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The Washington times., 1911-03-05
SENATOR BAILEY AND THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Truly the times are 'o6t of. Joint
when a leading Democratic Senator
resigns his seat in disgust over the
ultra -radicalism of his colleagues in
voting for proposition that com
mands the enthusiastic support of q
goodly group of Republican Senators.
Perchance we are presently to find
out who are the real progressives.
Senator Bailey is determined that the
Democrats shall not he if he can help.
and to force attention to the issue he
took the sensational step of resigning
and then withdrawing the Resignation.
The incidents of Saturday in the
Senate assure that the initiative, ref.
erendum, and recall are henceforth to
be at the fore in national politics.
There will be a big fight over them
next session, for Mr.. Bailey will con-
tinue opposition to admitting Arizona
with its constitution including these
propositions. The fight will very likely
keep Arizona, perhaps both States,
out of the Senate for another year or
two. That means that it will become
an issue in the national conventions of
1912, and may 90 far to provide the
line of schism in that body. The Ma
tional Republican Progressive League
has already given assurance that in
some form the same fight will be car
ried to the Republican convention.
Thus one more Issue that originated
with Mr.. Bryan is injected into the
thick of big politics. The Republicans
mustered Beveridge. Borah, Bourne,
Bristow, Brown, Burkett. Clapp, Cum
mins,' Dixon, Gronna, Jones. La Fol-
lette, McCumber, and Nixon in favor of
the proposition; fourteen vigorous
alternatives, used to being read out of
their party, and most of them ac-
customed to make other arrangements
in such cases.
But it is not really an issue on
initiative and referendum. 1t is an
alignment of Democrats for or against
progressive policies. EleveIr Demo
cratic Senators wired the governor of
Texas that they didn't want to be set
down as opposed to the Bailey view on
initiative and referendum. Leave these
out. and you have just fourteen Demo
cratic Senators who still stand ap-
parently favoring the radical features
of the Arizona constitution; exactly
the same number as of Republicans.
Mr.. Bailey becomes the leader of the
conservative Democrats, and will con-
tinue such in the struggle to control
the convention of 1912 1t is a great
fight which was started by Senator
Owen's fiIibuster, a fight which is GER
tain to mark milestone in political
history.
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MR.. RALPH FEELS KINDLY
TO THE PLATE PRINTERS
TO the Editor Of THE TIMES:

TO the Editor Of THE TIMES:
A few words depending Mr.. Ralph, a
man Of unimpeachable integrity. AS an
observant employe of the bureau, wish
to state that the director is always
ready to give the square deal in any
case brought to his notice. And is now
refused equal recognition when he has
sought an opportunity to address the
Plate Printers Union and explain his
stand regarding the installation of the
power presses.
Remarkable appreciation OF his pre-
yious efforts in their behalf! He has
given his word that no one will lose
his position as the result of such action.
Take him at his word, and let him feel
that he has the confidence of his suhor-
dinates. In seeking the square deal for
ones self, be ever ready to give it in
return. The director is a self-made
man, and in thorough sympathy with
the iaboring men, for whom his strug-
giles have been many and varied. The
bugbear-economy-is not a creation OF
Mr.. Ralph's brain, but the cry of the
American nation. In making accusa-
tions he sure they come of unbiased
A man who threatens to do his das-
tardly acts under cover of darkness is
a coward, and such a perversion Of ma
ture Is the writer of the anonymous let
ters received by MIR. Ralph. 1 trust no
stone will be left unturped in speedily
briuRine to Justice the guilty miscreant.
SQUARE DEAL, ADVOCATE.
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on Sunday. In spite of this it is
necessary for all carriers to he on duty,
as the Postofiiee officials cannot an
ticiPate from which route will come
the demands for service. Each carrier
must be ready to serve the few people
from his territory. This makes it
necessary for each to devote as, much
time to his task as would be required
if every person on his route called for
mail.
Experiments have been made to as
certain whether a few carriers could
work each Sunday, thereby permitting
most of the carriers TO haye the day
off. By rotating in Sunday work it
was thought it might be possible to
maintain the SUNDAY service without
requiring all carriers to be on duty.
This was found impracticable, because
the mail for each route can be sorted
only by the carrier who delivers it. 1t
is impossible for carrier not familiar
with the houses of given territory
to arrange the mail Of that territory
SO that it can be handled expeditiously
at the window.
Delivery of mail at the general de-
livery window will be continued, and
the new order Will not affect special
delivery mail or the sale of stamps. 1t
may impose a slight Inconvenience
upon small number of people, but
the community as a whole will not
suffer from it.
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sHORT-SIGHTED VIEW
OF NEW PENSION BILL

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The superannuated pension bill as pro-
posed by Mr.. Austin and published in
the Thursday issue of The Times Is very
unfair to the lower salaried employees
because of the fact that it gives the
higher salaried employees the greater
annuity. 1t is piece of class legisla-
ton pure and simple, and should not
be passed by an intelligent Congress.
Hundreds and thousands of the higher
salaried employees of the Government
have been promoted time after line, and
very recently at that, and are now get
ting more than they deserve. The en-
ployes who have not been promoted but
who most deserve promouonS, are the
ones whose salaries range from S24O to
$1,000 per annum.
If Mr.. Austin had been just in draw
ing his bill he would have given eacf:
employe the same increase. l shall OPP
pose this Measure to the utmost of my
power, because of the above statedrea-
sons.
GOVERNMENT.
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well, so it was followed by the
veracious account of an educated leg
horn which followed her master to the
street car and restored to him the fare
which he had dropped by the wayside.
Then the scene shifts to the faithful
dog who keeps lonely vigil at the
grave of his dead mastert slain by the
Black Hand. In short, no day passes
without its Tarrytown date line. In
cidents SO rare and curious are con-
tinually happening there that one
wonders how people have time to at
tend to their ordinary business. All
this is giving us false appetite for
sensations. The general public is not
satisfied until it has inquired, What's
new in Tarrytown?" Great is Tarry-
town, and great is the power of
imagination.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
Pages Give Doorkeeper
Cane and Resolutions

Having been presented with a gold
mounted, solid ebony cane, and a roll
of parchment bearing an expression of
the kindly regard in which he is held
by those who served under him, Frank
b. Lyon, who retires as doorkeeper
after more than a score of years in the
House of Representatives, today has
material evidence of the friends ne made
among the pages.
Shortly after the House adjourned
yesterday, thus bringing to an end the
terms of service of forty-four of the
pages, Thomas NJ. Bell of Georgia,
made a speech for the retiring page
boys and Mr.. Lyon was presented witt,
the handsome cane.
T. II. McMichael, the Democratic chief
page, presented the resolution. express
ing the kindly sentiments of the entire
page force Mr.. Lyon responded with
the statement that the page force for
the Sixty-first Congress was the best
that had ever served under him.
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tween the two wings of the Democrats
In the Senate Is much broader than the
initiative, referendum, and recall, which
Bailey says he cannot stand for. 1t is
a question of whether the Democracy
shall pursue an ultra-conservative and
reactionary course or whether it shall
be progressive. Senator Bailey's atti-
tude is well indicated, not alone by his
leadership in behalf of Lorimer, but by
his opposition to reciprocity and by
other matters.
1t is significant that he is the man
who precipitated the fight in the Senate
constitution. He brought in a resolu-
ton for Its approval in the early hours
of Saturday morning, though he Is not
member of the Committee on Terri
tories, and Senator Dillingham; really
had this question in charge. Some of
the Senate Democrats were amazed that
Senator Bailey should be willing to CO
operate with the Republicans to let In
a Republican State, and 1t was under
these circumstances that Senator Owen
jumped in and started his filibuster.
Thirtv-nine Senators voted to approve
the constitutions of Arizona and New
Mexico. Fourteen were Republicans
and twenty-five Democrats. Eleven of
the Democrats, those named as wiring
for Bailey to remain, have repudlated
the idea they are for the initiative,
fourteen Democratic Senators, with an
equal number of Republicans. as still
standing for the initiative, referendum,
and recall.
Telegram to Colquitt.
Senator Bailey made public this tele-
gram to Governor Colquitt
You know how unalterably l am op-
posed to those populisuc heresles
known as the initiative, referendum
and recall, and / would not be willing
to remain in the Senate, or IN any
branch of the public service, II ma
iority Of the party friends associated
with m@were willing to give their ap-
provaTto them.
Il construed the vote of the Demo-
cratic Senators in the Senate this morn
ing on the resolution approving the
constitution of Arizona as giving their
assurance that they did not intend their
votes to be so construed, and have made
through Senator Bacon statement in
the open Senate expressly declaring
that they utterly disapprove them.
"JJnder these circumstances, and at
their earnest request, as well as at your
own request, supplemented by many
messages from my friends in Texas, and
some from other States, l have con-
cluded to withdraw my resignation.
II am willing to work to the limit of
NV strength, so long as | can serve the
public and at the same time obey what
| understand to be the commandment OF
Democratic principles, but no office
could tempt me for one moment to
compromise with a policy which l am
certain would in the end destroy the
Government established by our fathers.
u. W. BAILEY"
Governor Colquitt had declined to ac-
cept the resignation. Vice President
Sherman wired the governor urging him
not to accept it. Dispatches from Texas
say Bailey would have been reelected
by the Legislature, his followers having
a majority in that body.
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that day? An investigation will show
scores of Government employees going
to the office on Sunday, because some
department head desires to say, "I
have saved so much money" this year.
and in that way possibly secure a
raise in his own salary and that of a
rev select ones close around him. AS
is well known, the majority of en-
plOyes have little or nothing, and.
therefore, when called upon by some
petty chief to perform service on Sun
day, on\ account of their wives and
they seriously object to Sunday work
An investigation will show that
scores of poor. Government employees
work on the Sabbath, and dare not
object.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
ACTION OF BAILEY
HAS SPLIT PARTY
Although Texan Has Recalled His Resignation as Men,
Der of Senate Leaders See the Breach Widening Be-
tween He and Senator Owen

Senator Joseph w. Bailey has chang
ed his mind about quitting the Senate
and will remain in that body.
He gave out statement to the effect
he had decided to recall his resignation
within seven or eight hours after his
sensational decision to make his exit
from public life.
His ostensible reason for. the recalling
of his resignation was the fact that
he had been urged to remain in the Sem
ate by Governor Colquitt of Texas, and
by group of Democratic Senators.
Urged Bailey to Remain.
Eleven of the conservative Democratic
Senators, most of them followers of
Bailey in the Senate, signed telegram
to Governor Colquitt urging that Bailey
remain. Those who signed this tele1
gram were Bacon, Foster, Overman,
Taliaferro, Paynter, Bankhead, Percy,
Johnston, Taylor, Watson, and Fletcher.
OF this list, Bankhead. Fletcher, Fos-
ter, Johnson, Paynter, and Watson, a
majority of the eleven, voted to enable
Lorimer to retain his seat in the SEN
ate.
The progressive Democrats of the Sen
ATE anu "CAC III lhC Jd-
bilation Yesterday afternoon when they
learned Senator Bailey was going to
quit. They look on the Texas Senator
as the great obstacle in the way of pro-
gressive Democratic legislation In Con-
gress. They fear that in the tariff and
other matters he will take a stand that
will prevent them from going into the
campaign of 1912 with a, record for pro-
gressive action that will appeal to the
country
Thought Power Was Waning.
Senator BaiIey's decision to quit the
Senate was caused by his realization
that his power in that body was waning
and that a growing and more aEGres-
sive body of Senators on the Demo.
cratic side was getting ready TO go
ahead without consulting him. Senator
Stone of Missouri. Senator. Owen of
Oklahoma, Senator Culberson of Texas,
and one or two others are foremost IN
this group.
The immediate cause of Bailey's ac-
ton was his anger because on Senator
owens resolution for the approval of
the constitutions of New Mexico and
Arizona, without consulting him, all but
three Of the Democrats voted fayorably.
This, Bailey construed to be approval
of the initiative, referendum, and recall
which are features of the Arizona con-
stitution.
Now that Bailey has determoned to
stay 1t forecasts open war between the
Bailey faction in the Senate, with most
of the Senators who appealed to him
to stay backing him, and the progress
sive Democrats of that body. Thus,
with the extra session Of Congress about
to start. with the Democrats in control
of the House, they are confronted with
the certainty of a hopeless breach in
their forces in the Senate.
AS a matter of fact. the real issue be-
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LETTER CARRIERS ENTITLED
TO DAY OF REST.

when citizens of Washington realize
that the reason for the 'discontinuance
of window delivery of mail on Sunday
is TO give the letter carriers one day of
rest in seven it is doubtful if serious
criticism of the new order will be heard.
In great many cities Sunday delivery
has been abandoned and in each the
change has met with general popular
approval. There is no reason why it
should not be equally popular here.
The experience. in Washington and
in other cities is that very small
percentage of the population avails it
self of the privilege of getting mail
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

yOnly two or three Congresses since
the civil war have been in session more
days than the Sixty whose man
date expired on Saturday 1t was a
history making body, and without
doubt the last of quite its kind.
lit marked the end of machine rule
in the House; it saw rebellion grow
TO revolution, and saw that revolution
oYerturn the system of one man power
that had originated with Reed and de-
veloped abuses that largely contributed
t9 the Republican defeat which forces
Joseph c.. Cannon from the Speaker
ship.
In the Senate, parliamentary reform
has made corresponding advances, not
by rule revision, but through the
breaking of the power of junta of
eEer statesmen who long dominated
all the business-and who came to be
regarded as guardians of other than
public interests. Some of these men
have retired. some have died, more
have been defeated. Their rule is end
ed, and there is no sign, today, of a
restoration of another like coterie OF
such absolute rulers.
Politically, the Congress Just ended
has had tragic history. Its Payne
AIdrich tariff measure aroused the bit
ter hostility of the country. The ex-
posure of the real Significance of that
measure, made chiefly by the pro-
gfessives in the Senate, dealt a blow
to public confidence in the lOng-estab-
lished institution of high projection
whose results seem likely to mark the
whole future of fiscal legislation. The
country repudiated the Republican
party mainly because of that measure
AT the succeeding session an excel
lent piece of work was done. in the
formulation of the railroad regulation
bill. But Congress got little credit for
It; because mOst-of the popular features
were forced into it by the same little
group of ti-administration Repub-
licans who had led the revolt against
the tariff bill.
A considerable number of useful aNS
must be credited to this Congress. in
GLIDING establishment of postal savings
banks. provision for Statehood for the
two Southwestern Territories, slfbmis-
sion of the constitutional amendment
for income tax, establishing the Bureau
of Mines, practically providing for
completion of the Panama canal, Gre
alton of the Appalachian forest re
serve, and the completion of current
irrigation projects.
The last session was turbulent in
extreme, and marked by wider sever
afce of sthe factions of the Republican
party. The intense excitement and In
ptecedented manipulation Of legisla-
tion in the flibusters of the closing
days made a fitting climax to the his
tory of the Congress: and the action
of the Senate in seating Lorimer gave
the country a last reminder of the
m6ral perceptions which it has long
attributed to this Congress and the
regime it represented. The country
will have few regrets for tie passing
of the Sixty first Congress.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

After the storm, the calm. The temp
est on Capitol Hill seems to have wash
ed the very face of nature. ans the van
fshing cloud racks have left us a day
as perfect as the first morning of crea-
ton There's wine in the air and a
tempered warmth in the sunshine. The
glistening river is hurTying to the sea
as if it, too, had some eXpectant folk
at home All the little hasty words are
forgotten and IN the splendor OF a peer
less Sabbath
"Silence, like a poGltice, comes
To heal the wounds of sound.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
SHORT-SIGHTED VIEW OF
NEW CLERK BILL.

. One of the contributors to The Times
Mail Bag" today criticises the new
Austin bill providing increased pay and
annuities for employees of the classified
civil service. His objection to the
measure is founded on the fact that
1T gives higher salaried employees the
greater annhity." He thinks this is
unfair to the lower salaried employees.
There has been great deal of criti-
cism of the compulsory, contributory
retirement plan on the plea that it gives
greater benefit to those who have been
in the service longest-and therefore
receive greater compensation-than it
gives to those whose term of service
has been but few years. This
criticism has come from the younger
people in the service. On the other
hand, those near the age of retirement
have criticised the plan because it
makes bigger deductions from their
salaries than from the salaries of
young men and women.
Both these criticisms are short
sighted, especially when directed at
the Austin bill. The person who draws
the higher salary is bound to receive
a bigger annuity than the person who
draws the lower salary. This is in
evitable, and will be the result of any
retirement or pension system, be
cause the annuity must be based upon
the compensation which the empIoye
has been receiving. If certain en-
ployes have been improperly pro-
NOTED to high sslaried positions the
remedy is a change in the system of
promotions. Such condition cannot
be cited as legitimate argument
against any retirement plan.
The young employees objection to
the Austin bill on the ground that by
its terms the Government will furnish
most of the funds to provide annuities
LOT lnOSe WHO are dDOuI 10 GeIlIe 5
not well taken. 1t is true the young
employees will have to provide all or
practically all of their own annuities
while the old employees will get all
or nearly all of theirs from the Federal
treasury, but the young employe should
remember that somebody must meet
the liability for accrued superannua
tion. 1t is aninently proper that the
foot the bill. Once this is
paid the retirement system will~be OH
self: sustaining basis, and deductions
for annuities will be uniform among
each class of employees.
The younger employees should not for
get that the Austin bill increases the
salaries of everybody in the classified
civil service Is per cent, thereby max
ing it possible for them to contribute
to the retirement fund and enjoy raise
in. pay at the same time. Neither
should they forget that when the re-
tirement plan goes into effect hundreds
of old employees will step out and
leave vacancies to be filed by pro
motions from the younger employees,
who now draw the smaller salaries.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
ARE CLERKS REQUIRED
TO WORK ON SUNDAY ?
- ,ho Eaitor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMEs'
In the matter of Justice Harlan's ar
raignment of Sunday deseeration, why
should the good Christian people OF
the land permit the Government to
break the Sabbath by forcing civil
employees to perform clerical Tabor on
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
Il In the Mail Bag *

of department
frankly with the that
will publication
length and
side Of
of N with the
nsent OF he cOntri
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Fifty-seven Pennsylvania women have
answered the query, What Constitutes
the Ideal Husband?' 1t must have been
a very entertaining bunch of obituaries.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

Dorothy Arnold's George Griscom has
been smoked out at last. This, how
ever, was in a very literal sense, as the
room next to the one he occupied caught
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

Why not let the Chautauquas come on
to Washington and see Speaker Champ
Clark preside since he can't go out and
keep his lecture engagements?
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

The most dramatic performances in
Paris recently were in front of the
footIights behind which "Apres Moi
was being presented
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

Banker Robin intimates that If all his
associates in crime are rounded up
there will be continuous convention in
Sing Sing.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

It seems rather contradictory that
when the ola podrida of legislation is
already too highly SEASONED, the Speak
er calls for the mace.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

The old game Of Button, button.
who's got the button,' will come rather
hi,sh at a dollar q throw.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

Hatching chickens hy the use of dyna-
mite three or four days before they are
due is worthy of the land of wooden
nutmegs r ~.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

The concert singers in the House gave
their melodious 'farewells'' WITH the
usual mental reservations.
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times daily during the month of February
was 1,O7. .639, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated This number, when
dfided by n, the number of days of publi-
cation, shows the net daily average for Feb
THary to have been A. 902
The Washington times., 1911-03-05
Only Safe WAY.

MadgeIWould you call Miss Caustik
an old maid?
Tom-Only by wireless.
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Editors Note-The Austin bin affects
only employees in the classified civil
service of the Federal Government, and
does not. therefore, apply to employees
of the DiStrict.)
The Washington times., 1911-03-05

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month of Feb
reary was 1887. all copies left over and
returned by agents heng eliminated. This
number, when divided by 4, the number of
Sundays during February, shows the net
Sunday average for February to have been
+s22s.
in each issue Of The Times the circulation
neures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head of the first page at the
left Of the date lire.
Entered at the Postonice at Washington,
d c, as second class matter