The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-30

brother, favoring the nomination OF q
Democratic candidate who shall De q
progressive, IL another CLINT OF sun
, light from the horizon. Oh course
Mr.. Bryan will not favor Judson har-
mon. Perhaps Mr.. Bryan VIII favor
Woodrow Wilson. Champ Clark hopes
that Mr.. Bryan will favor him. we
are about to heckle Champ Clark on
The subject OF direct nominations, pri-
maries, Oregon plan for electing sen
ators, and all kinds OF things like
thar. Champ may be a fine Democrat
with a small ID" but We want some
real smart declarations to put along
side OF Woodrow Wilson.
Credit for opposing the selection OF
senators by popular vote must be Civ
en- to Senators Switzerland or Utan
and Carter OF Montana. These gen
tleinen offer to amend the Borah
proposition by requiring that the fec'
eral government control elections In
the states. or course this Is merely
q revival OF the old force Dill
proposition, at which any southern
Democrat Is ready TO show his teeth
and see red And OF course the only
reason for suggesting such an amend
ment on the part or these ingenious
statesmen from Utah and Montana Is
TO defeat the proposition without TAX
ing the direct responsibility for doing
SO.
II will be a sad day for the man
who uses coal II the president sue
ceds IN his plan to have congress
pass the rescue bills" fathered oy
Mondell In the house and Nelson IN
the senate--the bills TO authorize the
reference OF the Cunningham Goa.
claims to the District of Columbia
court. Let nobody be deceived about
this matter. These bills are being
pushed with all the power at the COM
mand OF the administration. At the
present writing the fight Is all beneath
the surface, but II Is very bitter
fight No effort will be spared to
force these bills over The effect
would be double First. Ballinger
would be relieved from the response
bility OF deciding the Cunningham
claims, and second, all future claims
OF this sort would be practically de-
cided by these bills In favor or the
rich corporations which are seeking
the coal and public lands. The bills
provide that every decision or the gen.
eral land office and the secretary OIL
| the interior be subject to review b.
court Anybody who has arrived at
| the mature age OF six knows that
there is no equality In struggle be-
J tween a man without money and the
rich corporation when II comes to a
case in court The interior depart
ment would decide the little cases in
| favor OF the poor man, but whenever
| anything came along which Guggen
helm corporation wanted. II would be
all day with the poor claimant.
would advise every citizen interested
| in this matter to seize the ready let
terwriter and hammer In letter OF
| telegram to his senator and congress
man.
The Jobs connected with the house
Of representatives, alias 1.-The patron
age" recently inherited by the victor
ious Democrats ore now being parcel
ed out in conferences between
Thomas Taggart OF Indiana ant
Charles Murphy OF New York's Tam
many. Both Taggart and Murphy hav,
a candidate for the position OF ser
.geant.at-arms, and Murphy Is stand
ing firm
The program OF the special privi
Ilege members Of this congress Is a pre-
gram of nonactfon. Every effort will
be made to have no action on III,
tariff commission. the Lorimer cas-
and the Borah resolution for popula
election of senators. Sincerely.
RATH.