The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

House OF Representatives du'
| with characteristic inactivity il
the Senate Ia foteahadowed, Th
senate Is not Yet o,ganlzed. In
House. promptly completed lis 81
Eanlzation, passed the Canadian
reciprocity bill, and has presente'
and partially debated the so.calIe'
farmers free list bin Az is wei
known, there are complications
and side issues. The presidential
question, the nomination comm
off next year, has much iniluen ,
IN politics and in legislation II
the Capitol. There appears IS
yet but little opposition to the no
minatiOn Of President Taft by ihe
Republicans for n second tenn,
S'raws appear to Indicate on The
Democratic side q turning III f.
vor OF Gov. Woodrow Wilson +
New Jersey. The only apparent
active opposition to President
Taft is from the adhelcute ot So :
atOr La Toilette. The friends t
he Senator a,e active and aegros-
sive and there is Of cou:se no tell
ing what the next twelve mnntlss
may bring forth. Gov. Harmon
aud Champ Clark, the Speake. nf
the House, and o. course The
qnad,enn'al Bryan a'e always
Democratic possibilities But Gov.
Wilson Of New Jersey has appeal
ed TO the Intelligence of the public
in Il remarkable way Last week
at q banquet III New York, toast
was proposed TO the governor #
New Jersey and the future prea'.
dent Of the United States. Go,,
Wilson interrupted and said
"That, Of course, means Gov
Dix. "No', replied Mr. Frieline-
huysen, q Republican, "lhat mean
YOURSELF. Gov. Wilson has ap-
converted Il tlnty. Demo
cratic, trnst.strangled state to the
doctrine of progressive politics,
and he has apparently dOle it hy
the force of his character and his
will almost uuaided aud alone
He bad long been known as a gen
tlemaD, a scholar aud statesman,
but only recently has he p.en
brought before the public as a
brilliant and practical politician.
His speeches are no less rema,ka
BILE for their brevity than for their
inclusiveneBs, their felicity and
their common sense. FOf matter,
terseness aud condensation they |
are in remarkable contrast with
much contemporary American ora
Iory.
1t ought to be matter of great
to millions OF people
II the United States that the
postal deficit has been wiped OUT
General Hitchcock de
serves the highest credit and
JrODZe monument with more metal
u it than there is in some Of the
'qucstrian monuments IN Wash
ngtOn To have wiped out Il de-
iciI Of nearly eighteen miIIlons OF
iOllars in two years ls splendid |
achievement With the coOpera
ion Of Congress (and the people
,ught to see that he has it) he can
more. He has one
'ent pos, age in view and it would
70 easy uf attainment If Il parcels
,Ost were established or il certain
'lher returns advocated by the
postmaster General were carried
ut. A bill for one cent postage
'acked by the administration may
'e iDtrod uced in the present extra
essiOn and il not it will almOs,
ertainly be brought up in the reg
lar session. The +. M. General
'ill continue to urge the increase
f rates on second class matter
rom one to four cents pound.
t is refreshing to know that the
'iplng out Of this eighteen mil
on deficit has been reached With
ut in the least ilMpairing postal
sciIitiea The service has actual
, been extended along desirable
nes. Over three thousand new
Dst Offices have been established,
elivery by letter carriers has
zen extended to one hundred \
nd forty. two thousand new rutal
,utes covering over fifth thou I
md miles iu length have been au-
lorized.
Anything that concerns the cap
al of the United States ought TO
. Of interest to every citizen OF
le United States, but the citizen is J.
much absorbed In the politics of
9 hamlet or his metropolis that
, gives not much attention TO I
'ashington affairs. Victor Ber- =
n, the only socialist member in y
,0gress, has been made mem y
,r of the District Of Columbia y
aud it is said has tax
upon himself TO reform the
of the United States
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