The La Jara chronicle., 1911-06-09

dietary. The Committee on Ter
ritories of the House reported the
statehood matter of New Mexico
with a number of amendments, to
placate the demands of New
Mexico Democrats. As the COLI
stituti"nal convention of Arizona
was controlled by Democrats, the
Committee took it upon them
selves to endorse the particular
feature to which the Republican
minority, backed by President
Taft, entertain emphatic objec-
tions. The Republican position
Is that the recall provision of the
constitution was forced upon Ari-
zona and they now desire that tn,
question be submitted to the vot-
ers to be acted upon separately
at the time of the election of state
officers. Statehood matters have
been complicated very much in
the House, and if the two Terri
tories are delayed in obtaining
their ambitions through the actor
of the Senate and the Executive,
the reason therefor may be plain
ly laid to the door of the Demo
craft" House, which has gone out
of its way to advance political
interests in the two Territories.
1t may be set down as an alb
solute certainty that the nu-
merous dispatches going out from
Washington to the effect that
President Taft will not be a can
didate next year, are idle gossip.
During the past week it has been
made clear that ex-President
Roosevelt will give his hearty
support TO the denomination OF
President Taft. Governor Chase
Osborn of Michigan, one Of the
greatest progressives of the coun-
try, is also outspoken in favor of
the nomination. Congress has
been somewhat obstreperous with
the President, but the Executive
has been demonstrating that
he il entire master of the sit
uation. and his legislative ideas
have been pr lty 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 L.. Fol
lette and other progressives will
attempt to stand in the way OF
the denomination of Mr.. Taft,
it is believed here that the polit-
ical atmosphere is clearing so
rapidly that all opposition will
disappear long months before the
campaign of 1912 is initiated.
The question of surrender by
the Federal Government of the
control of the election of United
important factor in this big sub
ject of legislation. The bill re-
Gently passed by the House pro
vides that control of these elec-
tions shall remain with the states.
The Switzerland amendment,
which has been reported by a mi
nority from the Senate Judiciary
Committee, contends that the peo-
pie of the United States cannot
afford to surrender to the
states this important function
which it has exercised since the
beginning of the nation in
election matters, 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 South
ern Democrats fear that unless
they retain state control OF their
elections that the United States
Government may become trouble
some in the Southern states wher
voters have been disfran chised.
The democratic members fo
tho Ways and Means Committee
of the House, who have been try
ing to find plan for the revision
OF the tariff on wool, have been
having plenty of trouble, owing
to a 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 a