El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-04

ton. thorough one, and as the Ia
has been lifted, men have been SICK
ened By the foul doors that came from
the cauIzrOn of corruption. mere p
no divinity that surrounds a seat IN
this body acquired BY such LnelAous'
no reason to talk In whispers concern
ing il, but boldly TO brand IT. aS d
purchased seat -,
above any other question is the
great one Of public policy A man Wllo
turns loose this enormous sum OF mon
er-to secure a seat here IS not, as
matter OF public policy enIltleu 20 -
main a member Of this BODY even
were the election legal he should De
dTFe minority offer no apology for
their action. il has been an unpieas-
ant duty, but we have tne consCIO-s
! ness at least OF not voting 70 apPlSlo
methods and practices IN an eLeCt-S-A
cOndonsd bv the majority as eXpenQl,
lures. in violation Oe the fundamehlai
principles underlying our system OF
government"
Samuel Lipson, member OF the Law Law
renee strike committee told the nousS
COMMITTEES on rules today that he had
cause he had found 1t necessary 70
spend for shoes, for his cf-ldren the
- ~ oi14set Of to9avs hearing. rep
resentative Henry announced tlat ~
one but members of the committee
would be permitted to ask QCesJlons
and cautioned the strikers to refrain
from any demonstrations such as char-
acterized the hearing Saturday.
says Conditions Exaggerated
Representative Wilson, Of Pennsyl-
vania, submitted a letter from Dudley
Holman, secretary to governor 4 Oss' o.
declaring conditions az
Lawrence had been exaggerated great
IL. The police, he said, were not Dlascu
and were acting in the best interests OF
the children VINO were sent away from
Representative Hardwick. of Georgia,
inquired Of LipsOn the purpose OF SEND
ing children away from Lawrence
Twas Il for their own good or TO
arouss sympathy throughout the coun-
try?" he asked.
ct was to care for them, 10 keep
them from the dangers OF the strike,
said Lipson. when we tried TO get the
children to the train" Lipson continued,
the police pushed the women and
children with clubs They acted worse
than Russian Cossacks IN times OF
revolution Things were so terrible thar
we decided to appeal to our amoasSa-
1ors at Washington for protection "
decided. TO find out II Lawrence was IN
and II Massachusetts
was IN the United States
The most Of you are foreigners and |
you decided to appeal to a foreign gov
srument rather than 10 the United |
States for protection asked represen- /
-ative Hardwick.
IF necessary"
To Probe POstmasters.
A thorough investigation TO deter /
nine whether pOstmasters are DelnS /
,oerced in the Interest OF any presi- /
lentfai candidate IS contemplated in /
resolution introduced today BY senator I
3ristow OF Kansas, a Progressive Re |
publican
The resolution, apparently aimed at !
president Taft would urge an inquiry I
70 reports that 10 nominations for post /
masters in North Carolina recently /
we're drawn by the president to influ- I
snce politicians IN that state.
The inquiry probably by a subcom- 1
ntttee Of the senate postoffice commit /
tee would be directed to ascertain ]
whether pOstmastsrs are being threat I
sned with removal If they fan TO give 1
heir support to certain candidates and /
ng sent through the country as pO-
fticaI emissaries.
Postmasters and Politics.
Inc resolution created STIR and I
there was an intimation that federal
2lI,flceholders in the south. friendly to
Theodore Roosevelt were being har-
2ssed- Mr. BristOW presented a letter
from postmaster George R. Lewis, at
Bessemer, Ala. addressed to W. J.
Marls, a postoffiCe inspector Lewis is
; supporter OF Mr. Roosevelt and the
letter was written in response TO one
.epTimI c;oaI nm tor engaging In
Lewis declared that his reprimand
was due entirely to his support of the
former president and charged in re-
-aliation that Alabama was "seething
with political activity in behalf OF
began reading the letter, but had not
proceeded far when senator Gallinger
declared it 70 be "an extraordinary !
and said the reading OF
etters crtticising the president should
not be tolerated by the senate.
Senator Bristow then called for the }
letters and read II himself. the senate
giving careful attention The writer
especially charged activity in behalf of
president TAFT by Truman H Aldrich /
postmaster at Birmingham The resolu-
lion was referred to the COMMITTEES
1n contingent excuses
Parcels Post Bill.
A parcel post system Is provided in {
a postofice bill introduced by represen- /
tative Noon, Of Tennessee, today.
A request from the navy for a ST. Z
100000 appropriation for wireless sta I
tlons was transmitted by the secretary 1
Of the treasury to congress
Favorable Report on Pitney.
The senate judiciary committee today I
ordered favorable report on the nom I
nation OF Mahlou Pitney Of New Jer- I
iey TO be associate Justice OF the su- 4
IRENE court OF the United States.