Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-05
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON.
Current News Of the Week ! and
\ Events Of Importance IN
5 Which Iowa Figures.

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Special to Manchester Democrat,
Washington, D. c., July 1.
Mr.. Prouty of Iowa got down into
the human essence Of things in his
remarks concerning the election OF
senators by the people, and he stat
ed the question Of difference be-
tween republicans and democrats as
raised entirely on the point at is
sue as to whether the federal gov
eminent should have power to pre-
serve its own existence and power.
Turning to the democratic side he
remarked: "You gentlemen from
the south seem to he extremely
nervous for some reason. Why is 1t!
Do you contemplate doing something
that is wrong? I want to say to
you that l am northern born and
northern bred, and know that
these people contemplate no wrong
toward you or your people. So long
as you attempt to elect a man to
the United States senate from the
south fairly you will not be interfe1',
ed with by the north. ! want to
say with equal candor, if you have
in your mind the contemplation OF
the election Of United States sena-
tors by methods that are unfair and
unpatriotic the north wishes to re-
serve in it's cons titution sufficien'
power to interfere and secure for
your people fair elections, if You
are either unable or unwilling tc
secure them for yourselves"
The weeks biggest show has
been the Lorimer5 investigation,
and Mr.. Edward Hines OF Chicago
the lumberman, has been on ths
stand and his testimony has beer
rather startling. According to his
tale he was commissioned by the
administration" to carry the mes
sage to Springfield that the Presi
dent and Senator Al,rich desir,f
the election of Senator Lorimer. Mil
Hines was closely questioned while
on the stand by Senators Kenyon Of
Iowa, Jones of Washington, Gamble
of South Dakota, and other members
Of the investigator committee, ant
etmphaticaEy declared tina. he haG
not been party to any corruption il
the elections of Mr.. Lorimer. There
has been such wide discrepancy il
the testimony of Mr.. Hines ant
other witnesses that Senator Ken
yon suggested at the hearing or
Thursday that there should be pros
ecutions for perjury.
Senator Cummins insists that the
Canadian reciprocity measure shall
be amended, and he held the atten
ton Of the senate in discussing this
in which he pointed ou1
the different ways in which he
would strengthen the reciprocal ar
rangement between the two countries
During the debate, some Of Mr.. Cum
Minis opponents, however, tried Il
make it appear that his position
has been inconsistent, inasmuch, as
for years he has Eeen known as {
great advocate Of tariff reform ant
exponent of the principles of reel
procity. Mr. Cummins has met ev
cry challenge of this nature, and
has demonstrated! that he is a.
firm for the reforms which he ha:
long advocated as ever, but he in
sists that there is no reason why
the reciprocity measure cannot BIZ
annuled and strengthened at thi.
time.
Representative Pepper, democrat
congressman from Iowa, is said t.
have started something" when HI
began few weeks ago 20 send ou
inquiries to his democratic friends
in the Hawkeye state asking thei
opinions as to a probable nomine
for president in 1912. The result has
been exceedingly gratifying to TIN
friends of Speaker Champ Clark, a
most of the expressions that hay.
been received have favored the can
didacy Of the gen.lman from Mis-
sour. And If there ever was MAJ
who was dying to be president-an.
who perhaps. will die Of disappoint
ment, if he does not attain his am
bition-it is Champ Clark. In TIL
poll made by Mr.. Pepper, it devel-
cps that nobody bu.. Clark and Wood
row Wilson has a ''looaz-in" so
as Iowa is concerned.
The friends of Senator and Mrs
!, CEmmins in the Caital, including tn
yIoWa delegation in congress, attend
ed THE thirty-seventh wedding ann:
versary celebration of tn the senate
and his good wife a few evenings
ago.
Secretary Fisher Of the Interio
Geartment, who succeeded Mr.. Ball
niger last March, has issued an or
der effectively disposing OF the fam
GUS Cunningham-Alaskan coal land
claims. These great property righ'
have been disallowed. Through thes
claims the Encouragement synd
cate had planned to extend thei
vast interests in Alaska, and there
by obtain control of what are sail
to he the most valuable coal field
in the world. These are the claim.
That brought abou. the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy and the subse-
quent retirement from the pull
service of the chief fores err and ;
number of his assistants. Attorney
for the interested parties now threat
en- an appeal to the courts; bl,
this, it is said. must rest upon SOM
point of law, as the findings of
facts by the department cannot a.
attacked.
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