The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-29
BY ARTHUR W DUNN

IKE Jne rupture III the KepuDNcal
| ranks, but he certainly w0uId re
pleased to find his opinions ana gul-
ings quoted by Speaker Clark and to
note that the strong rules which he
of the most stormy sessions Of con-
gress ever known are now in force In
q Democratic congress.
In this same connection it must be
said that Uncle Joe Cannon has taken
a great deal Of satisfaction in the sec-
ond session of this congress. for he
has seen all of his so called ''czar"
actions duplicated by the very men
who denounced him. Many gag rules
have been brought in and put through
More would have been put through
II the watchful Jim Mann had not
tripped up and "roled"-to use a
Champ Clark expressiOn-the active
Bob Henry. chairman Of the commit
tee on rules. Now. the facts are that
strong rules are necessary In a body
composed Of 300 or 400 men, and the
party In power must exercise its pow
err of "gagging" the minority If 1t is
ever to get business transacted.
"Quest" of Congress.
When the Barnhart proposition for
finding out who is behind every news
paper was up Senator Gallinger told
the senate what he thought of it and
expressed the hope that the provision
in the postoffice Nbill would be made
somewhat reasonable in conference
Said the New Hampshire senator:
Elm our quest-because. take it. that
word exactly embraces the situation
IN orr quest to discover that some
wicked man somewhere is editing n
newspaper without its being known to
the general public who he is. say in
that quest all the little publications in
the country should not be asked to fur
nish the unnecessary and foolish in
formation"
"A Taft Greeting"
The favorite term of greeting extend
ed to congress by the president is. II
return herewith without my approval"
etc. Many messages of that character
has the president sent to the present
congress. And yet there has been per-
sonal good feeling between the presi-
dent and a majority of members on
both sides of the political aisle
They have been friendly. but they
have not been able to get together.
Even Senator Stone. who had a Philip
pine acquaintance with Mr.. Taft. skin
ned him in a speech but prefacing his
remarks with the statement that he
liked the president personally. Queer,
this political business, say you? And
you are right
Dull In Indiana.
Politics is in such quiet condition
that am afraid our people will lose
interest" remarked Congressman Adair
Of Indiana. Let him wait until Roose-
velt and Beveridge both get going in
Hoosierdom. and he will not find cause
IF complaint that things are quiet.
Paying Little Heed.
When the parcels post bill was Rp a
second time in the house Minority
Leader Mann took occasion to COM |
mend the Bourne bin. He said 1t was
The most carefully thought out and |
scientific parcels post proposition that
had ever been devised. /.
The aouse bin, he said. was one |
which would excite the laughter OF |
monkeys" And then the msiority |
Of the house went straight
head, voted out the Bourne bill and
'oted in one of It's own. I
Change of Position.
Nothing has demonstrated more
learly that the insurgent of today
nay be the regular of tomorrow than
he decision of the majority of the
louse directly opposed to what the
anne men did few years ago when
hey were fighting Cannon as speaker.
That was a revolution" declared Ma
ority Leader Underwood The revo-
1tionists of three years ago are reac-
now" retorted Minority Lead
r Mann. And some one may say the
anne thing about him in short time
Sulzer May Retire.
Congressman Sulzer of New York is
sriously considering whether he will
,main In congress. He may accept
mother term in order to round. out
xenty years service. ''.fhat will be |
pretty good record" he said. "and
think will let 1t go at that " Sui
ar would like to have term as gov
nor before leaving public life.
They Go to-"Fitz."
When the Democrats get really
jumped on a parliamentary question /,
ley turn to Fitzgerald Of New Fork
We go to Fitz." said one OF them
ind If he can't point out method of
citing out of taagle we might as ,
ell give 1t mp
And even Fitzgerald is sometimes .
liable 10 save his side of the house
ON the shrewd pariiamentarians OF
e Republican side