate upon the
question OF statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico conferred about a discus
sion OF the provisions of the Arizona
document providing for the initiative
referendum and recall. Particular
emphasis was given to the recall pro-
vision as applied to the Judiciary. The
Committee on Territories of the house
reported the statehood matter of New
Mexico with a number of amendments,
to placate the demands of New Next
co Democrats. AS the constitutional
convention of Arizona was controlled
by Democrats, the committee took it
upon themselves to indorse the par
ticular feature to which the Republican
minority, backed by President Taft, en-
tertain emphatic objections. The Re-
publican position is that the recall pro-
vision of the constitution was forced
upon Arizona and they now desire
that the question be submitted to the
voters to be acted upon separately at
the time of the election of state Off
GERS. Statehood matters have been
complicated very much in the house,
and II the two Territories are delay
ed In obtaining their ambitions through
the action Of the senate and the exc
cutive. the reason therefore may be
Ieainly laid to the door of the Demo
its way to advance political interests
in the two Territories.
Mere Idle Gossip.
II may be set down as an absolute
certainty that the numerous dispatch
es going out from Washington to the
effect that President Taft will not be
u candidate next year, are idle gossip.
During the past week it has been
made clear that Ex-President Roose-
welt will give his hearty support to
the denomination of President Taft.
Governor Chase Osborn of Michigan,
one OF the greatest progressives OF the
country, is also outspoken in favor of
the nomination. Congress has been
somewhat obstreprous with the Presi.
dent, but the executive has been DEM
onstrating that he is entire master of
the situation, and his legislative ideas
have been pretty well carried out
through the Sixty-first congress and
the special session. While there is a
good deal of talk to the effect that
Senator Lafollette and other progress
sives will attempt to stand in the way
OF the denomination of Mr.. Taft, it is
believed here that the political atmos.
phere Is clearing SO rapidly that all
opposition will disappear long months
before the campaign OF 1912 is initial
| ed.
For Popular Election.
The question of surrender by the
Fedora; Government of the control
OF the election of United States sena.
tors has become an important factor
in this big subject of legislation. The
bill recently passed by the house pro.
vides that control of these elections
shall remain with the states. The
Sutherland amendment, which has
| been reported by a minority from
the Senate Judiciary committee, con.
tends that the people of the United
States cannot afford to surrender to
the states this important function
which II has exercised since the be.
ginning OF the Nation in election mat.
ters. since the policy with respect To
elections of members of the lower
house has always been adhered to. OF
course the "nigger in the fence" is
easily discovered as the Southern
Democrats fear that unless they retain
state control of their elections that
the United States government may be.
| come troublesome in the Southern
states where negro voters have been
disenfranchised
| Plenty Of Trouble.
The Democratic members of the
Ways and Means committee of the
house. who have been trying to find a
plan for the revision of the tariff on
wool, have been having plenty of trou
BILE. owing to division of sentiment
as to whether the tariff should be re
duced. or wool placed upon the free
list. The advocates of lower tariff
schedules are hearing from all over
the country. and mighty protest has
been raised. The Democrats are dis