The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-28

reelected in the. next congress. He,
will haN no opposition. in my judy
ment. and should have none. He has
made a surprisingly good speaker Of
the house. There has n been a mar
IN that position in more than n gen
GRAFTON who. has equaled Mr.. Clark. I
do not know Of one since Thomas II.
Reed. Lots OF us didn't know how
good a parliamentarian he speaker
was until we heard him deciding in
tricate parliamentary problems with
out the ASSISTANCE of Il parliamentary
ian.
No. 1 do not apprehcnd that Mr..
Bryan will dictate to the house: he
never has succeeded in doing 30. Mr..
Bryan has nothing OF which to COM
plain. it seems to me-"
Judge HUI said that the Tennessee
legislature will surely elect a demo-
crat to the United States senate to
succeed II late Robert Taylor.
though former Gov. Patterson may not
be successful.
O0iccscrkcrs After Soutlhcrncrs.
For sixteen years the southern
states have almost uniformly return-
cd their members OF tho house, and
the southern representatives have been
observing the troubles OF the repub-
lican party and ausmenting them
wherever possible: the southern gen
tlemen have had nothing to worry
them in the way of othceseekers. but
now their time has GOMEZ" remarked
former Representative Charles B. Lam
dis OF Indiana.
The southern reimbursement Of
them. at any rate-have been delight
fully free from the opportunities of
men Seeking appointment to govern
ment POSITIONS: the southern members
nave not had to weigh the claims and
finally make selection from eight or
ten applicants for every p%ostof1ce.
Now they will get theirs. Who was it
said that a congressman. whenever he
made an appointment. made nine ene-
mics and one migrate" The demo-
Gratis for sixteen Years have not had
the chance to appreciate the force Of
this observation.
Now each and every member of
the house who is a democrat will
have to answer to every man OF wo-
man In his district who wants to be
postmaster or, postmistress: he will
nave to decide In favor of one against
half a dozen others. and he will do
Just as the republicans in the north
have been doing-making a friend
once in a While and a lot of enemies
at the same time.
lie III comfort IN mis-
thought for the republicans, and I
venture 10 say that TWO years from
now HI personnel OF southern repre-
sentation in the house, while. of
course. it will be numerically the same
as it is today. M doubtless Of the
same political complexion. will be
greatly changed. There will be many
faces missing on the democratic side
of h house in the S~iNty-fourth con-
sress."
United States Now a Horse Breeder.
The elimination of racing from
many OF h states of the country has
caused the United States government,
in order to secure proper remounts for
Its soldiery. to GO into the breeding
bushes on its own account" remarked
James II. Mcintyre of Louisville. II
do not believe, however. that even the
closing of our, great race courses will
drive racing from this country. For
several years the strict laws of New
York so discouraged the principal
transferred their activities to foreign
shores. =
Within the past year. however. a
number of men of wealth who fancy
r:a:ing purely from the love Of the
sport. and not because of the chance
for gain. nave organized meetings
which have proved successful. At
Piping Rock. Long Island, only re.
Gently. the patronage disproved the
contention which has been put forth
that the public would, not support a
race meeting unless opportunity was
given to wager on the results.
Il do not think, though, that our
breeders will again be inclined to i'm.
port horses for breeding of
the high grade which they did in the
past. h step which the federal gov
eminent has taken will not only inn
prove its mounted service, but it will
act as a Stimulus to the private breed
err"