The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-01

and the father of his country might
have been relegated promptly to pri-
vate life Mr.. Kahn mentioned that
Lincoln would have been forced to de
fend his position in 1862, Madison
during the war Of 1912, and Jefferson
when the embargo act was passed.
Does any one doubt" Mr.. Kahn
asked, that enough signatures could
have been secured in the south to
force President Roosevelt to fight to
retain his place Immediately after he
had invited Booker T. Washington to
lunch with him at the White House?"
There is a renewal of the rumors
that Senator Lorimer may resign, and
while there is no confirmation of these
reports, the developments of the last
upon as insuring a reinvestigatiOn of
his right to a seat in that body. The
matter has been vigorously pushed by
Senator La Toilette, whose resolution
provides for a special committee and
the differences existing between the
Senator and the Senate pertain to the
decision Of the Committee on Privil-
eyes and Elections, who have reported
as a substitute to the La Toilette res
o%lution, that the Committee itself in
v~estigates the charges. The action of
the Illinois State Senate in asking
will no doubt settle the question of re-
investigation, unless Mr.. Lorimer
should retire voluntarily.
The question of the revision of the
tariff on wool has been considered by
the Democratic Members of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means of the
House for sometime, and while it is
not known definitely just what has
been accomplished, yet it developes
agreed as to a program in reference
to changes in Schedule K. However,
il is certain that an attempt will be
made to bring a revision and a def
mite program will be provided at a
caucus of the House Democrats OF
June 9Th.
The political prognosticators have
fixed up a splendid way of straigh-
tening out the difficulties that exist in
the Republican party and the sug-
gestion is made that the nomination
of Taft and Cummins for the next
Presidential ticket, would satisfy all
elements of Republicans in the coun-
try. The proposition in not entirely
idle as may be inferred from the
fact that credit for the conception of
the plan is due to William Loeb, Jr.,
who has made an honorable record in
public life, and who may be summoned
to serve as the Republican National
Chairman in the 1912 campaign.
At the opening Of the present ses-
sion of Congress, the boom of Champ
Clark for the Presidency appeared to
have gained the right Of way, the ac-
tivitv on behalf of the forces of Gov
ernor Wilson of New Jearsey has
rather showed Mr.. Clark's claim to
the background. There was real glee
in the Clark camp when the Hearst
newspapers gave a tentative endorse
ment of Mr.. Clark's candidacy. This
has all disappeared since Tammany
Hall has given evidence OF allegiance
to the Harmon boom, while Senate
O'Gorman, who is looked upon as a
new Democratic leader Of the Empire
State, has declared himself for Gov
ernor Wilson. The New York World
summarizes the opposition in the Re-
publican camp to Mr.. Taft as embrac-
ing the La Toilette backing Of the
progressive league, and the Lorimer
following Of Illinois, carrying with 1t
the support OF the Republican State
Committee.
Senator Hepburn OF Idaho is max
ing a campaign to cur the passage
of a federal law to prevent the abuses
that have grown up throughout the
country in the cold storage process
of preserving food. 1t is a matter OF
public knowledge that meats, poultry.
fish, eggs, and butter are commonly
kept in storage for many months at