Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
ST. JOSEPH, La. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1911

tended by ali the representatives OF |
the party who have been elected to |
membership in the Sixty-Second con-
gress. A clear understanding must be |
had of what the caucus power is. II |
cannot appoint committee on COM |
mittees. for that can be done only by
the house Of representatives, but 1t can
commit the party to such a plan 80
that 1t can be carried out when the
next congress is organized and the
Democrats are In control.
Conservatives May Beat II.
It is said that when Champ Clark.
the minority leader and the next
speaker of the house. gave his assent
to the committee on committees plan,
thus depriving himself in advance OF
a prerogatiye waIch speakers have
held for years. he did 50 With reluc-
tance and against his own judgment.
Some Of the more conservative
Democrats, men not entirely of Nj.
Clark's political views, but who have
stood by him loyalty. it Is now said
may enter strong objection In the eau
Gus to the adoption Of the recommend
alton for committee on committees.
The ultra-conservatiye Democrats OF
the present house are not in the ma
jority, but they have some hope that
they will get enough added strength
from the ranks of the new members
to enable them to carry their point.
II the conservatives do carry the
day and the committee on committees
plan is rejected, or IL the less conser-
vative ones have their way and the
plan Is adopted, then the Democratic
leaders must use all their wisdom and
power of persuasion and their elo-
| quence In pleas for loyalty, to keep
the party in the house on the plane
of harmony upon which IL has stood.
as even the Republicans admit, since
the election overturned things and
gave victory to the Democracy.
Formulating Canadian Treaty. !,
With the last few days there have
been several conferences in Washing
ton concerning the question Of freer
trade relations with Canada. William
Paterson. the Canadian minister OF
customs, and William S. Fielding, the
minister of finance, have been here in
consultation with Charles Pepper, q
trade commissioner of the United
States, the solicitor of the treasury
and President Taft. The outcome will
be known when the new reciprocity
treaty with Canada is sent to the sen
ate for ratification.
1t is pretty veil known that the
effort of the United States officials
has been TO secure an arrangement by
which Canada's natural products, ths
growth of tree, field and garden, and
coal. lumber, wood pulp and papel
shall be admitted free to the United
States in exchange for trade conces
sions on our part. concessions which
have not yet been made public.
There is political as well as ar
economical side to this CANADIAN
: treaty matter. Some of the Repub
.icans believe that IL the natural prod
ucts of Canada are admitted free thu
consumer of the United States vii
benefit without any marked injury U
the farmer, and that the treaty. takel
in connection with tariff commission
. legislation, will help the Republican
: party in its next national campaign.
There is a feeling among some Re
p15licans on the other hand that tn
farmers will object to the compet
ton which free trade In natural prod
} ucts with Canada will induce Tn
men favorable to the treaty, however
}, say that the American farmer wi
, lose nothing and that conditions wi
e adjust themselves rapidly and tha
r the agriculturist will gain more tina
! he loses. 1t perhaps is a questio
e which can be decided only by actus
Y experiment.
a Days Of Social Anxiety.
o These are the days when madues
s threatens Archie Butt, the stalwaI
e and usually well poised military aid
o of the president of the United State
r and Huntington Wilson, the usual
e mentally undesirable assistant seer
r tary of state. These are the days {
White House receptions when prec
, dence must be observed lest stuccoe
d ceiling fall and bury guests In whit
e wash and confusion, and lest war b
d tween the nations of earth be d
II ciared with the coming morrow.
4 II is Mr.. Wilson's duty to prepal
n and present to Captain Butt pfec
,r dence list, so that the military ait
d may marshal the representatives
monarchies and republics into Il
y presence of the president Of Il
d United States In strict order OF ran
d Now be 1t known that rank in Was
Z, ington is not as rank abroad. III
le man in whose veins flows the bloc
re OF a Montdidier," 1t may be, must {;
1t low meek behind him whose blood
d ditch water, and the wherefore Of
e is easy. Length of diplomatic ser
ID ice in the cayital of the United Stat
T. fixes precedence. except that ambs
le sacors rank ministers and consul &c
a erals rank consuls.
1t Captain Archibald Butt has CO.
Of rlSpded troops in the field and he G.
ry take a five-barred gate on charg'
to but he counts these duties and {
ploits as nothing to the receipt
room task of keeping clear the pa
or of precedence and unruffied the fe
.s- ings of the representatives OF cour
M There are four great public rec'
no tions each winter at the White Hou
Is and their season Is on. The dip