The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-11-07
Washington News
BY c. H. Tavenner.

In 1917.
All they have to do is to organ
ize and pull together. The re-
publican party can not defeat the
democratic candidate for the
presidency. The only possible
thing that can prevent the cleo
ton of a democratic presidency
in 1912 is the Democrats them
selves. The opportunity is here,
and from all parts of the country
reports are reaching headquar-
tiers that the democrats realize it
and are already laying plans for
campaign that will result in the
democrats sweeping the country
in 1912. --t
There seems to be no way for
the republicans to avoid defeat
If the democrats get together
and work, as they are now start
ing out to do. If Mr.. Taft is
re-nominated the insurgents will
slash him, and if Senator La
Toilette is nominated the ''old
guard" will slash him.
Indiana Will go Democratic.
The Philadelphia North Amer
lean, republican, sent its Wash
ington correspondent, Angus
McSween, to Indiana to report
impartially on conditions there.
This is part of the report he
sent back to his paper:
Indiana is hopelessly lost to
Pre- 81 dent Taft and the republi-
cans. From no indications is it
possible to reason that they will
be as strong as they were in the
last election, when they lost
every congressional district but
one. and control of the legisla-
ture. Since then the rapid de-
velopment Of progressive repub-
licans sentiment into an open
hospitality to the Taft admins
tration. and the reactionary poll
cies which he advocates, make it
obvious that with Taft as the
Republican candidate again, the
vote against him in this state
will be overwhelming"
The Way the Wind is Blowing.
A canvas of Green county,
Iowa, made by mail, may be ac-
copied as a thermometer show
ing how the political wind is
blowing in that section. One
hundred and twenty letters were
sent out to Republicans only, and
ninety-seven answers were re-
ceived. Some of the questions
presented and the answers re-
ceived are as follows:
If Taft should be nominated,
will you support him? Yes, 21;
no "a; blank, IL.
Do you approve of the Payne :
Aldrich bill? Yes, IL: no IS.
Do you approve of Taft's ac-
tion in the Ballinger matter?
Yes, 2; no 81.
Do you approve Of the attack
of DIR. Wiley? Yes, 8; no, 81.
Do you approve of Taft's veto
of the wooden schedule as passed
by the last Congress? Yes, 18;
no, 20.
Do you believe the Taft admin
istration favors the farmer and
laborer or the trusts? Farmers,
6; trusts, So.
The Adrieh Plan.
Ex-senator Aldrich, chairman
of the national monetary COM
mission, has revised his proposed
scheme for financial legislation.
But in the main, the Aldrich
plan, which would place the pub
lies credit under control of Wall
Street, is unchanged.
Nobody can read his plan in
detail without realising that it is
a central bank of issue that he
proposes. The government had
one experience with a central
government bank, 1t was man.
ned by politicians and operated
for their benefit, bringing on
panics and bank failures.
Realizing the hostility to q
central government bank, Mr..
Aldrich gives his scheme the
title; National Reserve Asso.
cation" 1t is practically cen.
trail government bank under &
different name.
"A Staggering Blow.