The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-15
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON

AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
The Democratic hippodrome on
Capitol hill has a number of its tar
IF acts well staged, and the sketch
of tariff revision is well under way.
That the majority do not expect any
of their tariff bills to become a law
is apparent. Theirs is a work en-
tirely for campaign purposes, other
wise the wooden schedule upon which
report has been made by the tariff
board, and where the approval of the
president could be counted upon,
would be taken up. The tariff board
has about completed its report on the
cotton schedule, and will then take
up the metal schedule. However,
there is no deep interest in the
boards proceedings, because the
Democrats ignored it, and will not
appropriate any money for its contin-
uance after June 3Oth. The presi-
dent has shown little more interest
of late in UNFOLDING the protective
tariff, and it is generally agreed here
that he has helped himself in that
way. i,
Edward Hines, "the william in the
play" in the Lorimer setting, has
been expelled from the Union League
club of Chicago, and thus the first
skull in the celebrated senatorship
matter of that state has been hung
on the fence. 1t is pretty hard to tell
what the Senate is going to do with
the Lorimer matter, but the general
impression here is that if the cleo
ton was obtained in an undue man
ner, that Mr.. Hines was at the bot
tom of all the trouble.
And now Senator James A. Reed
of Missouri, is attempting to dis
qualify Senator Dupont of Delaware,
and bring about an investigation The
gentleman from Missouri may posi-
bly, succeed in this, but he will over
throw the natural disposition and in
clination of the Senate if he sue
ceeds; as there is nothing in the
world that the membership of this
great body is more tired of than this
class of investigations.
Senator Poindexter of Washington,
has opened the ball to abolish the
commerce court, advocating before
the Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee, his bill to end the courts ex-
istence. Other measures in the
House and Senate provide for an in
vestigation of the money trust, and
there you are with all sorts of pro-
visions to apply to the established
way of doing things.
The selection of Senator Dixon of
Montana, as manager of the Roose-
welt campaign, indicates one point
clearly, and that is that the colonel
knows how to pick Give one when
it comes to campaign manager.
President Taft. speaking in favor
of the peace movement, declared that
the time has not come for this coun-
try to be economical at the expense
Of depreciating our navy. In view of
the fact that the Democratic caucus
has declared that two new dread
thoughts shall not be built, the differ
ent methods of obtaining peace,
whether through a great navy or the
lack of oney will likely become an is
sue before the American people.
The Cummins bill, calculated to
further the regulation of trusts, is
before the Senate, and it's author has
pointed out that while it does not
change the Sherman law, that the eff
feet is that whatever was unlawful
under the law of 1890, shall continue
to be unlawful. The Cummins meas
ure suggests that the intent is to Gre
ate and maintain protective condi-
tons in trade. Under this measure
the 'interlocking directors as Chair
man Stanley of the House committee
has called them, is prohibited. The
bill provides that they shall not ex-
list among the corporations carrying
on business of the same general
character.
Every newspaper in the United
States is being supplied with specif-
ic reasons by the numerous candi-
dates, as to why the presidency. of
the United States should be entrusted
to their tender care From an ideal